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Indonesia's child bride problem
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 02/11/2020
» With proper sex education almost nonexistent, Indonesia's battle to reduce its high number of underage marriages resulting from unwanted teen pregnancies could be in vain, jeopardising a chance to seize the potential of its demographic dividend.
Palm oil diplomacy
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 23/12/2019
» Indonesia is stepping up its economic diplomacy in 2020 as trade disputes with the European Union (EU) are poised to escalate. The two sides have traded complaints at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Indonesia's two main commodities, palm oil and nickel ore, even as they continue talks for a free trade agreement.
Indonesia ready to regulate motorcycle taxi fares
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 28/01/2019
» Reports of a government plan to regulate the fares of app-based motorcycle taxis have given some hope to Fariz, a driver who switched to an app-based service from a regular one six months ago.
Indonesia struggles with human trafficking networks
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 08/01/2018
» Tyas Weningsih Putri left her village in Kendal, Central Java in August 2016 to try her luck for a second time as a migrant worker in Malaysia.
Indonesia's virus response: Not tough enough?
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 04/05/2020
» The Indonesian government has been facing a barrage of criticism over its response, perceived by many as lacklustre and uncoordinated, to the Covid-19 crisis.
Green deal for Asean
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 16/12/2019
» In a move that could be seen as a reflection of the Green New Deal policy that it launched last week, the European Union (EU) is committing €24 million to support groups working to combat transboundary haze pollution and peatland fires in Southeast Asia.
Every drop counts
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 25/11/2019
» Residents of Claket village in Mojokerto district of East Java are facing an uncertain future that could include an absolute water scarcity by 2040. That has spurred them to act and they are now looking ahead with more optimism.
Shifting the centre
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 02/09/2019
» After months of hype about a proposal to move Indonesia's capital, President Joko Widodo has confirmed the choice of a site in East Kalimantan, 1,900 kilometres northeast of overcrowded and rapidly sinking Jakarta.
Joko gets building again
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 03/06/2019
» With his victory in the April polls confirmed by the elections commission on May 21, Indonesian President Joko Widodo is preparing to press ahead with an ambitious infrastructure drive in his second term, starting with 415 trillion rupiah (US$28.8 billion) allocated in the 2019 state budget.
Indonesia cleans up its mounting plastic waste
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 01/04/2019
» Having earned notoriety as one of the top marine polluters in the world from plastic waste, Indonesia is taking action, although the government and the private sector may not see eye to eye on how to tackle the problem.