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Asia & Pacific 1 week ago

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One Indonesian missing as Hong Kong blaze death toll climbs

A total of 129 Indonesian citizens have been confirmed as survivors of the fire, according to the mi...

Politics 1 week ago

Military steps up relief efforts for flood-hit Sumatra; death toll above 860

The military has erected at least 10 portable bridges, called "Bailey bridges", in Aceh, N...

Americas 1 week ago

New Trump strategy says US to focus on Latin America

The national security paper, meant to flesh out Trump's norms-shattering "America First&quo...

Science & Tech 1 week ago

Softbank's Son says super AI could make humans win Nobel Prize

Meeting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Seoul, Son, whose SoftBank is a major backer of Chat...

Archipelago 1 week ago

Navy foils attempts to smuggle sports apparel, reptiles

In two recent operations, the Indonesian Navy has thwarted one smuggling attempt involving sports ap...

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Aceh now experiencing a second tsunami, governor says

Nearly 200,000 people died in Aceh alone after a 9.1-magnitude quake off the northern province trigg...

Asia & Pacific 1 week ago

Xi woos Macron with sightseeing trip, but little in the way of deals

Even when US President Donald Trump made a landmark visit to China early during his first term in 20...

Companies 1 week ago

MR.D.I.Y. Indonesia and Rekosistem quintuple store coverage of Recycle Dropbox program

As part of ongoing efforts to increase public awareness of environmental responsibility, particularl...

Markets 1 week ago

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Conglomerate stocks drive IDX to fresh historic high

Bank Mandiri chief economist Andry Asmoro wrote in a market analysis on Thursday that the trend...

Regulations 1 week ago

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Minister threatens to revoke firms' permits over Sumatra flooding

The Environment Ministry has launched an investigation into several firms suspected of contributing ...

Culture and Entertainment 1 week ago

I wasn’t into nationalist orchestras, then Satoe Indonesia surprised me

What started as a rainy-night obligation turned into a nostalgic reminder that the songs of our chil...

Tech 1 week ago

EU hits Meta with antitrust probe over plans to block AI rivals from WhatsApp

EU regulators launched an antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms on Thursday and may even tempo...

Archipelago 1 week ago

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Aceh scrambles to restore connection to regions cut-off by floods, landslides

Joint authorities in Aceh are working around the clock to open alternative land routes and flying in...

Academia 1 week ago

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Beyond the theories: What Indonesian classrooms need

Indonesia possesses the capacity not merely to catch up with the West, but to forge its own distinct...

Academia 1 week ago

Governments need to prepare for more frequent large floods

Governments and experts need to consider both the frequency and size of floods to better prepare for...

Archipelago 1 week ago

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Aceh evacuees battle hunger, illness amid aid delays

Many evacuees have been forced to take shelter along the roadside, enduring scorching heat by d...

Academia 1 week ago

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When sovereignty turns into a service

How much control can a state truly exercise over its digital space when the core architecture of the...

Markets 1 week ago

Japan's Nikkei skids in subdued Asia as bets of rate hike grow

Japan's Nikkei skidded on Friday, wiping out this week's gains amid an otherwise subdued Asi...

Academia 1 week ago

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Seeing global change without the Western lens

Simultaneous disruptions offer a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the deep transformation of glo...

Archipelago 1 week ago

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Dangerous levels of toxic chemicals found in blood of Indonesia’s waste workers

An analysis conducted at WIOEH’s Green Hospital Laboratory in South Korea detected 23 hazardou...

Academia 1 week ago

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Sumatra’s floods are not just nature’s fury, Indonesia must act together

To prevent similar disasters in the future, regular audits of plantation, mining, and logging permit...

Society 1 week ago

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Calls for better HIV education grow amid rising cases

As Indonesia commemorated World AIDS Day, some regions in the country recorded thousands of HIV case...

Politics 1 week ago

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Decade-old video casts food minister as ‘villain’ in Sumatra flood

Coordinating Food Minister Zulkifli Hasan has suddenly become the target of public ire after a decad...

Academia 1 week ago

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Self-inflicted wound: When ignorance sells the forest

The floods are the bill we are paying for decades of cultivated ignorance.

Academia 1 week ago

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Analysis: AGO targets nation's richest in latest tax graft scandal

As the current administration continues its crackdown on financial crimes during President Prabowo S...

Archipelago 1 week ago

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Batam FTZ status prevents local MSMEs entering national market

Goods, including non-commercial ones, shipped from Batam have to pay high taxes to enter Indone...

Europe 1 week ago

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Sugiono boosts climate, trade cooperation in Norway visit

Among the focus of the bilateral discussion between Foreign Minister Sugiono and his Norwegian count...

Politics 1 week ago

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Frustration grows over govt’s poor disaster response

A week after cyclone-induced floods and landslides hit three provinces in Sumatra, authorities are s...

Editorial 1 week ago

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Let’s not give up on trade

While EU authorities would deny that protectionism is the main motive and would point instead to wha...

Regulations 1 week ago

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Customs office vows to ‘get its act together’ amid dissolution threats

The Customs and Excise office has vowed to make necessary changes after President Prabowo Subianto m...

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