KBA13 Academy Archive and Library
Clippings
Newspaper and magazine clippings: opinion pieces, reports and essays, each with a curatorial description.
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PDFClippingKekuatan Pengimbang [A Counterbalancing Force]
An opinion article by the physicist L. Wilardjo in the daily Kompas that uses a physics analogy of equilibrium to read Indonesian politics after the 2014 presidential el…
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PDFClippingKPK dan Jokowi-JK [The KPK and Jokowi-JK]
An opinion article by Adnan Pandu Praja, Commissioner of the KPK (Corruption Eradication Commission), in the daily Kompas, with an illustration by Didie SW, calling on p…
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PDFClippingKabinet Pro Lingkungan [A Pro-Environment Cabinet]
An opinion article by Khalisah Khalid, Head of the Department of Research and Resource Development of Walhi (the Indonesian Forum for the Environment), in the daily Komp…
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PDFClippingBank Ancam Tinggalkan London: Reaksi jika Inggris Keluar dari Uni Eropa [Banks Threaten to Leave London: The Reaction if Britain Leaves the European Union]
An international report in the daily Kompas (from Reuters, AP, and AFP) on the threat by United States-based banks such as Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America…
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PDFClippingMewujudkan TNI Bebas Korupsi [Realising a Corruption-Free TNI]
An opinion article by Dedi Haryadi, Deputy Secretary-General of Transparency International Indonesia, in the daily Kompas, with an illustration by Jitet, responding to t…
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PDFClippingIntelijen, Munir, dan Jokowi [Intelligence, Munir, and Jokowi]
An opinion article by Al Araf in the daily Kompas, published ahead of the tenth anniversary of the murder of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib (7 September 2004). …
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PDFClippingPengaruh Harga BBM terhadap Harga Saham [The Effect of Fuel Prices on Share Prices]
An article by Adler Haymans Manurung, an expert in finance and capital markets, in the investment consultation column of the Sunday edition of the daily Kompas, publishe…
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PDFClippingKuat Bukti, Bank AS Dongkrak Harga [Strong Evidence US Banks Pushed Up Prices]
An international report in the daily Kompas (from Reuters, AP, and AFP; code MON), with an illustration by Handining, on the hearing of the United States Senate Permanen…
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PDFClippingMenteri dan Partai Politik [Ministers and Political Parties]
An opinion article by Miftah Thoha, professor of public administration, in the daily Kompas, with an illustration by Didie SW, written as president-elect Joko Widodo was…
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PDFClippingArus Mundur Demokrasi [The Backward Current of Democracy]
An opinion article by Bima Arya, Mayor of Bogor, in the daily Kompas, with an illustration by Jitet, rejecting the plan to return the election of regional heads to the r…
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PDFClippingPilkada Tanpa Rakyat [Regional Elections Without the People]
An opinion article by Hendardi, Chairman of the Executive Board of the SETARA Institute, in the daily Kompas, with an illustration by Hanoning, criticising the effort of…
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PDFClippingWarga Mimpikan Hak Petisi: Banyak Negara Sudah Memperhatikan [Citizens Dream of the Right of Petition: Many Countries Already Pay Attention to It]
A Kompas daily news report on president-elect Joko Widodo's idea of e-blusukan, an information technology system to replace blusukan (impromptu field visits), and on the…
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PDFClippingMenantikan Sang Pemenang; Rousseff Unggul Tipis dalam "Polling" [Awaiting the Winner; Rousseff Narrowly Ahead in the "Polls"]
A clipping of two pieces from the daily Kompas, Wednesday, 22 October 2014, the day after the inauguration of President Joko Widodo. The opinion article "Menantikan Sang…
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PDFClippingKEN-2050 dan Dilema Harga BBM [KEN-2050 and the Fuel Price Dilemma]
An opinion article by Rinaldy Dalimi, professor at Universitas Indonesia and member of the Dewan Energi Nasional (National Energy Council), in the daily Kompas, on the K…
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PDFClippingKucing, Tikus, dan Amien Rais [The Cat, the Mice, and Amien Rais]
An article by Rizal Panggabean, a researcher at PSKP UGM, that uses the fable of a society of mice wishing to hang a bell around the cat's neck to interpret the role of …
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PDFClippingMenimbang Masa Jabatan Presiden [Weighing the Presidential Term of Office]
An article by Moh. Mahfud MD, then Director of the Postgraduate Programme at UII (Universitas Islam Indonesia) Yogyakarta, on Siswono Yudohusodo's proposal that the pres…
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PDFClippingSkandal Bre-X, Skandal Kita [The Bre-X Scandal, Our Scandal]
A column by M. Amien Rais on the Bre-X fake gold discovery scandal at Busang, East Kalimantan, which tarnished Indonesia's name internationally. Amien recalls his critic…
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PDFClippingBerbahaya [Dangerous]
A column by M. Amien Rais on the lively campaign for the 1997 general election, when PPP was spontaneously flooded with young people while Golkar appeared less enthusias…
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PDFClippingBelajar dari K-Pop [Learning from K-Pop]
Franki Raden reads the K-Pop phenomenon as the culmination of the development of Korea's music infrastructure and culture, from domestic music consumption to world-scale…
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PDFClippingKetika Anggota DPRD Gadaikan SK [When DPRD Members Pawn Their Letters of Appointment]
Laode M Syarif responds to the phenomenon of DPRD (Regional House of Representatives) members pawning their letters of appointment (SK) to pay off campaign debts. He arg…
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PDFClippingProgram Prioritas Jokowi di Papua [Jokowi's Priority Programme in Papua]
Tito Panggabean responds to Joko Widodo's promise to build a market for mama-mama Papua (Papuan women traders). In his view, building the market must be accompanied by c…
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PDFClippingHabibie dan Wajah Islam [Habibie and the Face of Islam]
Ahmad Syafii Maarif discusses B.J. Habibie's idea of the "two Ms", a modern and moderate Islam, which was put forward at the Sidang Tanwir (Tanwir Session) of Muhammadiy…
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PDFClippingSirkulasi Elite Politik Orde Baru [The Circulation of Political Elites in the New Order]
Ahmad Suhelmi reads the appointment of General Hartono as Minister of Information and the leadership regeneration within ABRI (the Indonesian Armed Forces) in mid-1997 t…
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PDFClippingPilkada dan Lorong Ideologi Alternatif [Regional Elections and the Corridor of Alternative Ideology]
Refly Harun refutes the view that the direct election of regional heads contradicts the fourth principle (sila) of Pancasila. The author traces two interpretations of th…