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Editorial
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Remote work dilemma
Remote working can be done and has its benefits, but is it good for the Indonesian public service?
17 hours ago
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Beware of microplastics in rain
Forget traffic snarls, flooding and catching a chill: It turns out that at least for the past three years, if not longer, rainy season brings with it the risk that Jakartans could inhale microplastics that can harm our health for the long term. ...
1 day ago
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Time to step up
Indonesia could again take a lead as ASEAN stands at a crossroads in the present era of protectionist policies and global disruption, but only if it sends a clear signal that it is not only willing to step up to the plate but also stay and captain all players on the field as a unified team. ...
2 days agoThe Latest
Editorial
The last peace accord?
As a key player behind the Helsinki Agreement, Indonesia has the credibility, and perhaps the responsibility, to become a global peace mediator.
2 months ago
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People power in Pati
The uprising in Pati serves as a powerful message to leaders at all levels of government about the importance of public trust and consultation.
2 months ago
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Ending the spat over Ambalat
Ambiguous joint arrangements over Ambalat will only allow China to dilute the legal foundations of maritime governance in the region.
2 months ago
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Much tech, less protection
Roblox has been accused of prioritizing user growth, revenue and profit over child safety.
2 months ago
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Centralization by budget
The conservative budget requires greater capability to generate revenue to finance the flagship programs, and even greater capacity to ensure their implementation in regions.
2 months ago
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To make the state great again
Prabowo's tough talk of economic nationalism included his poise to combat "greednomics", a term he used to describe the exploitative practices of powerful conglomerates and "mafias" in key sectors,
2 months ago
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The age of nationalism
As Indonesia celebrates its 80th year of Independence this week, it is high time for everyone in the country to reflect on the state of its nationalism.
2 months ago
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Reform first, arms second
The ostentatious ceremony at an airfield in Bandung on National Veterans Day has only reinforced the military buildup policy of the current administration, sounding the alarm on the feared return of militarism to Indonesia amid a perceived democratic decline.
2 months ago
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Clean up, but don’t give up
We cannot let fraud scandals blind us to the importance of technological progress, especially in fields like artificial intelligence.
2 months ago
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Music should not be free
Not only that, for the first time in the history, all albums, singles and EPs, from the biggest masterpieces to the most ephemeral bubblegum pop songs, are now available essentially for free.
2 months ago
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A startling GDP report
Many would characterize the current state of our economy as neither normal, nor healthy.
2 months ago
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One piece of mind
Rather than acting like an authoritarian regime, the government should have looked into why people are “protesting” with the pirate flag.
2 months ago
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PDI-P is just a symptom
Political parties have become effective tools for the elite—whether civilians, military or business tycoons—to maintain and expand their influence.
2 months ago
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Speak boldly, Indonesia
President Prabowo Subianto must seize his upcoming address at the United Nations General Assembly next month to make Indonesia’s stance on Palestine unambiguous.
2 months ago
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Pardons and power plays
The President's decision could have serious implications not only for the country’s anti-corruption drive but also for the reputation of the judiciary.
2 months ago
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Protect our diplomats
Details shared by police investigators could point to homicide.
2 months ago
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Less poverty but little relief
The drop in Indonesia’s poverty rate to yet another historic low should be cause for celebration, but nobody feels in the mood.
2 months ago
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Data center meltdown
The government must be transparent with the public and local investors about the US deal’s implications, particularly around data storage.
2 months ago
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Act more, regret less
The attacks on minority religious groups are manifestations of a broken, biased system that fails to protect the rights of all citizens equally.
2 months ago
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Sumatra is burning
The peak of the dry season next month is expected to bring even less rainfall and drier weather to several Sumatran provinces, including Riau, indicating a potential escalation of the forest fires.
3 months ago
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Prabowo's East Asia outlook
President Prabowo needs to abandon his take-it-for-granted stance on East Asia, which represents Indonesia's top trading partners and investment sources.
3 months ago
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ASEAN diplomacy delivers
What ASEAN needs is a lasting political commitment, supported by trusted civilian institutions, to make peace not just possible, but permanent.
3 months ago
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Rule by the law
Over the last few weeks, the nation has witnessed how the weaponization of law operates in a country that claims to champion rule of law as a foundational element of democracy.
3 months ago
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The age of unfair trade
After all, given that exorbitant new US import tariffs formed the basis for negotiations, the best-case scenario was to maintain the status quo of normal trade.
3 months ago
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Give cooperatives a chance
The newly launched KDMP initiative must have a strategy as equally grand as its scale to not just revive co-ops, but to lift them so they become an active economic pillar.
3 months ago
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Casualties of power
Events like the Garut wedding become a political theater, where popularity is mistaken for legitimacy, and where large crowds are not managed but invited for optics.
3 months ago
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Bitter justice over sugar import
The legal definition of corruption is so broad that it can be stretched, as the court did in this case, to criminalize a government official for making the wrong policy choices.
3 months ago
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Gibran’s Papua test
The administration has changed seven times since Papua’s official integration into the Republic in 1969, but the old stories of poverty, marginalization and human rights abuses plaguing the natural resource-rich land have remained the same.
3 months ago
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Dual jobs, more problems
About 30 of 55 deputy ministers in Prabowo's cabinet have received second jobs as commissioners in state-owned enterprises (SOEs).
3 months ago
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In fathers we trust
Paternal presence helps children fare better academically, demonstrate enhanced problem-solving and adaptive skills and improve emotional resilience, creativity and attentiveness in the face of challenges.
3 months agoPopular
- Taiwan: A province of the People's Republic of China, never a sovereign nation
- Prabowo’s leadership challenge and the case for asset forfeiture reform
- Pertamina to probe widespread reports of vehicle breakdowns linked to Pertalite
- How Danantara is building Indonesia’s next tech giants
- IDX cuts IPO target to 45 newly listed companies this year
- Prosecutors seek 11-year prison term for resident doctor accused of raping patients
- Indonesia awaits UN mandate for Gaza peace mission
- BGN issues new free meals guidelines to keep food fresh
- Trump, Xi will meet Thursday in South Korea
- Untangling the killing of Brig. Gen. Mallaby in revolutionary Surabaya
Popular
- Taiwan: A province of the People's Republic of China, never a sovereign nation
- Prabowo’s leadership challenge and the case for asset forfeiture reform
- Pertamina to probe widespread reports of vehicle breakdowns linked to Pertalite
- How Danantara is building Indonesia’s next tech giants
- IDX cuts IPO target to 45 newly listed companies this year
- Prosecutors seek 11-year prison term for resident doctor accused of raping patients
- Indonesia awaits UN mandate for Gaza peace mission
- BGN issues new free meals guidelines to keep food fresh
- Trump, Xi will meet Thursday in South Korea
- Untangling the killing of Brig. Gen. Mallaby in revolutionary Surabaya
