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Multiple threats endanger the world’s rarest great ape, a new study on the Tapanuli orangutan reveals

Rachakonda Sreekar, The University of Queensland; Ardiantiono, University of Wisconsin-Madison, dan Lubabun Ni'am, University of Heidelberg

Pain and the struggle for relief: How fear influences patient access to medical opioids

Elisabeth Kramer, UNSW ; Andi Hermansyah, Universitas Airlangga; Anshar Saud, Universitas Hasanuddin; Asmin Fransiska, Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya ; Barbara Mintzes, University of Sydney; Desak Ketut Ernawati, Universitas Udayana; Kirsty Foster, The University of Queensland; Paul Glare, University of Sydney, dan Simon Butt, University of Sydney

Bali’s traditional boats embody centuries of maritime tradition – but they’re quickly disappearing

Sarah Ward, Australian National University

Traditional Balinese boats line a beach.

Stop policing AI in the classroom, start teaching it

Zakaria Lacheheb, International Islamic University Malaysia

More than half of Earth’s migratory bird species are declining – here’s how we can still save them

Peter P. Marra, Georgetown University dan Nathan W. Cooper, Smithsonian Institution

A bird with unique spoon-shaped bill stands in water on the sand.

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Education & Culture

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From keyboard to EDM: How ‘jedag-jedug’ subculture is shaping Indonesia’s electronic music scene

Muhammad Rayhan Sudrajat, The University of Melbourne

Alor’s healing plants: a treasure trove of medical knowledge and oral tradition

Francesco Perono Cacciafoco, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

When science discourages correction: How publishers profit from mistakes

Douglas Sheil, Wageningen University dan Erik Meijaard, University of Kent

Indonesia plans to rewrite its national history: A return to an incomplete narrative?

Adrian Perkasa, Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies

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Finding ‘Kape’: How Language Documentation helps us preserve an endangered language

Francesco Perono Cacciafoco, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Economy

AI traps Indonesian female gig workers in exploitative working conditions

Algorithms don’t care: how AI worsens the double burden for Indonesia’s female gig workers

Suci Lestari Yuana, Universitas Gadjah Mada

Can ASEAN build a sustainable data centre future? Malaysian legal lessons may offer a wake-up call

Nuarrual Hilal Md Dahlan, Universiti Utara Malaysia

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Demand-centric labor-intensive industries may help our shrinking middle class

Kadek Swarniati, Badan Pusat Statistik

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

Cahyani Widi Larasakti, The University of Melbourne

Can personal data be considered a trade secret?

Amaraduhita Laksmi Prabhaswari, Universitas Indonesia

Environment

The missing link in the blue carbon agenda: The workforce

Carolina Contreras, Climateworks Centre

Two decades of research show Indonesia’s coral reefs are heat-tolerant — but only up to a point

Tries Blandine Razak, IPB University

Seen but not forgotten: How citizen science helps document biodiversity in remote Borneo villages

Erik Meijaard, University of Kent dan Emily Meijaard

Why the world’s most ambitious coal phase-out deal has failed – and what it means for climate finance

Freddie Daley, University of Sussex dan Charlie Lawrie, University of Sussex

Why coral reefs damaged by blast fishing struggle to recover — even after decades

Satrio Hani Samudra, UCL dan Tries Blandine Razak, IPB University

Health

Pain and the struggle for relief: How fear influences patient access to medical opioids

From smartphones to clinics: What Indonesia can learn from Thailand’s disease tracking

Mutiara Indriani, Australian National University dan naruemon thabchumpon, Chulalongkorn University

Why people with dementia wander – and how families can keep them safe

Kevin Kristian, Monash University

Dementia affects your memory and makes it harder to think clearly.

Ending malaria in Papua: Why oral communication matters as much as medicine

Ermi Ndoen, Institute of Resource Governance and Social Change (IRGSC) Kupang; Ari Probandari, Universitas Sebelas Maret; E. Elsa Herdiana Murhandarwati, Universitas Gadjah Mada ; Kharisma Dewi, Universitas Gadjah Mada , dan Rhondemo Kikon

Illustration of a malaria-transmitting mosquito.

Ending TB in Southeast Asia: ASEAN’s vaccine diplomacy and digital health tools

Mochammad Fadjar Wibowo, National University of Singapore dan Mutiara Indriani, Australian National University

A scientist holds a vial of the M72 TB vaccine.

Politics and Society

When violence goes viral: Why visual evidence matters in Indonesian activism

Jessica Kim, Monash University

Why Indonesia’s parliament struggles to maintain independence and trust

Jefferson Ng, Australian National University

People across the cities in Indonesia flock to the streets to protest the high salaries of lawmakers and demand the dissolution of the sitting parliament.

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

The biggest threat to Indonesia’s democracy? It’s not Prabowo, it’s the oligarchy

Ary Hermawan, The University of Melbourne

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Multiple threats endanger the world’s rarest great ape, a new study on the Tapanuli orangutan reveals

Pain and the struggle for relief: How fear influences patient access to medical opioids

Bali’s traditional boats embody centuries of maritime tradition – but they’re quickly disappearing

Stop policing AI in the classroom, start teaching it

More than half of Earth’s migratory bird species are declining – here’s how we can still save them

Enjoy your Sunday morning with updates from Indonesia

Education & Culture

From keyboard to EDM: How ‘jedag-jedug’ subculture is shaping Indonesia’s electronic music scene

Alor’s healing plants: a treasure trove of medical knowledge and oral tradition

When science discourages correction: How publishers profit from mistakes

Indonesia plans to rewrite its national history: A return to an incomplete narrative?

Finding ‘Kape’: How Language Documentation helps us preserve an endangered language

Economy

Algorithms don’t care: how AI worsens the double burden for Indonesia’s female gig workers

Can ASEAN build a sustainable data centre future? Malaysian legal lessons may offer a wake-up call

Demand-centric labor-intensive industries may help our shrinking middle class

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

Can personal data be considered a trade secret?

Environment

The missing link in the blue carbon agenda: The workforce

Two decades of research show Indonesia’s coral reefs are heat-tolerant — but only up to a point

Seen but not forgotten: How citizen science helps document biodiversity in remote Borneo villages

Why the world’s most ambitious coal phase-out deal has failed – and what it means for climate finance

Why coral reefs damaged by blast fishing struggle to recover — even after decades

Health

Pain and the struggle for relief: How fear influences patient access to medical opioids

From smartphones to clinics: What Indonesia can learn from Thailand’s disease tracking

Why people with dementia wander – and how families can keep them safe

Ending malaria in Papua: Why oral communication matters as much as medicine

Ending TB in Southeast Asia: ASEAN’s vaccine diplomacy and digital health tools

Politics and Society

When violence goes viral: Why visual evidence matters in Indonesian activism

Why Indonesia’s parliament struggles to maintain independence and trust

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

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

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