Youths Optimistic in 2018

Despite worries that the political temperature will rise this year, youths continue to focus on showing off their works.

Kompas/Saiful Rijal Yunus

Samson Clymtopn, 25 (in black jacket), along with colleague Jason Kristiano, 20, are passionate about physics and have published several papers in international journals.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – Youths remain optimistic about entering the year 2018, which has been mentioned as a political year. Despite worries that the political temperature will rise this year, they continue to focus on showing off their works in their respective fields for the good of the nation.

Such an attitude is shown by a number of youths with different backgrounds. They are a young farmer, Rici Solihin, 27; female grand master Irene Kharisma Sukandar, 25; young researchers Jason Kristiano, 20, and Samson Clymton, 25, and social businessman Alfatih Timur, 27. They were met on different occasions.