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The Land Bank paradox: For profit or justice?
Academia 1 week ago

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The Land Bank paradox: For profit or justice?

Masked as agrarian reform, the national Land Bank is quietly dispossessing the rural poor to serve corporate profit, and a rushed new bill is about to make it permanent.
A small victory for big freedom: Court shows the way
Academia 1 week ago

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A small victory for big freedom: Court shows the way

A government institution has no feelings to hurt, and the Constitutional Court just reminded power that its reputation is protected by performance, not prison.
The Aug. 27 demonstrations: From the streets to the MPR?
Academia 3 weeks ago

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The Aug. 27 demonstrations: From the streets to the MPR?

While the crowds take to the streets, the real political battle is being waged behind closed doors - where public anger may simply be the opening move in an elite power reshuffle.
Bank account freezes can help fight crime, not silence critics
Academia 4 weeks ago

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Bank account freezes can help fight crime, not silence critics

When the state freezes an activist’s bank accounts mid-protest, it isn't routine law enforcement. It is an urgent test of whether the rule of law controls the police or punishes dissent.
When the state rolls back reform promises, from Sabang to Merauke
Academia 4 weeks ago

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When the state rolls back reform promises, from Sabang to Merauke

From raging wildfires to simmering revolts in the regions, a hyper-centralized Jakarta is driving the country toward a dangerous breaking point that harks back to past policy failures.
Prabowo’s dual citizenship push: A constitutional test
Academia 1 month ago

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Prabowo’s dual citizenship push: A constitutional test

While framed as a strategy to attract top global talent, Indonesia’s push for dual citizenship hinges not on political vision, but on whether lawmakers can navigate the constitutional and statutory safeguards required to make it work.
Prabowo’s push for binding state policy guidelines causes alarm
Politics 1 month ago

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Prabowo’s push for binding state policy guidelines causes alarm

President Prabowo Subianto has called for the revival of the now-defunct state policy guidelines to be made binding on all institutions, a move experts warn is incompatible with the country’s post-Reform constitutional system.
The primacy of security logic over indigenous rights: The Wanam case
Academia 1 month ago

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The primacy of security logic over indigenous rights: The Wanam case

By prioritizing military expansion and resource extraction over indigenous land rights, Indonesia’s strategic development in Papua risks sacrificing constitutional protections and human safety for state control.
When the powerless, defenseless are declared a threat
Academia 1 month ago

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When the powerless, defenseless are declared a threat

When a state turns its defense apparatus inward, its most vulnerable citizens like LGBT people pay the price—starting on the streets of Bogor.
What does it really cost to educate an Indonesian child?
Academia 2 months ago

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What does it really cost to educate an Indonesian child?

In the absence of data on the true cost of providing quality education, the country's education spending will remain driven by fiscal convenience and political compromise rather than pedagogical necessity.

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