Punishing ex-offenders via legislation disregards due process of law, and is given without objective considerations.
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Ex-offenders should be given a fair chance to redeem themselves after serving their time.
Will the rupiah continue to weaken against the US dollar?
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It should not come as a surprise if the rupiah touches the Rp15,000 level by the end of the year.
In the medical culture of the Bugis and Makassar peoples in Indonesia the word koroq
means that the penis is actually shrinking, or retracting, but the Dutch in the 19th-century East Indies did not believe it was real.
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Koro is widely believed to be a culturally localised delusion. But a theory that it’s a fight-or-flight reflex might be corroborated by studying traditional healing treatments in Indonesia.
More than 250,000 people took to the streets in a 2016 protest organised by hardline Muslim groups against Jakarta’s Christian mayor.
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Indonesia has long been held up as a model of democratic transition in the Muslim world. This view of the country now needs rethinking.
It is important to encourage children to learn English as long as they already master their mother tongue.
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Early exposure to a second (foreign) language will not disturb the children’s language development. Some myths have been explained.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo onboard the Indonesian Navy ship KRI Imam Bonjol during a visit to the waters of Natuna Islands, Riau Islands, Indonesia, 23 June 2016.
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Can Indonesia’s defence industry attain self-sufficiency?
Detachment 88 forces conducting a raid in Indonesia in 2016.
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Trained and funded by Australia and the US, Detachment 88 is winning the fight against terrorism in Indonesia, though not without some controversy and continued challenges.
Cocos Malay photo from the 1910s showing a wedding procession that is still practised today with the groom pictured going to the bride’s house accompanied by members of the community.
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In the 1800s, a group of Southeast Asians were taken to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, now part of Australia, by an English merchant. Their descendants are seeking Indigenous status from Australia.
The road to parliament is filled with obstacles for Indonesian women.
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Male and female lawmakers differ in their reasoning why women struggle in winning elections. They also have different opinions about the legitimacy and effectiveness of the gender quota policy.
The death threat looms large over Indonesian youth as their rate of smoking is high.
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Indonesia has the region’s highest rate of smoking among youths – one in five between the ages of 13 and 15 smoke. What should the government should do to stop youth from smoking?
Dangerous inhalation.
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While many of its Asian neighbours are striving to get smoking under control, Indonesia is the stubborn exception.
Elina Simbolon, installation art for the 20-year commemoration of the May 1998 events.
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The work of three Chinese Indonesian women presented in Melbourne fills a void in public knowledge of a dark chapter in Indonesian history.
An Indonesian police officer secures the area following the May 14 bomb blast at police headquarters in Surabaya, East Java.
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A tougher security approach to terrorism may be counterproductive and could even potentially undermine the supremacy of civilian government in Indonesia.
An oil tanker leaves Sydney Harbour.
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Australia’s recently announced review of its national fuel stockpiles is timely indeed. The country is almost totally reliant on oil being shipped through some of the world’s most contested regions.
Anti-terror police guard the house of the family that detonated bombs in Surabaya, Indonesia, May 15 2018.
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To prevent people from climbing the staircase to terrorism, educating people about the values of tolerance should start early.
Supporters of the leader of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), Habib Rizieq, shout slogans during a protest outside police headquarters in Jakarta in 2017.
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Reading the change in the reaction of conservative Muslim organisations towards terrorist attacks.
Thirteen people were killed in church bombings in the Indonesian city of Surabaya on Sunday.
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The world cheered the defeat of IS in the Middle East, but the insurgency is far from over.
Radicalism is spread at schools in Indonesia. But, where do they grow?
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Identifying three types of schools that are prone to radical values.
A candlelight vigil for the victims of Sunday’s church bombings in Indonesia.
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Preventing attacks in Indonesia by militants returning from the front lines in the Middle East may take more coordination with Australia.
Indonesian police officers carry body bags at the scene of a bomb blast in front of a church in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, 13 May 2018.
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The attacks show not only a shift in women’s roles in violent extremism, but also the involvement of families in acts of terror.