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Reform the mining licensing system to buoy 8% growth target

Academia 3 weeks ago

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Reform the mining licensing system to buoy 8% growth target

To unlock the President's 8 percent growth target, the government must overhaul its centralized mining bureaucracy and replace administrative bottlenecks with a streamlined, high-compliance licensing system.

Pramono’s uneventful start

Editorial 1 month ago

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Pramono’s uneventful start

One year in, Jakarta’s "more colorful" makeover is facing a gray reality of systemic waste and stagnant flood mitigation. With the honeymoon over, the city’s 11 million residents are waiting to see if their governor will finally tackle the perennial problems lurking behind the populist wins.

Sukarno, Soeharto and authoritarian failures in Indonesia

Academia 4 months ago

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Sukarno, Soeharto and authoritarian failures in Indonesia

Centralization, which is prone to authoritarianism, may serve as an emergency structure in moments of collapse, but it cannot drive innovation, productivity or global competitiveness.

Editorial 5 months ago

Year zero

If hiccups, setbacks and public discontent in the past year can be any indication, we know that there is still much to be desired from how the Prabowo administration governs.

Prabowo prioritizes human development, so why isn't Indonesia happy?

Academia 5 months ago

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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.

Wanted: Minister of Indonesia. Apply via LinkedIn.

Academia 8 months ago

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Wanted: Minister of Indonesia. Apply via LinkedIn.

Indonesia has no shortage of talent. The real challenge is how to create more open, merit-based pathways into public leadership.

Stop buying time, Mr. President. Shake up the cabinet

Academia 8 months ago

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Stop buying time, Mr. President. Shake up the cabinet

President Prabowo Subianto should have embraced meritocracy, appointing the most capable Indonesians regardless of political debt or personal loyalty.

Don’t neglect our pilgrims

Editorial 9 months ago

Don’t neglect our pilgrims

The government cannot remain silent when citizens are facing hardships in their bid to fulfil their religious obligation.

The real monarchs of the republic

Academia 10 months ago

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The real monarchs of the republic

What if the real threat to democracy in Indonesia lies elsewhere? Not in the palaces of monarchs long deprived of state power, but in the everyday workings of dynastic political families.

The enduring legacy of Pope Francis on women's leadership in Church

Academia 10 months ago

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The enduring legacy of Pope Francis on women's leadership in Church

Pope Francis' legacy lies not only in the specific reforms he implemented, but in the broader paradigm shift he championed.

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