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The US Department of Labour’s latest report on the “Global State of Child and Forced Labour” classified Indonesian nickel as a product of exploitative practices, citing various news reports and research from non-governmental organisations.
Afdillah, an ocean campaigner at Greenpeace Indonesia, told This Week in Asia the ban’s reversal “adds to a long list of [Widodo’s] environmental sins, whose benefits are not comparable to the environmental, economic and social damages felt by the affected communities.”
A recent stand-off between Indonesia’s coastguard and Chinese fishing vessels underscores Jakarta’s struggle to defend its maritime boundaries, analysts say, with recurring incursions raising concerns about the nation’s capacity to safeguard its waters amid rising tensions in the region.
“We chose CRCC because it has a reputation as a global rail transport contractor, which has experience building 200,000km in more than 100 countries,” SBDJ President Director Ari Askhara told reporters during the groundbreaking on September 4 involving a ngeruwak, a Hindu ritual to cleanse a construction area before the project’s first stone was laid.
“Sometimes violent tensions arise within countries because those in power want to make everything uniform, imposing their vision even in matters that should be left to the autonomy of individuals or associated groups,” Pope Francis said in an address at the State Palace in Jakarta.
On August 22, tens of thousands of students and other Indonesians took to the streets to reject a parliamentary move that undermined several rulings by the constitutional court on age eligibility and electoral thresholds for regional elections in November. Protests continued earlier this week in some cities such as Semarang and Makassar despite a decision by Indonesian lawmakers to cancel the passing of the controversial bill.
The carefully selected team typically trains for months before the ceremony in a military-like fashion, so those selected and sent to Jakarta are seen as top students who are a source of pride for their families and schools. However, this year, pride over making the team was stained by a new rule that some viewed as “hurting diversity”.
During a recent meeting with the Nusantara Capital Authority in Jakarta, an unnamed representative from the National Cyber and Crypto Agency voiced a rather unexpected concern about the big move. She revealed that she’s terrified of santet – a traditional Indonesian practice involving spells, charms, and dark supernatural forces used to harm others from afar. The official claimed her own husband had previously fallen under a santet curse while deployed to the West Kalimantan provincial capital of Pontianak.