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Still ASEAN leader?

The Jakarta Post 11 May 2026
T. here should be no doubt that Indonesia is the natural leader of ASEAN and primus inter pares in Southeast Asia due to the sizable role it has played in pushing the regional bloc to become one of the most successful in the world ... .
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Indonesia’s businesses face a new human rights era

The Jakarta Post 11 May 2026
T. he global Business and Human Rights (BHR) agenda is moving in a direction that can no longer be ignored ... For companies within its scope, compliance obligations under these new measures will take effect no later than July 2029. .
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Analysis: Plan to slash ride-hailing commissions raises sustainability concerns

The Jakarta Post 11 May 2026
P ... The arrangement would place the state-backed investment body in a direct position to influence pricing and governance decisions within the company. The policy was later formalized through Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No ... .
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Why Indonesia’s emissions trading system needs revision

The Jakarta Post 11 May 2026
I. ndonesia’s emissions trading system (ETS) has been operational for three years, supported by a presidential regulation (Perpres), an implementing regulation, a national registry, a carbon exchange and a complete cycle of public trading data ... .
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The consensus on China’s economy is strong, and wrong

The Jakarta Post 10 May 2026
I. s China’s development model short-changing domestic consumers? Although there is almost universal agreement that it is, that does not make it true ... For example, in Trade Wars Are Class Wars, Matthew C ... .
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Freeport Indonesia pushes back full copper mine restart

The Jakarta Post 10 May 2026
P. T Freeport Indonesia has delayed by a year the full restart of its Grasberg copper mine in Mimika regency, Central Papua, a move that is expected to worsen supply constraints already impacting the metal’s global market ... Read also.
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YOURSAY | Sorry state of Malaysian academia

Malaysia Kini 09 May 2026
‘This is enabled by universities that have failed in the pursuit of knowledge.’ .
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Wrong target, wrong response

The Jakarta Post 09 May 2026
A. senior politician posts a video. The video makes unverified allegations about a presidential aide's personal life. The government moves to suppress it, invoking the specter of hate speech and national division ... .
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Restoring people's rights to natural resources

The Jakarta Post 09 May 2026
T. he narrative of energy and natural resource management in the country has almost always been trapped by the allure of mere economic achievement figures ... The bottom line is simple ... Take the energy transition, for example ... .
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Is nicotine the magic bullet to help end the smoking epidemic?

The Jakarta Post 09 May 2026
W ... While the overall smoking prevalence rate in Indonesia is around 34-39 percent, the country has an estimated 70 million active smokers, representing 38.7 percent of people aged 15 and above. .
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Analysis: Toll road VAT, EV disincentive: Short-term revenue, long-term losses

The Jakarta Post 09 May 2026
A. s the government seeks to shore up fiscal stability amid slowing tax revenue and rising spending pressures, it is turning to controversial new revenue measures, including imposing VAT on toll roads and removing tax exemptions for EV ... .
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Higher education dilemma: Between degrees and labor market

The Jakarta Post 09 May 2026
F. or many Indonesians, entering higher education is not merely an intellectual decision; it is a strategy for survival ... In this sense, higher education carries an implicit promise, one that is rarely stated but widely believed ... .
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Beyond ‘when will you marry?’: Indonesia’s new demographic challenge

The Jakarta Post 09 May 2026
I. n Indonesia, the question “When will you get married?” is still treated as a common social ritual. It appears at family gatherings, religious holidays, weddings and casual conversations with relatives ... .
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