Literally this chili oil just arrived at my home this morning

Tribute to "mother of Indomie" ibu Nunuk makes it to BBC News. A morning noodle at a Bandung stall was all it took for me to get hooked on the $.30 "as delicious as sin".. RIP ibu 🙏 - Indomie: Creator of cult favourite 'mi goreng' instant noodle dies bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…

"Don't build it" - faced with a pressure to launch apps at every turn in the name of civic tech, what should (local) governments do? Sober yet hopeful lessons from @mitgovlab 's practitioner-in-residence at this timely moment !

interesting thread on the US housing market and the K shaped political economy

This is wonderful. India-Indonesia comparison is much needed, fruitful, and I don't understand why there aren't more works. Also would be nice to look into updates, esp. after Indonesia's two decades of reformasi..

.Ying interesting research ICYMI ➡️ Wahana Visi Indonesia Global Partnership for Social Accountability eval on collaborative social accountability in Indonesia gpsaknowledge.org/indonesia-how-… Maps relevant mechanisms It doesn't explicitly say CDD, but there is a link to village planning in unlocking $ cc @azomer Jeff Thindwa

Research Spotlight: Ying's research reveals that urban poor of the developing world are politically engaged and capable of lifting themselves up. More: buff.ly/2XMZPjp @mitgovlab World AIQ

In Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) today! @YingHBo MIT GradLink buff.ly/3kNGA28

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this is a fantastic choice ! WTO DG Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to speak at @mit 2022 commencement Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala news.mit.edu/2022/ngozi-oko… Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)dusp PhD '81

another thoughtful reflection piece by @mitgovlab practitioner in residence Luke Jordan ⬇️

an exciting step for the global statistical monitoring of urbanization...more intuitive, more comparable, more useful (hopefully) !

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