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Politics 3 days ago

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Jusuf Kalla reported to police over alleged blasphemy

Although no longer in public office, Kalla has in recent weeks increasingly become a reference figur...

Society 3 days ago

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BNN seeks tighter vape controls under narcotics bill amid drug concerns

The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has proposed regulating a ban on vaporizers under the narcotics ...

Companies 3 days ago

Mideast war revs up electric car demand in Asia

Asian nations have been particularly hard hit due to a sharp fall in the crude shipments they rely o...

Americas 3 days ago

'Blindsided': US farmers strained as fertilizer costs surge on war

The cost of urea -- a common nitrogen-based fertilizer -- had jumped by around 50 percent at the por...

Love, etc. 3 days ago

Can we please stop getting into situationships?

Why do we hold on to something that was never quite there?

Europe 3 days ago

President Prabowo to meet Macron in Paris

Prabowo is set to meet Macron at the Elysee Palace "to discuss enhancing strategic cooperation ...

Regulations 3 days ago

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OJK to exclude small loans from credit score database to ease homebuying

The OJK emphasized that the information displayed in the SLIK system does not automatically determin...

Sports 3 days ago

Family instils joy of competing in Fifa Laopakdee ahead of Masters debut

His parents, particularly his father Peter, a golf teaching professional, made a conscious decision ...

Europe 3 days ago

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Prabowo to meet Macron in Paris after meeting Putin

The meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron is slated after President Prabowo Subianto met wit...

Economy 3 days ago

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RI draws investors fleeing Middle East, minister claims

Investment realization is estimated at around Rp 497 trillion ($29 billion) in the first quarter o...

Asia & Pacific 3 days ago

Indonesia and US elevate to major defense cooperation partnership

"We are elevating our relationship to a Major Defense Cooperation Partnership, in recognition o...

Europe 3 days ago

Vatican should 'stick to matters of morality': J.D. Vance

"I certainly think that in some cases, it would be best for the Vatican to stick to matters of ...

Politics 3 days ago

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KPK nabs Tulungagung regent for alleged extortion with threat of dismissal

Gatut Sunu Wibowo has become the latest regional leader in East Java to be arrested for corruption, ...

Economy 3 days ago

From oil shock to global financial market shift

Due to the reemergence of oil prices as a key determinant amid the Iran war, monetary authoriti...

Academia 3 days ago

Trump returns to a failing Hormuz strategy

US President Donald Trump returns to weary and failing playbook with Hormuz blockade threat

Archipelago 3 days ago

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Student demands justice after being named suspect for intervening in father’s assault

According to police, the incident occurred in October last year when a relative and neighbor, Indra ...

Academia 3 days ago

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What if discrimination is not about religion?

Beyond the national slogan lays a primal human reflex that treats difference as a threat; to truly p...

Markets 3 days ago

Asian stocks rally, crude drops on lingering hope for a peace deal

Stocks rose and oil fell Tuesday on hopes for a deal to end the Middle East war and reopen the Strai...

Europe 3 days ago

Germany's Merz urges Netanyahu to end Lebanon fighting

Merz also expressed his "grave concern" about developments in the Palestinian territories ...

Academia 3 days ago

War tests BRICS and reveals its limits

Despite calls for mediation, the grouping of so-called Global South nations has remained fragmented,...

Archipelago 3 days ago

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Construction continues on Karang Singa beacon tower off Bintan: Official

A provincial official has underlined the urgency of the national strategic project, initiated in 202...

Europe 3 days ago

UN chief says 'all parties' must respect freedom of navigation in Hormuz

The strait, through which a fifth of global oil and gas flows, has become a key flashpoint as the US...

Academia 3 days ago

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The coming inflation-deflation whipsaw

Markets must grapple with both the immediate threat of higher inflation from geopolitical tensions a...

Academia 3 days ago

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Why user states must share the burden of Indonesia’s sea-lanes

As the case of the Strait of Hormuz in the Iran war illustrates amid escalating global tensions, Ind...

Society 3 days ago

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Intern doctor fatalities fuel concerns over heavy workload, low welfare

Although Health Ministry regulations stipulate that intern doctors should work a maximum of 48 hours...

Society 3 days ago

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BGN stokes overspending criticism for billion-rupiah procurement of event planners

The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) is facing renewed scrutiny after its procurement reports reveale...

Europe 3 days ago

Russia calls for joint food reserves with BRICS to counter Middle East crisis risks

Egypt, a BRICS member, is the largest importer of Russian wheat, while Russia also exports food to C...

Academia 3 days ago

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Opposition critique is the oxygen of a flourishing democracy

Rather than a threat to stability, opposition is the very condition necessary for stability and the ...

Companies 3 days ago

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Airlines brace for fare hikes as jet fuel prices climb

Avtur prices have soared by over 70 percent following the outbreak of war in the Middle East.&nb...

Europe 3 days ago

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Prabowo, Putin pledge closer cooperation amid global volatility

Meeting Putin for the second time in less than six months, Prabowo said ahead of closed-door talks t...

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