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Why stigma against victims of domestic violence persists in Indonesia
There are many barriers to the implementation of the Anti-Domestic Violence Law. In particular, the community has yet to be adequately educated about domestic violence laws. Author providedTo mark...
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With a seat on the UN Security Council, what can key ASEAN member Indonesia...
Rohingya Muslim people who fled Myanmar wait for their turn to collect food aid near Kutupalong refugee camp, Bangladesh.www.shutterstock.comThe United Nations (UN) recently released a reportaccusing...
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Understanding universities as political battlefields
In Indonesia’s latest crackdown against terrorism, the government has targeted universities whose staff and students hold radical views. A recent report by Indonesia’s State Intelligence Agency (BIN)...
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Palu earthquake and tsunami swept away some of Indonesia’s most important...
When the earthquake and tsunami hit the city of Palu, Central Sulawesi, last Friday, they not only brought wreckage and death. The twin disasters also swept away efforts by activists and the municipal...
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Responding Lombok and Donggala-Palu earthquakes: Lessons from public...
The flooded area in Sriwulan, located near the border of Semarang and Demak, Central Java.Author providedSituated in the Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia is prone to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions,...
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Indonesia urgently needs to set up a humanitarian logistics system
Situated on the disaster-prone Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia urgently needs to set up a humanitarian logistics system. Following an earthquake and tsunami in Central Sulawesi on Friday, 28 September...
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2012 research had identified Indonesian city Palu as high risk of liquefaction
A 7.5 magnitude earthquake shook Donggala and Palu in the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia on September 28, 2018, causing destruction that killed more than 1700 people. Not long, the public was shocked to...
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_Wiro Sableng_: a revival of Indonesian martial arts genre?
Characters in _Wiro Sableng_ (from left to right) : Anggini (Sherina Munaf), Bujang Gila Tapak Sakti (Fariz Alfarazi), Wiro Sableng (Vino G. Bastian), the Prince (Yusuf Mahardhika) and Rara Murni...
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Busting the myths of the death penalty
October 10 is World Day against Death Penalty. Indonesia is one of the few remaining countries that still implements capital punishment. Despite many rejections from various circles, the Indonesian...
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What it takes for Indonesia to create, share and use knowledge to grow its...
In a technology-driven and interconnected world, the speed of creation and dissemination of knowledge makes it even more central to economic growth that it was fifty years ago. www.shutterstock.comFor...
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Nepotism is bad for the economy but most people underestimate it
Nepotism extends personal greed to a specific group's interest. www.shutterstock.comIndonesia is one of the world’s most corrupt countries and is making little progress in ending the practice....
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Compensating underage people smugglers from Indonesia for their unlawful...
Indonesian and Australian lawyers have taken up the cases involving Indonesian minors who were caught manning boats that smuggled asylum seekers to Australia. The Australian authorities used to treat...
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How will Australia's plan to move its embassy to Jerusalem affect relations...
Australia’s suggestion that it might move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem has upset Indonesia. Indonesia is not happy with Australia’s proposal as it indicates strong political support...
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How will ASEAN balance a tug of power between China and US-led 'Quad' in the...
Southeast Asia is on the cusp of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. That makes the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) an intrinsic part of a discourse on the “Indo-Pacific” geopolitical...
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How many people helped Alfred Russel Wallace?
An illustration of life in Aru Islands from The Malay Archipelago Wallace, Alfred Russel via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SANaturalist Alfred Russel Wallace’s collecting expedition in Southeast Asia...
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The secret to the long life of Jakarta's minibuses
With the modernisation of Jakarta’s transportation system, many have predicted that traditional transportation modes will go extinct. The impending operation of Jakarta’s MRT and LRT systems is...
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Whistleblowers can get Rp200 million for reporting graft under Indonesia's...
Many questions about the new policy on whistleblowers have yet to be answered.www.shutterstock.comIndonesia has revised a regulation that rewards whistleblowers in corruption cases. Under the new...
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fishIDER, a new tool to improve fisheries management in Indonesia
Launched this week at the high-level government meeting, Our Ocean Conference 2018 in Bali, is fishIDER. fishIDER is a bilingual (Bahasa Indonesian and English) website. It aims to help with fish...
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260 million people and less than 1000 psychiatrists, Indonesia's mental...
Screening tools are available to help health practitioners and individuals to detect mental health problems. But Indonesia still needs to ensure people with mental health problems are treated....
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Quoting Avengers and GoT: Indonesia's president Jokowi uses films to tell a...
When Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo used popular references to box-office hit Avengers: Infinity War and award-winning television series Game of Thrones in recent international speeches, the...
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