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Bound by art: Culture bridges 75 Years of France-Indonesia friendship

From Debussy’s fascination with gamelan to today’s cultural collaborations, the two nations celebrate a long-standing bond rooted in shared creativity and mutual respect.

7 months ago
Culture premium

Fashion futures: Indonesian designers navigating an era of disruption

From social media’s double-edged reach to the rise of AI and an uneasy economy, Indonesian designers are learning to adapt, endure and redefine creativity in fashion’s most unpredictable moment. ...

7 months ago
Science & Tech

Don't ask AI how to vote, says Dutch watchdog

The four chatbots tested by the AP tended to advise people to vote for parties on the left or on the far-right extreme of the political spectrum, the watchdog tested. ...

7 months ago

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Science & Tech

Amazon's cloud unit reports outage; several websites down

"We can confirm increased error rates and latencies for multiple AWS Services in the US-EAST-1 Region," AWS said in an update on its status page.

7 months ago
Environment

CO2 in the atmosphere up by record amount in 2024: UN

Levels of the three main greenhouse gases -- the climate-warming CO2, methane and nitrous oxide -- all increased yet again in 2024, with each setting new record highs, the UN's weather and climate agency said.

7 months ago
Art & Culture premium

‘Negeri Impian’: An imaginable land of harmony and creative freedom

Marking Indonesia’s 80th year, Hadiprana Gallery gathers artists whose works reflect dreams of harmony, resilience and cultural memory.

7 months ago
People

Celebrated soul musician D'Angelo dead at 51

The R&B icon and neo-soul pioneer melded genres and opened doors as he stretched the boundaries of Black pop traditions.

7 months ago
Science & Tech

OpenAI to allow erotic content on ChatGPT

In a post on X, CEO Sam Altman said that stricter guardrails on conversational AI to address mental health concerns had made its chatbot "less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems."

7 months ago
Environment

World falling far behind deforestation goals with farms and fires driving loss

The report said the world permanently lost 8.1 million hectares of forest, an area about the size of England, in 2024 alone, putting the planet 63% behind the goal set by over 140 countries in the 2021 Glasgow Leaders' Declaration on Forests and Land Use.

7 months ago
Science & Tech

Meet the AI chatbots replacing India's call-center workers

The company, LimeChat, has an audacious goal: to make customer-service jobs almost obsolete. It says its generative AI agents enable clients to slash by 80 percent the number of workers needed to handle 10,000 monthly queries. 

7 months ago
Entertainment premium

Laleilmanino, Indonesia's favorite trinity of modern pop

With more than a decade in the biz and 170 songs that have enriched the lives of audiences, the songwriter-producer supergroup has deservedly earned its place among industry titans.

7 months ago
Entertainment

Celebrated soul musician D'Angelo dead at 51

The R&B icon and neo-soul pioneer melded genres and opened doors as he stretched the boundaries of Black pop traditions while producing sensuous hits including "Brown Sugar" and the "Untitled (How Does It Feel)."

7 months ago
Entertainment premium

What’s next for Indonesian film? JAFF Market has a plan

With local productions now outshining Hollywood exports at the country’s box office, JAFF’s industry initiative is pushing for data-driven reforms to build lasting momentum.

7 months ago
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Indonesia Menari returns, reviving joy in traditional dance

After a four-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the nationwide dance-off returned this month, filling shopping malls in 11 cities with renewed rhythm, color and joyful pride in traditional dance.

7 months ago
Entertainment

Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton dead at 79

Keaton was a frequent collaborator of director Woody Allen, portraying the titular character in Annie Hall, the charming girlfriend of Allen's comic Alvy Singer.

7 months ago
Books

Hungary's 'master of the apocalypse' Krasznahorkai wins literature Nobel

Critically difficult and demanding, his style was described once by Krasznahorkai himself as "reality examined to the point of madness".

7 months ago
Entertainment premium

Mariah Carey celebrates legacy, future and Indonesia’s ‘Lambily’

The highly anticipated Mariah Carey-The Celebration of Mimi concert at the Sentul International Convention Center in Bogor, West Java, was an awe-inspiring jubilee for music lovers and the legendary diva’s enormous number of Indonesian fans.

7 months ago
Art & Culture premium

Where art meets energy: The faces and forms of Art Jakarta 2025

From Agus Suwage’s ironic self-portraits to Aytjoe Christien’s meditative abstraction and Ricky Janitra’s solar-powered soundscape, the annual fair showcased how artists across generations are expanding the language of contemporary art.

8 months ago
Science & Tech

OpenAI unveils ChatGPT app integration feature

Chief Executive Sam Altman announced the new tool to a crowd of enthusiastic developers gathered in San Francisco for the company's annual "Developer Day."

8 months ago
Entertainment

'The soundtrack to my life': Taylor Swift fans flock to new film

The 21-year-old was one of millions of Swifties around the world for whom the release of The Life of a Showgirl -- Swift's 12th studio album -- is a major life event.

8 months ago
People

Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentenced to more than 4 years in prison over prostitution conviction

Combs, 55, was stoic as US District Judge Arun Subramanian announced the 50-month sentence at the end of a day-long hearing in Manhattan federal court.

8 months ago
People

Jane Goodall: Crusader for chimpanzees and the planet

Clad in her classic collared shirt and shorts, binoculars in hand, Goodall transformed human understanding of chimpanzees.

8 months ago
Art & Culture

Fadli Zon emphasizes Indonesia’s role in global cultural policy at UNESCO MONDIACULT 2025

During his state visit to Europe, Culture Minister Fadli Zon attended this year’s UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development (MONDIACULT) in Barcelona, Spain.

8 months ago
Health premium

AI in health care: Can technology bridge Indonesia’s doctor shortage?

Artificial intelligence is being integrated into the national health system from diagnoses to early warning systems, reshaping service delivery and patient care through a developing framework that aims to ensure safety, accountability and trust.

8 months ago
Entertainment premium

'Kepada, Yang Terhormat': Raissa Anggiani's unsent love letters

The singer-songwriter’s highly anticipated full-length album is a lyrical correspondence of love, life and some private musings.

8 months ago
Science & Tech

Ancient skull from China may shake up timeline of human evolution

The findings are based on a reconstruction of a crushed skull discovered in China in 1990, and have the potential to resolve the longstanding "Muddle in the Middle" of human evolution, researchers said.

8 months ago
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‘CONTINUUM’: Tracing CAN’S Gallery’s journey from the periphery to the world

A journey that began in a quiet Jakarta neighborhood has carried CAN’S Gallery across continents and through decades: nurturing Indonesian artists, embracing new voices and celebrating a quarter-century of artistic evolution.

8 months ago
Books premium

Through Liu Kang’s lens: A time capsule of Indonesia in 1952

A rediscovered trove of photographs, sketches and letters reveals artist Liu Kang’s intimate journey through Indonesia in the 1950s, capturing a young nation in transition and the everyday lives of its people.

8 months ago
Health

Alcohol lobby takes on WHO in battle over health impacts

The previously unreported efforts reflect how the $1 trillion global drinks industry is taking on the World Health Organization over its hardening stance that there is no risk-free level of drinking.

8 months ago
Art & Culture premium

‘Hikayat Nusantara’: When theatrical legends come alive

A spectacular fusion of Indonesian heritage and Broadway-style grandeur, the production dazzled the audience with 1,500 performers, lavish costumes and timeless folktales retold for a new generation.

8 months ago

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Mon, June 8, 2026

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