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President Joko Widodo has officially announced plans to move the capital from DKI Jakarta to the East Kalimantan region. This triggered a mixed reaction from the public, some were shocked, confused and also scared. Yes, afraid that later on Jakarta will not be so chaotic now, not as complete now or not as comfortable as it is now. Talking about change, certainly has a lot of discomfort. But believe me, the change still needs to be done. Especially for changes in the capital, so that there is equitable development, both physically and economically. Besides that, Jakarta has been too heavy for a long time with a very small operational area. Indonesia is not the first country to move its capital. Look at the examples of successful relocation of capital in these two countries, at least the government can adopt the success steps that have already been taken. Check it out! 1. New York, United States The IESE Business School released the results of the 2017 IESE Cities in Motion Index resea...

Women and girls, everywhere, must have equal rights and opportunity, and be able to live free of violence and discrimination. Women’s equality and empowerment is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, but also integral to all dimensions of inclusive and sustainable development. In short, all the SDGs depend on the achievement of Goal 5.Gender equality by 2030 requires urgent action to eliminate the many root causes of discrimination that still curtail women’s rights in private and public spheres. For example, discriminatory laws need to change and legislation adopted to proactively advance equality. Yet 49 countries still lack laws protecting women from domestic violence, while 39 bar equal inheritance rights for daughters and sons. Eliminating gender-based violence is a priority, given that this is one of the most pervasive human rights violations in the world today. Based on data from 87 countries, 1 in 5 women and girls under the age of 50 will have experienced physical and/o...

 The upsurge of bans of single-use plastics in Indonesia, such as plastic bags, is proof that Indonesia is able to overcome its plastic pollution problem. After Dr. Jenna Jambeck’s research publication in the journal Science in 2015 which mentions Indonesia as the second largest marine plastic polluter in the world, Indonesia has made several assertive initiatives, including plastic bag bans in several localities, such as Banjarmasin City, Balikpapan City, Bogor City, and Bali Province. The Bali Governor Regulation and Bogor Mayor Regulation about plastic ban is currently being brought to the Supreme Court for a judicial review by the plastic industry and plastic recycling industry, on the basis that the ban does not legally align with the Waste Management Act. That basis has been denied by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry. “The principle is like this, in the Waste Management Act No. 18 of 2008, ‘waste management’ is classified as ‘waste reduction’ and ‘waste handling....