Prioritize curriculum, not learning method, in national study
IO - True, the Government has decided to reinstate face-to-face learning and teaching in schools in Semester 2 of the academic year, i.e. in January-June 2021. However, COVID-19 infection numbers remain high...
An empty threat: political Islam in Indonesia
IO - Ever since 1998, after the fall of Indonesia’s decades-long strongman Suharto, there has been a gnawing fear in the West and amongst Indonesia’s secularist majority that the country could possibly...
“Crowding-out” effect and weakened buying power
IO - Banking credit growth slid downward to minus 0.47% in October 2020, representing the worst credit growth since Indonesia’s 1998 Economic Crisis. The Government, Bank Indonesia, and economists argued that credit...
No reason to celebrate, at least for now
IO - For many people, the year 2020 is the worst year in their living memory. The covid-19 pandemic, coupled with economic meltdowns, has caused misery piled upon misery. Over 43 million...
Modified vaccine
IO - I definitely will choose Sinovac’s vaccine over Pfizer’s, based on my own logic. Certainly, I am no expert, especially concerning pharmaceuticals, including vaccines. However, the global public is aware that...
Post-Regional Elections risk management
IO - Voting and vote counting for the 2020 Regional Elections were executed properly on Wednesday, 9 December. Many people expressed their appreciation of the smoothness and harmony seen on Election Day,...
What Indonesia should do about the B737 MAX 8
IO - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the United States aviation authority agency has officially announced on Wednesday that it will allow B-737 MAX 8 aircraft to resume flying. Being the first...
Credit restructuring, a cause for tentative UMKM optimism
IO - The long duration of the COVID-19 pandemic is of great concern for the health and safety of all citizens. However, physical health is not the only thing being threatened here....
Women and electoral justice
IO - Democracy has become internalized in various aspects of our governance.Not only is it marked by an election every five years, but it is also part of a value chain to...
Beijing Should Stop Its Bullying
IO - After a visit by Acting US Defense Secretary Christopher Miller to meet Prabowo Subianto, his Indonesian counterpart, in Jakarta this past week, there were speculation that it was part of...
