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Editorial
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More than just a pig problem
In a city where diversity is the lifeblood of the streets, a mayor’s attempt to ban the pork trade has sparked more than a protest—it has exposed a dangerous drift toward discrimination under the guise of public order.
14 hours ago
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Sovereignty for soybeans?
We should use this inadvertent grace period due to the US Supreme Court's ruling to review the ART scrupulously to see what we're actually gaining or losing, and make doubly sure that we haven't traded our sovereignty through an alliance pact disguised as a trade deal. ...
1 day ago
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Stop the spiral
Jakarta should focus on what it can actually do, without grandstanding. ...
2 days agoThe Latest
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Peace for all on earth
Regardless of faith, creed or denomination, the international community is praying for peace in Gaza, while Indonesia remains vigilant in view of the 2024 general election.
2 years ago
Editorial
Securing ASEAN-Japan security ties
Even within limitations, there is ample room for ASEAN and Japan to enhance security cooperation, including in maritime security.
2 years ago
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Wonky WIKA
Signs of trouble at WIKA could be observed as early as 2020, when the company saw its net profit plummet by 92 percent to Rp 185 billion.
2 years ago
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Tainted elections?
With the official elections watchdog appearing noncommittal about addressing the financial oversight agency’s findings, the onus is on law enforcement to prove Indonesians wrong in their growing distrust of the state apparatus.
2 years ago
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Our role in a divided world
The best course of action for Indonesia is to stay out of it when the US and China vie for influence.
2 years ago
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Helping the abandoned Rohingya
As a signatory to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and other international laws, Indonesia is obliged to rescue people in distress at sea, including Rohingya, and help them to the nearest place of safety.
2 years ago
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Healthy holidays
The Health Ministry has urged people to postpone traveling to countries currently experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases, such as Singapore, Malaysia and China.
2 years ago
Presidential Race
Debating democracy
It remains to be seen if a Kennedy moment will happen in Indonesia and define the outcome of the presidential election on Feb. 14, 2024.
2 years ago
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COP28, where is the dough?
Developed countries have been the main source of the carbon emissions present in our atmosphere today, produced from the fossil fuels they burn to maintain their economies and lifestyles.
2 years ago
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Time is ticking for SMEs
Despite TikTok being restricted from the virtual market in the past two months, SME players, such as vendors in Tanah Abang market in Jakarta, hardly saw changes in their sales.
2 years ago
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No more complacency
Marapi’s deadly eruption should serve as a wake-up call for the government not to leave volcano disaster mitigation up to mere luck.
2 years ago
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Managing credit risk
Even though domestic consumption, the main driver of Indonesia's growth, will likely remain fairly robust next year, investors will, predictably, be in “wait and see” mode until the new government comes into power in October.
2 years ago
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Vigilance, not panic
We should all be alert to the possibility of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection now that the first recent cases have been discovered in the country, but we have no reason to be consumed by fear.
2 years ago
Perspectives
KPU’s credibility on the line
While the Prabowo-Gibran camp frames Gibran’s candidacy as an attempt to bring young people to politics, critics have lashed out at his nomination as symptomatic of the entrenched culture of political nepotism.
2 years ago
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ASEAN unity on SCS
As existing tensions linger and continue to rise over disputed territories and the growing power rivalry in the South China Sea, the regional grouping needs to up its game – and clout – by presenting a united front.
2 years ago
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No to illiberal cyberlaw
For more than a decade, the ITE Law has been a major threat to our civil liberties; it is the digital incarnation of the colonial defamation law.
2 years ago
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COP28: Surely, we can do better
On climate change, looking at what can only be described as modest targets, Indonesia is a follower, not a leader.
2 years ago
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Staying on top of AI
Like security, climate change and public health, AI requires international cooperation and global rules.
2 years ago
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Wolbachia misinformation
The government’s persistence is certainly key to progress toward achieving its zero dengue death target by 2030
2 years ago
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Reviving the KPK
Firli’s arrest serves as yet another grim reminder that the system we have been relying on to combat corruption may itself be corrupt.
2 years ago
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Wilders among us
As we prepare for next year’s presidential and legislative elections, there are real concerns that the nation is turning its back on its democratic and pluralistic achievements over the past two and a half decades.
2 years ago
Perspectives
Safeguarding the elections
We can no longer take for granted that we will have another successful election that is free, open and, more importantly, peaceful.
2 years ago
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SOE misery up for renewal
Our presidential candidates candidates must think very carefully before backing any future infrastructure projects.
2 years ago
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Coal exit will have to wait
A phase-out of coal power through early plant retirement or project cancellation is not going to happen without global financial support.
2 years ago
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The right to clean air
The air quality has barely improved since the government beefed up measures to curb Jakarta’s chronic air pollution following incessant media reports of the city’s poor state of air a few months ago.
2 years ago
Perspectives
Salvaging the 2024 election
Given the low trust in the court, candidates or their supporters could use any appearance of impropriety as a pretext to reject the election results altogether.
2 years ago
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RI’s last Myanmar initiative
Under Indonesia’s chairmanship, ASEAN has not achieved any meaningful progress in pushing Myanmar’s military to comply with the Five-Point Consensus.
2 years ago
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Time to sign refugee treaty
Despite not being a party to the 1951 Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, Indonesia has always been welcoming refugees and asylum seekers.
2 years ago
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The devil is in the detail
The most sensitive aspect of the PT Vale divestment is related to the interests of the provincial and regency governments in the three provinces in Sulawesi.
2 years ago
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IPEF: Are we on the same page?
Not only is the RCEP the largest trade block in the world, but unlike the IPEF, it comes with liberalization, not political gamesmanship, at its core.
2 years agoPopular
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- Sovereignty for soybeans?
