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Economy premium

El Niño dries up hydropower lifeline in South Sulawesi

PLN detailed that the aggregate generation capacity of the hydroelectric plants fell from approximately 850 megawatts (MW) to 250 MW.

5 hours ago
Americas premium

Indonesia seeks fifth UNSC term, pledges Global South voice

Jakarta’s latest bid comes amid a particularly challenging period for the UN’s most powerful body, which has faced mounting criticism over its inability to respond promptly and decisively to major global crises. ...

6 hours ago
Regulations premium

DPD demands higher regional transfers in 2027 state budget

Newly-appointed Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara expressed appreciation for the proposal and said that DPD proposals would be a key topic in upcoming discussions with lawmakers on the 2027 state budget draft. ...

10 hours ago

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Entertainment

Artists exit Sheeran tour in solidarity with Macklemore pro-Palestinian comments

Sheeran has denied being behind the decision to remove Macklemore, saying his tour's promoter was responsible.

11 hours ago
Americas premium

Gates Foundation allocates $1b for equitable AI

The health sector will receive 40 percent of the funding to help with the development of supporting infrastructure, such as diagnostics and treatment tools, as well as new medicines and vaccines.

11 hours ago
Companies

Malaysia talks to rival airlines as it monitors AirAsia's financial health

Discussions between the government and Malaysia Airlines and Batik Air have increased in recent weeks, the people said, amid growing concerns over financial pressures faced by AirAsia.

12 hours ago
Archipelago

Rescuers plan to right ship capsized in Java Sea

The Virgo Transport 8 was carrying 243 people on a 20-hour voyage from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan when it capsized in bad weather early on Sunday. Six people died and 108 survived the incident, tallies that have not changed since Sunday.

12 hours ago
Academia

Why Russia is deepening ties across the Global South

The Ukraine war certainly featured in conversations. Tellingly, however, Putin steered many talks with leaders towards fuel, trade and transit.

13 hours ago
Europe

River flows were among driest in decades in 2025, UN says

Rivers worldwide experienced one of their driest years in decades in 2025, the UN World Meteorological Organization said on Thursday, reflecting declining water storage across the Earth's surface and raising concerns about future supplies.

14 hours ago
Academia premium

We know how to bring degraded land back to life

Restoring our degraded lands is no longer optional: It is a proven, high-return investment in our climate, economies and survival.

14 hours ago
Markets

Shares tick higher as Fed hikes rates, dollar jumps

The US dollar hit a seven-week high against its major peers, underpinned by a jump in short-term Treasury yields as markets ramped up wagers that the Fed may have to lift rates again, with a move by December fully priced in.

14 hours ago
Quick Dispatch

Seeing opportunity, PNM Mekaar customer turns market waste into lucrative business

The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 turned teacher Zulhaida Sitanggang’s life upside down. As instability at the school where she worked sharply reduced her income, she made the difficult decision to leave teaching and find a way to earn a living from home.

1 hour ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel, Morocco agree to mutually open embassies: Israeli foreign ministry

The two countries established ties in 2020 as part of the US-led Abraham Accords, under which several Arab states normalised relations with Israel.

14 hours ago
FEATURES

Is AI really making us better workers?

AI can make our work faster and more polished. But by eliminating the struggle, mistakes and imperfections, it may also be eliminating some of the ways we learn and become better workers.

14 hours ago
Society premium

Mass food poisoning strikes again as opposition to free meals program grows

Calls by parents, rights groups and students to halt the government's free nutritious meals program have intensified following the series of food-poisoning incidents. Some schools have also suspended or declined to participate in the program over food-safety concerns.

15 hours ago
Academia premium

Indonesia–Australia: Neighbors by geography, allies by necessity

Once built, trust has to be continuously nurtured to enable the two countries to contribute fully to the maintenance of peace and security in the region.

15 hours ago
Americas

US Congress passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill

US lawmakers approved broad new sanctions designed to squeeze Russia over its war in Ukraine on Wednesday, sending the legislation to President Donald Trump after months of delay.

16 hours ago
Academia premium

Beyond arrests: Who is really responsible for the haze?

Smoke doesn’t stop at national borders, and accountability shouldn’t stop at the person holding the match.

16 hours ago
Academia premium

When violence falls between the cracks

As youth violence shifts from organized terrorist dogma to decentralized digital subcultures, Southeast Asia must confront a new reality: how do you stop an impending attack when there is no ideology to deradicalize and no network to map?

17 hours ago
Society premium

Govt prepares fines in digital child safety rules

Several tech platforms deemed to pose high risks to minor users, such as Meta apps, YouTube and TikTok, are given until the end of the year to complete their self-assessment on their apps’ potential hazards to children, as mandated by PP Tunas.

17 hours ago
Politics premium

Agrarian ministry in spotlight for corruption

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is probing a bribery case in the issuance of right-to-build (HGB) permits at the Agrarian and Spatial Planning Ministry, which allegedly involved a Golkar Party politician the investigators described as a “right-hand man” to minister Nusron Wahid.

18 hours ago
Academia premium

Indonesia’s fiscal ambitions are too big for its finance ministers

Three finance ministers in less than two years proves Indonesia’s fiscal challenge isn’t about who manages the budget, but whether political ambition has finally outpaced economic reality.

18 hours ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: When wildfires become a diplomatic problem

Indonesia’s recurring wildfires have once again spiraled into a crisis that reaches far beyond its forests and peatlands. As dense haze shuts down schools, endangers public health, and chokes local economies at home, smoke from fires across Sumatra and Kalimantan has drifted across national borders, blanketing parts of Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, and the Philippines. What has long been treated as an unfortunate, seasonal environmental headache is morphing into a thorny test of governance, and an escalating diplomatic liability for Jakarta.

18 hours ago
Politics premium

AGO moves closer to Febrie prosecution

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is wrapping up corruption and money laundering investigations into former senior prosecutor Febrie Adriansyah and two other suspects, moving closer to bringing the case to court after two months of investigation.

18 hours ago
Society premium

Worsening haze delays Japan firefighting mission in West Kalimantan

Observations by various monitoring agencies showed that haze from forest and land fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan has reached as far as Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, while still affecting air quality in Malaysia and Singapore.

18 hours ago
Economy

US Fed raises rates to tackle 'too high' inflation, irking Trump

The Fed's Federal Open Market Committee voted unanimously to raise rates by 25 basis points to between 3.75 and 4.00 percent.

19 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Malaysian files report against senior policeman over N. Sulawesi gold mine deal

Malaysian national alleges the police officer did not provide sufficient returns for his investment at a gold mine in North Sulawesi.

19 hours ago
Editorial premium

Not the Ministry of Magic

The sudden shake-up at the Finance Ministry has rattled markets, leaving Indonesia’s new fiscal chief with the precarious task of funding Prabowo’s ambitious growth targets without driving the nation into a deficit ditch.

19 hours ago
Regulations premium

Whoosh takeover in limbo after Purbaya ousted as finance minister

The government’s plan to assume direct ownership of the Indonesian stake in the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project is up in the air following the sudden removal of Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa as finance minister.  

1 day ago
Archipelago premium

Bali authorities investigate deaths of three Australians in suspected murder-suicide

Leonardo said the three Australians were identified as 57-year-old SJD, his 6-year-old son ADS and his 4-year-old daughter LKS. 

1 day ago

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