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Politics 07:07 am

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Activists remain wary as court narrows presidential insult provisions

The Constitutional Court’s recent ruling that alleged insults against the president or vice pr...

Archipelago 06:06 am

Rescuers search for survivors as NTT quake death toll rises to 47

Nearly 160 houses, dozens of educational and health facilities and other public buildings were damag...

Asia & Pacific 16 hours ago

India's Modi woos youth with free coaching, AI training

The move comes after nationwide protests triggered by the leak of a key medical entrance examination...

Markets 17 hours ago

Iran defiant on strait as Trump tells Americans to accept high gas prices

Iran called on the United States to accept defeat while President Donald Trump blasted Tehran as &qu...

Americas 17 hours ago

Race to reach trapped Colombia quake survivors offers hope

Authorities said on Friday that 287 people had been killed and nearly 4,000 injured, while nearly 40...

Politics 18 hours ago

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Militarism concern raised after Prabowo inaugurates bridges built by TNI, police

President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated nearly 3,400 bridges built by the Indonesian Military (TNI) a...

Middle East and Africa 19 hours ago

Trump says will 'soon' declare Hormuz strait US territory

An unnamed White House official later clarified that Trump was joking, according to a report by&nbsp...

Asia & Pacific 21 hours ago

South Korea president proposes talks with North to formally end Korean War

Lee's proposal came as North Korea this week denounced upcoming annual US-South Korean military ...

Archipelago 21 hours ago

Five dead after magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Flores, governor says

Indonesian geophysics agency BMKG recorded the first quake at 4:58 a.m. (2158 GMT) at a depth of 15 ...

Archipelago 21 hours ago

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Police exhume body of top prosecutor’s housekeeper after mysterious death

News of Sutrimo’s death emerged shortly after the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) detain...

Europe 22 hours ago

Spain boosts security in Ceuta as calls appear online for another mass border rush

At least 96 people died in the crossing attempt on July 30 and over 72,000 managed to enter Ceuta, a...

Archipelago 23 hours ago

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Batam data center expansion threatens water, electricity supplies

Batam has attracted at least 16 new data centers in various stages, despite limited clean water...

Archipelago 23 hours ago

At least two dead in magnitude 7.7 quake in NTT

The first tremor was recorded at 4:58 a.m. local time, with an epicenter located off the northern co...

Editorial 1 day ago

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Unity over freedom

As Indonesia marks 81 years of independence, a familiar pull toward state centralization risks unrav...

Academia 1 day ago

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Analysis: Foreign debt climbs to Rp 8 quadrillion amid weak loan usage

Indonesia’s external debt has continued to rise and reached a new high of Rp 8 quadrillion ($4...

Politics 1 day ago

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Prabowo touts self-sufficiency amid global uncertainty

President Prabowo Subianto offered a triumphant assessment of his administration’s first two y...

Archipelago 1 day ago

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Three Sumatran elephants die in two weeks in Aceh, Riau

At least 12 Sumatran elephants have been reported dead in Indonesia since the start of the year, inc...

Economy 1 day ago

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Prabowo vows low budget deficit, rigorous fiscal discipline

President Prabowo Subianto has proposed a low fiscal deficit for the 2027 state budget bill though m...

Middle East and Africa 1 day ago

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One Indonesian crewman missing, two survive Yemen vessel attack

The Foreign Ministry is coordinating with its Yemeni counterparts for updates on the search and resc...

Middle East and Africa 1 day ago

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No request yet on for Hezbollah disarmament, Foreign Ministry says

Reports emerged that Indonesia is among countries shortlisted to contribute in monitoring Hezbollah&...

Politics 1 day ago

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Prabowo invokes PDI-P’s Marhaenism ideology to court support for new mineral exchange

President Prabowo Subianto has invoked the economic philosophy of Marhaenism, associated with the qu...

Asia & Pacific 1 day ago

Australia's Albanese says AUKUS remains 'full steam ahead' after Trump call

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday the AUKUS defense pact remained "full...

Economy 1 day ago

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Housing ownership backlog falls to 9.29 million in March

For the first time, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) released a housing statistics figure, which compiles ...

Asia & Pacific 1 day ago

Thousands stranded as heavy rain kills at least four in Japan

At least four people died in eastern Japan after "unprecedented" heavy rain that left thou...

Politics 1 day ago

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Proposal on New Order-style policy guidelines needs more research, says MPR

The People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) has said that more research is needed before pushing ...

Tech 1 day ago

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RI, India to share AI, digital platforms for official statistics

Indonesia and India have agreed to exchange artificial intelligence applications and digital statist...

Economy 1 day ago

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Prabowo vows to crack down on bad SOE governance, directors

President Prabowo Subianto plans to eliminate more than 750 state-owned enterprises and open legal

Companies 1 day ago

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Telkom’s financial statement under scrutiny amid fraud claims

The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) has conducted investigations over the fraud allegation and held a...

Politics 1 day ago

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Rank meaningless if state apparatus can’t curb illegal mining: Prabowo

President Prabowo Subianto has called on law enforcement officers to make use of their positions and...

Academia 1 day ago

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Malvinas: The strength of a just cause

The Question of the Malvinas Islands embodies Argentina’s territorial integrity, oceanic proje...

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