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Paper mills: the ‘cartel-like’ companies behind fraudulent scientific journals

Rizqy Amelia Zein, Universitas Airlangga

High skills, low protection: the legal hurdles for foreign workers in Indonesia

Wayne Palmer, Bielefeld University

Our digital 3D models of huge coral reefs could help revive these precious ecosystems

Tim Lamont, Lancaster University; Rindah Talitha Vida, Lancaster University, dan Tries Blandine Razak, IPB University

Aluminium foil that can clean water: we’ve developed a coating which attracts and traps dangerous microbes

Taufiq Ihsan, Universitas Andalas

A group of young people gather around a standpipe, drinking the water coming from it or using it to wash their hands

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

Karst islands in the Raja Ampat archipelago of West Papua.

Education & Culture

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

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

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

Economy

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

Economic forces are at play in Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Afni Regita Cahyani Muis, Universitas Darussalam Gontor

Indonesia’s plan to ban seaweed exports could backfire – hurting its own industry

Zannie Langford, Griffith University

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

Ahmad Syarif, Johns Hopkins University

Environment

orange red yellow and grey vertical stripes representing air pollution concentrations and white line graph overlaying it

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

8 ways to ensure Indonesia’s nickel sector is sustainable

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

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)

Javan rhinos, once thought safe from poachers, are anything but

Jason Gilchrist, Edinburgh Napier University

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

Indonesian urban poor suffer the most in extreme weather caused by climate change

Muhammad Rifqi Damm, University of Gothenburg; Cindy Rianti Priadi, Universitas Indonesia; Inaya Rakhmani, Universitas Indonesia, dan Muhammad Irvan, Universitas Indonesia

Health

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

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

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)

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

Danusha Jayawardana, Monash University

More Indonesian children are living with diabetes – so what can we do to prevent it?

Andini Pramono, Australian National University dan Katelyn Barnes, The University of Queensland

Politics and Society

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

Prabowo’s likely victory: Jokowi’s effect and a test for Indonesia’s democracy

Yohanes Sulaiman, Universitas Jendral Achmad Yani

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)

Science + Technology

Consumers want cage-free eggs, but Indonesian farmers say they need more support to do this

Kate Hartcher, The University of Queensland

With solar and wind energy potential, Indonesia can meet its new capital’s clean energy target

Walter Timo de Vries, Technical University of Munich

Lessons from Cianjur: earthquake-prone Indonesia does not have seismic mitigation plan

Jonatan A Lassa, Charles Darwin University

Why did the early warning system fail to save the lives of residents around Mount Semeru?

Jonatan A Lassa, Charles Darwin University

Digital innovation cuts both ways: repression rises, resistance responds

Fiona Suwana, Queensland University of Technology dan Wijayanto, Universitas Diponegoro

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