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.
It has been 14 years since Indonesia enacted the Anti-Domestic Violence Law, but victims are still stigmatised for speaking out.
Oh my Gordie.
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Gordon Brown is worried. So should we all be.
Incumbent presidential candidate Joko Widodo (left) and his running mate, K.H. Ma'ruf Amin, wave after registering for Indonesia’s 2019 presidential election at the General Election Commission (KPU) office in Jakarta.
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This article aims to name the elephant in the room – the negative impacts of Ma'ruf’s nomination on minority groups.
Indonesian traditional dance performance Reog Ponorogo depicts intimate same-sex relationships between two characters, warok (men) and gemblak (boys).
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Culturally, Indonesians have long recognised sexual and gender diversity as part of their daily lives.
Ride-hailing services have gone global, and even women in Saudi Arabia – only recently given the right to drive – are getting in on the action. In this June 2018 photo, a female driver for Careem, a regional ride-hailing Uber competitor, is seen behind the wheel.
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Canada is simply a consumer of ride-hailing services, and has not established any of its own Ubers or Lyfts, even as tiny countries like Estonia get in on the game. That needs to change.
In an attempt to secure their market, conventional taxis enforce “red zones” – areas where online taxi drivers are barred from picking up passengers. This makes it difficult of people with disabilities to access transportation options.
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Instead of being cheaper and safer, getting an online taxi can actually be dangerous for people with disabilities where a so-called “red zone” is in force.
Corruption is as old as human history.
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Corruption can never be eliminated. Whether we like it or not, it has always been part of human nature and will continue to infect society.
Old Delhi skyline.
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The case for pragmatism, not dogma.
Police escort the Indonesian leader of Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), Zainal Ansori (centre), during his recent trial in Jakarta.
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Arresting JAD members and banning the group is unlikely to completely neutralise JAD’s influence because its weakness is not in the organisation’s structure, but in its ideology.
A person browses a Facebook page of #2019GantiPresiden (#2019ChangePresident), a social media campaign opposing Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s bid for re-election next year.
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Understanding the significance of #2019ChangePresident as a game-changer in the next presidential election is crucial.
Australian Prime Minister Scott was in Jakarta to discuss a free trade agreement between Indonesia and Australia.
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Under the free trade agreement, Australian universities will be able to have majority ownership of an Indonesian university.
Nine years after the Montara oil spill in the Timor Sea, victims have yet to receive compensation.
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Despite its magnitude, the response to the Montara oil spill did not receive the publicity of other offshore oil disasters like the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is seen after the swearing-in ceremony for his ministry at Government House in Canberra on Tuesday.
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Indonesian media’s coverage of Scott Morrison’s appointment as Australia’s new Prime Minister signals increased public awareness of Australian politics.
Bajau tribe village.
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Researchers who fly in and out of a developing country only for research samples, with little involvement of local scientists, are practising helicopter research.
Morrison will need to rely heavily on the experience of his new foreign minister, Marise Payne, and deputy leader, Josh Frydenberg.
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Morrison has his work cut out for him restoring Australia’s reputation for good governance overseas and repairing relations with China.
High inequality is bad for society because people on lower incomes may have no access to basic goods and services.
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Indonesia under President Joko Widodo seems to be on the right track in reducing inequality.
In many countries around the world, government agencies work in partnership with NGOs to deliver public services such as health, education and sanitation for communities.
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A new regulation makes it easier for the government to contract local NGOs.
In Indonesia, sending drug users to prison only creates more problems, from overcrowding to bigger exposures to drug abuse.
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The government needs to revisit its punitive approach to drug users and stop sending them to prison to avoid overcrowding.
Ins and outs.
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Watch out, Indonesia and South Africa.
The 18th Asian Games in Indonesia has every potential as an alternative means to promote peace.
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How can sporting events like the Asian Games contribute to global peace?