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A WORLD ON HOLD. Mobility restrictions as the second wave of Covid-19 begins
IO - In March 2020, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, threatening public health from one country to another, spreading around the world. This global health crisis imposes restrictions on human mobility, thus deteriorating progress...
Indonesia’s big gamble: Covid-19 Vaccination strategy
IO - President Jokowi’s first Covid-19 inoculation on January 13, 2021 was the start of a new strategy against the coronavirus pandemic in Indonesia, a very crucial move in overcoming the public health disaster...
COVID-19 ECONOMICS, Job recovery and demographic challenges in an unprecedented era
IO - After falling into Covid-induced recession in 2020, the Indonesian economy, along with the global economy, is projected to enter a recovery phase in 2021. Adaptation to the pandemic, in government policies and...
The Covid-19 vaccination. A matter of trust and a race against time
IO - President Joko Widodo received the country’s first Sinovac- made Covid-19 inoculation at the State Palace on January 13, 2021. His inoculation was carried out by Prof. Dr. Abdul Muthalib, deputy head of...
Tighten social restrictions – PPKM in Java and Bali: Will it make a difference?
IO - As we enter 2021, the world is still struggling with Covid-19 pandemic, beginning in late December 2019. The virus, first discovered in a seafood market in Wuhan, China, and spread throughout the...
The economy in 2021, A reason for optimism?
IO - How optimistic are we in our outlook for 2021? We will most likely have differing opinions. Some observers and business players have expressed their caution about whether Indonesia’s economy will revive in...
Challenges of Indonesia’s Estate farms Sustainable, or not?
IO - The rise and fall of the Indonesian estate crops during the ongoing Covid19 pandemic reveal several issues facing the subsector. In the last two quarters, estate crops subsector has suffered negative growth...
REGIONAL ELECTIONS 2020: Voting in the midst of a pandemic
IO - The 2020 simultaneous regional election (Pilkada) was finally held on December 9, 2020. The political decision of the government, House’s Committee II, and election organizers has been controversial from the start. When...
Covid-19: A second wave and a vaccine of hope
IO - Eleven month since coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 was first announced on December 31, 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China. The global toll on 28 November 2020, reported by the World Health Organisation (WHO) ...
Indonesia’s teachers: Once the nation’s patriots and pioneers, but what about their roles now?
IO - A teacher is an unsung hero in educating the nation. Everyone is a teacher. Every house is a school. Education doesn’t merely take place at school, but also at home, on the...
Joe Biden’s victory; Is it a win for Indonesia?
IO - Although Donald Trump has yet to concede to his election loss to Joe Biden and is still mounting a legal challenge to dispute the election results, many predict that come January 20,...
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