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According to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the percentage of the poor population in March 2022 stood at 9.54 percent, a decrease of 0.17 percentage points compared to September 2021 and a decrease of 0.60 percentage points compared to March 2021. The number of people living in poverty in March 2022 was 26.16 million, a […]

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that in 2021, there were 188 villages/subdistricts across Indonesia where mass brawls among students occurred. West Java was the province with the highest number of student brawl incidents, occurring in 37 villages/subdistricts. Furthermore, according to channel9.id, student assaults and brawls have surged again following the resumption of in-person learning, […]

Author: Prof. M. Mas’ud Said, MM, Ph.D Director of the Postgraduate Program at Unisma, Chair of the East Java Nahdlatul Ulama Scholars Association. I am grateful for the opportunity to accompany East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa on her goodwill visit to the United Kingdom in late August 2023. The Governor of East Java, the […]

Today, the practice of democracy in this country remains deeply mired in various complex issues. According to a 2021 report by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Indonesia’s democracy index still ranks 52nd in the world. This fact is particularly striking because Indonesia is a country that claims to be a democracy, having practiced it for […]

We do not deny that Indonesia is a multicultural country. It is an undeniable fact that Indonesia is composed of diverse cultures, ethnic groups, languages, and religions. However, can Indonesian society be described as a multicultural society? Regarding this, there is certainly still much to discuss. One of the main characteristics of a multicultural society […]