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        "id": 1777638,
        "msgid": "lestari-moerdijat-practising-pancasila-key-to-tackling-global-crisis-1780311260",
        "date": "2026-06-01 16:40:00",
        "title": "Lestari Moerdijat: Practising Pancasila Key to Tackling Global Crisis",
        "author": "Irvan Sihombing",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), Lestari Moerdijat, has stressed that actively applying Pancasila in daily life is essential to address escalating global economic challenges and domestic unity threats. She highlighted the need for Pancasila-based economic policies to protect vulnerable groups and strengthen digital literacy to combat misinformation and polarisation, while also calling for greater attention to disability rights and indigenous communities' role in food security.",
        "content": "<p>The momentum of Pancasila\u2019s Birthday commemorated annually on June\n1st must not be treated as mere ceremonial ritual. Deputy Speaker of the\nPeople\u2019s Consultative Assembly (MPR), Lestari Moerdijat, stated that\nPancasila must be actively lived and practised daily as a response to\nthe nation\u2019s increasingly complex challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmidst the growing threats of global economic volatility and the\npersistent risk to national unity, the urgency of embedding Pancasila in\ndaily life is no longer a choice but a necessity,\u201d Lestari Moerdijat\nsaid in a written statement on Monday, June 1, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Also known as Rerie, she highlighted recent data from the United\nNations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) projecting global\ngrowth for 2026 at just 2.6%. This situation places developing nations\nin difficult positions due to rising energy and food costs, alongside\npressure on the Rupiah exchange rate.<\/p>\n<p>She argued that Pancasila must underpin every economic policy to\nprotect vulnerable groups. \u201cWithout strong mutual cooperation among\nstakeholders and tangible social justice, the most vulnerable will bear\nthe brunt. The fifth principle must guide our policies,\u201d stressed the\nSenior Member of NasDem Party.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond economic aspects, the Member of the House of Representatives\u2019\nCommission X also emphasised the importance of strengthening digital\nliteracy, which she views as the primary defence against division caused\nby misinformation and polarisation online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout adequate digital literacy, our youth risk remaining trapped\nin polarisation. The state must step in with Pancasila-based character\neducation that adapts to contemporary challenges,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Rerie called on all segments of society to move beyond rhetoric to\nconcrete action, making Pancasila a solid foundation for facing external\nand internal shocks.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Speaker of the MPR Lestari Moerdijat stated that the 2026 TKA\nresults with 8.7 million student participants must form the basis for\nevidence-based education policy.<\/p>\n<p>She urged cross-sector collaboration to address the low national\nliteracy index, currently at 40.6.<\/p>\n<p>She also stressed the importance of family and school digital\nliteracy to counter the surge in child pornography cases online.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, she emphasised the need for collective commitment to\nuphold the rights of persons with disabilities as mandated by the\nconstitution.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, she highlighted the critical role of indigenous communities\nas the last line of defence for biodiversity conservation and national\nfood sovereignty.<\/p>",
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