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Self-inflicted wound: When ignorance sells the forest

The Jakarta Post 05 Dec 2025
T. he floods that recently drowned entire districts in Indonesia are not “natural disasters.” They are the bill we are paying for decades of cultivated ignorance ... They should be the engine of our future economy ... This is not an accident ... .
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Analysis: AGO targets nation's richest in latest tax graft scandal

The Jakarta Post 05 Dec 2025
A ... Victor, the eldest son of tycoon Robert Budi Hartono, was placed under a travel ban by the Immigration and Corrections Ministry at the AGO's request. Effective from Nov ... However, as of Nov ... The ban on the four other individuals remains in force ... .
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Seeing global change without the Western lens

The Jakarta Post 05 Dec 2025
C. onflicts, trade wars, inequality and democratic decay fill today’s headlines. Each crisis appears to be feeding the next, and it can feel as though the world is coming apart ... “polycrisis.” ... The idea is simple ... .
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Governments need to prepare for more frequent large floods

The Jakarta Post 05 Dec 2025
F. lood management is a priority for many governments around the world. Recent floods have led to hundreds of deaths and caused significant damage in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Albania, Kenya and elsewhere ... The consequences are severe ... .
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Beyond the theories: What Indonesian classrooms need

The Jakarta Post 05 Dec 2025
I. vividly remember my first visit to Indonesia in December 1987, when I delivered seminars on finance and economics at the University of Indonesia (UI) and Gadjah Mada University (UGM) ... local context matters.
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The Math Legend Who Just Left Academia—for an AI Startup Run by a 24-Year-Old

Wall Street Journal 04 Dec 2025
Ken Ono had an epiphany. Now the professor is moving to Silicon Valley to chase mathematical superintelligence ... .
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Online harassment from outside academia silencing Canadian health experts

Otago Daily Times 04 Dec 2025
Online harassment harms academics. PHOTO. GETTY IMAGES. Health researchers need protection from harassment, Heidi JS Tworek, Chris Tenove �and Netheena Neena Mathews write ... .
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NiBS launches executive residency programme to link industry with academia

B & FT Online 04 Dec 2025
By Buertey Francis BORYOR ... The initiative, anchored on the theme “Bridging Academia and Practice ... The event’s special guest, Dr ... He called for a shift toward experiential learning in higher institutions ... The EDR programme coordinator at NiBS, Dr ... Dr ... Mrs.
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Sumatra disasters reveal our climate policy failures

The Jakarta Post 04 Dec 2025
T. he devastating floods and landslides that recently swept across West Sumatra, North Sumatra and Aceh have left behind more than flooded homes, broken roads and grieving families ... Sumatra has always been geographically fragile ... .
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Analysis: When executives criminalized for doing their jobs

The Jakarta Post 04 Dec 2025
F ... For many observers, the prosecution of former president director Ira Puspadewi and two other executives epitomize the criminalization of business judgment ... The company paid Rp 1.27 trillion based on a valuation of Rp 1.34 trillion ... .
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ASEAN floods 2025: Governance at a crossroads

The Jakarta Post 04 Dec 2025
T. he floods that devastated Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand in late 2025 were not simply natural disasters. They were governance failures ... These events were not isolated accidents ... The result is collective vulnerability. .
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Why a just land transition needs real funding

The Jakarta Post 04 Dec 2025
W. ith the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) and the Group of 20 (G20) Leaders’ Summit now concluded, attention turns to this week’s gathering of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Panama ... finance ... .
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How presidential clemency fuels impunity

The Jakarta Post 04 Dec 2025
L. ike a benevolent Santa Claus, President Prabowo Subianto has once again extended his generosity to those convicted of corruption ... As the president of all Indonesians, he has every right to use this prerogative ... .
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