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Editorial

Don’t neglect our pilgrims

The government cannot remain silent when citizens are facing hardships in their bid to fulfil their religious obligation.

9 hours ago
Editorial

Whither ASEAN community?

This year, ASEAN still barely resembles a community in its true sense of the word as its leaders have come up with a new vision for 2045 with even more audacious targets. ...

2 days ago
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Older, slower bureaucracy

Now is not the time to think about raising the civil service retirement age, lest we lose out on the coming demographic bonus and thereby miss our Golden Indonesia 2045 goal of becoming a high-income economy and advanced society by our centennial. ...

3 days ago

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Citizenship duel

Indonesia does not recognize dual citizenship for adults, and minors with one non-Indonesian parent are required to choose a single citizenship once they turn 18 and renounce the other passport.

1 year ago
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Invest in skilled workers

Indonesia’s thriving economy, shown by GDP growth of 5.11 percent in the first quarter of this year, is a plus that makes it among the best investment destinations in the region.

1 year ago
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Time to look beyond JETP

An effective JETP must be a burden-sharing agreement in which both sides are ready to pay. 

1 year ago
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Hot new world

However we define this sweltering weather, the past few weeks may offer a glimpse of our future: hotter days, and more of them, amid the climate crisis.

1 year ago
Editorial

Democracy needs its free press

Even with its diminishing role in the news ecosystem, the press remains instrumental in creating space for public discourse on important public issues.

1 year ago
Editorial

Prabowo's head start diplomacy

Under Prabowo, Indonesia as a middle power will be keen to play a more prominent role in global affairs, and geopolitical aspects such as security and defense will be critical. 

1 year ago
Editorial

On letting go

Before Prabowo can start making good on his own promise of continuity, his unofficial political sponsor, Jokowi, has to let him rise out from his own shadow.

1 year ago
Editorial

Surcharging air passengers?

Adding a surcharge without revising the ceiling price would only strangle the already tight airline industry margin. 

1 year ago
Editorial

Golden generation

The team and the country will need Shin’s touch more than ever after the Asian Cup, whether or not the squad wins the coveted trip to the Paris Olympics.

1 year ago
Editorial

Thai's Myanmar initiative

Myanmar is in the throes of an emergency on multiple fronts, with allied anti-junta groups backed by a pro-democracy parallel government seizing control of several military posts and towns.

1 year ago
Editorial

Human-centered journalism

While the internet, and later social media, have created seismic changes in the media industry by disrupting how news and content are distributed and monetized, if we are to believe proponents of AI, the change that is coming will be even more fundamental.

1 year ago
Editorial

Dawn of a worse dengue era

The Health Ministry estimated in 2017 that a dengue outbreak, which sickened around 200,000 people, cost the economy nearly Rp 1 trillion (US$61 million).

1 year ago
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No surprises

We couldn't have expected the Constitutional Court to rule any differently on the multiple election disputes it was handling and while it averted political havoc in doing so, it leaves us with the bigger question: Who are the real losers?

1 year ago
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Militarizing Papua

The military's recognition of the OPM by its self-declared name is more than mere semantics, and we can expect an escalation in its operations to quell the separatist group fighting for an independent Papua.

1 year ago
Editorial

Enlighteningly frightening

Horror films are not merely vessels of terror but also cultural expression, reflecting the nation's rich tapestry of folklore, mythology and communal anxieties.

1 year ago
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Tough choices for the rupiah

Further depreciation of the rupiah would eventually put our inflation rate and economic growth at great risk, given the impact of imported inflation.

1 year ago
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Same old Singapore

As both Wong and Prabowo have committed themselves to continuing the policies of their predecessors, there will be no meaningful hurdles in the relationship between the two neighbors.

1 year ago
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Anticipating an Israeli response

There are fears that the economy could reel from the potential impact of soaring oil prices or the costs of further global supply chain disruptions.

1 year ago
Editorial

The open ESG flank

Failure to meet environmental, social and governance (ESG) expectations – especially the E part – creates dangerous vulnerability both at the corporate and the macroeconomic level, and hence a risk to Indonesia’s industrial development.

1 year ago
Editorial

Whither ASEAN in the South China Sea?

As ASEAN maintains its deafening silence in the South China Sea, Indonesia could step up to the plate in a mediating role, wielding its recognition as a rising middle power with regional and some global clout.

1 year ago
Editorial

Safe journey

Over the weekend, as thousands of homebound travelers left Jakarta toward cities throughout Java and elsewhere, motorists were stuck for hours in a 25-kilometer long traffic jam in Betung, South Sumatra, trying to reach the provincial capital of Palembang, which also serves as a way station to other major cities on the island.

1 year ago
Editorial

Reckless mining oversight

The government seems to care only about the revenue generated from the mineral sectors and ignores the environmental destruction and the plight of the people affected by the related industries. 

1 year ago
Editorial

Happy ‘mudik’, safe trip

The government has announced a four-day extended holiday, effectively giving Indonesians a 10-day holiday from Saturday until April 15.

1 year ago
Editorial

A telling silence

With the legislature entering a five-week recess today, the politicians supporting an inquiry into irregularities in the February general election may well have lost their chance.

1 year ago
Editorial

Room for improvement

Indonesia’s democracy will never mature if we continue allowing such forms of corruption and favoritism to run rampant as the default way to groom new leaders.

1 year ago
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Looking east

His meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida demonstrate his intent to maintain an economic-heavy foreign policy but also to infuse global security and defense perspectives amid the growing tension between China and the United States.

1 year ago
Editorial

Petty protectionism

One could get the impression that passengers are deliberately kept in the dark about what they can and cannot bring into the country in their luggage, and what duties they need to pay on such goods.

1 year ago
Editorial

UNSC has become ‘NATO’

Looking at the myriad complications following the passage of the UNSC resolution on a cease-fire in Gaza for Ramadan, which ends in just over a week, perhaps it's time to ask whether the institution is up to its task of maintaining peace and security in today's world.

1 year ago
Editorial

Jesus Christ's holy day

It was declared by former President Soeharto in 1971 that Good Friday, the Wafat (passing) of Isa al-Masih, and the Kenaikan (ascension) of Isa al-Masih, would be public holidays. Starting this year, the latter will be officially known as the Ascension of Jesus Christ. 

1 year ago
Editorial

Justice for all candidates

It will be an arduous legal battle and given the extreme demands from the losing candidates, which include a disqualification of president-elect Prabowo Subianto and a redo of the balloting, it will be a contentious one.

1 year ago
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