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Kookmin University, GE Aerospace hold seminar to deepen industry-academia cooperation

Korea Times 29 Apr 2026
Kookmin University is actively engaging in industry-academia collaboration to develop new technologies with businesses and research institutes. Last week, the university and GE Aerospace, a U.S.
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Culling pests, cleaning rivers

The Jakarta Post 29 Apr 2026
J. akarta’s rivers have become a battlefield as authorities intensify the war on janitor fish (Pterygoplichthys), or ikan sapu-sapu (broom fish) ... The scale of the operation is staggering ... History explains the current crisis ... .
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Analysis: An economy that isn’t hiring: Why policy is failing the labor market

The Jakarta Post 29 Apr 2026
T. he job creation engine is showing signs of strain ... The emerging disconnect between growth and employment is no longer cyclical but structural, pointing to deeper challenges in how investment, labor policy and skills development are aligned ... .
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The toll of taxation: Why the VAT plan is a risky gamble

The Jakarta Post 29 Apr 2026
T. he government’s plan to impose value added tax (VAT) on toll road services may look like an easy way to raise revenue, but it is a high-risk gamble ... The fiscal arithmetic must be seen in context ... .
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Why energy security needs a new playbook

The Jakarta Post 29 Apr 2026
I. t is too soon to know when or how the United States-Israeli war against Iran will end, or what its geopolitical or economic consequences will be. But one thing is already certain ... That definition is no longer sufficient ... .
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Questions on COVID-19 that are unsatisfactorily answered (part 2)

The Jakarta Post 29 Apr 2026
In Part 1 of this article, I flagged five serious and unsatisfactorily answered questions regarding COVID-19 ... Let us therefore examine the next set of five questions. Question 6 ... I have, to date, not contracted COVID-19 ... .
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Q&A: New Center Opens to Prevent and Counter Antisemitism in Academia

US News 28 Apr 2026
Dr. Alan Kadish discusses the Touro University Antisemitism Institute, a first-of-its-kind initiative ... .
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Sexist humor is no joke

The Jakarta Post 28 Apr 2026
T. he recent controversy surrounding an explicit group chat involving more than a dozen students from the University of Indonesia’s (UI) Faculty of Law may not be entirely surprising, but it is no less disappointing ... .
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Analysis: Overflight dilemma: Between sovereignty and security

The Jakarta Post 28 Apr 2026
I. ndonesia is facing mounting scrutiny over a United States proposal to introduce a notification-based overflight arrangement ... 26, titled “Operationalizing U.S ... Such a shift would significantly reduce procedural barriers to US military mobility ... .
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How not to securitize the Malacca Strait

The Jakarta Post 28 Apr 2026
S. trategic goods do not become weapons overnight. They climb a ladder of five rungs, each representing a qualitative shift in political status.  ... One minister tried to hold the line. The other, in a single symposium remark, moved it ... .
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Official Statistics 4.0: Restoring trust amid the data flood

The Jakarta Post 28 Apr 2026
I. n an era defined by an overwhelming surge of data, the central challenge is no longer scarcity, but meaning ... Yet the critical question remains. Can this abundance be translated into knowledge that informs policy and builds public trust? ... .
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The Global South’s moment to shape rules

The Jakarta Post 28 Apr 2026
F. or decades, global power emanated from Europe and the United States. That was certainly my view when I first set foot in the Northern Hemisphere as a graduate student at the University of Cambridge ... For the Global South, this was a slap in the face.
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Questions on COVID-19 that are unsatisfactorily answered

The Jakarta Post 28 Apr 2026
I ... For most of us, the most grueling 24-month stretch in recent memory was defined by the outbreak of COVID-19. The virus, classified as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020, remained at its peak for the next two years.
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It’s time to address psychosocial hazards in a changing world of work

The Jakarta Post 28 Apr 2026
A. delivery rider works 14 hours a day to meet algorithm-driven targets. A factory worker quietly endures relentless pressure and harassment. A middle-aged manager pushes away thoughts of suicide resulting from stress ...    ... .
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The international system remains uni-multipolar, with the US at its core

The Jakarta Post 28 Apr 2026
T. he contemporary international system is often described as multipolar, reflecting the rise of China, the persistence of Russia and the growing assertiveness of medium sized powers. Yet such a description remains incomplete ... .
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