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Middle East and Africa 1 month ago

Ramadan to start Wednesday in Saudi Arabia, Thursday in Iran

Ramadan, during which hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world observe a fast from sunrise t...

Companies 1 month ago

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New state miner Perminas signs MoU on Gabon rare earth project

PT Perusahaan Mineral Nasional and Danantara may also enter negotiations for equity or debt particip...

Warm Takes 1 month ago

From damsel to baddie: A survival plan for apocalypse

After a birthday hike up Mount Gede, I realized I’d be the first to die in the apocalypse. So ...

Academia 1 month ago

Hedging has changed. Portfolios need a new playbook

Portfolio hedging has relied on the same rules for decades, but as technology, geopolitics and the n...

Companies 1 month ago

As Global Attention Turns to the US: What Are Its Businesses Doing In Indonesia?

With much of the global conversation currently focused on developments in and around the United Stat...

Society 1 month ago

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Ramadan starts Thursday, says government

The government has announced that Ramadan will start on Thursday following an isbat (moon sighting c...

Regulations 1 month ago

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Coal must go for climate funds to flow, German ambassador says

Private funds could flow elsewhere without coal cuts, the German ambassador to Indonesia warns, sayi...

Academia 1 month ago

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Indonesia, BRICS and the rise of the Global South

BRICS expansion reflects a deeper shift toward a Global South-driven framework for cooperation, repr...

Economy 1 month ago

Trump says Japan to invest in energy, industrial projects in Ohio, Texas and Georgia

United States President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday announced three projects valued...

Academia 1 month ago

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From the US-led rules-based order to multipolar international law

The Canadian premier's recent declaration of an end to the "rules-based order" is an a...

Lifestyle 1 month ago

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Balancing the blaze at home: Blue in the year of fire horse

With the Lunar New Year overlapping Ramadan, homeowners look to the water element, expressed in shad...

Archipelago 1 month ago

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Bima police chief, subordinates arrested for drug trafficking

Didik was arrested after the authorities discovered a suitcase containing 16.3 grams of methamp...

Academia 1 month ago

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Those who most need to understand AI don't get it

Just as war is too important to be left to the generals, AI is too important to be controlled solely...

Archipelago 1 month ago

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Thousands of Aceh flood evacuees welcome Ramadan from emergency tents

Panji Akbar, another evacuee in Aceh Tamiang, said he fears this year’s Ramadan will be far le...

Academia 1 month ago

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Indonesia must pivot from headline growth to quality job creation

Despite demonstrable resilience, as long as economic policy prioritizes headline growth over the cre...

Society 1 month ago

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Govt instructs cleanups to solve waste problem

Rather than pushing the community for mass actions to pick up trash, the government should focus on ...

Society 1 month ago

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Chinese Muslims navigate identities amid Lunar New Year, Ramadan overlap

Amid the rare overlap of Lunar New Year and Ramadan, Chinese Muslims in Indonesia are finding ways t...

Academia 1 month ago

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Analysis: Moody’s outlook downshift sends negative signals despite resilience

Indonesia’s economy grew 5.11 percent in 2025, slightly higher than 5.03 percent in 2024, but ...

Americas 1 month ago

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Indonesia ramps up UN talks ahead of Board of Peace meeting

Indonesia has stepped up its engagement with the United Nations and reaffirmed its commitment to mul...

Editorial 1 month ago

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Corruption’s costly slide

While the Prabowo Subianto administration has intensified its campaign against white-collar crime, t...

Economy 1 month ago

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Govt urged not to compromise too much for US trade deal

The government has issued a loosely-worded statement days ahead of the expected signing of a tariff ...

Archipelago 1 month ago

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Police arrest two armed criminals in Yahukimo

Two suspects, identified as GW and AH, have been confirmed to be members of the Sisibia armed crimin...

Parents 1 month ago

School, association hold workshop on social and emotional learning

Mindfulness practices can be integrated into everyday interactions to help children develop emotiona...

Entertainment 1 month ago

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‘Bukan Cinta Galih/Ratna’ brings high school memories back to life

A cross generational cast reimagines Gita Cinta dari SMA as Jakarta alumni from the 1980s turn openi...

Europe 1 month ago

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Navy receives hydro-oceanographic survey ship from German shipyard

The KRI Canopus survey ship was built at PT Palindo Marine in Batam, Riau Islands, but the hydro-oce...

Archipelago 1 month ago

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Norway, Indonesia launch fourth period of Environmental Fund

The small grant is a funding scheme to support Indonesia’s target for Forestry and Other Land ...

Economy 1 month ago

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Unlocking regional potential to boost economic growth

As an archipelagic country, Indonesia is endowed with diverse economic potential across regions,&nbs...

Tech 1 month ago

Job threats, rogue bots: five hot issues in AI

As artificial intelligence evolves at a blistering pace, world leaders and thousands of other delega...

Society 1 month ago

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Free ‘mudik’ kicks off as Indonesia braces for massive population movement

The Transportation Ministry has introduced a free mudik (exodus) program this year, deploying hundre...

Middle East and Africa 1 month ago

EU to take part in Trump's 'Board of Peace' but not as member

The European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Suica, will head to Washington to represen...

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