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Politics premium

Public Works Minister in hot water as family listed in official trip

Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo has come under scrutiny after an official ministry document listed his wife and daughter as members of a planned delegation to the United States, drawing questions from the Indonesian Ombudsman and the public over transparency and the use of state facilities.

5 hours ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Modi, Prabowo celebrate shared heritage at Prambanan Temple

President Prabowo Subianto and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded the latter's three-day state visit to Indonesia on Tuesday with a tour of Yogyakarta's iconic Prambanan Temple, underscoring the centuries-old cultural and civilizational ties that continue to shape relations between the two countries. ...

6 hours ago
Regulations premium

Coal price cap, weak oversight fuel blackout-linked probe

Experts doubt that supplies from the two companies under investigation could have caused such widespread blackouts, noting that PLN sources coal from hundreds of suppliers. ...

6 hours ago

The Latest

Middle East and Africa

Trump says Iran ceasefire 'over' after fighting flares

Both sides reported hitting dozens of targets, placing fresh strain on an interim deal to end their war and pushing oil prices to their highest level in two weeks.

7 hours ago
Politics premium

Court orders release of Jokowi degree challenger in pretrial ruling

The South Jakarta District Court has ordered the immediate release of Roy Suryo after the presiding judge found fault with his detention on technical grounds, as it was executed under a warrant for a raid and not an arrest.

8 hours ago
Economy

Prabowo touts Batam as Indonesia’s next global maritime, investment gateway

In a meeting with BP Batam, the President has emphasized that the free trade zone and tropical attraction should serve as a national model for downstream industrialization, investment acceleration, regulatory reform and logistics efficiency.

8 hours ago
Regulations premium

New OJK rules on credit scoring ease loan disbursement

The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has rolled out new rules for credit scoring through its Financial Information Services System (SLIK) in a bid to boost lending in productive sectors, including micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) and for homebuyers. 

9 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

EU aviation agency tells airlines to avoid Iran, Iraq airspace until August 31

The EASA said its bulletin for the airspaces of Iran and Iraq was valid until August 31.

10 hours ago
The Neighborhood

Where Dutch and Indonesian culture keep meeting

Throughout the years, Erasmus Huis has connected the two nations with a long, shared history.

10 hours ago
Economy premium

S&P DJI flags risk of frontier market downgrade for Indonesia

The benchmark IDX Composite index fell around 1.4 percent during the first trading session on Wednesday, although this was on a par with the declines recorded for Nikkei and KOSPI in the same period.

11 hours ago
Quick Dispatch

A new chapter takes shape on the 52nd floor at 25hours Hotel The Oddbird

Jakarta is a city that moves fast, defined by layers, contrast and constant energy. Business, culture and nightlife often collide within the same streets, shaping a rhythm that is bold, restless and unmistakably its own.

14 hours ago
Quick Dispatch

Solène brings new French Mediterranean dining experience to Jakarta

Located at The St. Regis Jakarta, French restaurant Solène brings the spirit of Southern France to the city. Inspired by soleil, the French word for sun, the restaurant draws from the warmth of Provence and Côte d’Azur, offering a light, contemporary interpretation of French Mediterranean cuisine.

14 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Four oil tankers turn back from Hormuz strait after vessel attacks

The diversions come after a Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker and a Saudi-flagged crude oil tanker were damaged near the strait on Tuesday following reports that Iran fired missiles at ships in the waterway, prompting maritime authorities to raise the threat risk for transiting vessels to "severe."

12 hours ago
Economy premium

Forex reserves up $700m in June after rate hikes

June marked the first increase recorded this year after five constant monthly declines since December 2025 when the reserves were at US$156.5 billion.

12 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Pakistan searches for Boeing cargo plane missing off Karachi

The plane, operated by the private K2 Airways, had five crew members on board and was en route from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates to Karachi when it went missing on Tuesday evening after reporting a "navigational system issue," the authority said.

13 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

How a viral post sparked India's Gen-Z protest

Despite rapid economic growth, millions of people in the world's most populous nation struggle to find stable and well-paying jobs, fuelling discontent.

13 hours ago
Academia

Record ocean warmth raises the climate stakes

Hotter oceans fuel stronger cyclones, a more humid atmosphere, more intense rainfall and more heat in air masses over the seas, which can in turn make heatwaves over land more likely and more intense.

13 hours ago
Sports

Egypt 'cheated' in controversial World Cup exit to Messi's Argentina, says coach

"I do not want to put it nicely and talk about hard luck. We have been cheated unfairly today, we have suffered injustice," Hassan said in an explosive press conference.

13 hours ago
Academia premium

Europe’s competitiveness dilemma in a changing world

Can the EU continue to lead the world through regulation if the economic foundations that sustain such leadership are steadily eroding?

14 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Gowa regent faces impeachment threat over graft, marital affairs allegations

The committee is examining three main allegations: suspected corruption in the procurement of free school uniforms under one of Husniah's flagship programs for students in Gowa, an alleged extramarital affair and alleged abuse of authority over the termination of a doctoral scholarship awarded to a local student.

14 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

US launches new strikes on Iran after reinstating oil sanctions over shipping attacks

The US military unleashed a new wave of strikes against Iran on Tuesday and revoked a license allowing the country to sell oil after three tankers were hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, putting pressure on an already fragile ceasefire.

14 hours ago
Academia premium

Indonesia: Reimagining the state

To meet fast-growing expectations political leaders need to reimagine the role of the state for the new age of technology.

15 hours ago
Markets

Oil prices extend rally as US strikes on Iran revive geopolitical fears

Oil prices extended a surge on Wednesday as the Middle East crisis burst back into the spotlight with US forces launching fresh strikes on Iran after an attack on three vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

15 hours ago
Academia premium

The real threat to NATO

NATO members no longer share a coherent understanding of the values, economic order, geopolitical vision and legal principles it was created to defend.

16 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Two illegal gold miners dead in N. Sumatra landslide, despite crackdown

Mandailing Natal regency has seen numerous landslides killing illegal gold miners in the past few years, despite crackdown against such activities by the North Sumatra provincial administration.

16 hours ago
Entertainment premium

'Senja Teduh Pelita': Maliq & D'Essentials enters a dystopian future

Jakarta Movin's latest jukebox musical transforms the band's songs into a sci-fi tale of children searching for hope on a planet scarred by climate change, war and human greed.

16 hours ago
Academia premium

Symbolic parade, state violence and contraction of civic space

Behind the grand spectacle of the 80th National Police anniversary, the force faces growing scrutiny over a stark, documented rise in state-sanctioned violence and civic repression. As new legislative frameworks expand police powers while dismantling oversight, the line between public security and political instrumentalization is blurring dangerously.

17 hours ago
Society premium

Anti-LGBTQ regulation fuels fears of criminalization

A presidential regulation classifying "LGBTQ culture” as a nonmilitary threat has drawn sharp criticism from civil society groups, who warn it could provide legal and political justification for further criminalizing the vulnerable minority, while lawmakers and religious groups defend the policy as necessary to “safeguard” national resilience.

18 hours ago
Academia premium

When economic growth and manufacturing go their separate ways

As Indonesia’s factory activity plummets while the broader economy expands, a troubling question emerges: is the nation outgrowing the very manufacturing engine it needs to achieve its high-income ambitions?

18 hours ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Indonesia’s IFC ambitions face credibility test

The establishment of the Indonesia International Financial Center (IFC), introduced through the revised Financial Sector Development and Strengthening (P2SK) Law, has raised concerns that it could become a channel for illicit funds. The concern stems from the law's simultaneous introduction of legal protections for buyers of special government bonds, shielding them from criminal, civil and tax investigations while prohibiting the bonds from being used for tax assessments or as evidence in court proceedings.

18 hours ago

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Thu, July 9, 2026

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