List of Publications

Please find many articles in English and Indonesian languages published in the following media:

English Publications:

The Jakarta Post:
- The Jakarta Post, 13 November 2021 — In search of a humane face of megalopolitan Jakarta.
- The Jakarta Post, 23 June 2021 — Flattening the Curve by Increasing Perceived Risk.
- The Jakarta Post, 2 June 2021 — Five Future Strategies for Fighting COVID-19.
- The Jakarta Post, 2 May 2021 – Mudik: You Want me to Turn Back? No Way!
- The Jakarta Post, 23 February 2021 — The Bigger Threat the Better in Pandemic.

Malaysian Media:
- The New Straits Times, Malaysia, 19 July 2022: Jakarta governor among three frontrunners for President.
- New Straits Times, Malaysia, 29 January 2022: Formula E: Electric Car or political race?
- New Straits Times, Malaysia, 23 October 2021: ‘City 4.0’ leads to happier Jakarta.
- New Straits Times, Malaysia, 18 September 2021: Collaboration key to living transition
- New Straits Times, Malaysia, 17 September 2021: The Journey of Kampung Akuarium
- New Straits Times, Malaysia, 4 September 2021: Data accuracy vital for solid Covid-19 policies, responses
- New Straits Times, Malaysia, 25 July 2021 — Between Political Legacy and Pandemic.
- New Straits Times, Malaysia, 16 March 2021 — How Jakarta Fights Pandemic.
- The Star, Malaysia, 9 May 2021 (rerun from The Jakarta Post) — Mudik: You Want me to Turn Back? No Way!

Article about Kampung Akuarium in the New Straits Times, 18 September 2021.

My article in The Jakarta Post, 23 June 2021

Other publications:
- Article originally in Indonesian language (Benahi Program Vaksinasi); Kompas daily, 26 March 2021 — https://www.kompas.id/baca/english/2021/03/26/improve-vaccination-program/
- “Developing Multimedia-based Learning on Avoiding Imprecise COVID-19 Patients.” European Scientific Journal (published 22 March 2021), Educational Science Conference 2020, ESC — https://eujournal.org/index.php/esj/article/view/14101 — article from European Scientific Institute, Video Conference, 10 December 2020; published in the ESC 2020 Proceedings (pp. 191-204). ISBN: 978-608-4642-75-6. Available at: https://eujournal.org/files/journals/1/books/december_online_proceedings_2020.pdf
- Journal article in SAGE Preprint, posted on 08.07.2020, 22:50; available at: https://advance.sagepub.com/articles/preprint/Perspectives_of_Mothers_and_Children_in_Indonesian_Private_School_during_Pandemic/12609698
- Journal article in American Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Research (AJHSSR). 2020. e-ISSN: 2378-703X Volume-4, Issue-3-pp-453-463. www.ajhssr.com; also available at: https://www.academia.edu/42329663/Price_Determines_Customer_Loyalty_in_Online_Transportation_Ride-Hailing_Services
- Twitter’s Role in Enforcing Integrity in Indonesia”, Paper in Conference on ‘Educating ASEAN Societies for Integrity’, Integrity and Ethical Issues in Media: Emerging New Communication Media in Promoting Integrity and Combating Corruption, Jakarta, 2-3 April 2013. Available at: https://www.academia.edu/33930606/Promoting_Integrity_and_Combating_Corruption_-_Twitters_Role_in_Enforcing_Integrity_in_Indonesia
- “A Note to Terrorists: When Fasting, Do You Remember Islam Says to Harm No One?” opinion article in The Jakarta Globe daily, 27 August 2010 (http://jakartaglobe.id/archive/a-note-to-terrorists-when-fasting-do-you-remember-islam-says-to-harm-no-one/); Also available at (copied to): https://syafiqb.com/2012/07/19/a-note-to-terrorists-2/
- “Publishing A Quality Ethnic Media in Australia and Its Business Challenges.” (Master program, UTS, Australia), 2001. Available at: https://www.slideshare.net/Syafiqb/publishing-ethnic-magazine-in-australia-uts-syafiq-basri-2011
Many articles in ‘The Archipelago’ monthly bilingual publication, Sydney, NSW, Australia (as editor). Please see this link for reference: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/wednesday-11-april-2001/3479794

In Indonesian Language:

Health Related Issues:

“Combating the Omicron Storm.” (Menghalau Badai Omicron.) Kompas daily, 23 December 2021, p. 7. Available online at: https://www.kompas.id/baca/opini/2021/12/23/menghalau-badai-omicron
“The Danger of Epidemic and COVID-19.” Article in Indonesian, published in Kompas, 21 June 2021: https://www.kompas.id/baca/opini/2021/06/21/bahaya-infodemi-dan-covid-19/
“Benahi Program Vaksinasi,” Kompas, 26 March 2021 — https://www.kompas.id/baca/opini/2021/03/26/benahi-program-vaksinasi/
“The New Corona Variant and our Vaccine, Beware of the New Attacks.” Article in Kompas.com (Varian Baru Corona dan Senjata Vaksin Kita,Jangan Sampai Malapetaka Datang); 14 Jan 2021: https://www.kompas.com/sains/read/2021/01/14/060000123/varian-baru-corona-dan-senjata-vaksin-kita-jangan-sampai-malapetaka-datang?page=all#page2
Why the New Covid-19 Variant is More Dangerous. Article in Kompas daily (Mengapa Varian Baru Covid-19 Lebih Berbahaya), 11 Jan 2021. https://www.kompas.id/baca/opini/2021/01/11/mengapa-varian-baru-covid-19-lebih-berbahaya/
Things about Covid-19 We Rarely Heard. Article in Kompas daily (Perkara Covid-19 yang Jarang Diungkap); 29 December 2020.https://www.kompas.id/baca/opini/2020/12/29/perkara-virus-covid-19-yang-jarang-diungkap/
Why President Jokowi Warned Us to be Careful with Covid-19 Vaccines? article in Kumparan news portal (Mengapa Jokowi Minta Kita Hati-hati dengan Vaksin?), 31 October 2020: https://kumparan.com/syafiq-basri-assegaff/mengapa-jokowi-minta-kita-hati-hati-dengan-vaksin-1uUc7f2psxU.
‘Don’t Die because of Corona’; opinion article in Detik news portal (Jangan Meninggal akibat Corona),18 April 2020 : https://news.detik.com/kolom/d-4982048/jangan-meninggal-akibat-corona
‘There is no Anti-Crisis Vaccine, Madam Minister’, opinion for reminding Indonesian Minister of Health on the danger of fake vaccine; Tempo daily, 18 August 2016. Available at: https://koran.tempo.co/read/403652/tidak-ada-vaksin-anti-krisis-bu-menkes, and at: https://www.indonesiana.id/read/86021/tidak-ada-vaksin-anti-krisis-bu-menkes
“Beware of the Silent Killer in our Neighborhoods,” article about TBC (‘Awas pada Tibi, Pembunuh Sadis di Dekat kita’), Kompas online, 23 March 2019. Available at: https://sains.kompas.com/read/2019/03/23/093125023/awas-pada-tibi-pembunuh-sadis-dekat-kita
‘Doctor Arthur Bing, Indonesian Billionaire who Became Top Plastic Surgeon in the USA’; Kompas online, 13 January 2019. Available at: https://internasional.kompas.com/read/2019/01/13/14311861/dokter-arthur-bing-miliarder-dan-ahli-bedah-plastik-top-amerika-asal
Column about Komodo Island and rabies threats; better lives for dogs campaign in Indonesia (in Indonesian language): https://beritagar.id/artikel/telatah/ketika-komodo-terancam-anjing-gila
News, on stunting reduction (as mentioned above, C4D, UNICEF Aceh, 2013):
- https://nationalgeographic.grid.id/read/13287430/malnutrisi-sebabkan-kematian-bayi-di-aceh
- http://www.acehinfo.com/2013/10/unicef-nilai-pemahaman-masyarakat-aceh.html?m=1
- http://health.okezone.com/read/2013/12/30/482/919095/kurang-asupan-gizi-38-9-anak-aceh-bertubuh-pendek
- http://www.voaindonesia.com/content/malnutrisi-sebab-banyak-kematian-bayi-di-aceh/1819821.html
News, on the importance of birth registration as one of children’s rights (related to the job as UNICEF program communication officer, 2005-2007): http://arsip.gatra.com/2007-01-16/artikel.php?id=101340

Hundreds of articles in Tempo. Few examples only (all in Indonesian language):

Hepatitis-B Threats (1989): https://majalah.tempo.co/read/kesehatan/21136/masih-ancaman-hepatitis-b
- Fighting Liver Cancer (1989): https://majalah.tempo.co/read/kesehatan/22644/mengganyang-kanker-hati
- When Anopheles Come Back (1988): https://majalah.tempo.co/read/kesehatan/27093/kembalinya-anopheles
- The Danger of Mosquitos around us (about malaria and dengue), 1988: https://majalah.tempo.co/read/kesehatan/27176/teroris-dengan-bayonet
- New Regulations for Indonesian Doctors; (1988): https://majalah.tempo.co/read/kesehatan/27534/tatanan-baru-profesi-dokter
- He eventually perished: About HIV/AIDS and Pneumonia in Indonesia (1987), in Tempo magazine: https://majalah.tempo.co/read/kesehatan/30285/akhirnya-dia-mati?user=register

On Communication, Corruption and Ethics:

‘Public Participation in Education’ (Komunikasi Pelibatan Publik dalam Pendidikan); Kompas, 1 Feb 2016, available at: https://www.slideshare.net/Syafiqb/komunikasi-pelibatan-publik-dalam-pendidikan-kompas-1-feb-2016-hal-6
Komunikasi Pelibatan Publik dalam Pendidikan (Public Participation in Education); Kompas, 1 Feb 2016: http://print.kompas.com/baca/2016/02/01/Komunikasi-Pelibatan-Publik-dalam-Pendidikan
‘Crisis Communication in Mina’: Kompas daily, 6 October 2015, (page 7): http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2015/10/06/15060011/Komunikasi.Krisis.Mina?page=all
‘Reviewing Indonesia’s President Communication’, opinion article in Indonesian language (Menggagas Komunikasi Presiden), Kompas daily, 10 October 2014: https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2014/10/09/21455861/Kompas%20Siang?page=all; and here: https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2014/10/10/07412101/Menggagas.Strategi.Komunikasi.Presiden
All The President’s PR Men’ (SBY juga perlu PR), Media Indonesia 4 April 2012: https://syafiqb.com/2012/04/05/sby-juga-perlu-pr/
‘Anti-Corruption Commission and People’s Power in Twitter’, opinion in Indonesian language (KPK dan Kekuatan Rakyat di Twitter); Kompas daily, 11 October 2012: https://health.kompas.com/read/2012/10/11/10263319/~Nasional?page=all; also at: https://syafiqb.com/2012/10/11/kpk-dan-kekuatan-rakyat-di-twitter/
‘Social Media Strengths’, opinion in Indonesian language (Kekuatan Media Sosial); Koran Sindo, 31 October 2012 — https://nasional.sindonews.com/berita/684161/18/kekuatan-media-sosial?showpage=all ;
The Tired Anas; opinion, in Kompas daily (Anas yang Lelah): 26/03/2012, available at:https://otomotif.kompas.com/read/2012/03/26/09591940/anas.yang.lelah.
‘About TV Effect in Watching Football’ (Sepak Bola, Antara Kenikmatan dan Keperihan), Koran Tempo 12 Jan 2011: https://koran.tempo.co/read/opini/223695/sepak-bola-antara-kenikmatan-dan-keperihan?
‘Communication in the Tolerant Islam’, (Komunikasi dalam Islam yang Toleran), Kompas 18 February 2011: https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2011/02/18/04064759/Komunikasi.dalam?page=all
‘WikiLeaks’ New Journalisms’ (Jurnalisme Baru Wikileaks); Koran Tempo, 16 April 2011: https://koran.tempo.co/read/opini/233194/jurnalisme-baru-wikileaks
‘Leaders Ethics’, Kompas daily, 22 August 2011. available at: https://syafiqb.com/2011/12/05/etika-pemimpin/
‘When Honesty is not Enough’, opinion about honesty in Indonesian language – available at: https://zainuri.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/ketika-kejujuran-saja-tidak-cukup/
‘Terry Jones and Religious Tolerance’ (HKBP, Terry Jones, dan Toleransi Beragama) – Media Indonesia, 24 Sept 2010; available at: https://syafiqb.com/2012/05/03/beragama-kok-gak-toleran/
WikiLeaks’ New Journalisms (Jurnalisme Baru Wikileaks); Koran Tempo, 16 April 2011: https://koran.tempo.co/read/opini/233194/jurnalisme-baru-wikileaks?

My book on Anies Baswedan: on youth, dreams and Indonesia (2016).

Books:

Writer, ‘Anies, on Youth, Dreams and Indonesia’ (book in Indonesian language about ex Minister of Education (now the Jakarta Governor), Anies Baswedan PhD); (Originally titled “ANIES: Tentang Anak Muda, Impian, dan Indonesia.”); Bandung, Indonesia: Penerbit Noura, 2016;
Writer, ‘Beyond Dreams, Anies Baswedan at Twitterland’ (book in Indonesian about inspirational tweets of one of Indonesia’s president candidates (now the Jakarta Governor) Anies Baswedan PhD. (Originally titled: ‘Melampaui Mimpi Anies Baswedan @Twitterland’’); Bandung, Indonesia: Mizan, 2014.
Editor, Views of Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals on Tolerance Principles (book in Indonesian language: “Menuju Persatuan Umat, Pandangan Intelektual Muslim Indonesia,”) Bandung, Mizan Publisher, New Edition (2012); available at: http://www.slideshare.net/Syafiqb/menuju-persatuan-umat-ebook?related=1