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Poll integrity undermined, again

Regional Elections 1 year ago

Poll integrity undermined, again

Dharma is clearly being fielded to lose the election and to avoid the empty-box phenomenon that could potentially embarrass Ridwan.

Betrayal of people’s mandate

Regional Elections 1 year ago

Betrayal of people’s mandate

The Indonesia Onward Coalition (KIM) has built a cartel-like alliance for its preferred candidates in strategic regions such as Jakarta and East Java, making it difficult, if not impossible, for other parties to garner enough support to field opposing tickets.

Gerindra endorses Prabowo’s ex-assistant for Bandung mayor

Politics 1 year ago

Gerindra endorses Prabowo’s ex-assistant for Bandung mayor

Prabowo's Gerindra Party has decided to nominate his former assistant Dhani Wirianata to contest the Bandung mayoral election in November.

Supreme Court inches closer to first female justice for religious chamber

Politics 1 year ago

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Supreme Court inches closer to first female justice for religious chamber

The Supreme Court is expected to add the first-ever female justice to its religious chamber if the House of Representatives approves of the sole name proposed by the Judicial Commission.

Law of the jungle

Regional Elections 1 year ago

Law of the jungle

Whatever excuse politicians come up with, it is becoming increasingly hard to dispute that there is one clear beneficiary of the current changes: Jokowi’s youngest son Kaesang Pangarep.

Room for improvement

Editorial 1 year ago

Room for improvement

Indonesia’s democracy will never mature if we continue allowing such forms of corruption and favoritism to run rampant as the default way to groom new leaders.

As voters, we may not be so rational as we think

Perspectives 2 years ago

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As voters, we may not be so rational as we think

It would be impossible to collect all relevant information and learn deeply about the candidates, even when we are part of the candidate's team.

Transforming classrooms with insight from presidential debates

Perspectives 2 years ago

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Transforming classrooms with insight from presidential debates

Presidential candidate debates are a reservoir of pedagogical insight for those committed to transforming the educational landscape.

Presidential election unveils Indonesia’s taxation challenges

Perspectives 2 years ago

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Presidential election unveils Indonesia’s taxation challenges

If either the Anies-Muhaimin or Prabowo-Gibran pair candidate succeeds in fulfilling its promises, Indonesia, currently categorized as a middle-income country, may ascend to the ranks of advanced nations as a high-income country.

Ganjar promises 17 million new jobs to combat unemployment

Presidential Race 2 years ago

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Ganjar promises 17 million new jobs to combat unemployment

Ganjar-Mahfud campaign team spokesperson Ruhut Sitompul said both candidates would provide over 17 million job openings if they won the 2024 presidential election.

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