The levies, effective Friday, range from 10 percent to 12.5 percent and impact major economies like China, India and the European Union.

National Children’s Day has renewed calls for stronger child protection, as rights advocates warn that existing systems have failed to keep pace with increasingly challenging forms of violence against children.

To unlock its economic potential on the road to 2045, Indonesia must move beyond simply chasing finance to closing its core development capital formation gap. Building an accountable, state-led architecture, not just a larger bureaucracy, is the true master key to turning strategic priorities into productive national wealth.

State asset fund Danantara recently signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Singapore's Keppel Electric, Sembcorp Industries and Singapore Energy Interconnections for a cross-border renewable electricity project, marking another milestone in the long-running effort to export Indonesia’s renewable power to the island state. Despite the progress, Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said the two countries had yet to reach an agreement on the electricity pricing framework.

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka sitting next to senior ministers and not President Prabowo Subianto during a recent cabinet meeting has become the focus of public attention, fueling speculation of a shifting dynamic between the country’s top two leaders.

ASEAN on Thursday called for the restoration of safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz, expressing deep concern over the situation as the Asia-Pacific's largest multilateral security dialogue unfolded in Manila.

Earlier this month, a Red and White Cooperative in Melawai, South Jakarta, drew public attention after reports showed it had generated only Rp 78,000 (US$4.34) in profit after six months of operations, despite receiving capital of Rp 3 billion.

Rushing the newly planned financial center through an opaque, three-week legislative blitz risks creating an unstable tax haven and sidelines the deep, system-wide economic reforms the country actually needs.

As building a strategic oil reserve primarily involves purchasing and storing oil that generates little to no profit, experts said the government must provide stronger incentives and assurances to attract private investors.

Brought by United States FBI director Kash Patel during his meeting with President Prabowo Subianto were four stone artifacts, including two ax heads, from Papuan tribes, artifacts which previously smuggled to the US.

Europe's crackdown on Big Tech has angered US President Donald Trump's administration, which has threatened to retaliate with tariffs.

Wildfires swept across parts of Italy, France and Spain on Wednesday, killing three firefighters and forcing thousands to flee as scorching temperatures and strong winds fueled the blazes.

Video released by the US-based NGO Beneath The Waves shows one orca holding the tail of a sunfish, with its fellow whale then charging with full force into the rotund mola, which explodes into pieces.

The country vaccinated more children in 2025 and reduced the number of "zero-dose" children, though millions worldwide still lack lifesaving vaccines due to conflict, poverty and vaccine hesitancy.

The submarine cable system reinforces Batam’s position as a digital hub, connecting Indonesia and Singapore to global markets.

The plant, located in the Karawang Artha Industrial Hill (KAIH) industrial estate, is scheduled to begin operations in the first half of 2027.

A Chinese coast guard vessel fired a water cannon at a Philippine government fisheries vessel in Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, scoring an indirect hit, a Philippine Coast Guard official said on Thursday.

Protests snowballed on Monday after police fired tear gas and baton-charged tens of thousands of demonstrators as they tried to march to parliament on the opening day of the monsoon session.

Bank Indonesia projects that loan growth in 2026 will be maintained within the range of 8-12 percent.  

The Jakarta MRT network is on track to reach the National Monument (Monas) by late next year, with construction of the underground station now about 93 percent complete, according to city-owned operator PT MRT Jakarta.

The draft statement expected to emerge from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathering in Manila will repeat calls for self-restraint in a Middle East conflict that has carried economic ripple effects throughout the region.

Top diplomats from Asia, Europe and North America met on Thursday for the security-focused ASEAN Regional Forum, where ministers were expected to call for a peaceful settlement of renewed and intensifying hostilities in the Middle East.

Indonesia is among 14 economies facing a proposed 10 percent tariff linked to a US investigation into alleged forced-labor concerns.

Instead of discouraging students from using generative AI, universities should teach them how to use the technology responsibly, transparently and ethically to prepare them for real-world applications in a fast-evolving workforce.

Brent crude futures rose 2 percent to US$96 per barrel in early trading after the US launched a new round of strikes on Iran and Yemen's Houthis targeted oil tankers in the Red Sea.

The World Cup offers far more than sporting entertainment; it offers a mirror through which humanity may examine itself.

Trail running used to be a niche pursuit for hardcore enthusiasts. Now thousands of Indonesians are signing up to run through jungles and up mountains for 45 hours straight. We went looking for the reason why.