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Workers in Papua trapped in vicious cycle of armed violence

The cycle of armed violence continues unabated, as workers in the Indonesian province of Papua became the recent ...

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Future of MRT after Jakarta no longer a capital city

The Jakarta provincial government appears mostly confident in its projection of the city becoming an economic hub and ...

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Building a digital ecosystem as the key of future SOEs

The COVID-19 pandemic has sent the world into isolation, with most people compelled to remain indoors and work from ...

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Eradicating corruption within SOEs

In October 2021, former Garuda Indonesia commissioner Peter Ghonta took the lid off various problems brewing in the ...

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Enhancing Indonesian state-owned enterprises through clustering

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has given a period of one to two years for state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to make ...

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Ongoing quest for advancing state-owned enterprises

The Indonesian president harbors myriad hopes and expectations for state-owned enterprises and has striven to see them ...

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Thohir paves the way for good corporate governance

Good corporate governance (GCG) can help state-owned enterprises (SOEs) increase their value, investor confidence, ...

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New house, new life for earthquake victims in Pombewe

A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck Central Sulawesi on September 28, 2018, triggering a huge tsunami and large-scale ...

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Looking at the finer nuances of the Indonesia-Singapore FIR agreement

On January 25, 2022, the Indonesian and Singaporean governments had approved agreements on extradition, Flight ...

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Govt bolsters strategies as Omicron wave sweeps Indonesia

Indonesia is currently witnessing the third wave of COVID-19 infections triggered by the Omicron variant, which, though ...

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Green economy for job creation

Sustainable economic growth is the great aspiration of the Indonesian people in the context of realizing a prosperous ...

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Responding to challenges of press in the age of digitalization

The development of information technology has created disruption in various fields, one of which is the print media ...

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Despite challenges, strong economic recovery appears on track

Indonesia's economy managed to grow 5.02 percent (yoy) in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2021, indicating a ...

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Preparing disaster-resilient community in earthquake-prone Indonesia

Earthquakes are common in parts of Indonesia, the world's largest archipelagic nation located in the Pacific Ring ...

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Ensuring readiness of infrastructure ahead of 2022 Mandalika MotoGP

The government and the community continue to collaborate in readying supporting facilities for the MotoGP scheduled on ...

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Indonesia braces for hydro-meteorological disasters

With about 17 thousand islands scattered across the Indian-Pacific Ocean, the world’s largest archipelagic ...

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Long wait for indigenous vaccine expected to end mid-year

A recent announcement that the Red and White vaccine is expected to be ready for production by mid-2022 offers hope to ...

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Indonesia accelerates vaccination drive amid threat of Omicron spread

The Indonesian Government has expedited the implementation of the vaccination drive, including booster shot offers, ...

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Encouraging transparency by reporting state officials' wealth

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has reminded all state officials to deliver their Report of State Officials ...

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Indonesia's booster shot drive prioritizes elderly

The Indonesian government on January 12, 2022, rolled out booster vaccinations for those who have completed six months ...