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The Rupiah Inflation vs #KaburAjaDulu: Stability but at What Cost?

Comparison Between the Indonesian Rupiah, Singapore Dollar and the Malaysian Ringgit. (WARTAKEMA/Andrea Hillary Gusandi)   Warta Kema – The hashtag #KaburAjaDulu became an online movement that took social media by…

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Stepping Closer to a Smoke-free Campus: Designated Area for Smoking at Universitas Padjadjaran

Designated area for smoking at the rectorate building. (WARTAKEMA/Ammara Azwadiena) Warta Kema—In response to the Rector’s Regulations number 21 of 2024 regarding the smoke-free policy at Universitas Padjadjaran (Unpad) and…

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Indonesians live in Malaysia: Crisis Identity and Student’s Struggle.

Indonesia and Malaysia, two neighboring countries, have long shared a strong relationship and numerous similarities. Both are integral members of the ASEAN community and collaborate extensively on economic, social, and…

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Inequality of Access as a KNB Scholarship Awardee in Universitas Padjadjaran

Since September, the arrival of Saaed from Pakistan and Max from Sudan has not been a pleasant experience for them to study in Universitas Padjadjaran (Unpad) and living in the…

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Japan’s Smoking Culture Meets Indonesian Campuses: Possible Unpad Policy for Designated Smoking Areas

Smoke Signals: Japan’s Strict Smoking Rules Regulated Areas in Japan for Smoking (Source: Getty Images) Smoking in Japanese public spaces is tightly regulated with designated smoking zones commonly seen in…

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67th Dies Natalis Unpad: An Art Market in International Day

Visitors attend the booth of food at Art Market in Lapangan Pusat Pelayanan Basic Science Universitas Padjadjaran. (WARTAKEMA/Sajid Dhiyaurrahman Djunaedy) An Art Market was held in Lapangan Pusat Pelayanan Basic…

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‘DPR Is Brainless, Students Are Cowards’: Demonstrators’ Outrage Erupts in Bandung

A protester in front of the West Java DPRD Office on Thursday (22/8) showed a captioned poster “The people sue the state” (right side) and “Fight! and take your outrage…

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Emergency: Nation’s Struggle for Democracy Under the Ruler’s Feet

A mass voicing their criticisms towards President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo’s regime. The nation’s courage to overthrow the government might have just come back to life from Suharto’s New Order regime. …

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Aksi Unpad Bela Palestina: Justice for Palestine! No More Nakba!

Bangsa Palestina sudah merasakan kekejaman penjajahan Israel bertahun-tahun lamanya sampai saat ini dan terdapat peristiwa kelam penindasan Palestina yang disebut dengan Nakba (diperingati setiap tanggal 15 Mei). Oleh karena itu,…

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Crime, Corruption, and Cover Ups: What Investigative Journalism Takes

When detectives conduct investigations, they do it to catch and convict criminals. But detectives are not the only ones who serve to investigate crime. Tintin is a popular fictional depiction…

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