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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.

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A passenger train runs on Aug. 5, 2025, along an elevated track in Jakarta's central business district.

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Indonesian banks pummeled in sudden cyberattack wave

Online banking: A man opens a digital bank app on July 4, 2024, in Jakarta. Digital banks have thrived as an alternative to conventional banks.

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RI’s digital banks outperform peers in profitability, but lending risks remain

A pedestrian walks by a sign at Google headquarters on Feb. 4, 2026, in Mountain View, California, United States.

Google unveils $15b data center investment in Malaysia

Malaysia accounts for more than half of under-construction data center capacity among Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam.

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Crypto exchanges call for quick moves to bolster defenses after Binance heist

The industry will need to move urgently, analysts and industry executives said, as United States President Donald Trump's regulators promote deeper integration of digital assets into the financial system, raising the stakes for an industry with a history of big hacks.

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Crypto platform Binance confirms major hack, more than $2.5b frozen

Some said it could be the biggest-ever cyberattack of its kind, with a haul exceeding the $1.5 billion stolen in February 2025 from the Bybit platform.

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Central Bank Governor Destry Damayanti (left) and Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara prepare to make a pinky promise on Sept. 24, 2026, during a press conference following their meeting at the Bank Indonesia headquarters in Central Jakarta.

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Government to maintain fuel subsidies despite rising expenditure

Indonesian Environment Minister Mohammad Jumhur Hidayat (second right) and his Norwegian counterpart, Sigrun Aasland (first left), witness the signing of a carbon credit deal, known as a Mitigation Outcome Purchase Agreement (MOPA), between PLN and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) during the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, Turkey, on Nov. 11, 2026.

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Indonesia, Norway strike carbon credit deal at COP31

A woman walks past the Wisma Danantara Indonesia building on Aug. 11 on Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto in South Jakarta.

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Danantara doubles overseas bets as Indonesia seeks capital at home

Chinese President Xi Jinping greets visiting President Prabowo Subianto (right) on Nov. 9, 2024, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

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Prabowo set to open CEPA talks with Xi during APEC summit

A customer browses products ahead of a trolley in a supermarket in this undated photograph.

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Consumer confidence up in October despite cautious spending

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China's trade surplus soars past $1 trillion as AI boom powers exports

China's trade surplus surged past US$1 trillion in the first 10 months as a global race to build AI infrastructure buoyed sales of high-tech products and helped offset weak domestic demand, even as imports to the world's second-largest economy grow at a faster pace that its exports

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A floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) belonging to PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN), the Jakarta-listed gas company of state-owned oil and gas giant Pertamina, operates in waters of Lampung in this undated photograph.

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Gas supply gaps to widen sharply amid sluggish exploration

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Microsoft outage spills into Asia-Pacific business hours

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Nvidia CEO Huang quits after affair with suspected China spy

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Haji Isam reportedly weighs bid for Eramet’s stake in Weda Bay Nickel

Wind turbines dot the landscape across rice fields in Indonesia, in this undated handout photo.

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INA invests in Vena Group’s 2.8 GW renewable energy portfolio

A floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) belonging to PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN), operates in the waters off Lampung in this undated photograph.

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PGN to upgrade pipeline network for renewable gas push

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AKR buys out BP’s retail business in Indonesia

Tourists walk to a pick-up point on Monday in Sanur beach, Denpasar after their return from Nusa Penida Island in Bali.

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KAI plans $120 million railway network in Bali

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Govt to reassess B50 biodiesel mandate amid supply, funding concerns

An official helps a woman file her annual tax return on March 27, 2026, via the new Coretax platform of the Finance Ministry’s Directorate General of Taxes (DGT) at the Meulaboh Tax Office in West Aceh regency, Aceh.

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RI-Singapore discuss joint action on tax evasion, transfer pricing

An electronic board displays stock prices on Jan. 29 at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in Jakarta.

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IDX tightens screening, flags 383 stocks for concentrated ownership

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and Energy Hashim Djojohadikusumo speaks at the Indonesian Pavilion during the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, Turkey, on Nov. 9, 2026.

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Forest fires cloud Indonesia’s bid for conservation funding at COP31

Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto (right) receives the Roadmap for the OECD Accession of Indonesia from the organization’s secretary-general Mathias Cormann on May 2, 2024, during the opening of the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting in Paris.

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Indonesia nears OECD accession as progress reaches 80%

Delegates gather at the Vienna International Centre in the Austrian capital on Sept. 25, 2023, as the 67th International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference opens.

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Indonesia's nuclear plans face reality check after Thorcon exit

Danantara Indonesia chief executive officer Rosan Roeslani delivers a speech during the launch of PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI) at Wisma Danantara Indonesia in Jakarta, on Aug. 24, 2026. DSI will focus on three commodities, coal, crude palm oil (CPO) and ferroalloys, with combined exports worth nearly US$70 billion.

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