Category: Kompas Pagi
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A Flashback of Chinese New Year Traditions from the New Order Period to Now
Kompas Pagi Chinese New Year is the most important event for ethnic Chinese. This New Yearcelebration is based on the Chinese calendar or the lunisolar calendar, which is formedby combining the lunar calendar with the solar calendar. The culture associated withChinese New Year celebrations varies, depending on the region. Chinese New Yearduring the New Order…
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Moving to the New Capital City Requires Large Funds. Will the IKN Megaproject Continue?
Kompas Pagi President Jokowi has been planning to move the IKN capital city from Jakarta toKalimantan since 2019. Having become a pro and con by some experts, thegovernment is still formulating the right budget, but on the one hand, the ministries haveyet to be unanimous regarding the source of funds. Speaker of the House ofRepresentatives…
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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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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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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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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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Way back in eradicating corruption
The KPK’s plan to apply the death penalty or at least life imprisonment in the socialassistance corruption case of former Minister of Social Affairs Juliari Batubara is only adiscourse. The Corruption Eradication Commission only charged Juliari Batubara with 11 years inprison and asked them to pay a fine of Rp 14.5 billion in restitution instead…
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Collapse of health facilities due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Corona variant Delta has significantly increased the number of corona cases in Java Balisince June 2021. Access to health facilities is difficult because the capacity is depletedor even exhausted, making people self-help themselves. The government needs toactivate community empowerment or community-based health. Community leaders,religious leaders, and RT RW conduct early detection of residents exposed to…