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The state's new muscle
When the state embraces street thugs as political muscle, the violence that follows isn't an accident - it is government policy.
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To build NU anew
As state power and political patronage close in on Nahdlatul Ulama, the world’s largest Muslim organization faces a pivotal internal battle: preserve its independent moral voice, or become a rubber stamp for the ruling elite. ...
1 day ago
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Cost of recentralization
It seems to have become a pattern under the government of President Prabowo Subianto. When problems erupt, the state must “be present”, as the President often puts it, which translates into asserting itself more forcefully. ...
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Another dot-com bubble?
It was the promise of big dividends that prompted regulators to make exceptions for tech unicorns.
5 years ago
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Discriminating against the unvaccinated
As the national vaccination program progresses, it becomes clearer that a sizeable portion of the population is still refusing to get vaccinated even though they have access to a vaccine
5 years ago
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High yet worrisome growth
If we assess the growth rate on a quarter to quarter (qtq) basis, the second-quarter growth rate was still far from a recovery to the prepandemic average quarterly growth of 5 percent.
5 years ago
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Faster, higher, stronger, riskier
Despite the increasing number of infections and public protests in the lead-up to Tokyo 2020, the OIC and the Japanese government decided to go ahead with the Summer Games. Whether it was all worth risking lives and public health during a global pandemic will depend on hindsight, due to arrive in around two weeks.
5 years ago
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Promoting democracy
The special envoy must race against time to squeeze out a tenable plan by September, under a precarious guarantee by the Myanmar military regime.
5 years ago
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No more milestones
The most grievous truth about the official COVID-19 death toll is that we may never know how many people we have lost to the virus.
5 years ago
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Olympic stagnation
Given its huge population, and abundant stock of talent, the modest collection of medals by no means reflects the full potential of Indonesia.
5 years ago
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Helping low-wage workers
The extension to the wage subsidy can help workers in two ways: through direct disbursement of the aid to beneficiaries' bank accounts, and by encouraging companies to sign up their employees to the workers social security scheme.
5 years ago
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Indonesia a global pariah?
The exodus of expatriates and the travel restrictions constitute bad PR for Indonesia.
5 years ago
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Dangerous Papua Games
Papua today is still not free of the deadly disease and it may remain that way for the foreseeable future given the province’s poor testing, tracing and treatment capacity and very low vaccination rate.
5 years ago
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Freedom rally to disaster
Freedom is never absolute, and in this particular case, it is limited by the rights of others to live a healthy life.
5 years ago
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Maintaining US-RI ties
Austin’s Southeast Asian trip left Indonesia in the cold as Austin did not even stop by in Jakarta.
5 years ago
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Show them the money, fast
With so many handout programs, Jokowi can certainly hope that people would have enough sustenance to weather the pandemic because any source of discontent could create political instability and security threats.
5 years ago
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Not just about Java, Bali
Unfortunately, while the Delta variant is responsible for most new infections in the second wave of the pandemic that is beleaguering the country, health facilities and medical workers in regions outside of Java and Bali are simply poorly prepared.
5 years ago
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Make PCR test free
Unless mandated and paid for by the government, most people will likely avoid taking the PCR test.
5 years ago
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Misinformation kills
In a pandemic, real and fact-based information is literally what stands between life and death.
5 years ago
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Cost of (easing) lockdowns
We argue that the country can no longer afford another policy blunder that will eventually choke both the people and the economy.
5 years ago
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Gen. Luhut’s apology
Nothing is wrong with public officials confessing their imperfections, as Indonesia is known as a forgiving nation anyway.
5 years ago
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New deal, old approach
Papua’s “new deal” is not likely to end violence in the region, which stems in large part from Jakarta’s refusal to settle past human rights abuses there.
5 years ago
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The spirit of sacrifice
The global pandemic should humble all of us and remind us that irrespective of our faiths, we have limitations.
5 years ago
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Anies-Jokowi rapprochement
The second wave of the pandemic, driven by the Delta variant, has put the capital city’s healthcare system in danger.
5 years ago
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A different Olympics
Sportsmen and women will have to compete in empty or half-empty venues, live in bubbles, follow strict hygiene rules, and more than that, their bid to win medals is a risky undertaking, all because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
5 years ago
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Our 'reboot' moment
Indonesia's relegation to a lower-middle income country under the World Bank classification should give us pause to seek a better economic development model: one that refocuses our efforts on achieving prosperity together, in a spirit of more equal distribution.
5 years ago
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Retno’s vaccine diplomacy
The Foreign Minister's "health security diplomacy" is based on the tenet that, in this global pandemic, "No one is safe until everyone is safe.”
5 years ago
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Vaccine profiteering
We expect the government to take full control of the handling of the pandemic and not to let the market decide who should live or die.
5 years ago
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Criticism matters
Public opinion is a core part of democracy, and criticism of the government, however harsh, should be treated as such.
5 years ago
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Making motorists pay
The Jakarta administration should stick to its plan to charge motorists as much as possible for parking for the sake of public health.
5 years ago
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Battles of the champions
Whoever wins Euro 2020 in Wembley, either England or Italy will carve out a piece of history.
5 years ago
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More violence in Middle East?
While it is anyone's guess as to what awaits Afghanistan and its people after the US finishes withdrawing its troops, Washington's major takeaway from its two failed campaigns in the region is that regime change by force is an impossible undertaking.
5 years ago
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Joyful Biden and Xi
President Xi’s speech is more worrying, not just because many Indonesians feel the historical trauma of communism but also because he displayed China’s muscles and implied its readiness for confrontation.
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