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Academia 2 weeks ago

Humanity’s oldest known cave art has been discovered in Sulawesi

People were creating cave art in Indonesia 67,800 years ago, before modern humans reached Australia....

Americas 2 weeks ago

US set to quit World Health Organization

President Donald Trump gave notice that the US would quit the organization on the first day of ...

Economy 2 weeks ago

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Danantara to break ground on waste-to-energy pilot projects in March

The agency revealed that Jakarta and Tangerang, despite facing the country’s most severe ...

Asia & Pacific 2 weeks ago

Over 1,400 Indonesians leave Cambodian scam groups in five days

Scammers working from hubs across Southeast Asia, some willingly and others trafficked, lure interne...

Economy 2 weeks ago

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Prabowo secures $5.4b UK commitments, fishing boat project

The President secured 4 billion pounds in investment commitments during his state visit to the UK, w...

Academia 2 weeks ago

How AI-generated sexual images cause real harm

Publicly bombarding women with these images exerts control over how they present themselves online....

Americas 2 weeks ago

Interim Venezuela leader to visit US

Delcy Rodriguez would be the first sitting Venezuelan president to visit the United States in more t...

Europe 2 weeks ago

Trump says Putin accepted to join his 'Board of Peace'

"He was invited, he's accepted. Many people have accepted," Trump told reporters in Da...

Academia 2 weeks ago

How academic journals profit from scientific mistakes

The academic publishing system often allows scientific errors to persist because it prioritizes prof...

Middle East and Africa 2 weeks ago

Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, Qatar, UAE join 'Board of Peace'

The statement added that each country will sign accession documents in accordance with its legal pro...

Economy 2 weeks ago

South Korea economy unexpectedly contracts, but AI boom brightens outlook

South Korea's economy unexpectedly shrank in the final quarter of 2025, marking the biggest slum...

Academia 2 weeks ago

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Aid remains a tool for control, not relief, in Gaza

Without a dramatic improvement in basic living conditions, the International Stabilization Force wil...

Pawrenting 2 weeks ago

Think you’re ready to rescue a pet?

The search for a pet often focuses on finding an animal "worthy" of a home. This narrative...

Academia 2 weeks ago

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The House must act on the Indonesia–Vietnam EEZ deal

Absence of clarity on the boundary in question raises legitimate questions about the government&rsqu...

Archipelago 2 weeks ago

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Authorities recover black box of crashed surveillance plane

The tail section of the aircraft itself, however, was located in a remote and difficult-to-access ar...

Middle East and Africa 2 weeks ago

What is Trump's 'Board of Peace' and who has joined so far?

While some traditional allies of the US have responded cautiously, and in a few cases have rejected ...

Academia 2 weeks ago

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Beyond the nickel boom: Indonesia needs a reality check on downstreaming

Having abundant nickel helps with one component—the battery cathode—but it does not auto...

Archipelago 2 weeks ago

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Riau to legalize thousands of hectares of small-scale illegal gold mines

Riau Governor SF Hariyanto said small-scale mining in Kuantan Singingi must be urgently brought unde...

Lifestyle 2 weeks ago

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Living with the strain: Why Jakarta is still home

As Indonesia’s largest urban region grows into the world’s most populous, residents bala...

Jakarta 2 weeks ago

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Explosion of janitor fish is a sign Ciliwung River heavily polluted, BRIN says

The explosion of janitor fish (Pterygoplichthys sp.) in the Ciliwung River shows the failure of...

Academia 2 weeks ago

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As Rafale enters our airspace, Indonesia’s real test begins

Without discipline, diversification can produce an expensive “rolling museum” with low f...

Politics 2 weeks ago

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New political parties face long road to 2029 elections

Two newly declared political parties have entered Indonesia’s electoral landscape with ambitio...

Society 2 weeks ago

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World’s ‘oldest’ rock art discovered in Southeast Sulawesi

The latest rock art found on Muna Island in Southeast Sulawesi, a faded hand stencil made out of och...

Academia 2 weeks ago

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Food estate projects: A new battlefield for military control

Under Prabowo, the military is no longer positioned chiefly as a protector of the people; it has bee...

Academia 2 weeks ago

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Analysis: Prabowo inaugurates long-awaited Balikpapan refinery upgrade

President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated Pertamina’s Refinery Development Master Plan (RDMP) Bal...

Middle East and Africa 2 weeks ago

Indonesia accepts Trump 'Board of Peace' invite

Although originally meant to oversee Gaza's rebuilding, the board's charter does not seem to...

Jakarta 2 weeks ago

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Jakarta to break ground on giant sea wall in September

Governor Pramono Anung reiterated his commitment to a hybrid sea wall design that combines concrete ...

Regulations 2 weeks ago

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Illegal tobacco excise plan casts haze over market fairness, policy certainty

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa estimated that formalizing illegal cigarette production c...

Politics 2 weeks ago

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House postpones plan to scrap direct regional elections

The House of Representatives has shelved plans to revise the Regional Elections Law this year amid m...

Editorial 2 weeks ago

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Walking the human rights talk

Democracy in Indonesia has been on the retreat in the last 10 years or so, freedom of speech an...

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