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Academia
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Charting an inclusive AI future for Indonesian youth
Young people need to understand how AI systems function, whose interests they serve and how they can take part in shaping their development.
28 minutes ago
Editorial
A dull May Day
Today, most workers are more concerned about holding onto their jobs than about large pay raises, even if they struggle to make a living from one payday to the next.
1 hour ago
Academia
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Trump to deal press freedom in Asia a big blow
In the Asia-Pacific region, accessing independent and fearless news about regimes that are doing their best to stifle and destroy any form of free press is at risk of becoming more and more challenging.
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Opinion
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Analysis: US cites QRIS as trade barrier, but US payment model unfit for Indonesia
Indonesia’s efforts to strengthen trade ties with the United States have hit an unexpected roadblock, centered on the country’s QR code-based payment system—Quick Response Indonesia Standard (QRIS). The U.S. government has classified QRIS as a trade barrier, arguing that it has curtailed the dominance of Visa and Mastercard in Indonesia’s payment ecosystem, where both companies had expanded prior to QRIS’s launch in 2019.
1 hour ago
Academia
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Decolonizing climate and environmental justice: Lessons from indigenous communities
Development programs, including those branded as “green” or “low-carbon”, have often dispossessed indigenous communities of their ancestral lands.
1 hour ago
Academia
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Digital threats, real consequences: Becoming cyber ready
Alarming statistics highlight the urgent need for robust cybersecurity measures and regulatory frameworks, which the country currently lacks.
20 hours ago
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The Donald Trump boomerang effect
Instead of wallowing in despair over the fraying security alliance, Europe has fostered an unexpected sense of purpose and unity.
21 hours ago
Academia
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National Education Day: The state’s commitment to ‘pesantren’
When designed and implemented appropriately, state support to pesantren can be leveraged to promote community well-being and resilience.
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- The fragile promise of pluralism, religious freedom in Southeast Asia
- Power begins to return after outage in Indonesia's Bali island
- Coffee, gold push up inflation to 1.95 percent in April
- Govt mulls controversial plan to make vasectomy a requirement for assistance recipients
- Indonesia should approach BRICS with caution
- Prabowo pledges to take back state assets controlled by private business
- Apple CEO says most US iPhones to be 'sourced' in India
- Corruptive culture
- May Day in uncertain times: Reclaiming hope through social dialogue
- Hundreds of students in Bandung get food poisoning after govt’s free meals
interview
Driving growth: Diageo Indonesia's vision for responsible business and sustainable impacts
Rajesh said Diageo not only wanted to be the best performing company, but also the most trusted and most respected company to achieve sustainable growth.
3 months ago
insight
Insight: Securing a healthier future: The importance of Indonesia's plasma fractionation facility
The global health crisis brought on by COVID-19 tested healthcare systems worldwide, and Indonesia was no exception. As one of the world’s most populous nations, the nation faced immense challenges yet demonstrated resilience and adaptability in navigating the pandemic.
4 months ago
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Insight: Understanding sovereign wealth funds and their application in Indonesia
Toward the end of 2020, amid a world grappling with unprecedented challenges, Indonesia took a bold step in securing its economic future: establishing its first sovereign wealth fund (SWF), the Indonesia Investment Authority (INA).
8 months ago
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editorial
Corruptive culture
The neglect of teachers' welfare by the state creates an environment in which unethical practices become not just an option, but, in some cases, a survival mechanism.
1 day ago
editorial
Comprehensive, strategic ties with China
Indonesia could nudge China to stop dragging its feet in concluding negotiations for a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, something that ASEAN has been pushing for from Beijing for over two decades.
3 days ago
editorial
Keep rotten doctors away
The West Java cases also put a spotlight on what experts call structural and psychological gaps in the safety and protection of women.
4 days ago
editorial
LG exit no small matter
LG's recent exit from the US$8.45 billion Project Titan presents an opportunity for the government to take a step back, take stock of market conditions and take a broader view of its downstream goals.
5 days ago
editorial
Systemic port failure
If the government truly cares about addressing this gridlock, then it should start thinking about moving goods from production hubs in West Java and Banten to Jakarta by rail, which remains woefully underutilized.
1 week ago
editorial
Pressing on
With subscriber numbers tanking and advertising revenue drying up, the timing could not be worse for media outlets both in Indonesia and elsewhere in the world, to deal with another more serious, if not existential, challenge.
1 week ago
editorial
A missed opportunity
Today, as the world grapples with the resurgence of protectionism and the unraveling of multilateralism, the principles of Bandung are more relevant than ever.
1 week ago
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- The fragile promise of pluralism, religious freedom in Southeast Asia
- Power begins to return after outage in Indonesia's Bali island
- Coffee, gold push up inflation to 1.95 percent in April
- Govt mulls controversial plan to make vasectomy a requirement for assistance recipients
- Indonesia should approach BRICS with caution
- Prabowo pledges to take back state assets controlled by private business
- Apple CEO says most US iPhones to be 'sourced' in India
- Corruptive culture
- May Day in uncertain times: Reclaiming hope through social dialogue
- Hundreds of students in Bandung get food poisoning after govt’s free meals
