Indonesian religious leaders have a big role to play in times of crisis.
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As a nation with a strong religious sentiment, Indonesia could rely on its religious leaders to be more involved in communicating messages about the crisis.
Praying Muslims physically distancing in a mosque in Surabaya, Indonesia, March 20, 2020.
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The current calculation of the COVID-19 death rate in Indonesia does not reflect the reality on the ground.
A nurse looks out of the isolation room for patients infected with COVID-19 at Undata Hospital, Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia March 3, 2020.
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Massive COVID-19 rapid testing is starting this week in the several cities and regencies of coronavirus hot spot of Jakarta, West Java and Banten focusing on vulnerable groups.
Freshly planted palm oil plantation in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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Oil palm plantation on remote locations is not mutually exclusive with increase wealth and improve living standards at remote locations.
Cleaning workers spray disinfectant at Bung Karno aquatic stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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The policy of self-isolation fails to take into account the fact that many poor and low-income people cannot afford to do it.
The school enrolment rate between Indonesian boys and girls is virtually equal, but gender bias persists in school textbooks.
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Indonesian textbooks represent gender equality better than their South Asian counterparts, but our analysis shows portrayals of women are still biased.
An old bicycle next to paddy fields in Central Java.
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Rapid motorisation has made the Indonesian city of Solo prioritise policies to support motorised vehicles, paying little attention to cycling and marginalising poor women.
Only three countries in Southeast Asia have over 80% Internet penetration.
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In Southeast Asia like in many other developing regions, a large segment of the population don’t have access to the Internet and electronic devices.
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Strategic risk communication is needed to curb fearmongering and racist sentiments on social media related to COVID-19
When Netflix became available in 2011, it showed audiences and content producers the possibilities of streaming.
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In Southeast Asia multiple streaming companies are vying for market share.
Closer monitoring of former Islamic State (IS) member who have returned to Indonesia is needed.
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A more robust strategy is needed to manage terrorism funding, especially fund-raising by returning terrorist fighters.
Students study at a madrasa (Islamic school) in South Jakarta.
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Research finds that poor households in rural Indonesia tend to prioritise high-cost schooling options for sons, while sending daughters to under-resourced Islamic schools. Why is this the case?
Land conflicts in Indonesia are commonly the result of a lack of prior consent from people who have lived in the area for generations.
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The right strategies, using agrarian or adat justice, can settle conflicts in favour of local people and indigenous peoples.
Indonesia’s target to be waste-free by 2035 needs to include food waste from households.
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Waste-free by 2035 in Indonesia is doable through three strategies to reduce food waste.
Riverine plastic pollution is new science but necessary to stop overflowing waste coming to oceans.
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The study also finds the weight of plastic waste from all rivers in Jakarta totals 2.1 million kilograms equivalent to 1,000 Tesla Model S cars.
Motorists ride past a burnt-out car in Fakfak, West Papua, after a violent protest last year.
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The government’s financial assistance hasn’t really helped Papuans solve their economic and social problems.
Looking to the future, President Joko Widodo (centre) voiced a strong intention for Australia and Indonesia to become partners in developing the Pacific region.
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Even though Australians and Indonesians are both friendly and easy-going, systemic boundaries can slow down the process of collaboration.
Watching an entertainment video on the Quibi platform, watchable horizontally and vertically, during the Quibi (short for Quick Bites) press conference at the 2020 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, US earlier this year.
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Binge-watching is commonly seen as related to media content addiction. It usually occurs when an audience watches a series of episodes streamed through the one platform.
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Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement has some apparent implementation challenges.
The amount of cadmium content in cocoa beans depends on the location and soil conditions where the chocolate plant is grown and type of chocolate plant itself.
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Chocolate plants can absorb cadmium through their roots and store it in chocolate leaves and seeds. Cadmium levels in processed chocolate depending on the production process and the producers.
Village Forests can reduce poverty and also deforestation if done properly.
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Village Forests under the Social forestry Scheme can not only reduce poverty but also deforestation, study finds.
Overdose involving GHB and alcohol can cause a person to have breathing difficulties, respiratory failure, coma, or death.
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The use of alcohol with GHB is very dangerous because it can increase the toxic effects of the drug. It should also not be used in combination with sedatives or other anaesthetics.
Merapi Eruption by Night, by Raden Saleh, 1865.
The Tambora-Frankenstein myth silences Shelley’s critique of science.
Members of Free West Papua Campaign Netherlands demonstrate in The Hague last September against excessive violence in West Papua by the Indonesian army.
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International political dynamics sabotaged West Papuans’ attempts to ride the waves of decolonisation efforts by Asian and African countries throughout the 1940s to the 1960s.
Indonesia’s power plants are vulnerable to climate-related events, such as floods and droughts.
Climate change affects power plants in Indonesia, eventually disrupting energy supply to consumers.