Image Source: foreignpolicy.comby Evan A. LaksmanaIs Indonesia’s democracy really blooming? If you read the English-speaking press, you might think the answer is a resounding yes. Papers in London and New York have applauded President Susilo...
Topics: Politics and Government

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Image source: tele-smart.comby Jennie S. BevEvery single incident captured through the senses has at least one meaning, if not several. Meanings are both attached and given. As a writer, I give both concrete and abstract meanings to many things, since...
Topics: Moral and Ethics, The Jakarta Post

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Image source: detik.comby Evan A. Laksmana On Oct. 5, the Indonesian Military (TNI) celebrated its 64th anniversary amid tough times. Domestically, Indonesia’s recurring natural disasters in the past five years have kept the TNI fully-occupied. A...
Topics: Military

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Image source: themuslimwoman.orgby Jennie S. BevBylaws in Aceh for stoning adulterers to death and 100 lashes for premarital sex should be nullified as they are not merely against human rights and unconstitutional, but perpetuate the myth of inequality...
Topics: Culture and Civilization, Human Rights, Law, Op-ed, Politics and Government, The Jakarta Post

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Image source: kesbangpapua.comby Evan A. LaksmanaIs Indonesia rising in global politics? Many seem to think so, especially considering its democratic success story, continued economic growth and increasing global profile and influence in a wide range of..
Topics: Military

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