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The undiagnosed majority: A call to action for Indonesia’s health system
Formal reporting that includes explicit figures for both diagnosed and undiagnosed prevalence is essential for not only implementing national health screening initiatives, but also to assess, improve and innovate such programs to ensure their effectiveness.
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Looking back to look forward: Mother's nutrition and health in Indonesia
Indonesia’s history offers a profound lesson: neglecting maternal health is equivalent to compromising the nation’s future. ...
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Sustainability and down-streaming policies for tin mining
Despite having abundant tin reserves, most of the tin products, in the form of tin ingots, are still exported without being processed further domestically. ...
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Responsible mining can advance global environmental goals
Coordinated action that bases its approach on human rights is urgently needed to protect vulnerable communities amid the surging demand for minerals and metals as the energy transition accelerates across the globe.
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Meetings on Myanmar: Human rights and ASEAN’s credibility at stake
Beneath the veneer of pragmatism lies a deeper, more troubling dilemma: Thailand’s decision to include junta representatives risks legitimizing a regime responsible for egregious human rights abuses, undermining both ASEAN’s credibility and the principles it claims to uphold.
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UGM celebrates 75 years of spreading benefit
In its 75th year, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) remains committed to advancing the nation through science and technology development, instilling noble values in its academics to help nurture the nation’s superior and competitive future generations.
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Achieving Indonesia’s 8 percent growth goal
The goal now will require much stronger efforts in an era of heightened global competition and worrying global economic trends.
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Birth of a game changer: The WHO Academy’s vision for global health
The WHO Academy is a new institution to equip health and care workers, policymakers and the WHO workforce with the skills and competencies they need to deliver health for all.
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Policy progress in female circumcision in Indonesia
On the policy level, the government has shown extraordinary and commendable action.
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Imposing VAT on self-build projects hinders public housing development
If we accept housing as a basic need, then VAT on self-built homes contradicts the principle of fairness.
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Lessons from Aceh: How language unites and segregates in conflicts
Language, as an important element of culture, can aid in resolving conflicts.
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Papua food estate project risks turning into conflict hot spot
The government's approach to national food security needs a paradigm shift to an inclusive approach that embraces indigenous stakeholders and their centuries-old knowledge in sustainable resource management, so that development can benefit all Indonesians across the country's diverse communities and natural ecosystems.
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Jakarta, the crucial battleground for democracy
The results of Jakarta's gubernatorial race indicate that the city is more than a mere outlier in this year's regional head elections: It stands as a bastion of democracy, built by its politically aware electorate on its historical foundation as the center of civil movements.
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How gender bias plays a hidden role in populist politics
A study has found that populism, negativity and gender stereotypes all play a role in contemporary electoral politics, particularly in shaping campaign strategies tailored to an opponent's gender to influence voter perception.
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Memories of ‘Pak’ Kun
Since 2005, Aceh has been conflict free. For Pak Kun, it was one of his proudest "build back better" accomplishments.
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Why did Indonesia release the Bali Nine now?
Clearly, Prabowo sees this as a way of engineering a reset both for Indonesia’s relations with a range of countries, as well as his own reputation.
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The good, the bad, and the canceled: Examining the perils of the digital guillotine
The world’s challenges no longer remain as distant abstractions but tangible realities that young minds are pushed to confront.
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Is Indonesia losing its interests on oceanic affairs?
Nearly seven decades after the Djuanda Declaration, it is a good time to reflect on Indonesia’s interest on oceanic affairs, especially under the new presidency of Prabowo Subianto.
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What did we miss in Syria?
The regime simply collapsed like a house of cards. Victory went to the side that was actually willing to fight and die for its cause.
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Reconfiguring the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration
The AHRD remains a document of relevance and ambivalence.
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Malaysia’s weakened opposition
While the coalition has been hurt by corruption charges against some of its leaders, its main obstacles are internal.
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Successful industrial policy requires industry experts
Like competitive and open markets, industrial policies can play a vital role in boosting productivity and economic growth while helping governments resist undue corporate influence.
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Competing antigraft campaigns
A new police corps may create overlapping roles among existing institutions in investigating corruption cases.
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Sustainability industry, Indonesia's next global competitive strategy
Indonesia’s venture into the EV industry is a good start in entering into the bigger, burgeoning sustainability industry.
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ASEAN's strategic role in securing critical minerals
ASEAN nations hold significant reserves, production capacities and processing facilities that support the global economy.
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Closing the AI skills gap in 2025
Capitalizing on the opportunities that AI presents will require updated approaches to education and training.
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Australia punts on cash-for-favors in Pacific to squeeze out China
In the past, agreements giving one nation temporary control over another’s sovereignty have usually been part of the decolonization process and are not entered into lightly by independent states.
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15% of humans live near the coast and the number is growing fast
Coastal regions are hubs of economic activity and infrastructure development, often playing critical roles in national and global economies. However, rapid population growth is accelerating human and environmental risks.
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How to win an election, the Indonesian and American way
Contemporary elections transcend traditional politics, blending economic strategy, media savviness and personal branding to achieve victory.
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Confronting impunity crisis in Southeast Asia
In Southeast Asia, impunity not only silences dissent and erodes public trust, but also perpetuates cycles of repression and inequality.
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- TNI security protection for AGO draws flak
- Middle powers in the US-China trade war
- Q1 GDP? Don’t look back!
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- Thirteen dead after blast during military ammunition disposal
- Govt considers restricting cassava, tapioca imports
- Nearly 700 buildings in Jakarta lacking fire safety equipment
- Prabowo seeks House support for stalled asset forfeiture bill
- US government looking at Indonesia's dairy market, Kadin says
- TNI security protection for AGO draws flak
- Middle powers in the US-China trade war
- Q1 GDP? Don’t look back!
- SMILE transforms the palm oil industry, one farmer at a time
- OIC legislators rally for Palestine at Jakarta talks
