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Academia 4 months ago

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The missing pillar: Faith-based efforts to help solve Jakarta’s waste crisis

Jakarta’s billion-dollar WtE dreams will remain buried under a landslide of inefficiency unless the city bridges the gap between high-tech downstream plants and the untapped power of faith-based household sorting.

Editorial 4 months ago

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Waste sorting can’t wait

As the Bantar Gebang landfill overflows, Jakarta’s new waste sorting mandate marks a vital yet long overdue shift toward sustainability. But its success depends on real solutions, consistent enforcement and above all, public education.

Market Pulse 6 months ago

The need to read: Why Jakartans are going back to bookstores

As reading enthusiasm rises, bookstores are turning into the city’s community-driven third spaces.

Market Pulse 7 months ago

Is Hyrox just Jakarta’s next fitness obsession?

Packed classes and waiting lists suggest another fitness boom as Hyrox arrives in the capital, but is this a long-term shift or just the next checkbox to mark off?

The Neighborhood 8 months ago

Beyond cleanup: A Sunday with Trash Hero Jakarta

It’s easy to feel helpless in the face of Jakarta’s waste crisis. But on this Sunday, I learned that every act of cleanup is also an act of resistance.

The Neighborhood 8 months ago

A choir of strangers: The Jakarta singing club where everyone belongs

No auditions, no pressure, just voices rising together. At Nyanyi Bareng Jakarta, group singing creates a sense of community.

Academia 8 months ago

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Strengthening the free meals program through women and communities

Nearly a year on since the launch of the free meals program, several studies point to an opportunity for policy learning: scaling the program toward its envisioned targets by placing women at its heart.

Academia 10 months ago

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Police reform: Turning resistance into a path for transformation

The real transformation of the National Police lies in nurturing a professional culture built on accountability, empathy and trust.

Family Matters 10 months ago

Inside Indonesia’s grave seekers: Tracing ancestors to find belonging

When family trees end in a lopped limb, a new generation of descendants is turning to cemeteries to recover their history, relink their lineage and rediscover what it means to remember those who came before.

Editorial 11 months ago

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Education beyond ambition

Indonesia’s education system continues to struggle with underpaid teachers, uneven resource distribution and dilapidated schools in vast parts of the country.

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