Development of a Smart City in the new capital, Kalimantan, has been touted to balance both environmental and industrial considerations. This is debatable as land losses since development started has yet to be replaced.
The community plays an important role in the reintegration of terrorists and their families. Recognizing this, ruangobrol.id piloted a “hyper local” project involving individuals of diverse backgrounds.
Despite the Indonesian government’s good intentions to ensure the well-being of fallen submariners’ families, these initiatives demonstrate a need for well-established social security schemes for TNI personnel.
Introduction On Garuda Party’s request for a judicial review of Article 173 paragraph (1) of Law 7/2017, the Constitutional Court issued Decision 55/2020. This decision stipulates that political parties contesting in future elections can bypass factual verifications if they have passed such verifications and surpassed the Parliamentary Threshold (PT) in the 2019 elections. In other …
Introduction The remaining nine members of the East Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT) continue to engage in guerrilla tactics in the forests of Poso and Parigi Moutong Regencies, Central Sulawesi. According to the Commander of Korem (Military Regional Command) 132/Tadulako, Central Sulawesi, Brigadier General Farid Makruf, one of the terrorists was shot while two others are currently …
Introduction On 28 March, 2021, a husband-wife duo, believed to be members of Jemaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), conducted a suicide bomb attack at a church in Makassar, South Sulawesi. This attack not only signifies a continuation of suicide bombings targeted at churches in Indonesia, but also the exploitation of kinship linkages by Islamic State (IS) …
Women and Kinship Pivotal to JAD’s Future Attacks in Indonesia Read More »
Introduction As was highlighted previously, Indonesia is seemingly experiencing a surplus of nurses. Such surpluses should be a blessing for the country with the fourth largest population in the world, especially considering the global shortage of nurses. Unfortunately, the surplus of nurses is due to the limited absorption capacity of the domestic labour market. Consequently, …
Indonesia’s Considerable Challenges to be a Major Nursing Exporter Amidst Surplus Read More »
Introduction 34 of the 56 terrorist convicts at the Gunung Sindur prison, Bogor, West Java, pledged loyalty to NKRI on April 15, 2021. The Indonesian government continues to consider participation in such ceremonies as an important measurement of success of deradicalization programmes. This is evident from recent statements from government officials. Sudjonggo, the Head of …
A Four-Component Post-Release Assessment Essential to Prevent Recidivism in Indonesia Read More »
Introduction On April 29, 2021, the Indonesian government has labelled the Free Papua Movement (OPM) as a terrorist group. Such labelling is based on this rebel group conducting a series of violent attacks on unarmed, innocent civilians in recent years. The most notable indiscriminate attack by OPM was the brutal mass killing of 31 workers …
Outlawing OPM: A Right Step in Ensuring Lasting Peace in Papua Read More »
Indonesia risks the emergence of violent FPI splinter cells such as that led by Husein Hasny (top left) if left unaddressed. Introduction In April 2021, Indonesian police arrested a splinter cell of FPI consisting 14 members for planning to attack government and private businesses using 3.5 kilograms of TATP explosives. A study by PAKAR uncovered …
Thwarting Future Attacks by FPI Splinter Cells in Indonesia Read More »
