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RI to import 105,000 vehicles from India for Red and White cooperatives

Critics say the order could instead be filled through the domestic automotive industry, which is struggling with weak consumer demand.  

1 hour ago
Archipelago

TNI holds public kitchen, medical service in Papua village

The activities are in line with national policy to accelerate welfare development in Papua as regulated by Presidential Instruction No. 9/2020 and Law No. 2/2021 on Special Autonomy for Papua. ...

1 hour ago
Society premium

Thousands regain JKN subsidized coverage, social minister says

Officials will launch ground verification to ensure whether 2,000 beneficiaries that switch to the self-funded scheme can still pay for the premiums by themselves or require subsidies from the state. ...

2 hours ago

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Environment

Coffee regions hit by extra days of extreme heat: scientists

An analysis found that there were 47 extra days of harmful heat per year on average in 25 countries representing nearly all global coffee production between 2021 and 2025, according to independent research group Climate Central.

4 hours ago
Companies premium

Bumi Resources Minerals says Palu operations unaffected by site closure

The publicly listed miner, while confirming the closure of a site within subsidiary CPM's forest concession over illegal land clearing, has underlined that the targeted area was not operational and so will not affect its overall operations.

6 hours ago
Regulations

Indonesia coal plant closure U-turn sows energy transition doubts

The government's decision to reverse its plan for the early retirement of the Cirebon 1 power plant in West Java has raised fresh doubts about Jakarta's energy transition commitment and dashed the hopes of locals who blame the plant for environmental and health problems.

6 hours ago
Economy

Japan tourist arrivals in January mark first year-on-year fall in four years

Inbound visitors totalled 3,597,500, the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) said, falling for the first time since January 2022.

6 hours ago
Americas premium

Prabowo arrives in Washington for bilateral, Board of Peace meetings

President Prabowo Subianto is expected to attend the first leaders' meeting of Board of Peace and sign the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) on Feb. 19.

6 hours ago
Americas

Peru to elect interim leader after graft scandal ousts president

Jeri, 39, was accused in the irregular hiring of several women in his government, and of suspected graft involving a Chinese businessman.

6 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Ramadan to start Wednesday in Saudi Arabia, Thursday in Iran

Ramadan, during which hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world observe a fast from sunrise to sunset, traditionally begins with the sighting of the crescent moon.

6 hours ago
Companies premium

New state miner Perminas signs MoU on Gabon rare earth project

PT Perusahaan Mineral Nasional and Danantara may also enter negotiations for equity or debt participation in the Maboumine project, according to a statement, though no value or timeline has been disclosed.

7 hours ago
Warm Takes

From damsel to baddie: A survival plan for apocalypse

After a birthday hike up Mount Gede, I realized I’d be the first to die in the apocalypse. So I started planning.

8 hours ago
Academia

Hedging has changed. Portfolios need a new playbook

Portfolio hedging has relied on the same rules for decades, but as technology, geopolitics and the nature of trading undergo rapid change, hedging needs an update.

9 hours ago
Companies

As Global Attention Turns to the US: What Are Its Businesses Doing In Indonesia?

With much of the global conversation currently focused on developments in and around the United States, attention often gravitates toward politics, policy shifts and geopolitical implications. Less visible, but equally important, is how US businesses continue to operate and invest overseas amid this evolving global context.

9 hours ago
Society premium

Ramadan starts Thursday, says government

The government has announced that Ramadan will start on Thursday following an isbat (moon sighting confirmation) meeting on Tuesday.

9 hours ago
Regulations premium

Coal must go for climate funds to flow, German ambassador says

Private funds could flow elsewhere without coal cuts, the German ambassador to Indonesia warns, saying renewables cannot scale while coal remains dominant.  

10 hours ago
Academia premium

Indonesia, BRICS and the rise of the Global South

BRICS expansion reflects a deeper shift toward a Global South-driven framework for cooperation, representation and influence.

10 hours ago
Economy

Trump says Japan to invest in energy, industrial projects in Ohio, Texas and Georgia

United States President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday announced three projects valued at US$36 billion to be financed by Japan, including an oil export facility in Texas, an industrial diamonds plant in Georgia and a natural gas power plant in Ohio.

10 hours ago
Academia premium

From the US-led rules-based order to multipolar international law

The Canadian premier's recent declaration of an end to the "rules-based order" is an an outstanding but delayed admission, as the West only complied with soaring US unilateralism since the 1980s so long as the material perks remained: Today, they are gone.

11 hours ago
Culture premium

Balancing the blaze at home: Blue in the year of fire horse

With the Lunar New Year overlapping Ramadan, homeowners look to the water element, expressed in shades of blue, to temper heightened fire energy and invite harmony into domestic spaces.

12 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Bima police chief, subordinates arrested for drug trafficking

Didik was arrested after the authorities discovered a suitcase containing 16.3 grams of methamphetamine, 50 ecstasy pills, 19 alprazolam tablets, two “Happy Five” pills and 5 grams of ketamine during a raid at the private residence of a female police officer in Karawaci, Tangerang, on Feb. 11.

12 hours ago
Academia premium

Those who most need to understand AI don't get it

Just as war is too important to be left to the generals, AI is too important to be controlled solely by those inventing it.

12 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Thousands of Aceh flood evacuees welcome Ramadan from emergency tents

Panji Akbar, another evacuee in Aceh Tamiang, said he fears this year’s Ramadan will be far less peaceful than in previous years.

12 hours ago
Academia premium

Indonesia must pivot from headline growth to quality job creation

Despite demonstrable resilience, as long as economic policy prioritizes headline growth over the creation of high-quality jobs, the country risks leaving an entire generation of educated youth behind in a cyclic trap of informal jobs and wasted potential.

13 hours ago
Society premium

Govt instructs cleanups to solve waste problem

Rather than pushing the community for mass actions to pick up trash, the government should focus on addressing systemic flaws in the country’s waste management system, environmentalists have said.

14 hours ago
Society premium

Chinese Muslims navigate identities amid Lunar New Year, Ramadan overlap

Amid the rare overlap of Lunar New Year and Ramadan, Chinese Muslims in Indonesia are finding ways to honor both celebrations, respecting family customs and Islamic practices at the same time.

14 hours ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Moody’s outlook downshift sends negative signals despite resilience

Indonesia’s economy grew 5.11 percent in 2025, slightly higher than 5.03 percent in 2024, but still below the government’s 5.2 percent target. Though the figure signaled resilience, it was quickly overshadowed by Moody’s decision to revise its outlook for Indonesia from stable to negative, citing governance concerns and policy uncertainty. The revision has renewed questions about the ambition of President Prabowo Subianto’s administration to reach 8 percent amid the country’s longer-term goal of becoming an advanced economy.

14 hours ago
Americas premium

Indonesia ramps up UN talks ahead of Board of Peace meeting

Indonesia has stepped up its engagement with the United Nations and reaffirmed its commitment to multilateralism, as President Prabowo Subianto prepares for the inaugural Board of Peace meeting in Washington slated for Wednesday. 

15 hours ago
Editorial premium

Corruption’s costly slide

While the Prabowo Subianto administration has intensified its campaign against white-collar crime, these efforts have failed to improve the global perception of Indonesia as a nation entrenched in corruption.

15 hours ago
Economy premium

Govt urged not to compromise too much for US trade deal

The government has issued a loosely-worded statement days ahead of the expected signing of a tariff agreement with the United States, following a weekend meeting at President Prabowo Subianto’s Hambalang estate in Bogor, West Java.

1 day ago

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Wed, February 18, 2026

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