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Indonesian paradox: When business strategy becomes a crime

The Jakarta Post 25 Nov 2025
B ... Yet, here we are. On Nov. 20, the Jakarta Corruption Court convicted former ASDP Indonesia Ferry president director Ira Puspadewi and two of her colleagues for their role in acquiring PT Jembatan Nusantara ... The case is many things ... .
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Analysis: KMP co-op program funding model draws scrutiny

The Jakarta Post 25 Nov 2025
T. he Indonesian government has issued a new regulation to accelerate the construction of facilities under the Red and White Cooperatives (KMP) program, one of President Prabowo Subianto's flagship initiatives ... 22 ... .
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The new KUHAP casts a long shadow over Indonesian justice

The Jakarta Post 25 Nov 2025
T. he recently passed amendment of Criminal Law Procedure Code (KUHAP), though a historic undertaking, stands as a testament to the state’s failure to produce regulations that protect the rights of citizens facing the law ... 2 of next year ... .
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How democracies learn to goose-step

The Jakarta Post 25 Nov 2025
I. n January 1934, the New York Times published an essay by journalist Harold Callender on a new phenomenon sweeping Nazi Germany. Gleichschaltung ... Democracy, which first emerged in fifth-century BCE Athens, Greece, marked a radical leap for humankind ... .
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The world needs an independent inequality panel before the gap widens

The Jakarta Post 25 Nov 2025
The call for an independent world panel on income and wealth inequality has moved from a distant academic aspiration to something approaching a global imperative ... It is a structural threat ... The basic premise is simple ... .
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From local wisdom to regional partnership: Indonesia’s cultural diplomacy in the Pacific

The Jakarta Post 25 Nov 2025
I. ndonesia’s remarkable cultural diversity, spanning thousands of islands, hundreds of ethnic groups and countless living traditions, has long made the archipelago one of the world’s great meeting points of civilizations ... .
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The oust Marcos plot: Big bombs, no blast

The Jakarta Post 25 Nov 2025
T. wo colossal exposés were detonated like nuclear bombs in the Phillipines’ political field in the past few days. They were released with the obvious intention to annihilate the people’s total trust in Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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Epstein-Summers e-mails reveal predatory dynamic in academia

Taipei Times 24 Nov 2025
However, the disclosures have a wider significance, because they require us to reflect on the frameworks, particularly within academia, that enable the systematic exploitation of young women.
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The new KUHAP: A digital code with an analogue mindset

The Jakarta Post 24 Nov 2025
T. he House of Representatives has passed the long-awaited amendment to the Criminal Law Procedures Code (KUHAP) ... This rushed timeline seems to have come at the expense of measured consideration regarding procedural safeguards ... 23 ... .
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Analysis: Controversy persists as House passes KUHAP bill into law

The Jakarta Post 24 Nov 2025
T. he House of Representatives has enacted the Criminal Law Procedures Code (KUHAP) bill in a significant move by the government to overhaul the colonial-era framework on Indonesia's criminal procedures, despite widespread objections ... 2, 2026 ... .
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The stakes of Danantara’s investment in GoTo-Grab

The Jakarta Post 24 Nov 2025
W. hen news surfaced that GoTo and Grab Indonesia were again exploring a merger, the country’s digital market responded with a mix of curiosity and concern ... Yet beneath the headlines lie deeper questions ... .
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When a queen returns: Finance, inclusion and the colonial echoes of advice

The Jakarta Post 24 Nov 2025
W. hen President Prabowo Subianto months ago casually mentioned that Queen Máxima of the Netherlands will visit Indonesia this week to discuss finance, it might seem like a simple remark ... The way this visit looks on the surface is essential ... .
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