Reading the Indonesian Omnibus Bill on Job Creation Opinion Recently, the Indonesian public has been shocked by the draft work of the Omnibus Bill on Job Creation / RUU Cipta Kerja. The Job Creation Bill consists of 15 chapters and 174 articles in a total of 1,028 pages. The government expects the House of Representatives to finish deliberating the omnibus bill on job creation by late August or early September, Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto said on Tuesday, 14 July 2020. By Musri Nauli
Membaca Rancangan Undang-Undang Cipta Kerja Opini Akhir-akhir ini publik Indonesia dihebohkan dengan rancangan undang-undang Cipta Kerja (RUU Cipta Kerja). RUU Cipta Kerja terdiri dari 15 Bab dan 174 pasal dengan total 1.028 halaman. By Musri Nauli
Broader Legal Horizon for Kendeng Communities’ Campaigns for Environmental Rights Analysis This article offers the choices for local communities in the Kendeng Mountain range in Central Java Indonesia to expand their campaign to regain their environmental rights based on experiences from other communities in the world. By Yanuar Sumarlan
More than Sex: Indonesian Students as Last Line of Defense for Justice Opinion More than romanticizing the Reformation in 1998, the student protest was incited by numerous controversial bills to be passed by the parliament. One of them being the Revision to the Criminal Code (RKUHP) which is now being framed as the ‘Sex Law’ by many international media. The reason why it’s referred as the ‘Sex Law’ is probably because its parts that would criminalize pre-marital sex and same-sex relations. But this label does not do justice, both to the Criminal Code revision and also to the current student movement in Indonesia. By Margianta Surahman Juhanda Dinata
Impacts of Tourism Expansion on Social and Environmental Degradation in Yogyakarta Article The Special Region of Yogyakarta has a fairly diverse regional character, divided into volcanic areas, urban, coastal, karst and incised with cluster of hills reaching to Central Java Province. The diversity of this region became the basis of government policy of the Special Region of Yogyakarta which places tourism as one of the regional development missions in the last ten years. This article tries to analyze the social and environment impact of this expansion. By Halik Sandera
Jokowi’s Triumph in the 2019 Presidential Election and the Future of Binary Politics Article On 17 April 2019, Indonesia held the world’s largest, and arguably most complicated, one-day election involved presidential, legislative (national and local), and senate elections – done simultaneously. Voters’ attention, however, was largely on the presidential election, which led to a turnout of 81%, the highest in Indonesia’s electoral history in the post-reform era. By Deasy Simandjuntak
Tackling Deforestation in the Palm Oil Industry: Quo Vadis Private and Public Sectors Commitments? Article The concerns around deforestation, fires, animal extinction, social conflicts and other problems with the palm oil industry, especially in Indonesia, has increased significantly in the past two decades. There have been commitments made by governments and the companies to tackle deforestation in Indonesia since then. What are the main commitments from government and companies, what are the progress and the major challenges to deliver them, and what are the recommendations, will be the main focus of this article. By Annisa Rahmawati
Climate Change, a Missing Discussion in Indonesia’s Presidential Election Article The 2019 Indonesian presidential candidates, Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto, squared off during a televised debate on February 17. While both have mentioned climate change in their vision and mission documents, none of them cared enough to elaborate on that during the debate. By Hans Nicholas Jong
Fighting for the Next Generations Article For years, a citizens' initiative in the Indonesian Kendeng Karst-Mountain has been fighting against the destruction of their livelihoods by cement factories, among others, a subsidiary of the German HeidelbergCement. The transnational solidarity network Save Kendeng supports the farmers from the Kendeng Mountains.
Kendeng Movement: Speak Up for Mother Earth! Article Solidarity works involving communities from two different countries, Indonesia and Germany is a result of a collaborative work facilitated by usage of media technology. Social movements are no longer only read as a local entity with specific actors and issues but can be read within the framework of engagement with other actors and issues, both at local and international levels. By Mokh Sobirin
