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Middle East and Africa 2 weeks ago

Seven cases of deadly hantavirus confirmed or suspected on stranded cruise ship

Around 150 people are still stuck on the Hondius that was carrying mostly British, American and...

Asia & Pacific 2 weeks ago

Thailand scraps agreement with Cambodia on joint energy exploration

The Thai cabinet's cancellation of the 2001 agreement, which seeks to develop a framework to joi...

Tech 2 weeks ago

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Philips bets on AI monitoring to cut hospital costs, ease staff shortages

Stephanie Sievers, managing director at Philips APAC, said connectivity and remote care models would...

Academia 2 weeks ago

Trader or driller? Iran war exposes Big Oil's transatlantic divide

Years building vast oil trading machines have set the European majors apart from their larger US pee...

Economy 2 weeks ago

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Govt to speed up giant seawall plan in five Java provinces

The construction of the massive seawall project will be divided into 15 segments under a “para...

Middle East and Africa 2 weeks ago

US and Iran launch new attacks as they wrestle for control of Gulf waters

Trump gave scant details about his new effort, which he called "Project Freedom," to help ...

Society 2 weeks ago

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Govt urged to step up efforts to free Indonesia seafarers held by Somali pirates

The tanker MT Honour 25, along with its crew, was reportedly seized by Somali pirates while carrying...

Academia 2 weeks ago

Amid rising tensions, ‘friendshoring’ might keep global trade alive

The nature of globalization is changing dramatically.

Economy 2 weeks ago

Asia battles rising, uneven toll of energy crisis caused by Iran war

Fiscal strains are mounting across the region, particularly South Asia, as governments spend billion...

Sports 2 weeks ago

Dutch Eredivisie avoids chaos as court dismisses nationality lawsuit

The Utrecht court sided with the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), which had declined to appr...

Academia 2 weeks ago

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Middle powers: A new vision for India and Indonesia

Despite their geographical proximity and deep-rooted cultural affinities, India and Indonesia often ...

Archipelago 2 weeks ago

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Sumatra agencies relocate 25-year-old orangutan to Mount Leuser park

A local conservation official has noted an increase in orangutans spotted in community plantations, ...

Academia 2 weeks ago

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Currency under pressure: Has de-dollarization begun?

One long-term consequence of the Trump administration's current policies is that the US dollar c...

Academia 2 weeks ago

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The wrong remedy: Evaluating university study program closures

Closing university programs based solely on immediate employment metrics mistakes a labor-market sym...

Society 2 weeks ago

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Proposal to close university majors under scrutiny

A higher education ministry official argued several majors, such as education and medical degrees, h...

Politics 2 weeks ago

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Creeping militarization looms as battalions expand nationwide: CSIS

The recent expansion of Army battalions across Indonesia has raised concerns over what analysts desc...

Academia 2 weeks ago

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The Malacca Strait runs the world

Not Hormuz, but Malacca is the true fulcrum of global maritime power — and the evidence is alr...

Academia 2 weeks ago

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Analysis: Cabinet reshuffle No. 5: Prabowo’s political recalibration

President Prabowo Subianto has reshuffled his cabinet for the fifth time just 18 months into his ter...

Society 2 weeks ago

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Probe underway for Bekasi train crash as another accident raises safety concerns

The Jakarta Police have escalated their handling of last week’s fatal train collision at Bekas...

Economy 2 weeks ago

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Govt turns to alternative packaging materials, feedstock as plastic prices surge

Plastic producers say the pressure is most acute upstream, where tight raw material supply and surgi...

Archipelago 2 weeks ago

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Fuel shortages hit Riau, triggering long lines at gas stations

Across the province, lines of motorcycles, trucks and cars have formed at nearly every gas stat...

Editorial 2 weeks ago

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Taxing without turmoil

Regional taxes will not be accepted if citizens see local elites living extravagantly, renovating of...

Asia & Pacific 2 weeks ago

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Indonesia, Japan ink defense pact as Tokyo eases arms export restrictions

Indonesia and Japan on Monday hailed a “historic milestone” in their security relations ...

Economy 2 weeks ago

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Inflation contained, for now

Experts warn of rising price pressure going forward, as fuel price hikes will only fully reflect in ...

Economy 2 weeks ago

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Q1 trade surplus halves amid slump in coal, coffee exports

While manufacturing exports continued to expand, rising 3.96 percent in the first quarter and suppor...

Jakarta 2 weeks ago

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Jakarta expands free schooling scheme as out-of-school rate remains high

The Jakarta administration is expanding its free private school program this year by funding more th...

Companies 2 weeks ago

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Pertamina, private retailers hike fuel prices further

Pertamina and private fuel retailers BP-AKR and Vivo Energy Indonesia have raised prices for nonsubs...

Archipelago 2 weeks ago

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Italian deported from Bali after disrespecting police officer

The tourist was deported because of a physical altercation with a traffic police officer in Denpasar...

Asia & Pacific 2 weeks ago

Indonesia, Japan discuss defence ties after Tokyo unlocks arms exports

Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin said he would ink an agreement with his Japanese counterpa...

Archipelago 2 weeks ago

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Walhi demands re-export of US e-waste from Batam

Destorying e-waste here is as a form of transferring the pollution load to Indonesian territory and ...

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