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Editorial 1 month ago

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The wild, wild waste

Landfills should operate only for residual waste, making disposal a last resort rather than a primary solution.

Editorial 2 months ago

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Rule by the law?

The police chief's signing a regulation that counters a court ruling prohibiting active-duty officers from holding a civilian post is a blatant act of disrespect toward the rule of law.

Editorial 2 months ago

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Trust is the currency of fiscal policy

We won’t know until January, but we are probably looking at the highest fiscal deficit in decades.

Editorial 2 months ago

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Give investors clarity, not confusion

Foreign investors need assurances that their long-term investments will be protected from arbitrary decisions or bad-faith actors.

Editorial 3 months ago

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Unpolitical NU? Dream on

Too much politicking by NU top leaders is undermining its larger mission of looking after the spiritual needs of followers.

Editorial 3 months ago

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Stop the overreach

When state signals tilt toward influencing the outcome of a private merger, it raises red flags for investors and competitors alike.

Editorial 3 months ago

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Limited options for pushing GDP

There is only so much the government can do to prop up economic activity, no matter how dear the gross domestic product growth figure is to President Prabowo Subianto.

Editorial 3 months ago

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Away from smoking screens

Despite its many advantages, the digital age has also expanded space for promoting tobacco products, exposing users of all ages to smoking via visually appealing content on social media platforms that are short on the economic and health costs of the harmful habit.