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Editorial 1 year ago

Centralization by budget

The conservative budget requires greater capability to generate revenue to finance the flagship programs, and even greater capacity to ensure their implementation in regions.

Politics 1 year ago

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Regional autonomy in question as Jakarta claws back influence

President Prabowo Subianto’s direct involvement in recent issues between regional administrations, such as the border dispute between Aceh and North Sumatra, may be signs of waning decentralization in Indonesia, experts have argued.

Academia 1 year ago

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Recentralizing mining license should not sacrifice regional justice

Raja Ampat is a litmus test for our mineral nationalism, which requires both reforming and restructuring into a social contract rooted in justice, inclusion and shared stewardship so the nation as a whole can prosper, even as it leads the globe in green minerals.

Editorial 1 year ago

Diversity within unity

The regional governments, and their elected leaders, represent this diversity, and they are the only political institution to do so.

Academia 2 years ago

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Tackling learning poverty in a nation battling real poverty

Addressing learning poverty in a carefully considered, holistic manner is key to the country developing and empowering its future generations to build a better future for all.

Perspectives 2 years ago

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From Sukarno to Jokowi: What Indonesia is still missing in development policy

Jokowi's maneuvers to cling to power through his son show that his plans chiefly aim to fulfil his ambition to concentrate power, with his family at the center.

Editorial 5 years ago

Leaders without mandates

For a year or two the government will take over the control of the regions through acting governors, mayors and regents, who will be appointed to avoid a power vacuum.

Editorial 6 years ago

Red alert, red tape

Taking back power from the local governments but then imposing more stringent restrictions on them is a recipe for a new disaster on top of an existing emergency. It is simply a power grab.

National 6 years ago

Turf war undermines COVID-19 fight in Indonesia

Tensions have been brewing between the State Palace and local governments over different approaches to the outbreak, sparking confusion and also concerns among the public that the nation lacked a unified strategy to battle the COVID-19 outbreak.

Business 7 years ago

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Focus on Java holds back Indonesia’s manufacturing industry

The fact that manufacturing industries in Indonesia are still heavily concentrated on the island of Java is preventing the sector from reaching its full potential, experts believe.

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