Commentary

Commentary

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  Academia 2 days ago

  Islamic housing, a divisive business idea

  Creating faith-based housing areas must be among the worst imaginable business ideas.

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  Academia 2 days ago

  Commentary: Bubble burst: Jokowi's fans should become citizens again

  What I have seen in the past four years borders on worship and blind devotion.

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  Academia 3 days ago

  Commentary: April 17, 2019 is referendum on Jokowi

  Next year, it is really about whether Jokowi has done such a good job in the last five years that he...

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  Academia 1 week ago

  Commentary: Forget electric cars, Indonesia still uses leaded gasoline

  Jokowi ordered Pertamina to reproduce the already phased out Premium leaded gasoline.

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  Academia 1 week ago

  Commentary: ASEAN: Before Mahathir's durian season ends

  It’s time for Malaysians to share their “durian runtuh” with fellow ASEAN members....

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  Academia 2 weeks ago

  It's 'just' the flu? Let's take better precautions

  Even when the flu becomes severe, Indonesians often don’t seek medical attention until it gets...

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  Academia 2 weeks ago

  Commentary: Down with bridges, let's reclaim our streets

  I ask you, fellow pedestrians, to dream big by imagining a city where we can be on the ground level ...

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  Academia 2 weeks ago

  Commentary: Don't let Thai junta chief chair ASEAN next year

  The Thai junta does not deserve the position amid strong waves of democratization in this region.

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  Academia 3 weeks ago

  Commentary: Party switching shows politicians' lack of integrity

  19 political bigwigs changed sides. NasDem is the most favorited haven, receiving 15 switchers.&nbsp...

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  Academia 3 weeks ago

  Commentary: How morality-obsessed Indonesia fails its children

  It takes more than a piece of legislation to win the fight.