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Archipelago 1 month ago

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Anger over slow disaster response triggers display of separatist flags

Nearly five weeks after the devastating floods in Aceh, anger over the government’s slow disas...

Archipelago 1 month ago

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Repatriated orangutans need 'years of' rehab before release: Conservation group

It will be years before the orangutans, approximately a year old, are ready to go back into the wild...

Editorial 1 month ago

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Trust is the currency of fiscal policy

We won’t know until January, but we are probably looking at the highest fiscal deficit in deca...

Politics 1 month ago

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Indonesia receives second MPCS frigate from Italian shipyard Fincantieri

The KRI Prabu Siliwangi-321 frigate is the second vessel of the Brawijaya-class Multipurpose Co...

Regulations 1 month ago

Indonesia to start restricting children’s social media access in 2026

As part of broader efforts to strengthen child protection in the digital space, the Indonesian gover...

Economy 1 month ago

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Profound budget policy changes failed to lift growth in 2025

The first full year under the leadership of President Prabowo Subianto was marked by pronounced chan...

Archipelago 1 month ago

Kudus village gets first-in-country solar-powered water well

The program combining solar cells and water pumps is claimed as the first in Indonesia to provide cl...

Economy 1 month ago

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Indonesian textiles excluded from US tariff relief, Airlangga says

The chief negotiator for Jakarta’s reciprocal tariff deal with Washington says the US tariff e...

Companies 1 month ago

China hits US defense firms with sanctions over arms sales to Taiwan

China's foreign ministry announced sanctions on Friday targeting 10 individuals and 20 US defens...

Archipelago 1 month ago

Spanish family of four missing after boat sinks off Labuan Bajo

The mother and one daughter from the Spanish family, as well as four crew members and a tour guide, ...

Asia & Pacific 1 month ago

Thailand and Cambodia halt fierce border conflict with second ceasefire

Saturday's pact will not impact any border demarcation activities under way between both countri...

Asia & Pacific 1 month ago

Myanmar polls open amid civil war, junta-backed party tipped to win

Following the initial phase on Sunday, two rounds of voting will be held on Jan. 11 and Jan. 25, cov...

Environment 1 month ago

Elusive wild cat feared extinct rediscovered in Thailand

Flat-headed cats are among the world's rarest and most threatened wild felines which range is li...

Europe 1 month ago

Zelenskiy to hold high-stakes talks on land, security with Trump on Sunday

Territorial issues remain a hurdle to negotiations moving forward, as the Ukrainian president saying...

Economy 1 month ago

Japan govt approves record budget, including for defense

The Japanese government approved a record budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Friday, to pay for ...

Entertainment 1 month ago

The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte dies aged 65

Bamonte was initially part of The Cure's roadcrew from 1984 before enjoying two stints as a musi...

Asia & Pacific 1 month ago

South Korea prosecutor seeks 10-year jail term for ex-president Yoon

The requested 10-year sentence was the first jail term sought by special prosecutors over the multip...

Middle East and Africa 1 month ago

Fuel shortage forces Gaza hospital to suspend most services

Ravaged by more than two years of war, the Al-Awda Hospital in central Gaza's Nuseirat district ...

Asia & Pacific 1 month ago

Judge jails ex-Malaysian PM Najib for 15 more years after new graft conviction

Sequerah convicted the 72-year-old former leader on all four counts of abuse of power as well as all...

Economy 1 month ago

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Govt orders more cuts to regional ‘inessential’ spending on flagship programs

Among the non-essential expenditures targeted by the joint circular signed by the finance and home m...

Politics 1 month ago

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Govt grants Christmas remissions to over 16,000 prisoners, including graft convicts

Of those receiving remissions, 174 inmates were released immediately, while 15,904 others saw their ...

Archipelago 1 month ago

Bakamla patrol vessel arrives in North Aceh with 92.2 tonnes of aid

The KN Pulau Dana is Bakamla's second patrol boat deployed to North Aceh carrying disaster relie...

Asia & Pacific 1 month ago

Malaysia court finds ex-PM Najib Razak guilty of abuse of power in biggest 1MDB trial

The judge had yet to announce sentencing of Najib over his role in massive embezzlement from 1MDB, a...

Politics 1 month ago

NU leaders agree to hold early congress to end leadership dispute

Nahdlatul Ulama, the country’s largest Islamic organization, has taken a key step toward endin...

Jakarta 1 month ago

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Jakarta reopens planetarium after years of hurdles

According to Ismail Marzuki Park’s official Instagram account (@tim.cikini), tickets for Frida...

Companies 1 month ago

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Krakatau Steel to restart hot strip mill in 2026 after Danantara loan

The national steel industry had been operating at only around 50 percent of its capacity amid a...

Asia & Pacific 1 month ago

Stateless Rohingya rue Myanmar's election from exile

For the Rohingya minority, violence began well before the 2021 coup, with a military crackdown in 20...

Politics 1 month ago

Jakarta archbishop urges ecological repentance in Christmas reflection

Jakarta Archbishop Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo urges reflection on human responsibility in the devasta...

Economy 1 month ago

US once again recalls imported Indonesian shrimp over Cs-137 findings

The incident is the latest in a series of rejected shipments following contamination alerts, with au...

Archipelago 1 month ago

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Police sub-precinct chief in N. Sumatra relieved of duty after mob burned police station

The removal of the Muara Batang Gadis Police sub-precinct station in Mandailing Natal regency, North...

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