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Behind the wave of mass layoffs: Should there be concern about a looming recession?
IO
- We’ve seen the picture as crystal clear from early
2020. A wave of mass layoffs is taking place in every sector, from manufacturing
to services. Krakatau Steel executed their plan to lay off 2,683 workers,
mostly...
The new way: How to achieve higher economic growth in 2020
IO - At the end of 2017, I stated that up until 2019
our economic growth will only be around 5%. This is not strange, because our macroeconomic
policies are super conservative: we listen to the...
The threat of recession amid powerlessness
IO, Jakarta - Global economic growth in 2019 is stalling. Some countries are even suffering negative growth; signs of recession are increasingly apparent. And pessimism about global economic health is also rising, as estimates...
Indonesia in mourning: Xanana Gusmao bids a tearful farewell to B.J. Habibie …
IO - After the death of former Indonesian President B.J. Habibie a video went viral on the internet showing Timor Leste’s first president, Xanana Gusmao kneeling at the sickbed of former Indonesian President Habibie....
MERDEKA : The Proclamation of Independence 17 August 1945
IO
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On the 17th of August 1945 at 10 am with a very simple ceremony in
the garden of his residence at Jl Pegangsaan Timur no 56 in the Menteng area of
Central Jakarta Soekarno read out...
US-China trade war cools down: What’s in it for Indonesia?
IO, Jakarta – Trade tensions between the United States (US) and China have cooled down a
little. This is because US President Donald Trump and China President Xi
Jinping met informally amid the G20 Conference held...
The 2019 Presidential election: The results remain among the most disputed ever
IO, Jakarta – The lengthy
process of electing a President and Vice President has finally arrived at its
final stage. The Presidential Elections saw Presidential Candidate Pair 01,
Joko Widodo-KH Ma’ruf Amin, standing against Presidential Candidate Pair...
Aksi 22 Mei: We demand justice!
IO, Jakarta – Elections should
be a joyous events, celebrations of citizen empowerment held once every 5 years.
They must be a forum for the people to choose their leader according to the dictates
of their conscience....
Jokowi clinging onto power: But at what cost to our democracy?
IO, Jakarta – Elections
2019 are over. Yet our Elections, as an important pillar of democracy, were
filled with too much competitiveness for power. Unfortunately, some people
would do whatever it takes in order to hang onto...
Death at the polls: A mystery in need of an inquiry
IO,
Jakarta – Simultaneous elections were held on 17 April. After this once-every-5-years
democratic process, we do not rejoice. How could we? The number of Voting Organizer
Groups (Kelompok
Penyelenggara Pemungutan Suara – “KPPS”) officials who died continues...
Democracy under siege: Now it’s up to the people
IO, Jakarta – Every year,
the 1st of May is celebrated as Labor Day. The 2019 Public May Day Celebration in Jakarta was attended by 50,000 workers
from Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, and Bekasi (Jabodetabek) area, Purwakarta,...
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