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Forests depend on leadership, law and advocacy
How Indonesia and Brazil have cut down on deforestation.
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As the world's grabby geezers unite, Gen Z is left in the dust
The anger is mostly directed against corruption and incompetence displayed by members of the ruling elite who seem to be oblivious to problems affecting these young people; from a lack of stable jobs to unaffordable housing, to a rising cost of living, genocide and the looming climate crisis. ...
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Indonesia’s anticorruption fight: Serving politics, not justice
Instead of strengthening the law, lawmakers are now seeking to weaken it, as indicated in the move to revise the Anticorruption Law, which will shield powerful decision-makers from accountability as long as they avoid direct bribery. ...
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Indonesia’s UNGA climate pledge faces real test at home
While the President's address at the 80th UNGS signaled ambition, implementing the 2025-2034 RUPTL with de-risking mechanisms, clear financing solutions, a decisive move away from coal and other detailed steps is the real test.
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Rediscovering ‘pesantren’ subculture amid public scrutiny
Most pesantren (Islamic boarding schools) are evolving organically, seeking to balance their heritage with the demands of contemporary education and regulation.
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Seeing the world through ‘unimportant things’
Disputes and wars are not the only threats to stability. There are issues that are not limited to one against another, but that affect large swaths of humanity.
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How an international security force in post-war Gaza could work
An international stabilization force is a central plank in the plans for post-war Gaza that have been put forward by US president Donald Trump.
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Prabowo's securitization regime, how far will it go?
The provisions regarding military operations other than war are ambiguous, with implementation regulated by government or presidential regulations.
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'Juiced out' bonds pushing money elsewhere?
The market mood of the moment is whether bubbles are being blown in riskier markets by loose fiscal and monetary policies that lift the inflation horizon for years to come.
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Prabowo's high-speed diplomacy and Indonesia’s global ambition
For Prabowo, victory is measured not by contracts, but by Indonesia's position at the global negotiating table.
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The self-sufficiency agenda and the ecological paradox
After one year, Prabowo’s natural resource policies stand in the shadow of an ecological paradox.
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The police are not even the biggest elephant in the room
One year into his presidency, Prabowo's broader agenda is evoking echoes of the "Smiling General".
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Beyond the treaty table: Advancing action on plastic pollution
The lack of a global plastics treaty does not mean that people are standing idly by: communities, businesses and governments are already moving forward with national plans to tackle the scourge of plastic pollution.
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AI is hollowing out higher education
Rather than a new technology, companies are promoting artificial intelligence by repackaging it again, this time by anthropomorphizing it and by default, dehumanizing our very ability to think for ourselves.
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Fiscal sandbox and community transfers: A new path amid the regional transfer cut
Following the furor over the recent cut to the regional transfers scheme, the government could turn crisis into opportunity by trialing its fiscal decentralization move as a managed, monitored and measurable policy lab.
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Lose, laugh, move on: Turning World Cup defeat into a national habit
While losing gracefully shows strength of character, it must not become habit, lest we lose out on the lessons of defeat and let go of our ambitious dreams for chronic acceptance instead.
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From commitment to real execution of the green transition
Good regulation must be matched with consistent execution and solid institutions.
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Midwives caught between law and tradition on female genital mutilation
Studies indicate that the tendency toward medicalization in Indonesia is driven by people’s belief that there is a social and religious obligation to circumcise girls.
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Gen Z mobilized, protests spread across the world
Young people across the world, who appear to be inspired by the Gen Z movements in Indonesia and Nepal, have continued demonstrations against their governments in recent weeks.
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The narrative battle of youths for Indonesia’s future
On social media, the riots were remembered less for their casualties or property damage than for the narratives that crystallized around them.
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What the Nobel Prize says about Indonesia’s future growth
Prosperity depends less on how much capital you pour in, and more on whether societies can generate and spread “useful knowledge.”
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In defense of encryption
Encryption is under unprecedented threat from established democracies, which are inadvertently paving a dangerous path that the world’s autocrats are only too eager to follow.
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Indonesia’s draconian, irrational and inhuman drug laws
Reality shows that killing drug traffickers does not really save the lives of Indonesian drug addicts or reduce drug trafficking.
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ASEAN firms can’t afford to ignore EU’s AI Act
Brussels’ landmark AI ruling has a global reach. For ASEAN businesses, early compliance is the key to turning regulation into advantage.
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MBG and the moral test of nourishing a nation
Implementation must strengthen existing MSMEs—the warung, food sellers and canteen operators who understand local taste and hygiene.
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IEU-CEPA: A chance to reform Indonesia’s business and human rights governance
Indonesia needs a binding national standard for human rights due diligence, ensuring that companies operating in forestry, energy and extractive sectors identify, prevent, and remediate human rights violations and environmental harm.
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Prabowo prioritizes human development, so why isn't Indonesia happy?
While investments in human capital are essential for long-term growth, they do not address Indonesia’s pressing short-term challenges: Low productivity, a weak job market and the lack of formal employment.
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Civil society under pressure after August protests
Nearly 1,000 suspects have been named in the riots, including high school students. Police have seized books they claim are subversive to justify the arrests.
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The hidden reality of informal employment statistics
Jobs are being created, but many remain unprotected and unworthy of the term “decent work.”
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How facility management can drive green transition
Inefficient energy use in buildings represents a substantial obstacle toward national climate objectives, thus underlining the importance of effective facility management.
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- Prabowo takes over Rp 13 trillion seized from palm oil firms
- World gymnasts battle with flair in Jakarta's historic championships
- Tempo Scan Group founder Kartini Muljadi passes away at 95
- How an international security force in post-war Gaza could work
- Students stage protest as Prabowo marks a year in office
- Indonesia to build ‘national car’ within three years: Prabowo
- BCA readies Rp 5 trillion share buyback to stabilize stock price
- Prabowo’s first year shows steep human rights decline
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- The police are not even the biggest elephant in the room
- LPEI business forum highlights BRICS market strategy for local exporters
- Prabowo takes over Rp 13 trillion seized from palm oil firms
- World gymnasts battle with flair in Jakarta's historic championships
- Tempo Scan Group founder Kartini Muljadi passes away at 95
- How an international security force in post-war Gaza could work
- Students stage protest as Prabowo marks a year in office
- Indonesia to build ‘national car’ within three years: Prabowo
- BCA readies Rp 5 trillion share buyback to stabilize stock price
- Prabowo’s first year shows steep human rights decline
