Caught in the middle: Lombok and Bali are exposed to earthquake and tsunamis risk due to a tectonic plate boundary to the south, but also a unique zone of activity that thrusts to the north.
Corrupt practices in prison take many forms.
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Containing wealthy corruptors in underfunded, understaffed prisons is like putting a grizzly bear in a wobbly bamboo cage designed to hold goats guarded by unskilled shepherds.
Vice-presidential candidates could make or break presidential candidates’ chances of winning the 2019 election.
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With two weeks to go to the formal announcement deadline, people are still clueless about the running mates for incumbent President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and challenger Prabowo Subiantoro.
Punishing ex-offenders via legislation disregards due process of law, and is given without objective considerations.
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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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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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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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Ella S. Prihatini, The University of Western Australia
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?
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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Robi Sugara, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta
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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