Matcha is enjoying a renewed boom in Indonesia in 2025, driven by social media trends, specialty cafés and matcha-infused treats. As the powdered green tea goes mainstream, purists continue to defend its cultural roots through chado, the Japanese tea ceremony.

WBD has urged shareholders to reject a hostile takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, in favor of a deal offered by streaming giant Netflix.

Indonesian comic-turned-filmmaker Ernest Prakasa returns to the director’s chair with a comedy that peels back the humor and humanity behind one of the most glamorous, and misunderstood, professions.

An Indonesian photographer’s award-winning image from Halmahera lays bare the human cost behind the global green-energy push, earning top honors in the Southeast Asia and Oceania Singles category.

A sweeping three-decade survey at Museum MACAN traces the Icelandic-Danish artist’s evolving engagement with perception, color and climate, inviting visitors to step into luminous, shifting worlds.

In an enthusiastic and curious market for Korean culture, South Korean chefs are finding fertile ground for K-style pastries and desserts by keeping pace with trends and infusing them with a distinctly Korean sensibility.

The LAPD gave no details about the identities of the two deceased individuals. But a Los Angeles Fire Department official told Reuters earlier that a 78-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman were found dead at a home in west Los Angeles at an address that public records linked to Reiner.

Only scientifically classified as a species in 2017, tapanulis are incredibly rare, with fewer than 800 left in the wild, confined to a small range in part of Sumatra.

Learning to light our own fires was one of the great turning points in human history, offering our ancestors warmth, a place to socialise and a way to cook food -- which helped us evolve our unusually big brains. 

The winners and snubs at this year’s Indonesian “Oscars” are revealing in what they show about the nation’s movie industry today.

As Indonesia’s education landscape rapidly embraces digital learning and transformation, educators and researchers are increasingly seeking deeper, culturally grounded insights into what truly motivates students. For Indonesian-born scholar Associate Professor Gregory Arief D. Liem, these questions have shaped a lifelong research mission that contributes to global conversations on student motivation.

Told through the eyes of a young boy, a tender, clear-eyed short movie brings the Indonesian diaspora into the heart of America’s cultural conversation and in the runnings for a potential Academy Award.

With the new year close in sight, Indonesians are beginning a new chapter to reorganize their priorities. Whether that be finding comfort with their respective families or advancing their careers, new spaces can allow that change as we enter into 2026.

"Avatar: Fire and Ash", directed by James Cameron 16 years after he first enthralled fans with his blue-coloured Na'vi people, will release in major markets from December 17 ahead of the holiday season.

Antony Loewenstein’s award-winning investigation, now in Indonesian, reveals how Israel’s technologies of control, perfected in occupied Palestine, have become profitable, “field-tested” exports shaping global surveillance and warfare.

Meeting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Seoul, Son, whose SoftBank is a major backer of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, described a future in which an advanced AI surpasses humans by a magnitude of 10,000.

A hands-on session in the Japan’s capital invites people to taste Gaza’s heritage through recipes like fogaiyya, its chard substituted with Japanese komatsuna, blending culinary discovery with reflection on a culture facing erasure.

KUTA, Bali — At the 4th Global Women’s Empowerment & Leadership Summit, Dr. Leena Khaled Al-Mujahed of ALFA University College (Malaysia) presented new research arguing that women in conflict zones are not merely victims but agents of change, often converting hardship into leadership.

Imagine, or look back, to the quintessential experience of being a student saddled with an essay assignment.

The cosmetics industry and parts of the internet have been abuzz since the launch of Rini earlier this month, a beauty company pitched at children as young as three and backed by Canadian actress Shay Mitchell.

In his debut studio album, the singer-songwriter, saxophonist and actor conveys how time can hurt, heal and illuminate hope.

Turning 60, the steakhouse launches an anniversary menu in Asia that reflects its New Orleans lineage and long-standing commitment to consistency.

The discovery is the latest twist in the tale of human evolution and could even cast some doubt on the status of Lucy's species, Australopithecus afarensis, as the direct ancestor of Homo sapiens.

A centennial tribute illuminates the refined sensibility and global gaze of a painter who moved gracefully between cultures, techniques and eras.

The vote came at a meeting of signatories to the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), a 50-year agreement protecting the world's most endangered animals and plants, and regulating trade in 36,000 species.

The Japanese Film Festival (JFF) Indonesia 2025 presents over a dozen Japanese film titles across multiple genres, with theatrical screenings held in nine cities nationwide.

As global health systems adapt to shifting demographics, rising costs and the lasting impacts of COVID-19, the demand for professionals who can navigate both policy and practice has never been clearer. At the National University of Singapore (NUS), two graduate programs, one long-established and one brand new, are preparing students to meet that demand head-on.