The bus was carrying more than 60 students and teachers from Depok to Lembang, a popular tourist spot, when it crashed at 6:48 pm (1148 GMT) on Saturday.
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1 day agoSemiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China's leading chipmaker, was targeted by US sanctions in 2020 over concerns about its military ties.
1 day agoLately, in nearly every conversation I have had, from coffee shops to conference rooms, the buzz is all about Indonesia's new administration, which will take office in October. However, it is not so much about the quality or capabilities of potential leaders; it is mostly about who gets which slice of the political pie. This kind of talk, while typical, really highlights a crucial shift we need to make: our focus must turn to appointing leaders who can really handle the intricacies of modern governance.
1 day agoIf Indonesia had won, they would have played soccer at an Olympics for the first time in nearly seven decades, since the Soviet Union eliminated them from the 1956 Games in Melbourne.
1 day agoHundreds of workers who lost their livelihoods when well-known shoe brand Bata closed its only factory in the country face an uncertain future but want to make the most of the compensation they expect to receive to build a future for themselves.
1 day agoThe Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is considering high-profile candidates to run in the upcoming Jakarta gubernatorial election, a boost the party could use to find another rising star following the departure of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.
1 day agoThe Uber Cup team was made up of players aged 21 years old on average, which observers deem as critical as they transition from the youth to senior level.
1 day agoUnlike university-based training programs, for which residents must pay hundreds of millions of rupiah in some cases, the new program will be tuition-free. In addition, each participant will receive a monthly stipend of up to Rp 5 million (US$9,364) during the training period and will be appointed as a civil servant upon completion.
1 day agoUnder the new policy, village and subdistrict administrations will hold public forums to nominate potential social aid recipients once a month to update the data and prevent misdirected social assistance disbursement, the Social Affairs Ministry announced.
1 day agoThe government has vowed to compenate affected people fairly as unresolved issues related to land clearing, including relocating local inhabitants, continue to bog down progress in the IKN project as the clock ticks down to several milestones before Independence Day.
1 day agoSpeaking at a national meeting of the National Mandate Party (PAN) on Thursday night, Prabowo said all past presidents would have backed some of his major policy programs, especially his plans for the country to achieve self-reliance.
1 day agoIncreased household consumption, particularly over the peak Idul Fitri holiday season, is likely to contribute in pushing quarter-two growth above 5 percent, but analysts urge caution with regard to the central bank's optimistic projection.
1 day agoPhilippe Lazzarini, the head of UNWRA, said in a post on the social media platform X that he had decided to close the compound until proper security was restored. He said Thursday's incident was the second in less than a week.
1 day agoSpeaking at the national coordination meeting of the National Mandate Party (PAN) on Thursday night, Prabowo said everyone should come together and join in the work of his upcoming administration, especially his child hunger elimination project.
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1 day agoThe Trade Ministry has temporarily confiscated a Rp 50.9 billion (US$3.17 million) tanker imported from China over an allegedly missing import permit.
1 day agoChina's embassy in Manila had orchestrated "repeated acts of engaging and dissemination of disinformation, misinformation and malinformation", with the objective of sowing discord, division and disunity, Eduardo Ano said in a statement.
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2 days agoAFP journalists in the Gaza Strip early Friday witnessed artillery strikes on Rafah on the territory's southern border with Egypt, while witnesses reported air strikes and fighting in Gaza City further north.
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2 days agoAsian stocks rose on Friday, on course for a third week of gains, while the dollar was on the back foot as fresh signs of an easing US labor market stoked optimism around interest rate cuts this year ahead of next week's crucial inflation data.
2 days agoExperts point to a decline in interest in farming but say many young people have few other options.
2 days agoPresident-elect Prabowo Subianto is facing among the first challenges of his office to-be as he seeks to form an effective government amid jostling for strategic cabinet posts within his big-tent alliance.
2 days agoThe former presidents, Jokowi to be included not too long from now, remain political bigwigs fighting for their own parties’ survival, rather than statesmen or women who solely think about the well-being of the country’s 280 million people.
2 days agoPeople and governments around the world have deplored Israel's military operation on Gaza's southern city of Rafah, where around 1.4 million refugees from across the territory are sheltering, with Indonesia issuing strong condemnation against the move as well as a warning that further escalation would "amount to an ultimate crime against humanity".
2 days agoWhoever appointed the finance minister should realize the acts of the rotten apples inside the ministry have jeopardized the decades-long bureaucratic reform effort.
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