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Protesters hold a demonstration in front of the Central Java Police headquarters in Semarang on Nov. 28, 2024. They demanded a complete and transparent investigation into the shooting by a police officer of a 17-year-old high school student in the city on Nov. 24.

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Police brutality: Fundamental problems in the institution

The culture and practice of militarism in the police did not erode, it was perpetuated.

5 months ago

South Tangerang awards SWA’s World Robot Olympiad winner

The head of the South Tangerang Education Agency, Deden Deni, visited Sinarmas World Academy (SWA) to present an award to the school’s Ocean Voyager team, which placed first in the Junior age group (11-15 years) of the Future Innovator category at the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) International Final 2024, held on Nov. 28-30 in Izmir, Türkiye. ...

5 months ago

Time to regulate

With over 13 percent of the nation’s 4 million online gamblers under 20 years old, the urgency to regulate social media platforms cannot be overstated. ...

5 months ago

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A coal power plant is seen along the north coast of Jakarta on July 4, 2024.

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Illusions of green: The hard truth about Indonesia's energy future

We need help determining what is accurate and what is misleading or blatantly false but spread under the guise of alternative views.

5 months ago

Delegates enter the Nusa Dua Convention Center in Bali on Dec. 8, 2022, ahead of the opening of the 15th Bali Democracy Forum.

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President Prabowo should make Indonesia a global champion of democracy

By championing democracy as a universal value, not a Western imposition, Indonesia can offer a model that resonates across the Global South.

5 months ago

A general view of government-built overwater bungalows for tourists, that have been closed for renovation, next to the village of the Bajau sea nomads in Papan Island in Central Sulawesi on July 3, 2024.

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Indonesia’s tourist sector: A new era of innovation and growth

Indonesia’s upward trajectory in global tourism is undeniable

5 months ago

Protesters demanding the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, who declared martial law, which was reversed hours later, hold placards in front of the National Assembly in Seoul on Dec. 6, 2024.

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South Korea's impeachment battle is democracy in action

Yoon’s removal would serve as a global example of how democracies can and should deal with those who abuse the privileges of incumbency.

5 months ago

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What the G20 can do for Africa's energy agenda

I stress the importance of achieving a just energy transition in my own country and across Sub-Saharan Africa.

5 months ago

Junior high school students and
teachers attend to a student roleplaying as a natural disaster
victim on April 25, 2024, in Lhoknga, Aceh, as they take part in an
earthquake and tsunami drill as part of a disaster education
program.

Memories of Aceh Chinese: We too remember, we too belong

The political context complicates Aceh Chinese existence.

5 months ago

President Prabowo Subianto (center) and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka (third right) greet Red and White Cabinet ministers before a plenary cabinet meeting at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Dec. 2, 2024.

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Reengineering culture to sustain Prabowo’s leadership

Priority short-term gains and loyalty over long-term collective goals result in resistance to change and delays in policy implementation.

5 months ago

A woman places a bouquet at a mass burial site during the commemoration of the tsunami in Banda Aceh on Dec. 26, 2017.

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20 years of the Aceh tsunami: From ‘megathrust’ threat to disaster mitigation

Accurately predicting earthquakes and tsunamis remains impossible. Therefore, mitigation and risk reduction are crucial.

5 months ago

An anti-Ahmadiyya banner is seen on Jun 24, 2017, near an Ahmadiyya mosque in Sawangan, Depok, West Java.

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Dear President Prabowo, please end religious intolerance in Indonesia

The state has played a major role in perpetuating discrimination and persecution against religious minorities with its draconian regulations.

5 months ago

A clerk fans United States banknotes on May 2, 2024, at a money changer in Jakarta.

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The dollar diplomacy we need

As the world shifts toward the digital economy, including digital payments for greater ease of cross-border settlements, Western leaders should embrace the discourse on overhauling the existing global financial architecture as an opportunity.

5 months ago

Staple food subsidies: A social aid recipient (right) receives a sack of rice from the government's food reserves distribution program at Dumai Post Office in Riau, Sumatra, on Oct. 29.

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An opportunity for unified data in Indonesia's social welfare programs

A unified and accurate database will allow the government to ensure that resources are allocated more precisely.

5 months ago

An official looks on between national flags during the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits in Vientiane on Oct. 9, 2024.

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Is Southeast Asia the next frontier for AI?

The region’s tech-savvy youth presents a key advantage in accelerating AI adoption.

5 months ago

Police escort Zulkarnaen, a senior leader of the Al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) who had been on the run for his alleged role in the 2002 Bali bombings, on Dec. 16, 2020, upon his arrival at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang.

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Jemaah Islamiyah’s disbandment appears irreversible and real

Thousands of former JI members have pledged allegiance to the Republic of Indonesia, and its “unity in diversity.” Now, the question is, can the state deliver?

5 months ago

Lives lost: Fans attend a rally in front of City Hall in Malang, East Java, on Nov. 10, 2022, demanding that the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) be responsible, fair, transparent and indiscriminate following the deadly stampede at Kanjuruhan Stadium on Oct. 1, which took 135 lives.

Why is soccer fandom so linked to violence?

What is it about soccer and its fan culture that makes such incidents more likely to occur?

5 months ago

A group of people take part in a rally supporting women's rights and gender equality in Jakarta on March 8, 2024, to mark International Women's Day.

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Reflection on women’s fight for equality in Indonesian politics

Protecting women in politics is not just about ensuring equality; it is essential for the future of Indonesia’s democracy.

5 months ago

Sinarmas World Academy students win 1st place in 2024 WRO International Final

Sinarmas World Academy’s (SWA) Ocean Voyager team has placed 1st in the Future Innovator, junior category at the 2024 World Robot Olympiad (WRO) International Final in Izmir, Türkey.

5 months ago

A girl uses a wheelchair lift to enter a van designed for physically challenged passengers during a child-friendly and disability-friendly 'mudik' (exodus) ceremony for those heading to Lampung and Palembang, South Sumatra, at the Muhammadiyah headquarters in Jakarta on May 30, 2019.

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Indonesia's social entrepreneurship deserves Prabowo's attention

Social enterprises are already contributing despite limited government support. With strategic backing from Prabowo’s administration, their impact could expand significantly.

5 months ago

Tearful loss: A supporter cries as US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris delivers her concession speech at Howard University in Washington, DC, on November 6.

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The fall and rise of American democracy

All four pillars of democracy’s promise seem broken to many Americans. But this doesn’t mean that they now prefer an alternative political arrangement.

5 months ago

Visitors look at the humanoid robot Optimus displayed on July 5 in the booth of automotive tech company Tesla at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) 2024 in Shanghai, China.

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The techno-realist manifesto

Recognizing horizon bias while making rational decisions to prepare for an intrinsically uncertain future is necessary to avoid seeing technology as a panacea.

5 months ago

The menu icons of Google's artificial intelligence app BardAI, branded ChatBot, OpenAI's ChatGPT and other AI apps are displayed on a smartphone screen in Oslo, in this illustration created on July 12, 2023.

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Indonesia’s drive for AI leadership in Southeast Asia

Indonesia must take a two-pronged approach that focuses on both development and governance to realize its ambition to become a regional leader in artificial intelligence as part of its impending technological transformation.

5 months ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands on Oct. 22, 2024, during a welcome ceremony for participants of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia.

Putin’s India visit aims to shape global multipolarity

The upcoming India-Russia summit is expectedly significantly move forward Putin’s aim to advance global multipolarity as a new world order.

5 months ago

People visit the booth of Chinese automobile manufacturer BYD during the Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) in Surabaya on May 29, 2024.

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It’s time for a progressive wealth tax in Indonesia

Despite government efforts to improve the tax ratio, recent policies appear to favor the wealthy.

5 months ago

A local resident walks past houses on May 15, 2023, in a densely populated area in Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi.

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Last chance for the SDGs?

Decisions made in the coming days will have a significant bearing on the future of funding for poor countries.

5 months ago

Pedestrians walk on Jl. M.H. Thamrin, in downtown Jakarta.

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Indonesia's demographic dividend: A future at risk

The government seems uncertain about how to optimize the country's demographic potential to help Indonesia escape the middle-income trap.

5 months ago

A mannequin displays smart audio glasses from French software company Pulse Audition as part of the Eureka Park exhibition at the Venetian Expo on Jan. 9, during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024 in Las Vegas, the United States.

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America's tech blind spot

US policymakers need to strike a regulatory balance that implements safeguards for consumers while fostering innovation and facilitating research, objectives that are hindered by their current nationalist bent toward regulating both foreign and homegrown tech.

5 months ago

A teenager uses her mobile phone to access social media on Jan. 31, 2024, in New York City, the United States.

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Protecting children from social media

Australia’s new policy represents a critical step toward protecting children in the twenty-first century.

5 months ago

Apple CEO Tim Cook reacts as he leaves the Apple Developers Academy in Tangerang, Banten, on April 17, 2024.

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Apple's dilemma: Indonesian consumers or supply chain efficiency

The government has called for an investment from Apple that matches those made in peer countries.

5 months ago

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