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Jakarta 9 months ago
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Greater Jakarta becomes world’s most populous megacity
Higher urban sprawl from surrounding areas may put a heavier burden on Jakarta to accommodate the public needs particularly because of the soaring cost of living and increasingly competitive job market, experts have warned.
Asia & Pacific 11 months ago
Japan major bank to make 1-month paternity leave mandatory
Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. will require its employees to take at least one month's paternity leave in principle from October to encourage participation in childcare and improve the working environment.
Academia 1 year ago
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Genes and nation: Is Bhinneka Tunggal Ika becoming historical window-dressing?
If different ethnic groups in Indonesia have unique ancestries and histories, then policies that assume everyone is the same culturally, linguistically or medically are either tone-deaf and harmful.
Asia & Pacific 1 year ago
South Korea's military has shrunk by 20 percent in 6 years as male population drops
South Korea's military shrank by 20 percent in the past six years to 450,000 troops, largely due to a sharp drop in the population of males of enlistment age for mandatory service in the country with the world's lowest birthrate, a report said on Sunday.
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