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Regulations 02:28 pm

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Govt readies new stimulus to spur household spending, employment

The government aims to encourage household spending and boost growth with a year-end stimulus packag...

Asia & Pacific 02:15 pm

Australia, Papua New Guinea to sign 'historic' defence deal

The fresh defence agreement will be signed by Prime Ministers Anthony Albanese and James Marape on W...

Academia 02:14 pm

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Honoring history, cherishing peace and creating a brighter future for humanity

History serves both as the best textbook and dose of sobriety.

Economy 01:45 pm

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Wheat for Chinese cars? Russia turns to barter to skirt sanctions

Even as Russia builds warm ties with China and India, the return of barter shows just how far t...

Asia & Pacific 01:38 pm

Rising oceans to threaten 1.5 million Australians by 2050: report

The long-awaited national climate risk assessment found that rising temperatures will have "cas...

Academia 01:13 pm

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Inequality and the demand for emancipatory democracy

This striking disparity renders democracy meaningless. On one hand, people have the right to vote,&n...

Academia 12:12 pm

How Europe’s deforestation law could change global coffee trade

On the ground, the rule change could transform how coffee is grown, traded and sold.

Regulations 12:01 pm

Trump concerned South Korean arrests could 'frighten' investors

Though the United States decided against deportation, images of the workers being chained and handcu...

Economy 11:13 am

US Democrats press Trump for a trade deal that curbs China's production

US Democrats have asked the Trump administration to press China to curb "structural overproduct...

Academia 11:11 am

The world is back to the 1930s war economy

The United Nations has issued a five-point agenda in an attempt to redefine security but the bottom ...

Academia 10:10 am

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Rivers, rituals and rubbish: Can Bali stay beautiful?

Can ecotourism be part of the fix? Yes, if Bali uses the legal framework, community willpower, and t...

Middle East and Africa 09:47 am

Netanyahu says US ties never stronger as Rubio prays at Western Wall

Rubio, a devout Catholic, and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, an evangelical Protestant pasto...

Academia 09:09 am

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UNGA: Human rights and Prabowo's political test

Following the mass demontrations earlier this month and its devastating toll, the government needs t...

Politics 08:38 am

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Rights bodies form fact-finding team on violent protests, riots

State independent rights bodies, including National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) and Nati...

Academia 08:08 am

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Sri Mulyani vs Purbaya: Balancing speed with discipline

To translate fiscal policy into soccer terms, former finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati played d...

Middle East and Africa 07:51 am

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Prabowo calls for Middle East unity after Israeli strike on Qatar

President Prabowo Subianto has wrapped up his brief visit to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE...

Politics 07:33 am

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Listyo on thin ice as calls for police reform intensify

Questions over the future of National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo have resurfaced fo...

Politics 07:14 am

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Golkar in spotlight over vacant sports minister seat

President Prabowo Subianto dismissed Golkar Party politician Dito Ariotedjo from his position as the...

Academia 07:07 am

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Did Prabowo’s fiscal vision leave people behind?

For a leader democratically elected by the people and with historic legislative support, it is ironi...

Academia 07:00 am

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Analysis: Cabinet reshuffle raises more questions than answers

The lack of a justification for President Prabowo Subianto's cabinet reshuffle has raised more q...

Jakarta 06:46 am

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Tangerang regency to build six MRT stations as part of East-West line

There will be 11 stations in the Greater Tangerang region of Tangerang city and Tangerang regency in...

Archipelago 06:35 am

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Illegal logging convict Adelin released on parole after paying restitution

Adelin paid the restitution fee on Sept. 3 through his family in multiple denominations, transferrin...

Markets 06:30 am

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In stressed global bond market, RI investors look inward for cues

Growing concern about debt levels in developed economies could see some bond investors look to emerg...

Archipelago 06:11 am

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Prabowo visits flood-hit Bali following Middle East trip

President Prabowo Subianto, returning from his trip to the Middle East, visited Bali on Saturday to&...

Editorial 06:06 am

Beyond the hashtags

Online mobilization may ignite public discourse, but it cannot replace the deep, patient work of org...

Society 19 hours ago

Indonesia faces greater flood risk this wet season, says weather agency

The wet season in Indonesia starts this month and ends in April 2026, the Meteorology, Climatol...

Politics 19 hours ago

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President Prabowo in damage control, installs loyalists after protests

Demonstrations that were sparked by low wages, unemployment and anger over lawmakers' lavish per...

Middle East and Africa 19 hours ago

Israel intensifies Gaza City bombing as Rubio arrives

Israel has said it plans to seize the city, where about a million Palestinians have been sheltering,...

Economy 20 hours ago

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Bali takes massive economic hit from worst flooding in years

Environmentalists have blamed the deadly floods on overtourism and overdevelopment, particularly the...

Middle East and Africa 20 hours ago

Rubio visits Israel in aftermath of Qatar strike

The trip is taking place after President Donald Trump rebuked Israel over the unprecedented attack a...

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