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Daycare abuse; Momentum to improve child services and protection

The recent revelations of alleged abuse against dozens of children at a daycare in Yogyakarta have outraged the ...

Innovative ready-to-eat meal, practical solution for Hajj logistics

Food, typically an ordinary necessity, can become scarce and highly valued during the Hajj season in Saudi ...

Inside the Baduy’s 200 km sacred journey through the night

Around 3:00 in the morning, while most people were still asleep, dozens of Inner Baduy people walked together through ...

Indonesia rejects Malacca Strait tolls amid global tensions

For days, a question rippled across global shipping lanes and diplomatic circles: would Indonesia follow Iran’s ...

Surabaya's service-based city transformation put to the test

Surabaya, the capital of East Java, remains a hive of activity across its thoroughfares, ports, and shopping centers, ...

"Kartini without medal": Kartika's story of teaching diaspora children

Just call me Dewi Kartika. That sentence came to mind when meeting Dewi Kartikaningrat, a teacher at the Kuala Lumpur ...

Jakarta's janitor fish dilemma: When livelihoods meet cleanup drive

As the Ciliwung River winds through Kalibata in South Jakarta, stories unfold of people striving to see another day by ...

Bandung Conference at 71: Indonesia must not let its spirit die out

The Bandung Conference or the Asian-African Conference, which gave birth to the “Bandung Principles” or ...

Biofuels: Indonesia's strategic shield against energy volatility

Indonesia is navigating renewed turbulence in global energy markets as oil prices fluctuate amid ...

Dasasila Bandung: A moral compass amid polarization

More than seven decades ago, Bandung City in West Java witnessed the birth of a grand vision: a world free from ...

Safeguarding rice production as dry season and El Nino loom

While many parts of Indonesia continue to experience rainfall as of April, the looming threats of El Niño and an ...

The salty sashimi of Banda Sea: A journey through inasua history

As a maritime nation defined by its vast archipelagic reaches, Indonesia has naturally developed a profound expertise ...

Indonesia's Russia strategy: Securing energy in uncertain times

Although Iran has responded positively to Indonesia's request to allow two Pertamina tankers safe passage through ...

Indonesia's sacrifice in Lebanon and peacekeeping paradox

It is arguably safe to say that only a handful of Indonesians could point to Adchit al-Qusayr or Bani Hayyan on a world ...

From cities to villages: harnessing the economic engine of Eid al-Fitr

From cities to villages, millions of people traveled for the Eid al-Fitr homecoming, or locally known as ...