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Playing with fire

Prabowo's audience at home does not fully agree with him. They are deeply pessimistic about the council created by Trump.

4 minutes ago
Regulations premium

Plan to build subsidized apartments in Meikarta raises doubts

The Public Housing and Settlements Ministry plans to transform parts of the long-stalled Meikarta project in Bekasi, West Java, into a subsidized apartment complex (Rusun) to provide affordable homes in urban areas for low-income earners.   ...

9 hours ago
Regulations premium

Indonesia cuts live cattle price cap after beef traders’ strike

Beef prices in Indonesia usually climb ahead of Idul Fitri, which is expected to fall on March 21 this year, as seasonal demand rises during Ramadan and the festive period. ...

15 hours ago

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Economy

Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariff if it completes China trade deal

US President Donald Trump on Saturday warned Canada that if it concludes a trade deal with China, he will impose a 100 percent tariff on all goods coming over the border.

20 hours ago
Archipelago

West Bandung landslide kills eight, more than 80 missing

Environmentalists, experts and the government have pointed to the role forest loss played in the flooding and landslides across islands in Indonesia.

22 hours ago
Economy

US business activity steady in January; consumer sentiment improves

US business activity was steady in January as an improvement in new orders was offset by a lackluster labor market and lingering concerns among firms over higher costs because of import tariffs, a survey showed on Friday.

1 day ago
Americas

Icy storm threatens Americans with power outages, extreme cold

Americans stripped supermarket shelves Friday ahead of potentially "catastrophic" winter weather that threatened at least 160 million people across the country with transportation chaos, blackouts and life-threatening cold.

1 day ago
Archipelago premium

Tens of thousands of survivors remain in tents two months after Sumatra floods

BNPB spokesperson Abdul Muhari, said more than 29,600 temporary houses have been requested for evacuees across the three affected provinces. However, as of Wednesday, only 1,056 temporary houses have been completed, while 7,414 are still under construction.

1 day ago
Society premium

Civil servant status for free meals staff sidelines honorary teachers

Honorary teachers who have served for years remain unpaid and overlooked as kitchen staff in President Prabowo’s free nutritious meal program secure full-time government contracts, sparking criticism over education funding priorities.

1 day ago
Archipelago premium

KPK raids Pati regent’s residence, office following arrest

KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo said investigators also searched the Pati Bapermades (village empowerment agency as part of the operation.

1 day ago
Jakarta premium

Jakarta battles floods with river cleanup, normalization plan

The Jakarta administration has stepped up river cleanup and normalization efforts as flooding continued to disrupt large parts of the capital on Friday, following heavy overnight rainfall that caused rivers to overflow, inundating residential areas and major roads.

1 day ago
Regulations premium

E-commerce sellers wait for tighter rules on platform fees

E-commerce sellers say restrictions on platform fees under a planned new regulation would help them manage pricing more efficiently.

1 day ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Financial Services Authority moves toward industry consolidation

The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has urged banks classified in core capital bank group (KBMI) 1, or banks with up to Rp 6 trillion (US$355 million) in capital, to strengthen their capital position or consolidate with other banks, as part of its longer-term aim to eliminate the KBMI 1 classification altogether. The policy aims to enhance banks’ capacity, performance and service quality and enable them to scale up while maintaining operational security and efficiency.

1 day ago
Europe premium

Indonesia reaffirms commitment to peace, rule of law

As the international order grows increasingly fragmented and commitment to established cooperation framework wanes, President Prabowo Subianto said Indonesia will not abandon its principles of choosing peace, friendship, and being a good citizen of the world. 

1 day ago
Editorial premium

Safety, first and foremost

Two recent air and land transport incidents have again pointed out that, regardless of the vast improvements over the past decade, safety requires continuous, consistent maintenance nationwide.

2 days ago
Markets

Gold nears $5,000, stocks muted after turbulent week

Stocks were subdued and precious metals hit fresh highs Friday after a turbulent week that saw US President Donald Trump back down from threats to seize Greenland and to issue tariffs against European allies.

2 days ago
Regulations premium

Indonesia seeks to boost rooftop solar quota by 400 MW

If approved by state electricity monopoly PLN, the total quota for 2026 would rise to around 1,400 MW.

2 days ago
Economy premium

Prabowo vows stability, wider scrutiny of 'rapacious' firms in Davos keynote

In his keynote speech at WEF 2026, the President painted the country as a "land of opportunity" while vowing to crack down on noncompliant businesses that continued to prop up the detrimental practice of "greednomics".

2 days ago
Archipelago

Remaining bodies found of 10 killed in ATR plane crash

The ATR 42-500 turboprop owned by aviation group Indonesia Air Transport (IAT) lost contact  with air traffic control on Saturday at about 1:30 p.m. local time (0530 GMT) around the Maros region in South Sulawesi.

2 days ago
Archipelago

Rescuers recover bodies of 10 passengers in Sulawesi plane crash

There were seven crew members and three passengers on board the plane, which was chartered by the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry to conduct air surveillance on its fisheries. The passengers were ministry staff members.

2 days ago
Economy

Danantara to deploy up to $14 billion this year, CIO says

Half of Danantara's investments this year will go to public markets, largely in Indonesia, while it also evaluates opportunities in China, India, Japan, South Korea and Europe.

2 days ago
Economy

EU wants US trade deal back on track, but warns it would defend itself if threatened again

EU leaders heaved a sigh of relief over Donald Trump’s U-turn on Greenland as they met for an emergency summit in Brussels late on Thursday.

2 days ago
Academia premium

Protecting Indonesia’s youth from long-term vulnerability

Youth education that aims to build digital financial capability must be an integral part of national strategic policies on economic resilience.

2 days ago
Conversation

Bakti Barito nurtures future guardians via environmental education

A butterfly flaps its wings, and a storm forms half a world away: Called the butterfly effect, this theory highlights that sometimes the smallest change can trigger the biggest events.

2 days ago
Economy

Trump warns of 'big retaliation' if Europeans dump US Treasuries

President Donald Trump warned Thursday of major reprisals if European countries dumped key holdings of US Treasury bonds to pressure Washington, as temperatures fluctuated over the future of Greenland.

2 days ago
Academia premium

Beyond credit: Rethinking KUR for real economic development

KUR must shift toward productivity-based targeting rather than merely maximizing borrower numbers.

2 days ago
Archipelago premium

Nine killed after train collides with car in North Sumatra

The crash came less than two months after four people were killed when a car was struck by a train at an unguarded railway crossing in Pasuruan regency, East Java, on Nov. 30. 

2 days ago
Entertainment premium

‘Perahu Kertas’: Sailing dreams from page to stage

A beloved coming-of-age novel by Dewi Lestari finds new expression as a stage musical, bringing Kugy and Keenan’s dreams to life for a new generation.

2 days ago
Academia

Asian defense firms may be the surprise winners of rising geopolitical tensions

The arms game among Western countries is turning increasingly toward cheaper alternatives from manufacturers in Asia, where indigenization is trending amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.

2 days ago
Archipelago premium

Malaysia detains three Indonesians for allegedly smuggling tin sand

Despite regulations banning the export of tin ore unless it is refined to 99.99 percent, there have been still many attempts to smuggle raw tin abroad.

2 days ago

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Mon, January 26, 2026

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