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The flooding damaged two emergency river levees in Tukka and Barus districts and washed away two temporary bridges in Sibabangun and Tapian Nauli, cutting off access to at least four villages.
1 hour agoDa Costa was arrested on July 13 last year upon arriving at Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport from Brazil. Customs officers discovered two packages in his luggage containing a total of 3.2 kilograms of cocaine. ...
2 hours agoThe recent nomination of Golkar Party politician Adies Kadir by the House of Representatives to the Constitutional Court bench has ignited a long-standing debate regarding transparency, institutional encroachment and the potential erosion of judicial independence. As the court navigates an increasingly crowded docket of judicial reviews, the House’s selection process suggests a strategic shi...
3 hours agoIt has been reported that Karimun, Riau Islands, has been part of a system of traders, shippers and transshipment points, including the floating hub along the Malacca and Singapore straits and Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, that has helped keep Russian oil and products flowing, despite the sanctions.
3 hours agoBengkalis Police have uncovered two illegal migrant workers syndicates in the past two weeks.
3 hours agoSellers of nian gao or kue keranjang in Glodok’s Chinatown area as well as parts of West and Central Java reporting softer sales compared to previous years.
3 hours agoJakarta Governor Pramono Anung has thrown his weight behind the President’s proposal to build an office for Muslim organizations, but needs to suggest an alternative site.
4 hours agoPresident Prabowo Subianto has emphasized the need to be realistic in a speech on the Indonesian economy, where he promoted key initiatives of his administration to drive gross domestic product growth.
12 hours agoThe Constitutional Court has opened preliminary hearings on challenges to the allocation of nearly one-third of the education budget for President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free nutritious meals program, with petitioners also seeking the recusal of a newly appointed justice over potential conflicts of interest.
14 hours agoNCP, a political party led by youth activists critical in toppling Sheikh Hasina, fails to secure majority.
15 hours agoThe MFP helps Indonesia maintain balance between development and the environment, Forestry Ministry Raja Juli Antoni said.
15 hours agoPresident Prabowo Subianto inaugurated on Friday more than 1,000 kitchens and 18 food warehouses operated by the National Police nationwide, underscoring the force’s strong backing for his flagship free nutritious meal program.
16 hours agoThe issue related to items that were not declared in the import notification, resulting in the sealing of the jeweler’s outlets in Plaza Senayan, Plaza Indonesia and Pacific Place.
17 hours agoThe Corruption Eradication Commission’s (KPK) move to name former religious affairs minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas was not supported with adequate evidence, the complainant has argued in his pretrial motion.
18 hours agoCumulative sales in high-rise condos stood at just 56 percent last year in a continuation of a decade-long downward trend, while new launches remained subdued in a lackluster market.
20 hours agoOver the next 10 to 15 years, 1.2 billion young people in developing countries will come of working age, to a scale the world has never seen, but only 400 million jobs will be available for them.
21 hours agoEuropean Union leaders agreed on Thursday on a wide-ranging set of commitments to improve how the bloc's border-free internal market works so Europe's businesses can be competitive and survive aggressive economic rivalry from the US and China.
22 hours agoAs the traditional global order fractures, Davos 2026 reveals a new reality: The future no longer belongs to those with the most eloquent rhetoric, but to the leaders combining technical competence with the quiet confidence of actual delivery.
22 hours agoAsian shares retreated from record highs on Friday as worries about shrinking margins in the tech sector hit the likes of Apple, driving investors into safe-haven bonds ahead of key US inflation data.
23 hours agoNearly four months into Prabowo’s second year, the palace is already busy securing the administration's future through oligarchic reorganization while the public still waits for policies to yield tangible results.
23 hours agoWhile Javanese belief continues to shape the symbolism of Indonesian leadership, critics argue its deeper demands for restraint and moral balance are fading from political life.
1 day agoOcean stewardship is not defined by proximity to the sea, but by a willingness to act in the common interest by safeguarding humanity’s shared life-support system.
1 day ago“We have taken firm action by temporarily halting the operations of both companies,” Environment Minister Hanif Faisal Nurofiq said.
1 day agoThe Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has launched six raids in January and February, half the total for 2025, signaling renewed vigor in fighting graft, though experts and activists caution the agency must remain free from political pressure to succeed.
1 day agoThousands are increasingly falling prey to Cambodia's billion-dollar scam industry as ASEAN continues hides behind the shield of "noninterference", showing that without a coordinated international crackdown, the bloc's diplomatic approach is only failing citizens across the region.
1 day agoThe government’s decision to continue its free meals program during the upcoming fasting month of Ramadan has drawn mounting criticism over unnecessary state spending and unresolved food safety risks, as reports of poisoning continue to surface nationwide.
1 day agoPresident Prabowo’s pragmatic turn toward Indonesia joining the Board of Peace for Gaza will mean a seat at a table that includes Israel, but it is the House that holds the procedural power to ensure that our nation doesn't become an enabler of impunity.
1 day agoA public spat between two ministers has cast a spotlight on the unity of President Prabowo Subianto’s cabinet, with analysts saying it reflects weak coordination and unhealthy competition within the cabinet that could hinder the government programs.
1 day ago“When will you get married?”
1 day agoThe Environment Ministry announced on Wednesday that authorities had identified two types of chemical pesticides, namely cypermethrin and profenofos, which had contaminated a 22.5-kilometer section of the Cisadane River and its tributary the Jaletreng River.
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