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Opinion 6 years ago

How Amsterdam ignores Sukarno as anticolonial leader

By not honoring Sukarno with a street name, the white Dutch leftists show the true colonial face of the Netherlands, maintaining old colonial power structures.

Editorial 6 years ago

Escaping the mediocrity trap

For decades, Indonesia has practically been competing with itself and, seeing the glass half-full, it has made some progress. The nation, however, is still lagging behind some of its closest neighbors.

Opinion 6 years ago

PREMIUM
Jokowi should not take votes for granted

President Jokowi’s insistence on bureaucratic reform, however dull that term may seem, should be taken with utmost urgency. #opinion

Editorial 6 years ago

Congrats with postscript

A week after the General Elections Commission (KPU) confirmed his reelection through the official vote count, incumbent President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo received an extra boost in confidence from the stream of congratulatory messages from world leaders near and far.

Opinion 6 years ago

PREMIUM
Elections: Upcoming challenges of identity politics

Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is on course for a second term in office; quick counts of the April 17 ballots suggest that he won around 55 percent of the votes, while his long-time rival, former military strongman Prabowo Subianto, garnered some 44 percent.