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Academia 4 months ago
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Setting the right course on maritime law enforcement discourse
An ongoing judicial review before the Constitutional Court concerning the criminal investigation power of the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) exposes a structural problem of thinking upon maritime law enforcement.
Academia 4 months ago
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The irony of Indonesia's disposable labor regime
While the elite debates the fine print of formal labor laws, a disposable workforce of millions remains legally invisible and economically exploited. This systemic engineering of precarity has not only widened inequality but also left Indonesia 30 percent less efficient than its regional peers.
Academia 4 months ago
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A train collision waiting to happen: The human cost of system failure
While official reports often blame human error, the tragic collision in East Bekasi reveals a deeper, systemic rot within Indonesia’s railway infrastructure. True safety requires moving beyond segregated carriages and toward a modernized, automated network that protects all passengers by design.
Academia 4 months ago
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Can domestic workers protection law end ‘modern slavery’?
As Indonesia ratifies a historic domestic worker protection law after two decades of silence, the nation must now decide if these statutory rights will remain a paper promise or finally dismantle the structures of modern slavery.
Editorial 5 months ago
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Our doctors are dying
Last month, three intern doctors died within just 11 days from complications linked to dengue fever, anemia, and measles. While official reforms promise to protect medical interns, the tragic deaths reveal a system where "safety limits" exist only on paper.
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