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Commentary: 'Minor reshuffle' and Jokowi's own political survival
Academia 7 years ago

Commentary: 'Minor reshuffle' and Jokowi's own political survival

The reshuffle was a calculated move by the President, first to ensure the smooth functioning of the ...
Commentary: Why Ahok remains a man to watch in Indonesian politics
Academia 7 years ago

Commentary: Why Ahok remains a man to watch in Indonesian politics

I argue that Ahok remains one of the few people to watch in Indonesia. There are at least three reas...
Commentary: Why Indonesia needs Muslim cleric like Gus Mus
Academia 7 years ago

Commentary: Why Indonesia needs Muslim cleric like Gus Mus

Indonesia today is running short of role models or figures of authority that can translate the ...
Commentary: Christmas is 'just' an ordinary birthday celebration
Academia 7 years ago

Commentary: Christmas is 'just' an ordinary birthday celebration

The FPI is always hostile toward any Christmas-related events or moments. Just Google it.
Commentary: Remembering Khun Surin, an ASEAN people’s hero
Academia 7 years ago

Commentary: Remembering Khun Surin, an ASEAN people’s hero

To me, Khun Surin was a renaissance man, knowledgeable in many fields and crafts as a professor, act...
Commentary: When politics is all (or more) about 'how much'
Academia 7 years ago

Commentary: When politics is all (or more) about 'how much'

A vegetable vendor said it was easy to understand Indonesian politics; the 2019 presidential ra...
Commentary: Democracy is worst form of government, indeed
Academia 7 years ago

Commentary: Democracy is worst form of government, indeed

Indonesia, now a democracy for nearly 20 years, albeit a struggling one, makes a good case study to ...
Commentary: All things being equal, music always seals the deal
Academia 7 years ago

Commentary: All things being equal, music always seals the deal

Under the best of circumstances, music and politics have a tenuous relationship. 
Commentary: Stop making jokes about Setya. It's not funny anymore.
Academia 7 years ago

Commentary: Stop making jokes about Setya. It's not funny anymore.

No matter how you look at it, the joke is on us, the people who elected him.
Commentary: 'Pribumi' faiths shouldn't be pariah in their own country
Academia 7 years ago

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Commentary: 'Pribumi' faiths shouldn't be pariah in their own country

Life has not been easy for native-faith followers. In modern Indonesia, they have been socially and ...
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