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Opinion 2 months ago

[COMMENTARY] Workers, companies and govt, all stand to lose from labor unrest

Trade unions should instead take their fight to the Constitutional Court by filing a judicial review...

Opinion 2 months ago

Can Myanmar’s second wave lead to ASEAN CDC formation?

Even after COVID-19 vaccines become available, we still face obstacles such as who gets it first, no...

Opinion 2 months ago

Communication key to gaining trust in Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund

While the government has revealed its plan to set up a sovereign wealth fund, no details are as...

Editorial 2 months ago

Papua’s cycle of violence

From Choirul’s description, the wounds that caused the pastor to die of profuse blood loss wer...

Editorial 2 months ago

[COMMENTARY] Saving democracy in countries for old men

At 78 years old, Biden would be the oldest person to be inaugurated as US president in a first term,...

Opinion 2 months ago

Innovation for transformation toward a developed, prosperous Indonesia

Indonesia must improve its innovation capacity to drive both economic growth and technological expan...

Opinion 2 months ago

Women share immense stake in ending armed violence

Women should fully participate in professional fields of conflict prevention, peace negotiations, pe...

Opinion 2 months ago

[COMMENTARY] 1989: When Soeharto totally changed his mind on China

Beijing needed a diplomatic breakthrough from Indonesia, the largest member of ASEAN. Indonesia was ...

Opinion 2 months ago

Trump will lose, but it hardly makes a difference

As Biden’s popular vote margin is currently around 8 percent, unless the polls are significant...

Opinion 2 months ago

[INSIGHT] Local initiatives keep Indonesia on track of achieving SDGs

The pandemic has impacted Indonesia’s efforts to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, parti...

Editorial 2 months ago

France under attack

The Nice attack came less than two weeks after a Chechen refugee beheaded teacher Samuel Paty in the...

Opinion 2 months ago

COVID-19 must not compromise fight against stunting

Without any action and investment in children’s health today, the vision of developing a ...

Opinion 2 months ago

[INSIGHT] China-Indonesia ties: Surge forward with the tide of the times

Now, China is Indonesia’s largest trading partner, second-largest source of foreign direct inv...

Editorial 2 months ago

Life sentence a deterrent

The maximum penalty for graft convicts like businessmen Benny Tjokrosaputro and Heru Hidayat, former...

Opinion 2 months ago

US Secretary of State Pompeo’s visit is more of a farewell

Jokowi will not underestimate Trump’s chances of reelection. Neither will he squander the oppo...

Opinion 2 months ago

PREMIUM
Why nonviolent protests work better

The formal aspect of "legislation product" is very important since if it is proven to run ...

Editorial 2 months ago

Pandemic holiday

Domestic consumption generated by long holidays not only helped local economies regain ground, they ...

Opinion 2 months ago

Does early childhood education still matter during COVID-19?

If early childhood education is as important as the government seems to indicate, then more needs to...

Opinion 2 months ago

PREMIUM
The rise of political digital attacks

Cyberattacks on government critics have at least doubled in October compared with the previous six m...

Opinion 2 months ago

Indonesia’s planned $5b sovereign wealth fund raises questions

The newly passed Job Creation Law stipulates the establishment of an Indonesian SWF to be called the...

Opinion 2 months ago

The UN, 75 years young: Engaging youth social entrepreneurs

This year, the United Nations is marking its 75th anniversary – a milestone of extraordinary e...

Opinion 2 months ago

PREMIUM
Omnibus law could help bolster Indonesian property market

Foreigners with work permits are now allowed to own apartments on a strata-tile basis and this is ex...

Opinion 2 months ago

United Nations: A symbol of universality

During these exceptional times the fundamental question to be asked by the 193 member states of the ...

Editorial 2 months ago

High-paced chess

A game of high-paced chess appears to be afoot in Southeast Asia, as the United States and its allie...

Opinion 2 months ago

[INSIGHT] Disaster amid pandemic: Operationalizing remote support

Are we ready for national or nonnatural disasters while the world is struggling with COVID-19? Now i...

Editorial 2 months ago

What the pandemic teaches us

It is no exaggeration to call the recent suicide of a senior high school student in the South Sulawe...

Opinion 2 months ago

Managing vaccines at your grip

During the pandemic, limitations to receive access to medical resources are on the rise but technolo...

Opinion 2 months ago

ASEAN at crossroads: NAM has no alternative

Unprepared and unwilling for “either-or”, Asia missed to build what I called for, for ov...

Opinion 2 months ago

PREMIUM
Enhancing Air Force's MOOTW capability

Involvement in military operations other than war (MOOTW), particularly disaster relief, is not a st...

Opinion 2 months ago

Immunizing ourselves against viral vaccine misinformation

All stakeholders need to be engaged in the communication of reliable vaccine information.

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