Thursday, March 28, 2024 | 15:47 WIB

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Preventing data leaks for more honorable 2024 elections

The end of November 2023 saw a violation against the official website of the General Election Commission (KPU), which was reported to have been hacked, with approximately 204 million data points from the permanent voter list (DPT) allegedly leaked. According to a report from the Communication and Information System Security Research Center (CISSReC), a hacker calling itself “Jimbo” obtained the data and sold it for US$74 thousand, which is equal to IDR 1.2 billion. 

The recovery and forfeiture of state assets secured from criminal acts

The policy of the Joko Widodo administration regarding alternatives or options in preparing (new) strategies in addition to carrying out criminal politics by reducing the weight and frequency of punishment should be commended. 

Mosque Architecture Of Ridwan Kamil: A Narrative Of Power And Knowledge Relations (part 2)

Looking back to our previous discussion concerning the major role of the internet and social media, a source of vast information nowadays, this phenomenon will exert an effect on the existential issue of contemporary mosque architecture.

Oil price biting inflation – a reaction of Middle East conflict

Attacks by the US Navy and UK against the Houthis of Yemen have raised concerns about the expansion and prolonging of the Middle East conflict, as well as its ramifications, principally a drastic escalation of crude oil and other commodity prices. 

Achieving SDGs in Remote Areas: Transforming Bureaucracy

With the release of Presidential Regulation Number 59 of 2017, concerning the Implementation of Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Indonesia has emerged as a leader in the goal of mainstreaming SDGs. The national medium-term development strategy and the long-term agenda, namely the Indonesia Vision 2045, both include an SDG agenda as a strategic component. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) intends to hasten the accomplishment of the nation’s objectives – as outlined in the Preamble to the 1945 Constitution – by 2045, when Indonesia will have been independent for precisely 100 years. 

Mosque architecture of Ridwan Kamil: a narrative of power and knowledge relations (part 1)

Almost a year ago, I wrote a critique in this medium about the current outline of development of contemporary mosque architecture in Indonesia. To quickly recall, in this article I framed the latest narratives about mosque design, which have a very political nuance, including the presence of two large mosques in Java, namely, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Solo and the Al Jabbar Grand Mosque in Bandung. 

Pinpointing Indonesia’s tourism challenges in 2024

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has conveyed promising news, revealing that by the end of 2023, global tourism will have recovered by almost 90 percent, compared to the pre-pandemic era.

Outer islands transportation infrastructure

Transportation infrastructure development has not only spread across the island of Java but has also expanded throughout the Indonesian archipelago, including through underdeveloped, outermost, frontier and border areas (3TP). The development in 3TP areas is expected to upgrade the economy as it provides access to regions historically isolated. 

Navigating the Challenge of the “2024 Rice Economy”

Indonesia is facing a daunting rice economy in 2024, potentially equivalent to the economic and political crisis in 1998 that led to the fall of President Soeharto. An extreme drought, the result of El Niño, has affected nearly all of Indonesia’s production centers and severely impacted rice production. Several crucial aspects of economics are interconnected, so when one encounters issues, the other elements are simultaneously caught in a gridlock. 

Expedite the grassroots & the State in empowering & serving the deaf & the mute

It is good to recollect the contribution of those personalities hailing from Indonesian society, along with students, who lived and studied in Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) regions, precisely in Tunisia and Libya, under the coordination of Brother Muhammad Fawwaz Yasser, whose creative idea it was to empower and provide service to the Deaf and the Mute Community by introducing an Electronic Masdar (EM), released in a digital platform.

New developments may impel President Biden to decide not to run for re-election

It looks that President Biden may abort his decision to run for re-election, as a result of recent developments. Congress just passed a bill to formalize his impeachment. The voting was along Party lines, and the majority is in the hands of the GOP. 

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