Maya Defianty, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta and Kate Wilson, University of Canberra
When teaching critical thinking, teachers still fall back on old habits ingrained in Indonesian education. This includes a culture of rote learning and “teaching to test”.
Boosting efforts to tackle sexual violence in Indonesian universities requires initiatives from higher education institutions, decisive actions at the state level and activism at the grassroots level.
Maryam Dari Pagi Ke Malam (Maryam From Day to Night) made its debut at Rotterdam Film Festival.
Anomalous Films/Rhu Graha
Indonesia hasn’t made a strategic effort to push bahasa Indonesia in Australia. That’s in stark contrast to how French and other languages are promoted in Australia, including through cultural events.
Free Papua activists protesting in Jakarta, December 2022.
AAP
The kidnapping of Phil Mehrtens is a sign the West Papuan independence movement is again becoming desperate to attract international attention, following decades of violent human rights abuses.
In Indonesia, contract cheaters take advantage of a culture of academic competition, a lack of legal clarity, and the move to online testing and assignments.
The Port of Makassar in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
(ANTARA FOTO/Amas Padda)
At least 115 of Indonesia’s islands will be underwater due to a combination of sea level rise and land subsidence. What do these estimates mean to Indonesia’s future as an archipelagic state?
When mud, fluids and gases erupt at the Earth’s surface, they hint at what’s happening underground, allowing scientists to build a more comprehensive 3D view of what’s going on inside our planet.
Overfishing leads to the deaths of millions of sharks each year.
Hollie Booth
If all countries in the world followed Indonesia’s target, the global temperature would rise by 4°C by 2050.
The SAR team is looking for victims buried in an earthquake landslide in Cianjur Regency, West Java, Indonesia, November 24, 2022.
BETWEEN PHOTOS/Yulius Satria Wijaya/hp
This deeply flawed new criminal code is likely to meet with stiff opposition from lawyers and activists. This might include protests and even court challenges.
Fining and jailing Indonesian fishers taking shark fin is a knee-jerk solution. As long as sharks keep vanishing and demand for shark fin soup remains high, illegal fishing will continue.
Al-Fatah mosque founder Shinta Ratri with other transgender women.
Donal Husni/NurPhoto via Getty Images
LGBT+ people have been eligible to receive COVID vaccines, but lack of ID cards, discrimination, accessibility issues and misinformation have emerged as challenges to do so.
The sheer number of Chinese-funded dams pose a substantial risk to biodiversity. And yet, environmental regulation of these projects has serious flaws.
A man reacts as he inspects the damage caused by Monday’s earthquake in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia.
Tatan Syuflana/AP