Despite the New Order’s discriminatory laws, the village of Balong remained a bastion of harmony and social cohesion.
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Like Southeast Asia almost four decades ago, Bangladesh now faces the delicate aftermath of an authoritarian collapse, where the real test is not the fall of the regime but what emerges to replace it.
A nickel mining project in Raja Ampat forces Nahdlatul Ulama to confront its position amid state and corporate entanglement.
Madura’s kiai wield significant power, leveraging religious and local traditions to oppose phosphate mining and protect ancestral lands.
A reflection of what the military law revision entails.
It is urgent to crimininalise AI-generated CSAM and undertake a legal reform to protect children online.
The widely contested revisions to the military law are still within reasonable limits.
A short report on eFishery’s financial conundrum and its implications to Indonesia’s business landscape.
Indonesia’s top religious groups risk independence by accepting mining concessions, aligning closely with the state’s political and economic interests.
Indonesia risks missing its demographic bonus by overlooking the welfare and potential of its growing elderly population.