A student steps on a giant cigarette on a rally to support a restriction against smoking in public places in Jakarta.
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Our research found Indonesia relies heavily on imported tobacco products, at the expense of local producers.
India’s civil society has opposed engineering-based water management such as large dams, river linking and canal irrigation, for environmental and social reasons, but often ideological reasons.
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India’s civil society, which for the past 30 years has been critical of India’s water policies, now has the opportunity to drive the policy recommendations for water management.
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Only 7% of the total research produced between 2013 and 2017 in Indonesia took gender and minority perspectives into account.
A student in Salatiga, Central Java, gets a medical check up before entering her class.
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As the Indonesian government reopens schools located in the green and yellow zones, a blended learning approach is being discussed as a solution.
Coffee buyers’ initiatives for coffee farmers’ welfare are often based on myths.
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Interventions with good intentions aren’t always fruitful.
Australia donated medical supplies worth AUS$2 million to Indonesia.
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To recover from COVID-19 economic downturn, Indonesia needs every assistance available, including from overseas.
A scene from the film Tilik .
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Tilik’s narrative and the portrayal of its characters allow women take centre stage in this film.
An Indonesian police officer gets tested for COVID-19 in Tangerang, Banten.
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Shame and fear resulting from stigma and discrimination can drive increased transmission of COVID-19 and prevent vital public health control.
Local fishermen take matters into their own hands to rescue dozens of Rohingya people drifting on a broken boat in waters off Lhoksukon in Aceh.
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Islamic solidarity, customary law and their experience of conflict and foreign aid can explain the Acehnese greeting people in need with open arms.
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Letters between a British author and an Indonesian political prisoner led to the creation of a fund in support of ‘prisoners of conscience’.
A scene depicting the jatilan dance in November 1828 .
In a chapter of my latest book, I highlight some of Indonesia’s most innovative and culturally significant films and directors over the past 70 years.
Indigenous Peoples protested for the arduous labor to get their customary lands recognized, despite the Constitutional Court decision in 2012.
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After 75 years, Indigenous Peoples in Indonesia is still fighting for their existence to be equal in the Republic of Indonesia.
Indonesia’s House of Representatives has repeatedly failed to pass the anti-sexual violence bill into law.
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There is a trend in policy advocacy that pushes back progress and limits women’s freedom of choice.
Seorang perempuan membawa air.
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When women have to spend hours getting water for their families, it comes at the expense of their incomes and their other contributions to their communities.
Then Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti during a 2016 tour of the USS New Orleans in the Java Sea.
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My research explores how fisheries minister Susi Pudjiastuti was left out of Jokowi’s new cabinet. Her harsh managerial style alienated many parties and a coalition rose to oust her from office.
Ten flags of Southeast Asian nations grouped under ASEAN.
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Southeast Asian countries need to rethink their ties with the two great powers and try to reduce their dependency on them.
Breastfeeding is important at all times, but even more so in emergencies.
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WHO has said that countries must act to stop donations of infant formula in emergencies.
A mother (right) talks to her children’s teachers on the progress of her children’s education in Kediri, East Java. During the pandemic, schools in Indonesia are closed and classes are conducted online. This adds to the burden on women.
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The rate of domestic violence cases has increased in Indonesia due to the pandemic.
Indonesian marine officers get ready for a ceremony in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta. Taking aggressive steps vis-a-vis China could overturn its growing defence cooperation with China.
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Indonesia’s increasingly aggressive responses may fall short given the country’s high military and economic dependence on China.
A fisherman removes a fishing net laid out to dry on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, on May 5 2020.
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The pandemic has disrupted local, regional and national supply chains, making the problem of hunger in India much worse.
David Fairchild (middle) drinks coconut water during a break from research work in West Java.
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In the history of science, the role of local people often disappears despite their contribution to the development of science.
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Indonesia has frequently obstructed global human rights enforcement by rejecting proposals to strengthen the UNHRC and blocking the council’s requests to assess the human rights situation in Papua.
A woman carrying a child stands in front of a giant mound of plastic waste in Bekasi, West Java.
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To ban or not to ban plastic bag use
A regional election commission member in Banyuwangi, East Java, is tested for COVID-19. Indonesia plans to hold its biggest regional election in December this year.
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Recognising our cognitive biases and avoid them will help us make sounder decisions, and therefore, a better decision for our country!
People gather at Tolo Wind Farm in Jeneponto Regency, South Sulawesi
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Land acquisition remains a major challenge for Indonesia’s increasing renewable energy installations.