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Special presidential envoy on energy and climate Hashim Djojohadikusumo delivers a speech on Thursday during the Leaders’ Summit at the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Antalya, Turkey.
Special presidential envoy on energy and climate Hashim Djojohadikusumo delivers a speech on Thursday during the Leaders’ Summit at the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Antalya, Turkey.`
Economy premium

RI hides behind growth argument as world reneges on climate pledges

Balancing climate action with growth is possible, analysts note, but it would require curbing coal in the national energy mix, taking concrete steps to prevent forest fires and accelerating the green transition across industries.

9 hours ago
Economy premium

James Riady urges ‘confidence’ in Indonesia’s business potential

The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has called for a balanced approach to addressing recent national issues, emphasizing that while serious matters of state require legal scrutiny, the nation's long-term prosperity depends on its economic resilience and institutional strength.

12 hours ago
Regulations premium

Indonesia’s 100 GWp solar ambition needs bigger funding, policy overhaul: IESR

The government’s 100 GWp solar project could require up to US$100 billion, 27 percent higher than the $73 billion it projects, as well as regulatory reform to support the solar supply chain, according to an IESR researcher specializing in energy system transformation.

14 hours ago

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Tech premium

US universities eye rare earth recovery research with Indonesian partners

Top-tier research universities UNR and WashU are looking to collaborate  with Indonesian partners in REE and critical minerals research, including on their recovery from waste streams.

14 hours ago
Tech

Microsoft restores service to Outlook and Teams after global outage

Microsoft said on Saturday that services had fully recovered across Teams, Outlook and its other products, ending a global outage that crippled online communications for businesses and governments for over 24 hours.

1 day ago
Companies

US to resume flights after air traffic network failure sparks chaos

The FAA lifted a nationwide ground stop on Friday after a communications failure at air traffic control centers caused chaos at United Staes airports and triggered the longest shutdown since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

1 day ago
Economy

Batam celebrates 55 years of industrial transformation

The celebration comes as the island’s investment reaches Rp 59.73 trillion in the first nine months of 2026, representing 85.33 percent of its annual target.

2 days ago
Tech premium

E-commerce drives Indonesia’s 16% digital economy growth

Indonesia’s e-commerce market continues to expand despite economic and regulatory headwinds as platforms compete for increasingly price-conscious consumers while businesses look to artificial intelligence and digital finance for further growth.

2 days ago
tech

Microsoft restores service to Outlook and Teams after global outage

Microsoft said on Saturday that services had fully recovered across Teams, Outlook and its other products, ending a global outage that crippled online communications for businesses and governments for over 24 hours.

1 day ago
tech

WIDTH, Nawadata partner to support compliance and risk management

WIDTH is an artificial intelligence-driven, all-in-one compliance and risk decision intelligence platform while Nawadata builds software for banks and financial institutions.

4 days ago
tech

France claims Iran behind 'unprecedented' cyberattacks on fridges

France on Monday said Iran's Revolutionary Guards were behind cyberattacks on supermarket fridges in the country last month, vowing sanctions on a European level against Tehran over the first such large-scale cyber-sabotage on French territory.

5 days ago
companies

US to resume flights after air traffic network failure sparks chaos

The FAA lifted a nationwide ground stop on Friday after a communications failure at air traffic control centers caused chaos at United Staes airports and triggered the longest shutdown since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

1 day ago
companies

Microsoft outage spills into Asia-Pacific business hours

The outage hit government agencies in Australia, Japan and the United States, as well as companies including OpenAI and Anthropic. It is the second disruption to Microsoft's 365 services this year, raising concerns that repeated failures could push corporate clients to question Microsoft's reliability.

2 days ago
companies

Nvidia CEO Huang quits after affair with suspected China spy

Huang was a central figure in the boom set off by the launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT in 2022, with Nvidia’s processors, once designed for video game graphics, becoming the crucial ingredient for building AI models.

2 days ago
markets

Dollar near 19-month high on Fed hike bets, yen tests 160

The dollar held near a 19-month high on Friday after a strong week of gains on rising bets of a larger Federal Reserve rate hike, pushing the Japanese yen back near the key 160 mark that has left traders on alert for intervention.

2 days ago
markets

Asian stocks fragile, Nvidia plummets as board to decide CEO's fate

Global stocks wobbled at the start of Asian trade on Thursday, while Nvidia shares plunged in after-hours trading on news that its board may oust longtime CEO Jensen Huang.

3 days ago
markets

Bonds reel as hot inflation fuels jumbo Fed hike fears

Global bonds tumbled and the dollar stayed firm after a hot United States inflation print and hawkish central bank rhetoric raised the risk of an outsized half-point rate hike from the Federal Reserve next month, though stocks remained resilient.

4 days ago
markets

Tech stocks stage partial rebound while dollar gains after US jobs data

Tech shares rose Friday, recovering a fraction of losses from the prior session's rout as the dollar rallied after better than expected US jobs data.

1 week ago

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Mon, November 16, 2026

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