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Editorial

No more business as usual

Sea transportation accidents remain rampant as vessels are routinely overloaded, aging fleets are poorly maintained and passenger manifests often bear little resemblance to reality.

2 minutes ago
Economy

Trump says Indonesia to face 19 percent tariff under trade deal

Goods that have been transshipped to avoid higher duties will face steeper levies. ...

1 hour ago
Americas

US strikes trade deal with Indonesia, Trump says, without providing details

Trump had threatened Indonesia with a 32 percent tariff rate effective Aug. 1 in a letter sent to its president last week. ...

8 hours ago

The Latest

Economy premium

Lower US tariffs clincher for $15.5b energy import deal, minister says

Indonesia's negotiation team has proposed a US$15.5 billion oil and gas import deal as part of ongoing tariff talks in Washington, though whether this comes to pass is dependent on Washington lowering the country's current tariff rate of 32 percent.

13 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

'Dialogue' must be at heart of China, Australia ties, PM tells Xi

Relations between Beijing and Canberra have charted a bumpy course over the past decade, a period marked by repeated disagreements over national security and competing interests across the vast Pacific region.

13 hours ago
Europe

China's Xi vows greater support for Russia in Lavrov meeting

Beijing and Moscow should work to "unite countries of the global South and promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction", Xi said, according to Xinhua.

14 hours ago
Sports

LPGA Tour poised to sparkle beyond Diamond Jubilee with leadership reboot

In recent months, the LPGA named its 10th commissioner, 40-year-old Craig Kessler, who wowed the search committee with his passion for the women’s game and, more importantly, with his astute vision to take the organization forward through four key pillars.

15 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Mediators working to bridge gaps in faltering Gaza truce talks

The indirect negotiations in Qatar appear deadlocked after both sides blamed the other for blocking a deal for the release of hostages and a 60-day ceasefire after 21 months of fighting.

15 hours ago
Tech premium

Govt requires e-commerce to collect income tax from sellers

Online merchants are required to report their sales invoice information to the e-commerce platform, which will then forward it to the Tax Directorate General.  

15 hours ago
Archipelago

SAR team rescues 11 from capsized boat off Mentawai Islands

Boats and ferries are a regular mode of transport in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, where accidents are caused by bad weather and lax safety standards that often allow vessels to be overloaded.

15 hours ago
Companies

Nvidia says it will resume sales of 'H20' AI chips to China

The US government has assured Nvidia that licenses will be granted, the firm confirmed in a statement.

16 hours ago
Europe

Russia, China discuss Ukraine war and ties with United States

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and President Xi Jinping during his visit to Beijing.  

17 hours ago
Europe

After NATO talks, Trump threatens Russia to push peace deal with Ukraine

Trump and Rutte unveiled a deal under which the NATO military alliance would buy billions of dollars of arms from the United States -- including Patriot anti-missile batteries -- and then send them to Ukraine.

17 hours ago
Academia

Building resilience in ASEAN’s semiconductor supply chain

ASEAN must invest heavily in semiconductor-focused infrastructure, including cleanroom facilities, wafer fabrication facilities and advanced packaging tailored for AI, automotive and next-generation computing.

17 hours ago
Academia

Social media domination in Indonesians’ news consumption

Trust in news is falling as more and more people turn away from TV, print and online news sources.

18 hours ago
FEATURES

In the in-betweens: The unexpected moments that make travel worth it

Travel used to be about ticking boxes and chasing highlights. But it is in the pauses, the missed trains and quiet conversations with strangers, where the real journey unfolds.

19 hours ago
Economy

China's Q2 GDP growth tops forecast even as US tariff risks mount

Industrial output grew 6.8 percent year-on-year in June, beating forecasts, but retail sales growth slowed.

19 hours ago
Academia premium

Middle East politics and the hazards of the US' principled realism

Trump’s current foreign policy on the Middle East is not only driven by military might, but it is determined by technology, investment and transactional pragmatism.

19 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Limestone mine endangers environment on Maluku’s Kei Besar Island

Mining activities at a limestone quarry are threatening lives and the environment on Kei Besar Island through a higher risk of flooding and landslides as well as disruption to fishing communities, not to mention increased marginalization of islanders.

20 hours ago
Academia premium

Rethinking ocean finance

Humanity is not investing nearly enough in ocean sustainability.

20 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Prosecutors seek light penalties for Argentine, British nationals in Bali drug case

The relatively light sentence demand for an Argentine woman and British man on trial for drug trafficking at a Denpasar court reflects a growing trend of leniency toward foreigners charged with drug offenses in recent years since a moratorium on executions in 2017.

21 hours ago
Academia premium

Bold reform and decisive policies to rejuvenate the textile industry

To restore industry competitiveness, what’s urgently needed is not just legislation, but also targeted action.

22 hours ago
Regulations

EU says could target $84 billion of US goods if tariff talks fail

The move came after US President Donald Trump threw months of painstaking negotiations with the EU into disarray by threatening to impose tariffs of 30 percent on the bloc's goods if there is no deal by August 1.

22 hours ago
Economy premium

US tariff pressure melts frozen RI-EU trade talks

Both sides looking for more reliable partners to offset ‘unpredictable’ US policy.

22 hours ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Agrinas Palma shakes up leadership to undertake palm oil mission

State-owned palm oil producer PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara, established just last March through a spin-off from a state-owned construction firm to refocus on the agriculture sector, has unexpectedly restructured its board of directors (BoD) and board of commissioners (BoC). The leadership shake-up comes as the company carries a mandate to manage illegal palm oil plantations seized by the government. The confiscated land, which spans hundreds of thousands of hectares (ha), was taken from companies found to have violated laws such as the Forestry Law, including several prominent palm oil firms also active in downstream production.

23 hours ago
Interview premium

Discourse: There are more 1998 mass rape victims than recorded

The rewriting of history is always aimed at supporting the ruling, authoritarian government, as many cases around the world have shown, said former attorney general and human rights campaigner Marzuki Darusman.

23 hours ago
Europe premium

Prabowo bolsters tie with France with Bastille Day appearance

While sitting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the front-row seat of the Bastille Day event, President Prabowo Subianto watched a contingent of the Indonesian Military (TNI) participating in the parade, marking the closer ties between both countries.

23 hours ago
Society premium

Parents place high hopes in Sekolah Rakyat as schools open

The Social Affairs Ministry opened the doors of 63 Sekolah Rakyat (community school) sites across the country on Monday, with students slated to undergo orientation and assessments first before starting the regular learning process in August.

23 hours ago
Editorial

Envoys matter

Diplomacy under the Trump administration requires grit and resolve and we are not that sure if and when Indroyono is confirmed, he will bring much to the table.

1 day ago
Archipelago premium

Rescuers to recover wreckage of sunken ferry near Bali

The plan to recover the KNP Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry that sank in the Bali Strait was announced after joint search and rescue team confirmed the location of the wreck of the sunken vessel over the weekend.

1 day ago

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