Author: Glenys Octania
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Steps to Minimize the Spread of Omicron in Indonesia
Kompas Pagi The Indonesian government takes steps to accelerate vaccinations and tighten healthprotocols to prevent the spread of omicron variants. Several experts believe theIndonesian government should have entered the omicron variant at the end ofNovember. Due to late detection, it takes more effort to be able to do close contacttracing and testing. The threat of…
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Answering the Issue of Garuda Indonesia’s Bankruptcy, Debt Restructuring as a Way Out?
Kompas Bisnis Rapid business turbulence, along with internal and external shocks, is beingexperienced by Garuda Indonesia. The Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)previously stated that the state-owned airline, Garuda Indonesia, is technically bankruptdue to its debt burden. Irfan Setiaputra, Garuda Indonesia’s Managing Director,responded to this, stating that Garuda Indonesia is technically bankrupt but that the factremains…
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The Harshness of City Life and Those Struggling to Get Out of Poverty
Jurnal Glenys Poverty is still the government’s homework. The government has attempted manyformulations, such as direct cash assistance, relocation of residents to runaways, andthe arrangement of slum villages. As of March 2021, BPS data states that the poverty rate is 10.14%, equivalent to 27.54million people. The portrait of poverty can be found around us in…
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Let’s Use Digital TV. And Enjoy HD Broadcasts Without Foggy Images
Jurnal Glenys With its 270 million population, Indonesia has great power to emerge as a champion inthe digital economy era. One is by immediately ending analog TV broadcasts andmigrating to digital. How big is the economic impact? And is the government ready tomigrate to digital? As of November 2, 2022, analog TV broadcasts will be…
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93 Years of Youth Pledge, Tracing the Struggle of Youth 1928
Kompas Pagi The Youth Pledge became a great momentum for the unity of the Indonesian people inone nation, one language and one blood. The moment of Youth Pledge was initiated bythe unity of all the country’s youth. The beginning of the awakening of the nation’s youthwas marked by the establishment of Boedi Oetomo, which then…
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The Youth Pledge was Eulogized from a “Kos-Kosan”
Jurnal Glenys Every October 28, we commemorate Youth Pledge Day. We remember the struggle ofthe youth at that time for the independence of the Republic of Indonesia. At the SecondYouth Congress, 3 important figures led to the youth pledge. They were MuhammadYamin, Soegondo Djojopuspito and Amir Syarifudin. With the spirit of youth, theyconsolidated in the…
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Istiqlal Mosque to Cathedral Church, Real Forms of Religion Influencing the Way Climate Change is Viewed
Religious leaders are trying to invite people to care for the environment and use solarpanels in houses of worship. And this has proven effective in Indonesia. I saw the solarpanels used by the Cathedral Church in Jakarta and how effectively they save energyand church expenses. Not only that, Catholics and Muslims are commanded to takecare…
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Dialogue with Arcandra Tahar: Europe’s Energy Crisis, What Lessons Can Indonesia Learn?
TERAS EKBIS With Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources for the 2016-2020 period,Arcandra Tahar discusses countries in the blue continent of Europe experiencingdifficulties with the energy crisis. Natural gas and coal prices are soaring, which makesEuropean citizens pay more for electricity and other energy usage costs. What makesEurope enter an energy crisis? A continent…
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Pelindo Merger Should Make Logistics Cost-Efficient
Four state-owned ports, Pelindo 1, 2, 3 and 4, are officially integrated or merged. Thereare 4 advantages of integrating the business of the world’s 8th largest containeroperator. Starting from logistics costs that fell 1.6%, an increase of 1.1% of grossdomestic product, this increased state revenue by up to 8 trillion and created 1,000 newjobs in…
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The economic impact of the Jakarta sinking
The climate crisis threatens Asia’s coastal cities, and Jakarta is no exception. Theextreme rise in sea level threatens Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital and business center.The country is predicted to suffer losses of up to 68 billion US dollars. As a coastal city,Jakarta has the potential to sink by 2030. The climate crisis causes rising sea levels.The…