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Companies 1 month ago

Billionaire Ellison offers personal guarantee for son's bid for Warner Bros

Oracle tech tycoon Larry Ellison is offering a US$40.4 billion personal guarantee to back Paramount&...

Americas 1 month ago

Trump pulls 30 envoys in ‘America First’ push

The State Department declined to provide a list of the diplomats being recalled. A senior department...

Archipelago 1 month ago

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Bus crash on Central Java toll road kills 16, injures 18

A fatal bus crash in Semarang killed 16 passengers on Monday as millions of people started departing...

Society 1 month ago

Swiss court admits North Jakarta islanders climate case against Holcim

Four residents of the low-lying island of Pari, which has been repeatedly flooded as warmer temperat...

Markets 1 month ago

Asian markets rally again as rate cut hopes bring Christmas cheer

Equities extended a global rally Tuesday, while gold and silver hit fresh records as optimism for mo...

Society 1 month ago

Indonesia bans British porn star Bonnie Blue for 10 years

The 26-year-old, whose real name is Tia Billinger, was deported this month after police raided a stu...

Editorial 1 month ago

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JETP waits for takeoff

One of the JETP’s most ambitious and politically sensitive flagship goals, the early retiremen...

Archipelago 1 month ago

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Mob burns police office following release of alleged drug dealer

Local people, dominated by women, had detained an alleged drug dealer on Friday while conducting a r...

Archipelago 1 month ago

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Bakamla aims to triple air patrols in 2026

Bakamla does not yet have an aircraft in its fleet and plans to procure the N219 maritime surveillan...

Asia & Pacific 1 month ago

Cambodia says Thailand attacks after ASEAN meet on border clashes

Just hours after the regional crisis talks were held in Malaysia, Cambodia's defense ministry sa...

Society 1 month ago

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Yearender: Student safety in spotlight in 2025

From a boarding school collapse that killed more than 60 students to numerous fatal bullying in...

Academia 1 month ago

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Analysis: DHE policy revised again, but gains to foreign reserves remain elusive

The national policy on export proceeds (DHE) from natural resources has been revised for a third tim...

Politics 1 month ago

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NU regional leaders hint at snap leadership election

Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) regional leaders have suggested a snap leadership election if reconciliation at...

Regulations 1 month ago

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Another year lost in the energy transition

As of October, renewables accounted for only 14.4 percent of the national energy mix, equivalent to ...

Society 1 month ago

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Extreme weather looms as millions head into year-end travel season

Authorities have warned of more potential extreme weather as the nation headed into another busy yea...

Regulations 1 month ago

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West Java development moratorium prompts industry scrutiny

A real estate association has warned of financial strain on developers and a potential setback for t...

Asia & Pacific 1 month ago

Cambodia and Thailand officials to meet to discuss truce

The two countries agreed to hold talks using their General Border Committee, an established bilatera...

Economy 1 month ago

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Malaysia set to revive cross-strait bridge project with feasibility study in 2026

Malaysia's Malacca state is again moving to revive a plan to build a cross-strait bridge linking...

Regulations 1 month ago

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Govt imposes gold export tax as prices surge to new high

Based on the new regulation, gold priced in the range of US$2,800 to $3,200 per troy ounce will face...

Companies 1 month ago

Swiss court admits Indonesia islanders climate case against Holcim

A court in Switzerland has decided to admit a legal complaint linked to global warming against Swiss...

Art & Culture 1 month ago

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Perspectives On… Weaving Threads traces ancestral roots, colonial history

Through ikat, batik and experimental dyeing techniques, a Dutch artist with Indonesian ties explores...

Archipelago 1 month ago

Bus crash kills 16 in Central Java

The bus, which was headed from Jakarta to Yogyakarta, was travelling at a "fairly high" sp...

Entertainment 1 month ago

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The Lantis makes heartbreak look cool

On its latest EP, Cara Mencintai, the Indonesian pop trio pares things back, using slow tempos and n...

Europe 1 month ago

Portugal recovers bodies of two Indonesian fishermen lost at sea

They are believed to be among three crew members reported missing after the vessel sank on December ...

Asia & Pacific 1 month ago

ASEAN to seek resolution to Thailand-Cambodia conflict with Malaysia meeting

The ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will seek to revive a short-lived ceasef...

Markets 1 month ago

Asia shares extend tech rally, yen under pressure

Asian share markets rose on Monday tracking tech-driven gains on Wall Street, while the yen wallowed...

Society 1 month ago

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Yearender: Climate extremes expose Indonesia’s disaster vulnerabilities

Weak disaster preparedness and mitigation efforts as well as environmental degradation mainly caused...

Society 1 month ago

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‘Rafflesia’ or ‘padma’? Debate renewed over flower renaming

The recent rediscovery of a rare plant was met by renewed debate among researchers and public alike ...

Academia 1 month ago

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Analysis: When law enforcers place themselves above the Constitution

Rather than safeguarding justice, Indonesia's legal instruments are increasingly being bent to s...

Archipelago 1 month ago

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Riau Islands launches AI-based Pantunesia to strengthen Malay culture conservation

In the app, artificial intelligence functions as an assessor to ensure a pantun created is...

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