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The US economy unexpectedly shed jobs in February and the unemployment rate increased to 4.4 percent, potentially hinting at a deterioration in labor market conditions that could put the Federal Reserve in a difficult spot amid rising oil prices.
2 hours agoCinema operator Layar Digi has partnered with retail giant Alfamart to utilize second-floor commercial spaces in its outlets as screening rooms with a capacity of 30 to 50 seats. ...
5 hours agoAccording to the Indonesian Food and Beverage Producers Association (Gapmmi), past disruptions of shipping routes could raise transportation costs by as much as 30 to 40 percent. ...
10 hours agoTasked with reviewing the police’s institutional structure, governance, and legal framework, the team has finalized 10 comprehensive volumes incorporating public input and proposed legislative and regulatory changes.
10 hours agoFirst introduced in 2023, the previous conversion scheme offered buyers a Rp 7 million subsidy for new electric motorcycle purchases and a Rp 10 million subsidy to convert conventional two-wheelers into electric ones.
12 hours agoSteinmeier had been due to fly to Jakarta on Sunday for the six-day trip, with an onward flight to Manila scheduled for Wednesday.
12 hours agoThe Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry offered up to a 50 percent split for potential cooperation contractors (KKKS), a significant bump up from the previous limit of 15 to 30 percent.
13 hours agoReuters was unable to determine more details about the investigation, including what evidence contributed to the tentative assessment, what type of munition was used, who was responsible or why the US might have struck the school.
13 hours agoAs military force bypasses diplomatic channels, the international order faces a perilous transition from a system governed by the predictability of law to one dictated by the selective whims of power.
13 hours agoThe Israeli military had earlier issued an unprecedented evacuation warning for the entire area -- "save your lives and evacuate your residences immediately" -- that sent residents fleeing in panic.
13 hours agoJohnny said eight of the suspects arrested are from Riau, while the rest come from outside the province. Each allegedly played a different role in the operation, ranging from killing the elephant and removing its head to extract its tusks to supplying illegal firearms and acting as buyers and intermediaries in the ivory trade.
14 hours agoThe trajectory is clear: Jakarta is tilting toward Washington at a cost many fear will be borne by ordinary Indonesians.
14 hours agoIndonesian carriers are yet to be hit by a surge in demand amid the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, according to an industry association, though many flights to Europe are filling up quickly ahead of the Idul Fitri holiday in mid-March, despite exorbitant price hikes.
14 hours agoA study published on March 2 in The Lancet Oncology recorded some 60,400 cases of breast cancer across the country in 2023, nearly six times higher than the figure in 1990. At least 28,300 patients in Indonesia also died in the same year because of this type of cancer.
15 hours agoThe US Treasury Department is expected to announce measures aimed at combating rising energy prices in the wake of the Iran conflict, including potential action involving the oil futures market, a senior White House official said.
15 hours agoHealthy markets rely on a paradox. They are built by the state but function best when the state does not dominate their day-to-day outcomes.
15 hours agoSeveral national figures attended the prayer service on Thursday at the Iranian ambassador's official residence in Menteng, joining other mourners as they paid their final respects to the late ayatollah, who was killed on the first day of the US-Israeli attacks on Iran.
15 hours agoAsia stocks fell on Friday and were headed for their sharpest weekly drop in six years while oil prices were poised for their biggest jump in four years in a turbulent week for global markets as the conflict in the Middle East showed few signs of easing.
16 hours agoBy the time the bombs started falling, the decisive choices had already been made during years of strategic deliberation.
16 hours agoAsep Guntur Rahayu, KPK’s deputy for enforcement and execution, said Fadia is alleged to have manipulated public procurement tenders for goods and services in Pekalongan regency so they would be awarded to companies linked to her family.
16 hours agoIn an era of intensifying great-power rivalry and economic decoupling, Indonesia must move beyond passive non-alignment toward a doctrine of disciplined strategic autonomy. By integrating balance-of-power logic with sophisticated economic statecraft, Jakarta can transform global uncertainty into a source of national leverage.
17 hours agoThe Illegal gold mining operations have a turnover of Rp 600 million per day from six mines in the South Tapanuli and Mandailing Natal regencies.
17 hours agoThe rampant misuse of canisters of nitrous oxide gas ostensibly marketed as whipped cream chargers but increasingly used to induce euphoria, has exposed regulatory loopholes that raise concerns about its impact on young people.
18 hours agoThe Constitutional Court ethics council has dismissed three complaints against the newest member of the court, Adies Kadir, whose abrupt nomination by the legislature had raised suspicions of a politically driven process.
18 hours agoIran may be indefensible, but that does not make an illegal war against it justifiable. By remaining silent, Indonesia is not choosing neutrality; it is choosing to abandon its founding principles in the face of raw coercion.
18 hours agoState-owned PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara’s plan to import 105,000 pickup trucks from India has triggered strong criticism from domestic industry players, labor unions, and lawmakers who argue that the move undermines Indonesia’s automotive sector and contradicts national industrialization goals. The state-owned company, which is tasked with operating the Red and White Cooperatives (KMP) program, has defended the plan on the grounds of cost efficiency. Agrinas chief executive officer Joao Angelo De Sousa Mota stated that price considerations were the primary driver behind the procurement decision.
18 hours agoAzerbaijan became the latest country drawn in the war, as it accused Iran of firing drones at its territory and ordered its southern airspace closed for 12 hours. Iran, which has a significant Azeri minority, denied it had targeted its neighbor.
19 hours agoGreater Jakarta, recently dubbed the world’s most populous urban area by the United Nations, has long been afflicted by smog coming from, among other sources, internal combustion engine vehicles and coal-powered power plants and industrial areas.
19 hours agoThe recent furor related to a couple of LPDP recipients shows that the government must run a rigorous screening process for all candidates, including a social media background check, to ensure that the national scholarship is granted to a deserving individual who represents the country, and preferably one from straitened circumstances.
19 hours agoThe outlook for Indonesia's credit rating has dimmed further as Fitch Ratings revised its view to “negative” from “stable”, adding to warnings over policy uncertainty following a similar downgrade from Moody’s.
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