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Art & Culture 7 hours ago

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A look inside Olafur Eliasson’s ‘Curious Journey’ at Jakarta’s MACAN

A sweeping three-decade survey at Museum MACAN traces the Icelandic-Danish artist’s evolving e...

Economy 7 hours ago

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OJK pushes for consolidation in market with ‘too many banks’

A consolidation push in the banking industry looks set to make small lenders targets of mergers and ...

Food 8 hours ago

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South Korean pastries and desserts find a sweet spot in Indonesia

In an enthusiastic and curious market for Korean culture, South Korean chefs are finding fertile gro...

Regulations 11 hours ago

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Govt plans to develop silica industry across 10 industrial estates

The government plans to establish 10 industrial estates that will function as the main building bloc...

Companies 12 hours ago

MR. D.I.Y Indonesia marks 1,200th store opening as the fastest expanding retailer

PT Daya Intiguna Yasa Tbk, better known as MR. D.I.Y Indonesia, has achieved another historic milest...

Companies 12 hours ago

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Danantara buys Mecca hotel, land assets amid Haj Village push

Under the agreement, both Danantara and Thakher Development will acquire the Novotel Makkah Thakher ...

Europe 13 hours ago

Hope fades for Indonesian fishermen shipwrecked off Portugal

The vessel carrying five people sank on Sunday morning "in a rocky area of Insua Island" i...

Americas 14 hours ago

Chilean hard right victory stirs memories of dictatorship

She ran behind the military vehicles screaming, but never saw her love Felipe Rivera again.

Jakarta 14 hours ago

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Hundreds of stalls gutted in Kramat Jati market blaze

A fire tore through Jakarta’s largest wholesale market, Kramat Jati, in East Jakarta, on Monda...

Asia & Pacific 14 hours ago

Thailand cuts Laos fuel route as Cambodia border conflict deepens

Over half a million people have been displaced by the fighting, which has killed at least 38 on both...

Asia & Pacific 14 hours ago

Albanese faces Israel pressure after Bondi Beach attack

Albanese called for unity on Monday and said his government was prepared to take whatever action is ...

Asia & Pacific 16 hours ago

Hong Kong court finds tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty in landmark security trial

The landmark case has drawn international scrutiny of Hong Kong's judicial independence amid a y...

Entertainment 16 hours ago

LA police probe 2 deaths at director Rob Reiner's home as apparent homicide

The LAPD gave no details about the identities of the two deceased individuals. But a Los Angeles Fir...

Americas 17 hours ago

Person of interest detained in fatal mass shooting at Brown University

Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez said at a midday news conference that the person detained in con...

Regulations 18 hours ago

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Unlocking the full value of green power in Indonesia

Through a structured policy approach to monetizing its nearly limitless renewable potential, Indones...

Asia & Pacific 18 hours ago

Father and son gunmen kill 15 at Jewish festival on Australia's Bondi Beach

The duo fired into crowds packing the beach for the start of Hanukkah on Sunday evening, sending peo...

Asia & Pacific 20 hours ago

Witnesses tell of courage, panic in wake of Bondi Beach shootings

A father-and-son duo opened fire as crowds thronged Australia's famous surf beach for a yearly J...

Politics 21 hours ago

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Minister’s UN human rights ambition rings hollow for activists

Chairing the United Nations Human Rights Council would help Indonesia to initiate new international ...

Jakarta 22 hours ago

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Six cops named suspects in fatal assault on debt collectors in Kalibata

Six police officers have been named suspects for assaulting two debt collectors to death in Kalibata...

Academia 22 hours ago

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Analysis: Army undergoes massive expansion despite absence of real external threats

The Army is creating 750 new battalions of combat troops in the next four years to ensure presence i...

Archipelago 22 hours ago

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Police arrest recruiter of illegal migrant workers sent to Malaysia

The recruiter promised the workers they would get 110 ringgit (US$26.85) per day for renovating two ...

Sports 22 hours ago

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Indonesia climbs to second in SEA Games medal standings

Indonesia has climbed into second place in the medal standings at the 2025 Southeast Asian (SEA) Gam...

Regulations 22 hours ago

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Canceled Cirebon-1 shutdown raises questions for JETP

The collapse of the deal to retire the Cirebon-1 coal-fired power plant early has left Indonesia&rsq...

Asia & Pacific 23 hours ago

Thailand confirms first civilian killed in week of Cambodia fighting

The conflict, rooted in a colonial-era demarcation dispute along their 800-kilometer border, ha...

Archipelago 23 hours ago

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Sumatra flood deaths exceed 1,000 as regions extend emergency status

The death toll in the Sumatra floods and landslides has reached over 1,000 people over the weekend, ...

Editorial 23 hours ago

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Where is Prabowo the peacemaker?

Not only does Indonesia have the experience and the diplomatic skills to serve as peace mediators, w...

Companies 1 day ago

In a slowing economy, SMEs must modernize

Rising costs, fragile supply chains and cooling demand are forcing businesses in Asia Pacific to ret...

Tech 1 day ago

China's smaller manufacturers look to catch the automation wave

In a light-filled workshop in eastern China, a robotic arm moved a partially assembled autonomous ve...

Americas 1 day ago

Trump accused of physical decline, economic denial

The Republican, back in power for nearly a year, continues to compare himself to his predecessor.

Asia & Pacific 1 day ago

India tightens pollution curbs as Delhi's air quality worsens

The Commission for Air Quality Management invoked stage four, the highest level, of the Graded Respo...

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