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Rising concerns over fertility rate and the Indonesian govt’s worrisome response

The government's emphasis on women as the main actor in its family policies perpetuates traditional patriarchal values and places undue burden on women, argues the writer.

  • Published: August 1, 202410:25 am
  • Author Sonia So’imatus Sa’adah
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Known devils but the details must emerge

While a few continue to project a Trump victory, others believe his chances have reduced. It will no longer be a walkover for Trump, says the writer.

  • Published: July 31, 202410:35 am
  • Author Harsha Kakar
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Breaking the cycle of traditional politics

Filipinos are resilient precisely because they can’t rely on a government infested by traditional politics, says the writer. They are resilient precisely because they have been…

  • Published: July 30, 202410:40 am
  • Author Richard Heydarian
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Youth today, elderly tomorrow: Addressing Indonesia’s demographic shift

Indonesia has long held an aversion to older people, but as the demographic bonus generation ages, a shift in perspective is urgently needed.

  • Published: July 30, 202410:35 am
  • Author Rezka Dwi Fathana
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Geopolitical dimensions of climate policy

The best solution is not to push people to be worse off by forcing a premature transition from fossil fuels to inadequate green alternatives. Instead, we should ramp up…

  • Published: July 29, 202411:00 am
  • Author Bjorn Lomborg
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Extremism virus

Many societies affected by extremism mistakenly believe that countering and preventing extremism is the exclusive domain of government agencies, argues the writer.

  • Published: July 29, 202410:55 am
  • Author Mohammad Ali Babakhel
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President Kamala Harris?

To win, Harris needs to highlight Trump’s weaknesses while offering hope that she can address the economic malaise in the country. Focusing on her life story or vice presidency…

  • Published: July 26, 202411:35 am
  • Author Robert J. Fouser
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Typhoons: The future of history

The writer, an esteemed Filipino historian, gives a brief walkthrough of the history of typhoons in the Philippines.

  • Published: July 26, 202411:25 am
  • Author Ambeth R. Ocampo
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Reforming militants: Dawn

This is a dilemma for the state: what to do with those who are willing to forgo violence such as the so-called "good Taliban"?

  • Published: July 25, 202412:45 pm
  • Author Dawn
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Seeing children through the storm

Storms can be frightening for children, and in some cases, traumatic.

  • Published: July 25, 202410:10 am
  • Author Anna Cristina Tuazon

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