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Getting rich without fat: The challenge of developing countries such as Indonesia and Mexico

Getting rich without fat: The challenge of developing countries such as Indonesia and Mexico

Rusli Abdulah, Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) dan Katerine Restrepo Gómez, Nagoya University

Aceh Tsunami: Monuments help to remember disasters - and forget them

Muzayin Nazaruddin, Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) Yogyakarta

Aceh Tsunami: Monuments help to remember disasters - and forget them
Indonesia’s BRICS agenda: 2 reasons Prabowo’s foreign policy contrasts with Jokowi’s

Aswin Ariyanto Azis, Universitas Brawijaya

Indonesia’s BRICS agenda: 2 reasons Prabowo’s foreign policy contrasts with Jokowi’s
Mental health and HIV in teens: Strategies to end stigma and discrimination

Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Torrens University Australia; Aasha Rose, dan Paul Ward, Torrens University Australia

Adolescents with HIV are at risk for mental health disorders.
Indonesian social forestry often excludes women from decisions, risking greater inequality

Tessa Toumbourou, The University of Melbourne; Andrea Rawluk, The University of Melbourne; Gutomo Bayu Aji, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN); Ilmiawan Auwalin, Universitas Airlangga; Lilis Mulyani, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN); Rumayya, Universitas Airlangga, dan Yulia Indrawati Sari, Universitas Katolik Parahyangan

Indonesian social forestry often excludes women from decisions, risking greater inequality

Rebuilding Aceh

A woman standing in front of Masjid Raya Baiturrahman, Banda Aceh.

Acehnese women: Crucial role in peacebuilding overlooked, discriminated by local regulations

Suraiya Kamaruzzaman, Universitas Syiah Kuala

From pop songs to baby names: How Simeulue Island’s ‘smong’ narrative evolves post-tsunami

Alfi Rahman, Universitas Syiah Kuala dan Muzayin Nazaruddin, Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) Yogyakarta

From pop songs to baby names: How Simeulue Island’s ‘smong’ narrative evolves post-tsunami
Lessons from Aceh: How language unites and segregates in conflicts

Saiful Akmal, Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry dan Melly Masni, Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry

Lessons from Aceh: How language unites and segregates in conflicts
Memories of Aceh Chinese: We too remember, we too belong

Chontida Auikool, Lund University

Aceh Chinese celebrating Chinese new Year
Acehnese women sidelined from decision-making despite past tragedy and conflict

Norma Susanti RM, Universitas Syiah Kuala

Acehnese women sidelined from decision-making despite past tragedy and conflict
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Education & Culture

The story of the first Alor people adapting to climate change 43,000 years ago

The story of the first Alor people adapting to climate change 43,000 years ago

Shimona Kealy, Australian National University; Hendri A. F. Kaharudin, Australian National University, dan Sue O'Connor, Australian National University

New genetic research uncovers the lives of Bornean hunter-gatherers

Pradiptajati Kusuma, Mochtar Riady Institute for Nanotechnology

New genetic research uncovers the lives of Bornean hunter-gatherers
Celebrating Christmas on December 25 began as early as 2 century CE, history shows

Martinus Ariya Seta, Universitas Sanata Dharma

Two children kneel in front of a nativity display.
Why universities should return to oral exams in the AI and ChatGPT era

Stephen Dobson, CQUniversity Australia

Why universities should return to oral exams in the AI and ChatGPT era
Old habits die hard: why teachers in Indonesia still struggle to teach critical thinking

Maya Defianty, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta dan Kate Wilson, University of Canberra

Old habits die hard: why teachers in Indonesia still struggle to teach critical thinking

Economy

indonesia australia flags

Could a green investment deal help Indonesia and Australia overcome their past tensions?

Cahyani Widi Larasakti, The University of Melbourne

Swiftonomics: what we can learn from Singapore multiplying millions from Taylor Swift’s Eras tour

Tommy Soesmanto, Griffith University

Taylor Swift's eras tour
Economic forces are at play in Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Afni Regita Cahyani Muis, Universitas Darussalam Gontor

Israli and Palestinian flags and maps
Indonesia’s plan to ban seaweed exports could backfire – hurting its own industry

Zannie Langford, Griffith University

Indonesian seaweed farmers.
Belt and Road Initiative’s new approach and what it means for Chinese investments in Indonesia

Ahmad Syarif, Johns Hopkins University

Indonesia's high-speed railway project.

Environment

Karst islands in the Raja Ampat archipelago of West Papua.

New evidence from West Papua offers fresh clues about how and when humans first moved into the Pacific

Dylan Gaffney, University of Oxford dan Daud Aris Tanudirjo, Universitas Gadjah Mada

8 ways to ensure Indonesia’s nickel sector is sustainable

Anggi M. Lubis, The Conversation dan Robby Irfany Maqoma, The Conversation

Nickel mining
Why relying on technology to keep ASEAN’s coal plants running is risky

Lay Monica, Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS) dan Panji Kusumo, Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS)

Why relying on technology to keep ASEAN’s coal plants running is risky
These colourful diagrams show how air quality has changed in over 100 countries around the world since 1850

Jim McQuaid, University of Leeds; Kirsty Pringle, University of Edinburgh, dan Sam Illingworth, Edinburgh Napier University

orange red yellow and grey vertical stripes representing air pollution concentrations and white line graph overlaying it
Javan rhinos, once thought safe from poachers, are anything but

Jason Gilchrist, Edinburgh Napier University

A 19th-century illustration of poachers firing at rhino.

Health

Adolescents with HIV are at risk for mental health disorders.

Mental health and HIV in teens: Strategies to end stigma and discrimination

Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Torrens University Australia; Aasha Rose, dan Paul Ward, Torrens University Australia

Difficult work arrangements force many women to stop breastfeeding early. Here’s how to prevent this

Andini Pramono, Australian National University; Julie P. Smith, Australian National University, dan Liana Leach, Australian National University

A woman nursing her breastfeeding baby.
Research: switching salt could prevent thousands of deaths from heart attack and stroke in Indonesia

Leopold Aminde, Griffith University; Febi Dwirahmadi, Griffith University; Lennert Veerman, Griffith University, dan Wahyu Pudji Nugraheni, National Institute of Health Research and Development (NIHRD), Ministry of Health Indonesia

Research: switching salt could prevent thousands of deaths from heart attack and stroke in Indonesia
Indonesia needs to triple its funding to control tuberculosis – here’s where to start

Rahmah Aulia Zahra, Resilience Development Initiative (RDI) dan Wewin Wira Cornelis Wahid, Resilience Development Initiative (RDI)

Indonesia needs to triple its funding to control tuberculosis – here’s where to start
Child marriages in Indonesia increase women’s depression, research shows

Danusha Jayawardana, Monash University

Child marriages in Indonesia increase women’s depression, research shows

Politics and Society

How Indonesia’s female candidates have used social media to boost Islamic image and win elections

How Indonesia’s female candidates have used social media to boost Islamic image and win elections

Haryanto, Universitas Hasanuddin dan Rizkika Lhena Darwin, Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry

7 crucial issues casting a shadow over Prabowo-Gibran’s likely Indonesian election victory

Ahmad Nurhasim, The Conversation; Anggi M. Lubis, The Conversation; Hayu Rahmitasari, The Conversation; Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, The Conversation, dan Robby Irfany Maqoma, The Conversation

7 crucial issues casting a shadow over Prabowo-Gibran’s likely Indonesian election victory
The biggest threat to Indonesia’s democracy? It’s not Prabowo, it’s the oligarchy

Ary Hermawan, The University of Melbourne

The biggest threat to Indonesia’s democracy? It’s not Prabowo, it’s the oligarchy
Prabowo’s likely victory: Jokowi’s effect and a test for Indonesia’s democracy

Yohanes Sulaiman, Universitas Jendral Achmad Yani

Prabowo’s likely victory: Jokowi’s effect and a test for Indonesia’s democracy
Whoever wins the presidential election, Indonesia will remain close to China

Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS) dan Yeta Purnama, Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS)

Whoever wins the presidential election, Indonesia will remain close to China

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