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Indonesia can offer experience in growth, environment: Senior UN official

Indonesia’s experience offers important lessons on the value of partnership, innovation and long-term investment, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific at the UN Development Program (UNDP) Kanni Wignaraja said.

1 hour ago
Americas

Thousands feared dead after two major earthquakes strike Venezuela

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit about 160 km (100 miles) west of Caracas on Wednesday afternoon, followed less than a minute later by a magnitude 7.5 tremor, according to the US Geological Survey. ...

3 hours ago
Society premium

Bandung abuse case reignites concerns over violence against women

The discovery of a West Java woman in critical condition after years of alleged confinement and abuse has sparked public outrage and renewed calls for stronger protections against gender-based violence. ...

3 hours ago

The Latest

Europe

Temperatures set to surpass 35C on Thursday for over 100 million in Europe

Maximum temperatures are expected to surpass 30C for more than 380 million people across Europe excluding Turkey, representing nearly two-thirds of the population, according to an analysis based on forecasts from the German weather service and 2025 population projections from the Joint Research Centre.

4 hours ago
Companies premium

One Pertamina vessel safely transits the Strait of Hormuz

Another vessel Pertamina Pride remained stranded on the opposite side awaiting further movement instructions.

4 hours ago
Americas

Mothers search, men weep amid debris of Venezuela quakes

Two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck the same area of Venezuela on the evening of June 24, causing buildings to collapse.

6 hours ago
Regulations premium

Free meals program rolled out hastily, admits Luhut

National Economic Council (DEN) head Luhut Pandjaitan said the implementation of President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meals program was “somewhat rushed” but expressed optimism that significant improvements would happen in the coming months.

6 hours ago
Regulations

Indonesia weighs $2 billion cut to Prabowo's signature free meals program

The government is preparing to scale back President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals program, with officials weighing another budget cut of more than $2 billion along with reductions in kitchens and beneficiaries, according to two sources familiar with the matter and an internal presentation.

7 hours ago
Sports

Brazil advance at World Cup, history for South Africa, Canada, Bosnia

Brazil punished Scotland's defensive frailties to advance to the World Cup's last 32 on Wednesday as South Africa, Canada and Bosnia-Herzegovina completed a historic hat-trick by progressing to the knockout rounds for the first time.

8 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Rubio visits Bahrain seeking Gulf backing for Iran deal

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with Bahrain officials on Thursday on the final leg of a trip to the Middle East where he has sought to sell the Trump administration's preliminary Iran accord to skeptical Gulf Arab allies.

8 hours ago
Quick Dispatch

Jakarta kicks of Global Sustainable Development Congress 2026 as host city

Jakarta welcomed thousands of global leaders for the opening of the Global Sustainable Development Congress (GSDC) 2026 this week. The event will run until June 25 at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE) in Jakarta, hosted in partnership with the Ministry for Higher Education and Technology, the National Development Agency (Bappenas) and Sinar Mas Land.

13 hours ago
Companies premium

Indonesia’s first blood plasma facility to begin operations next year

The Karawang facility is being developed by PT SK Plasma Core Indonesia, a joint venture between South Korea's SK Plasma and Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund INA, with an investment of US$150 million. 

8 hours ago
Academia premium

Beyond Brexit, and back to Europe

According to a poll, the British public is thoroughly disillusioned with Brexit and thinks it has only exacerbated the country’s biggest problems.

9 hours ago
Americas

Venezuela declares state of emergency after powerful twin quakes

Delcy Rodriguez said 20 aftershocks had followed the earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, which struck the same area of Venezuela, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

9 hours ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Borobudur University signs cooperation agreement with Chinese institutions

The cooperation is aimed at producing outstanding graduates, who possess strong academic competencies in their respective fields, and demonstrate global perspective in international work ethic and adequate foreign language proficiency.

9 hours ago
Tech

China's 'future industries' push triggers flood of venture capital, bubble concerns

Venture capital and private equity investments in China totaled $91.6 billion in the first five months of this year, jumping nearly 60 percent from a year earlier, according to ChinaVenture Investment Consulting.

10 hours ago
Academia premium

Great Nicobar and India’s Southeast Asia push

The Great Nicobar Project, part of India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is a strategic project which aims to strengthen India’s presence in the Andaman Sea and Southeast Asia.

10 hours ago
Warm Takes

The way we live

A personal reflection on Jakarta’s contradictions and unfinished ambitions — and why, despite all its failings, the city continues to ground us.

10 hours ago
Archipelago premium

PLN to launch major grid expansion after widespread Sumatra blackouts

Hundreds of new transmission towers are planned in North Sumatra and Aceh to boost system reliability and prevent future blackouts.

11 hours ago
Academia premium

The irony of ASEAN’s new multipolar peace ambitions

The Russia-ASEAN Summit in Kazan recently showed how Southeast Asian leaders prioritized energy pragmatism over international law—and why they must find a more principled way to navigate a fractured world.

11 hours ago
Art & Culture premium

Fransiskus Widayanto: The artist behind stunning ceramic sculptures

Drawing on decades of experience founded on formal production techniques, ceramic artist Fransiskus Widayanto blends faith, culture and craftsmanship in Indonesian interpretations of the Virgin Mary.

12 hours ago
Markets

Asian stocks surge as Micron earnings ease AI fears

Asian equities surged on Thursday after strong earnings and forecasts from chip giants Micron and Qualcomm helped alleviate some concerns over the red-hot AI rally that has pushed global stocks to record highs.

12 hours ago
Academia

Iran’s defiance: Lessons for the Gulf and the Global South

Iran has offered a lesson to the Global South: standing up to Donald Trump can safeguard a nation's interests, while capitulation risks losing far more.

12 hours ago
Academia premium

How ghost workers and livestreamers became the economy

A country cannot govern what it does not measure. Indonesia's economy is not shrinking or disappearing, it is becoming increasingly obscured by outdated statistical lenses.

13 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Police probe illegal green sea turtle trade in northern Bali

Police seized 21 green sea turtles on Pegametan beach in Sumberkima village, Gerokgak distrisct, Buleleng regency, Bali, on Friday, from a smuggling suspect.

14 hours ago
Academia premium

PLN, don't put all your watts in one basket

When a single broken wire darkens five provinces, the problem isn't the weather, it's an outdated, centralized grid architecture. Indonesia must ditch its fragile reliance on mega-scale coal and embrace decentralized renewables before the next inevitable storm cuts the power again.

14 hours ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Military and police expand further into civilian sectors

The recently passed Police Law revision is difficult to view in isolation. Coming just over a year after the controversial revision of the Indonesian Military (TNI) Law, it forms part of a broader pattern in which Indonesia's security institutions are steadily gaining greater authority, flexibility and access to civilian spheres.

14 hours ago
Society premium

High transboundary haze risk puts Indonesian policy to test: Report

A Singapore-based think-tank assessing transboundary haze from forest fires issued a rare “code red” warning on Wednesday, flagging a risk for severe regional haze between August and September and urging Indonesia to step up mitigation efforts ahead of the warming El Nino weather phenomenon.

15 hours ago
Politics premium

Trainee deaths in Prabowo programs raise questions over training relevance

Two participants in a military training program for managers of President Prabowo’s Red and White Village Cooperatives and fishing villages initiatives have died during separate training sessions, prompting calls for a review of the program and renewed questions over the relevance of military-style instruction. 

15 hours ago
Editorial premium

The energy-nationalism dilemma

When populist price caps collide with soaring global markets, resource nationalism doesn't protect the public—it just leaves them in the dark.

15 hours ago

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Thu, June 25, 2026

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