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Beyond the Price Tag: How Rising Tuition Threatens Indonesia’s Future

The escalating cost of tuition at state universities (UKT) in Indonesia has sparked widespread public unrest. This situation stands in stark...
Rahmad Adi Wijaya Rahmad Adi Wijaya
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Breaking the Toxic Tradition of Ospek

Earlier this year, I visited Munir’s grave in Batu. Afterward, I returned to Malang soaking wet, as the relentless rain drenched...
Kristian Ndori Kristian Ndori
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Bahlil Lahadalia’s Rise to Golkar Chair: Navigating Post-Jokowi Politics

Following Airlangga Hartarto’s ousting, Bahlil Lahadalia has now officially assumed the position of Golkar Party Chairman. His election marks a significant...
M. Anas Mahfudhi M. Anas Mahfudhi
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Editorial: Indonesia’s Gen Z Leads the Fufufafa Revolution

Indonesian outgoing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s sons, Gibran Rakabuming Raka and Kaesang Pangarep, have each become embroiled in scandals, threatening to...
Editorial Omong-Omong Editorial Omong-Omong
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Editorial: Test of Prabowo’s Regional Leadership in Myanmar Fragmentation

Under President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, risks being perceived as a paper tiger—strong in rhetoric but weak...
Editorial Omong-Omong Editorial Omong-Omong
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Editorial: Who Will Follow Faisal Basri’s Lonely Path?

This eulogy is the very least we can offer to honor Faisal Basri, a man who dedicated his life to the...
Editorial Omong-Omong Editorial Omong-Omong
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Editorial: Time to Resist!

This must be the age of foolishness, madness and despair. When the House of Representatives quickly gathered and overturned on Wednesday...
Editorial Omong-Omong Editorial Omong-Omong
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Editorial: Current Failed Government and Hope for Prabowo Subianto’s Reign

“I am not prone to looking back. Indeed, I am generally speaking suspicious of people who have a predisposition to look...
Editorial Omong-Omong Editorial Omong-Omong
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Are Indonesian Youth Muslim Swayed by Russian Narratives?

Propaganda is an integral part of every war, whether digital or traditional. Today, social media posts are created by a political...
Dias P.S. Mahayasa Dias P.S. Mahayasa
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Editorial: Is Indonesia Running in Circle?

Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka have been declared the winner of the 2024 presidential elections. But it is within the...
Editorial Omong-Omong Editorial Omong-Omong
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