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Asep Muizudin Muhamad Darmini and Dwitya Kirana Amry (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Jakarta/Coventry, UK   ● Wed, December 1, 2021 The demographic bonus has been touted as a positive factor in contributing to our nation’s economic development. All media and talks cite it as a great opportunity for our nation, as the high rate of the young workforce will help boost economic productivity. However, this narrative about the positive outcome of the demographic dividend is in dire need of a rethink, especially after seeing how the COVID-19 pandemic has altered various socioeconomic dimensions of our younger generation, including those studying abroad. Through the Education Endowment Fund (LPDP), the government aims to leverage the demographic bonus by giving selected candidates a world-class education at various top universities. Although the intention seems good, there are critical elements that need to be reconsidered. to Read Full Story SUBSCRIBE NOW Starting …

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Test cricket is a game of second chances. Of all the ways in which it imitates life, this is the most subtle as well as the most powerful. A batsman dismissed for nought in the first innings gets a chance to score a century in the second; a bowler wicketless at first go can take five before the match is completed. Every player has a chance to redeem himself. The concept of the second chance is built into our religions based on the undeniable fact that as human beings we make mistakes. We lie, we cheat, we make poor judgements, we play across the line, we misjudge a throw and get run out. We also make amends, compensate, retribute. Low points of the game When we get caught, we pay for it. When Steve Smith was Australia’s captain, he was banned for a year for the ball tampering episode (‘sandpapergate’) in the Newlands Test in South Africa. It was one of the low points of the game — a captain deliberately hatching a plot to cheat the opposition by altering the state of the ball …

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In a bid to woo Gujarati voters who stood with the BJP since the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the Mumbai unit of the Congress has decided to approach its Gujarat leaders to address community gatherings in the city ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls. “We will be organising community gatherings in different parts of the city where the Gujarati population is in large numbers. We want to approach them. They had been with us for decades. Now it is time to bring them back to us,” said Mehul Vora, president, Mumbai Congress Gujarati cell. The party had organised the first of such programme in the series with Hardik Patel, working president of the Gujarat Congress, addressing at Mumbai’s Ghatkopar area, known for the Gujarati population, on Tuesday. It was attended by Mumbai Congress president Bhai Jagtap and executive president Charansingh Sapra. Similar programmes will be organised at Vile Parle, Goregaon, Borivali in the course of next month. Gujarat Congress president …

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CHRISTMAS this year looks set to be a happier occasion for many who have not been able to visit family and friends in the past year and a half due to the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Diners also have the option to feast on gastronomical treats this yuletide season. The St Regis Kuala Lumpur has pulled out all the stops to offer Christmas and New Year treats to patrons, with arrangements done in strict accordance with the standard operating procedure stipulated by the authorities. The Brasserie’s festive buffets return with a tantalising menu designed by its executive chef Keith Hooker. At The Drawing Room, a decadent Christmas Afternoon Tea awaits diners and the renowned Santa’s Kitchen will pop up in the lobby to inspire your festive wish list as part of the hotel’s Christmas Fair. Here’s your chance to place orders for the Wreath of Life cake, box of Holiday Éclairs, Grand Marnier Christmas Fruit Cake, Christmas Almond Turrón, Valrhona Caramelia 36% Chocolate …

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DUNKIRK, France (Reuters) - A couple of days after migrants started to set up tents in a new location along an old rail line in Dunkirk in northern France last week, Dawan Anwar Mahmud quickly took the opportunity to build the make-shift camp’s first restaurant. Made of a wooden frame using nearby trees and covered in tarpaulin, the restaurant was built in a day and is slightly sturdier than a tent. It is a precarious existence: on Tuesday police arrived at the camp, evicted the residents and tore down their tents and shelters. Speaking before the police arrived, the owner, Mahmud, a 30-year-old from Qalat Dizah in Iraqi Kurdistan, described how he was keen to start earning cash, having lost 1,600 pounds ($2,100) to a smuggler when he first arrived in France towards the end of the summer. “I opened a little restaurant to go to England,” he said on Monday. Attempts by Reuters reporters to reach him by telephone after the eviction on Tuesday were unsuccessful. Last week, a …

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TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduran opposition presidential candidate Xiomara Castro will seek to negotiate a new debt deal with the International Monetary Fund, but opposes raising taxes or creating new ones, according to a senior adviser. Castro, nearly 20 points ahead of her nearest rival in a preliminary vote count of Sunday's election, aims to lower debt service payments, said Hugo Noe on Tuesday, head of her campaign's policy platform. An existing IMF deal with Honduras runs through January, when Castro will be sworn in as the country's first woman president if her advantage in the vote count holds up. "A dialogue with the International Monetary Fund has begun," Noe told Reuters. He did not offer a specific timeline. Castro's team met with IMF officials prior to the election, in which the international lender evaluated compliances with its existing agreement with the government. "Obviously, (a new deal) will depend on its conditions, if it has some degree of …

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PETALING JAYA: A Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) lecturer has discovered a potential cure for memory loss. Dr You Yee Xing, 28, said the ulam raja had been found to be promising due to the potential value of its polyphenol and antioxidant content. The plant has been proven effective in preventing memory loss and increasing cognitive functions among the elderly. He developed ulam raja supplements which lowers lipid peroxidation, increases serum glutathione levels and activates the brain; these help to prevent cognitive decline. He then carried out a study which involved 48 adults aged between 60 and 75 with mild cognitive impairment. They consumed the supplement for a period of 12 weeks, he said in a statement to The Star yesterday. “Cognitive functions among the elderly will decrease with age. “To reduce the risk of dementia and cognitive decline, I came up with this supplement for older adults and investigated its efficacy on cognitive improvement. “Twenty-four of …

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LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal will open its biggest vaccination centre yet on Wednesday as a surge in COVID-19 infections forced authorities to impose new restrictions to stop the spread, including strict travel curbs to enter the country by air. Boasting an 87% vaccination rate, one of the world's highest, Portugal has seen its infection rate and daily cases rise sharply over the past month, although the rate remains below levels seen in countries like Austria or Belgium. Inaugurated by Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas on Tuesday, the new vaccination centre in a pavilion at Parque das Nacoes, a modern area by the River Tagus, will open to the public on Wednesday with the capacity to inoculate 6,000 people per day, a number that could rise to 9,000 if needed. "This vaccination centre is unique in the country," Moedas told reporters, adding that it would allow the capital city to double its vaccination capacity. Health authorities are giving COVID-19 booster shots to those aged over …

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KUALA LUMPUR: A construction site supervisor’s mobile phone was hacked after he tried to apply for a personal loan. Mohamad Zulkaria Mohamad Sebli, 42, said he saw a money lending advertisement about two weeks ago and contacted the number listed. “One of my workers needed to take a loan, so I tried to help him get a RM300 loan through this advertisement. “When I called the number, the person on the other end of the line told me to download an app called Easyduit to apply for the loan. “I followed the instructions and he told me the loan had been approved but only for RM150,” he told reporters at the MCA Public Services and Complaints Department yesterday. He said he rejected the loan and told them to cancel it and assumed that was the end of it. “Then I started to receive phone calls demanding for money even though I never took a sen from them. “Later on I received calls from my friends telling me that they have received messages claiming that I had a loan that I had not …

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Merdeka 118 Tower is set to become the second tallest building in the world after Burj Khalifa in Dubai and the tallest building in South-East Asia. This is following the completion of its spire and the tower which will officially stand at a height of 678.9m. In his opening speech, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said he was proud to announce the completion of the tower spire amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “I was made to understand that Merdeka 118 will also be the first tower in Malaysia to earn triple platinum ratings with international sustainability certifications, including the highly prestigious Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (Leed). “This is not only a great achievement in the field of engineering, but also further strengthens Malaysia’s position as a modern and developed country,” he said at a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the tower’s spire yesterday. Newest landmark: Ismail Sabri placing the tip of the tower as a …

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