Key Challenges in Achieving Inclusive Open Data Governance in Indonesia Commentary 6 March is International Open Data Day, which promotes the awareness and use of open data. Glenn Maail writes about encouraging developments in Asia, and documents the challenges of a multi-stakeholder approach of data governance in Indonesia. By Glenn Maail
Indonesia Misses Once-in-A Lifetime Opportunity to Build Back Better by Passing Controversial Deregulation Law Article In a global race to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic with a stronger and more resilient economy by putting the environment first, Indonesia is set to be left behind as lawmakers recently passed a deregulation law proposed by the government. By Hans Nicholas Jong
Finding Timor-Leste’s Stolen Children at the 11th Hour Article Juliãon is one of a handful of survivors who have been able to find their way to return to Timor-Leste. Without assistance, it is difficult for survivors to gather enough resources and courage to try to relocate their lives. By Galuh Wandita
Labouring Situations and Protection among Foreign Workers in Malaysia Article In normal days, low- to medium-skilled foreign workers in Southeast Asia often experience various forms of discrimination, let alone in times of COVID-19 pandemic. Such a situation has shown that Southeast Asian countries are not ready yet for cross-border people’s mobility. By Pamungkas A. Dewanto
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