The military has erected at least 10 portable bridges, called "Bailey bridges", in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra provinces to help with the distribution of food and aid supplies to isolated residents, Major General Freddy Ardianzah told reporters on Friday. 

The national security paper, meant to flesh out Trump's norms-shattering "America First" worldview, signals a sharp reorientation from longstanding US calls to refocus on Asia, although it still identifies China as a top competitor.

Meeting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Seoul, Son, whose SoftBank is a major backer of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, described a future in which an advanced AI surpasses humans by a magnitude of 10,000.

In two recent operations, the Indonesian Navy has thwarted one smuggling attempt involving sports apparel worth around Rp 6.1 billion and another involving 133 reptiles from Papua.

Nearly 200,000 people died in Aceh alone after a 9.1-magnitude quake off the northern province triggered the catastrophic Indian Ocean tsunami on December 26, 2004.

Even when US President Donald Trump made a landmark visit to China early during his first term in 2017, and Xi lavished him with a private dinner within Beijing's Forbidden City, the trip was confined to the Chinese capital. 

As part of ongoing efforts to increase public awareness of environmental responsibility, particularly in household waste management, PT Daya Intiguna Yasa (“MDIY” or “MR.D.I.Y. Indonesia”) is expanding its Recycle Dropbox program to 52 stores across Greater Jakarta, Serang and Bandung.

Bank Mandiri chief economist Andry Asmoro wrote in a market analysis on Thursday that the trend was driven by “improving expectations” for an interest rate cut by the Fed in December.

The Environment Ministry has launched an investigation into several firms suspected of contributing to the devastating disaster across northern Sumatra, while the minister has vowed not to spare any local administrations whose policies led to environmental degradation.

What started as a rainy-night obligation turned into a nostalgic reminder that the songs of our childhood never really leave us.

EU regulators launched an antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms on Thursday and may even temporarily halt its rollout of artificial intelligence features in its WhatsApp messenger that would block rivals, hardening Europe's already tough stance on Big Tech.

Joint authorities in Aceh are working around the clock to open alternative land routes and flying in fuel to support road repairs as several regions across the province are still cut-off and hindered from receiving aid.

Indonesia possesses the capacity not merely to catch up with the West, but to forge its own distinctive path forward.

Governments and experts need to consider both the frequency and size of floods to better prepare for future ones.

Many evacuees have been forced to take shelter along the roadside, enduring scorching heat by day and cold temperatures at night due to a lack of temporary shelters. Residents are resorting to filtering water from puddles left by the flood to meet their basic drinking needs.

How much control can a state truly exercise over its digital space when the core architecture of the internet is owned and operated by foreign private corporations?

Japan's Nikkei skidded on Friday, wiping out this week's gains amid an otherwise subdued Asian session, after weaker-than-expected spending data underscored the scourge of inflation as bets grew that the Bank of Japan would hike interest rates.

Simultaneous disruptions offer a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the deep transformation of global institutions and ideas.

An analysis conducted at WIOEH’s Green Hospital Laboratory in South Korea detected 23 hazardous plastic-related chemicals in all samples, with the waste workers showing significantly higher concentrations than the control group.

To prevent similar disasters in the future, regular audits of plantation, mining, and logging permits, especially in upstream watersheds, are needed to ensure that land-use decisions support ecological protection.

As Indonesia commemorated World AIDS Day, some regions in the country recorded thousands of HIV cases, prompting renewed calls for stronger HIV education in schools and families.

Coordinating Food Minister Zulkifli Hasan has suddenly become the target of public ire after a decade-old video of his interview with actor Harrison Ford resurfaced online, which for some netizens, made him a convenient scapegoat for the deadly floods in northern Sumatra.

The floods are the bill we are paying for decades of cultivated ignorance.

As the current administration continues its crackdown on financial crimes during President Prabowo Subianto's first year in office, the corruption investigation targeting Victor Hartono, executive director of private tobacco giant PT Djarum, remains one of the most significant cases mounted by the Attorney General's Office (AGO).

Goods, including non-commercial ones, shipped from Batam have to pay high taxes to enter Indonesian customs area.

Among the focus of the bilateral discussion between Foreign Minister Sugiono and his Norwegian counterpart Espen Barth Eide was a plan to procure 80,000 solar panels under President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship Red and White Cooperatives program.

A week after cyclone-induced floods and landslides hit three provinces in Sumatra, authorities are still scrambling to find those who are missing and to distribute aid, as several affected areas remain still cut off and awaiting necessary supplies.