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Structural problems blight agriculture as key sector for employment

Experts point to a decline in interest in farming but say many young people have few other options.

18 minutes ago
Quick Dispatch

AIA Vitality X SANA Studio 8 Weeks Challenge: Promoting healthy living

Lifestyle is a primary factor in determining a person’s overall health. Eating habits, rest and exercise can bring positive changes to health conditions. Various health risks and critical illnesses such as heart disease and cancer are also caused by an unhealthy lifestyle. ...

1 day ago
Politics premium

Prabowo faces early governance challenge as parties vie for strategic posts

President-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. ...

1 hour ago

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Editorial

An elusive club

The 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.

1 hour ago
Middle East and Africa premium

Indonesia warns Rafah escalation ‘ultimate crime against humanity’

People 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".

9 hours ago
Academia premium

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani’s problems with the Customs and Excise Office

Whoever appointed the finance minister should realize the acts of the rotten apples inside the ministry have jeopardized the decades-long bureaucratic reform effort.

10 hours ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Indonesia, PNG affirm defense cooperation amid regional tensions

Indonesia reiterated its commitment to strengthening ties with Papua New Guinea on Wednesday in a “historic” meeting in Jayapura that emphasized defense cooperation with the Pacific Island nation amid unabating geopolitical tensions in the region.

11 hours ago
Sports

Mbappe ready to say goodbye as PSG digest Champions League exit

PSG's hunt for elusive European glory will go on into another year after they went out in the semi-finals to Borussia Dortmund, a 1-0 loss in Tuesday's second leg at home sealing a surprise 2-0 aggregate defeat.

13 hours ago
Science & Tech

iPad 'Crush' ad causes uproar amid AI anxiety

Social media users immediately criticized the ad, which was posted on X by Apple CEO Tim Cook, as painfully tone-deaf at a time when the creative community is worried about its future with the emergence of generative AI.

13 hours ago
Tech

Elon Musk's Starlink granted licences to operate in Indonesia

Starlink's network of low Earth orbit satellites can provide internet to remote locations or areas that have had normal communications infrastructure disabled.

13 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Israeli forces mass on Rafah's outskirts

As ceasefire talks continued in Cairo, Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad said their fighters struck Israeli forces on the eastern outskirts of Rafah, firing anti-tank rockets and mortars at Israeli positions.

14 hours ago
People premium

Deconstructing Nicholas Saputra

In his latest film, The Architecture of Love, the iconic actor charts new territory as he shows that growth is a thespian's greatest asset.

15 hours ago
Jakarta premium

Tens of thousands seek better lives in Jakarta. But is the city losing its draw?

Jakarta has long been a magnet for people searching for better livelihoods, particularly after Idul Fitri. But this year, the estimated number of newcomers has fallen as the economies of other cities in the country start to catch up.

16 hours ago
Society premium

Ministry urges calm following COVID-19 vaccine’s side effect admission

In a recent legal defense against a class action lawsuit, British-Swedish pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca admitted that its vaccine can "in very rare cases, cause TTS", while acknowledging that the causal mechanism was yet known.

17 hours ago
Entertainment premium

Singer-songwriter Snoh Aalegra to headline 2024 Java Jazz Festival

The Grammy-nominated artist is slated to perform at Indonesia’s biggest jazz festival on May 26, the final day of the festival’s three-day run.

19 hours ago
Economy premium

RI falls behind world average in renewable electricity: Report

The share of renewables in global electricity generation rose to a record of 30 percent last year from 19 percent in 2000. Indonesia, meanwhile, only had a 20 percent share in 2023. 

21 hours ago
Academia

Subak Teba Majalangu ecotourism, a protective solution for land conversion

Subak ecotourism can help prevent land conversion. For this research, we specifically studied Subak Teba Majalangu, Kesiman, Denpasar, Bali.

21 hours ago
Americas

Biden threatens to stop arm shipments if Israel invades Rafah

Biden, a self-described Zionist, had long resisted stopping any of the $3 billion in weapons the United States sends each year to Israel -- and pushed Congress for an increase in the wake of the October 7 attack by Hamas that triggered the major Israeli retaliation.

23 hours ago
Politics premium

Kaesang touted as candidate for Bekasi mayor

Kaesang's nomination was endorsed by the supporters of president- and vice president-elect Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Malaysia to assess response to possible US sanctions over Iran oil shipments

A senior US treasury official said this week the United States saw Iran's capacity to move its oil as being reliant on service providers based in Malaysia. 

1 day ago
Politics

Prabowo inaugurates construction of Majapahit palace replica

In his speech to inaugurate the project Prabowo said that the initiative to recreate the sprawling palace of Majapahit should be seen as an effort to preserve the country's history and culture.

1 day ago
Entertainment

Must-see homegrown silver-screen adaptations

Yes, we’re well aware of the issues with screen adaptations of literary masterpieces. And yes, some really good reads have been massacred on screen, whether because of the artistic liberties taken, the stars cast or even the way the scenes fail to live up to your imagination. But when they work, they REALLY work.

1 day ago
Companies premium

Chandra Asri, Glencore to acquire Shell’s petrochemical assets in Singapore

Indonesia’s Chandra Asri is in expansion mode after announcing plans to construct a caustic soda plant and an ethylene dichloride plant.

1 day ago
Politics

More ministries could lead to more corruption: Mahfud

Mahfud said that the proposal to add more ministerial portfolios should be a seen as a move to reward the many political parties that had contributed to the presidential bid of Prabowo in the Feb. 14 election.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

F-16 fighter jet crashes at Singapore airbase

"The pilot successfully ejected and the plane crashed thereafter within Tengah Air Base," it said in a statement.

1 day ago
Middle East and Africa premium

Indonesia condemns Israeli attack on Rafah, calls for permanent cease-fire

Indonesia, through the Foreign Ministry, reiterated its call for a permanent cease-fire and urged the United Nations Security Council to “stop Israel’s brutal atrocities immediately”.

1 day ago
Companies premium

Govt to conclude Waskita, Hutama Karya consolidation in September

The ministry has previously considered putting debt-laden Waskita Karya under Hutama Karya, which it deems to be in much better financial condition.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Malaysia plans to introduce 'orangutan diplomacy'

Johari Abdul Ghani said the "orangutan diplomacy" strategy would gift the endangered great apes to palm oil trading nations, especially major importing territories like the EU and India.

1 day ago
Companies premium

Eramet to help Indonesia find lithium deposits

The partnership is expected to explore new mineral deposits, including a potential one in Bledug Kluwu in Central Java.

1 day ago
Europe

In Hungary, Xi to see China's best friend in EU

Xi began his trip earlier this week in France, a visit that was cordial but also highlighted tensions between Beijing and the EU over the war in Ukraine and global trade.

1 day ago
Science & Tech

Japanese startup to use AI to translate manga

Mangas such as "One Piece" and "Dragon Ball" are a huge success story for Japan, with the market projected to be worth $42.2 billion by 2030, according to the startup, Orange Inc.

1 day ago

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Fri, May 10, 2024

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