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Archipelago 2 days ago

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Landslide at illegal tin mine in Bangka kills six

Eleven workers were working with two heavy equipment when the landslide occurred, four others were a...

Academia 2 days ago

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Police reform: When the instrument rejects its frame

Civic space is narrowing in Indonesia, not through explicit bans, but through the routine presence o...

Parents 2 days ago

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Parenting teenagers: Choosing connection over correction

Why today’s adolescent conflicts feel sharper and how parents can respond without losing trust...

Academia 2 days ago

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The promise of a middle-power alliance

A united middle-power alliance would have considerable leverage, as its members would each wield out...

Archipelago 2 days ago

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Riau braces for more forest fires as rainy season nears end

Authorities also detected more than 200 hotspots across the province in January 2026, with at least ...

Jakarta 2 days ago

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Jakarta claims cloud seeding help reducing rainfall

The provincial administration has launched two phases of weather modification operations throughout ...

Academia 2 days ago

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From subsidies to signals: Making Indonesia’s power market investable

The current setup asks PLN to be planner, procurer and operator. That was useful in the past decades...

Academia 2 days ago

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How priority programs risk eroding meritocracy in bureaucracy

Indonesia’s pursuit of "fast-tracked" priority programs risks breaking the moral con...

Academia 2 days ago

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Analysis: Electoral law reform: A test of the House’s faith in democracy

Since Jan. 20, the House of Representatives has been gathering input from academics and civil societ...

Regulations 2 days ago

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Weak commitment, policy uncertainty derail RI renewable targets

The contribution of renewable energy to the national energy mix, which refer to total electricity pr...

Politics 2 days ago

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Prabowo courts Islamic leaders to support Board of Peace membership amid pushback

President Prabowo Subianto courts major Islamic organizations in an apparent attempt to ease opposit...

Politics 2 days ago

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Law revision to expand Komnas HAM’s role met with doubt

Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai told lawmakers about a plan to grant more power to state bodies...

Editorial 2 days ago

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Online scams and punishment

Rather than mounting rescue operations repeatedly, Indonesia should take the lead in a coordinated r...

Economy 2 days ago

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Indonesia imports Russian oil in December and January, data shows

The imports, tracked by Kpler and Vortexa, came as the prospect of declining demand from India, one ...

Economy 2 days ago

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Layoffs rise for fourth straight year, ministry data show

The government has logged another annual increase in layoffs, continuing a four-year trend that poin...

Asia & Pacific 2 days ago

Air India inspects Boeing 787 fuel switches after grounding

The checks came as Indian authorities were probing the crash last year of a 787 Dreamliner that kill...

Europe 2 days ago

Spain to ban social media access for under-16s

Sanchez's left-wing coalition government has repeatedly complained about the proliferation of ha...

Asia & Pacific 2 days ago

Boeing says no longer building F-15 fighter jets for Indonesia

The Defence Ministry and Boeing signed a deal in 2023 for 24 F-15EX fighter jets that was subject to...

Currently Obsessed 2 days ago

On the winning side of comparison

The world has become a better place for women, yet it still finds endless ways to pit us against eac...

Europe 2 days ago

Kremlin says no statements from India on halting Russian oil purchases

US President Donald Trump announced a trade deal on Monday with India that slashes US tari...

Markets 3 days ago

India's January palm oil imports hit four-month high as buyers cut soy oil purchases

Higher palm oil imports by India, the world's largest buyer of vegetable oils, could help reduce...

Politics 3 days ago

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Investigators close in on oil tycoon Riza Chalid after Interpol red notice

Investigators are closing in on oil tycoon Riza Chalid following Interpol’s red notice issue f...

Americas 3 days ago

Clintons agree to testify in Epstein congressional probe ahead of contempt vote

The decision could head off a planned vote in the Republican-led House of Representatives to hold th...

Economy 3 days ago

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US tariff talks concluded, deal awaits signing, says Airlangga

Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto says all negotiation points on a tariff deal with t...

Middle East and Africa 3 days ago

Gazans begin crossing to Egypt for treatment after partial Rafah reopening

Around 150 people were due to leave the territory on Monday, and 50 to enter it, according to Egypti...

Economy 3 days ago

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Indonesia’s economy: Closing 2025 on a firmer footing

Strong household consumption, fiscal acceleration and transmission from government capital spen...

Economy 3 days ago

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Indonesia’s car exports hit record high as domestic sales decline

The Association of Indonesian Automotive Manufacturers (Gaikindo) recorded exports of 518,000 comple...

Economy 3 days ago

Institutional leadership and equitable financing vital for Indonesia’s energy transition

Despite strong international commitments and ambitious national targets, Indonesia’s energy tr...

Economy 3 days ago

Trump says India, US strike trade deal

Trump said he was cutting levies on Indian goods to 18 percent. He had previously imposed 25 percent...

Academia 3 days ago

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The hidden footprint and opportunity of AI’s economic promise

If artificial intelligence remains concentrated in a small number of advanced economies, firms ...

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