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Constant Looming Uncertainty, Revising The “Partly Unconstituional” Job Creation Law
IO - On November 25, 2021, the Constitutional Court (MK) ruled on judicial review filing No. 91/PUU-XVIII/2020 in a lawsuit challenging Law 11/2020 on Job Creation. The MK verdict has been vigorously debated by...
Indonesia’s Minimum Wage: Finding middle ground between Workers and the Economy
IO - A minimum wage represents the lowest nominal monthly remuneration, by law. Companies are legally prohibited from paying their workers anything below the minimum wage, which is intended to function as a safety...
“Siamese Twin” Indonesian Business & Politics at the height of the Pandemic
IO - To characterize a politics-business nexus in this article, I used the term “Siamese twins.” George Junus Aditjondro, a lecturer and expert in the sociology of corruption at Newcastle University in Australia, coined...
From Pariah to Paragon: Indonesia’s Covid-19 handling becomes the world’s envy
IO - The global spotlight is shining on Indonesia, due to its success in handling the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of cases has continued totrend down by a whopping 92% since the peak of...
Garuda Indonesia Airlines: TOO BIG TO FAIL?
IO - The global sceneFighting for survival, while many are relying on government bailouts: not every country is willing to dig deeper into debt to relieve its perpetually ailing companies.
Tourism covers 10% of the...
Global Energy Crunch Lessons for Indonesia
IO - Still reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic, now nearing the end of its second year, the world is gripped by a different type of crisis. The global energy crisis, caused primarily by inadequate...
Time to jolt the Tourism Sector out of its Coma?
IO - Almost two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, the tourism industry is still waiting to struggle out of the doldrums. The pandemic has all but devastated the once-vibrant sector, causing it to lose...
Strengthening Maritime Security in Natuna
IO - A few weeks before the Indonesian National Armed Forces Day (5October), a new page on the long-standing issue in Natuna has been written in the annals of history. On 9 September 2021,...
Defense Minister Prabowo in London, Indonesia Bags Frigate Design License from UK
IO - Indonesia has secured a design license agreement with Babcock International, a UK-based aerospace, defense and security company, through PT PAL, Indonesia’s state-owned shipbuilding enterprise, to manufacture the Arrowhead 140 frigate. This agreement...
The 2021 Hajj pilgrimage: Cancelled.. But why?
IO - As a country with the largest Muslim population in the world, Indonesia sends 220,000 Haj pilgrims every year—the highest Haj quota globally. However, Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Kholil Qoumas announced that the...
The demise of KPK
What it means to fight corruption
IO - What we fear has come true. Predictably, the sinister plot to weaken the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has found its way into heart of the antigraft...
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