Time to include people with disabilities in local government
All union parishad standing committees must include and give voice to people with disabilities when making decisions.
Indonesian police overdue for reform, sweeping powers must be curbed: Analysts
In the past four months alone, there have been at least three high-profile cases of police misconduct.
Redeeming Marawi promise
Today, five years after the Marawi siege, residents are still asking when they can return home to rebuild their lives.
Addressing extremism is a continuous process
Militancy cannot be defeated simply through the use of greater firepower and force.
Childhood vaccination: Let’s pull together to reverse the decline
The world is experiencing the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in 30 years.
Driving clean and green development to the last mile in Indonesia
The pursuit of renewable energy is crucial to ensure Indonesia's growing prosperity.
Making mental health a priority for all
Although inroads have been made in mental healthcare, it is the collective and moral responsibility of a caring society to do more for the mentally ill.
Can teachers be the pivot of change in education?
Most of South Asia has poorly functioning schools, lack of resources for the numbers and quality of the teachers needed, and the political dynamics that failed to generate the…
The case for transgender persons’ right to self-choice on gender change
Transgender people suffer due to no fault of theirs and so deserve our support and respect.
Why Indonesia can still not cope with the specter of communism
Indonesia is not the only country haunted by the worrying trend of illusory threats of the communist specter.