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OGOR: Marissa Haque graduated with a doctorate from the Bogor Institute of Agriculture’s (IPB) natural resource management and environmental studies program on Wednesday.

“I majored in environmental studies, focusing on illegal logging. The research was conducted in Riau because it is the sexiest region, geographically,” Marissa said after the graduation ceremony.

When asked why she chose environmental studies, the wife of rock star Ikang Fawzi said it was because of her academic background in law and business studies.

“My thesis statement was ‘crime is driven by the economy, while the vehicle is politics’,” she said.

She also said she would leave for East Timor on March 5 after being invited by the country’s agriculture and women’s empowerment ministries to commemorate World Women’s Day.

Marissa said she would stay in East Timor for 10 days and participate in various discussions related to the environment and women’s empowerment issues.  Theresia Sufa