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Childcare reform can’t wait
Editorial 4 months ago

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Childcare reform can’t wait

As viral tragedies expose a broken system of unregulated daycares and uncertified caregivers, Indonesia must choose between performing temporary damage control or finally building the foundational safety net its "golden generation" deserves.
Can domestic workers protection law end ‘modern slavery’?
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.
Tourist safety first
Editorial 5 months ago

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Tourist safety first

As brutal violence replaces petty theft in Bali’s headlines, the island faces a reckoning over public safety. With international travel advisories mounting, provincial leaders must decide if they will protect their guests or continue to deflect responsibility.
From Christ’s passion to Easter compassion
Academia 5 months ago

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From Christ’s passion to Easter compassion

From the shadow of the cross to the modern struggle for human rights, this Easter calls us to transform the "terror of Golgotha" into a relentless pursuit of justice for the oppressed.
Muslims and Catholics walk together to achieve peace
Academia 5 months ago

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Muslims and Catholics walk together to achieve peace

Catholics and Muslims, together with all people of goodwill, are called to envision and open new paths through which life can be renewed. 
Distorted development fuels long-lasting violence in Papua
Academia 6 months ago

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Distorted development fuels long-lasting violence in Papua

Economic development in Papua has become a "ticking time bomb," where exclusionary policies and resource exploitation have not only failed to bring peace but are actively fueling a new cycle of violence.
Literate, independent and abused: Indonesian women’s hidden reality
Academia 6 months ago

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Literate, independent and abused: Indonesian women’s hidden reality

This International Women's Day, a landmark survey shatters the myth that education and financial independence protect Indonesian women, revealing instead a hidden crisis of structural violence and digital threats.
Governments must scale up action to end violence against children
Academia 6 months ago

Governments must scale up action to end violence against children

The newly formed WHO Council of Champions is the first global collective of ministers committed to violence prevention.
Policing morality at the expense of women’s rights
Academia 7 months ago

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Policing morality at the expense of women’s rights

The implementation of KUHP and KUHAP risks reframing complex issues of health, protection and recovery as matters of moral compliance, rather than rights, evidence and public health.
Myanmar’s vote is not progress, and ASEAN knows it
Academia 7 months ago

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Myanmar’s vote is not progress, and ASEAN knows it

By privileging access to the junta while sidelining other stakeholders, ASEAN risks reinforcing the military’s claim that it alone represents Myanmar’s political future.

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