Momen
February 12, 2018
Minister Tjahjo’s Controversies
HOME Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo sparked yet another controversy when he issued a regulation imposing stricter requirements for research permits. The home affairs ministry planned to first review a research’s potential negative impacts before granting a permit to the researcher. Many see the move as a reign on academic freedom as the government may be able to arbitrarily set the criteria for ‘negative imp
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