Indonesian President Joko Widodo speaks during a joint media statement with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison at Bogor Presidential Palace near Jakarta, last August.
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Is Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s claim that the rate of poverty in rural Indonesia has declined at twice the poverty rates of cities correct?
Clouds roll across Samosir in northern Sumatra.
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Despite its global importance, the rainy ‘Maritime Continent’ around Indonesia is hard to capture using global climate models. But fear not - new research shows how to improve our forecasts.
The free trade agreement with Indonesia, which Australia originally.
hoped would be signed this week when Morrison was in Singapore for the start of the summit season, has become hostage to the embassy
decision.
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The fundamental point is that those were desperate days for the Coalition and so are these. “McMahon was in survival mode,” says author Patrick Mullins. The same could be said of Morrison.
The idea of restorative justice is to redress crime, while ensuring offenders can reintegrate back into the community.
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Restorative justice allows us to uphold justice while respecting the human rights of offenders.
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Calls to ban palm oil could get a very different response among people who live in the same forests as orangutans.
After a positive start, Morrison’s relations with his Indonesian counterpart, Joko Widodo, cooled off after he suggested moving the Australian embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has a busy summit season ahead of him. After early foreign policy stumbles, it’s important he reads his briefs, listens to the diplomats and stays humble.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) welcomes Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir (L) upon his arrival at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, Indonesia, 22 October 2018.
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The influence of Saudi money and ideology may be too big to dismantle in Malaysia and Indonesia.
Medical students at the NIAS in Surabaya, 1930s.
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Indonesia’s physicians were active in the nationalist movement. They were involved in associations and political parties. They also became authors and activists.
Lion Air passenger jet JT-610 that crashed into the sea en-route to Pankal Pinang, Sumatra on Monday, killing all 189 people on board.
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The flight data may only shed light on what happened. Investigators must systematically investigate other evidence to find out why JT-610 crashed.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo talks to IMF managing director Christine Lagarde during the plenary session at the IMF and World Bank annual meeting in Nusadua, Bali, Indonesia recently.
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Films can be used to help understand international relations concepts.
Many questions about the new policy on whistleblowers have yet to be answered.
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The lack of clear reward mechanisms and the small amount of the incentive are among the reasons this regulation may not be effective.
After his Monday meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Turnbull made it clear how off-the-cuff the Morrison announcement looked – in contrast to his own administration’s policy.
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An observer – or the Indonesians - might ask: would the real prime minister please stand up?
An illustration of life in Aru Islands from The Malay Archipelago
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More than a thousand local people helped Alfred Russel Wallace in his eight year voyage collecting specimens of animals in the Malay archipelago.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrive for high tea at the Grand Garden of Bogor Presidential Palace south of Jakarta.
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If their trade deal is delayed, this will not only create a huge loss for the Australian and Indonesian economies but also change foreign policy dynamics between the two countries.
One of the minors reunites with family and friends in Rote, East Nusa Tenggara, after being released from Australian prison.
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Efforts to claim compensation for Indonesian minors who were caught manning boats that smuggled asylum seekers to Australia may end up failing if the Australian government continues to resist.
Nepotism extends personal greed to a specific group’s interest.
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Most people in Indonesia underestimate the effects of nepotism.
Rescue team members rest near an earthquake-devastated area during a search for victims under the ruins of collapsed buildings in Balaroa, Palu city, Central Sulawesi.
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Developed countries focus on technology, but lullabies can sometimes have a greater effect.
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.
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The Indonesian public sector has some challenges to overcome to be able to design better policies.
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 (Aghniny Haque)
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Many consider Wiro is a superhero movie but from its cinematic elements and style, Wiro Sableng is closer to martial arts or silat genre.
A bridge in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, was destroyed in the recent earthquake and tsunami.
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The devastation of the recent earthquake and tsunami might be most visible in Palu, the capital city of Central Sulawesi. But the province’s rural areas could ultimately suffer the most.