Some schools and communities raise tolerance by building houses of worship next to one another. 

The government opens up opportunities for private parties to participate in the market of paid booster vaccinations starting in 2022. It is seen as a violation of the law on pandemics.

We record important, tragic and consoling events in 2021. They can be reflections for a better 2022.

A committee for selecting civil servants in Central Java did not accept Muhammad Baihaqi to become a mathematics teacher because he is visually impaired. It was a clear case of discrimination.

Experience from 2013 has shown that when the Fed reduces liquidity injections and raises interest rates, the resulting wave of capital reallocations can hurt the financial markets of emerging economies, including Indonesia.

Sexual violence on campus, in pondok pesantren (Islamic boarding school) and corruption prevention in educational institutions.

Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas explains to Tempo the initiatives his ministry has taken with regard to rampant sexual violence in pesantrens (Islamic boarding schools), resumption of umrah (minor pilgrimage) and haj pilgrimages, as well as the formulation of presidential regulation on houses of worship.

Cartoon: Toni Malakian

From the people chosen by Tempo, we can learn about the importance of solidarity during a pandemic. There is an urgent need for a dramatic restructuring of the public health care system.

There is certainly primordialism in the Dermagandul, in its portrayal of the authentic, the native, the ancient and the old as better than the new and foreign. The text is prejudiced against everything ‘Arab’. 

CHRISTMAS Eve Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Medan, North Sumatra, on Friday, December 24. The mass that promoted the theme “A Birth That Brings Peace” was conducted by implementing health protocols with attendance 50 percent of the church capacity. ANTARA FOTO/Fransisco Carolio

SWEDISH Ambassador to Indonesia, Marina Berg, arrived in Indonesia five years ago with a clear mission: to deepen and broaden bilateral cooperation between Sweden and Indonesia, particularly in the critical areas of sustainable development and the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, her commitment remained unwavering. The Sweden-Indonesia Sustainability Partnership, focusing on the sectors of energy, transport, digital technology, and health, has been actively progressing.

As her term came to an end in August, Marina Berg took the opportunity to share her valuable five years of work in Indonesia during a TEMPO TALKS session.