Women wearing masks sell peanut sauce in a traditional market in Kediri, East Java
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The preexisting gender inequalities put women at a higher risk of coronavirus.
Indonesian war ships dock in a harbour in Surabaya, East Java.
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A recent report rom the US Defence Ministry says China has likely considered a military base in Indonesia, among several other countries in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
UN Women (2017)
Only 7% of the total research produced between 2013 and 2017 in Indonesia took gender and minority perspectives into account.
A student in Salatiga, Central Java, gets a medical check up before entering her class.
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As the Indonesian government reopens schools located in the green and yellow zones, a blended learning approach is being discussed as a solution.
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The International Indonesian Scholars Association (I4) launched a new “matchmaking” platform to connect scientists based in Indonesia with those working abroad to improve research collaboration.
Coffee buyers’ initiatives for coffee farmers’ welfare are often based on myths.
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Interventions with good intentions aren’t always fruitful.
A scene from the film Tilik .
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Tilik’s narrative and the portrayal of its characters allow women take centre stage in this film.
An Indonesian police officer gets tested for COVID-19 in Tangerang, Banten.
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Shame and fear resulting from stigma and discrimination can drive increased transmission of COVID-19 and prevent vital public health control.
Local fishermen take matters into their own hands to rescue dozens of Rohingya people drifting on a broken boat in waters off Lhoksukon in Aceh.
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Islamic solidarity, customary law and their experience of conflict and foreign aid can explain the Acehnese greeting people in need with open arms.
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Letters between a British author and an Indonesian political prisoner led to the creation of a fund in support of ‘prisoners of conscience’.
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Archaeological discoveries in a jungle cave in central Indonesia suggest humans arrived there 18,000 years ago and decided to stay a while, hunting in the jungle and building canoes.
A scene depicting the jatilan dance in November 1828 .
In a chapter of my latest book, I highlight some of Indonesia’s most innovative and culturally significant films and directors over the past 70 years.
Indonesia’s House of Representatives has repeatedly failed to pass the anti-sexual violence bill into law.
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There is a trend in policy advocacy that pushes back progress and limits women’s freedom of choice.
Then Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti during a 2016 tour of the USS New Orleans in the Java Sea.
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My research explores how fisheries minister Susi Pudjiastuti was left out of Jokowi’s new cabinet. Her harsh managerial style alienated many parties and a coalition rose to oust her from office.
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With low testing levels, it’s unclear just how bad the pandemic is in Indonesia. But President Joko Widodo is keen to get the economy restarted quickly, in part, to avoid widespread social unrest.
Students occupy the Indonesian parliament building in May 1998.
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In the arc of the nation’s history, the young have always played important and revolutionary roles.
Bulbophyllum alkmaarense : New Guinea is home to more than 2,400 species of native orchids.
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With tarantula-like orchids and giant bananas, New Guinea is officially the most floristically diverse island in the world.
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The language gap in international education is also a wealth gap that leaves too many students with limited options.
A mother (right) talks to her children’s teachers on the progress of her children’s education in Kediri, East Java. During the pandemic, schools in Indonesia are closed and classes are conducted online. This adds to the burden on women.
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The rate of domestic violence cases has increased in Indonesia due to the pandemic.
David Fairchild (middle) drinks coconut water during a break from research work in West Java.
Fairchild, D. (1938). The World was My Garden: Travels of Plant Explorer. New York, London
In the history of science, the role of local people often disappears despite their contribution to the development of science.