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Americas premium

No plan for Prabowo-Trump meeting yet as govt finalizes tariff deal

Hopes are high for a meeting between President Prabowo Subianto and United States President Donald Trump as representatives of both countries work to finalize a trade tariff agreement. 

14 minutes ago
Academia premium

Caught upstream: Saving Indonesia’s dying textile industry

For Indonesia, protectionism does not generate the jobs the country needs, while damaging the competitiveness of its exports. ...

32 minutes ago
Regulations premium

Bulog’s expanding role puts private rice millers to the test

The government has unveiled plans for Bulog to build 100 post-harvest facilities, backed by Rp 5 trillion in state capital injections, aiming to ease chronic storage bottlenecks that have long limited the absorption of farmers’ harvests. ...

1 hour ago

The Latest

Politics premium

Plan to expand military role in counterterrorism draws flak

A draft Presidential Regulation (Perpres) lays out the military’s responsibilities in combating terrorism, including three roles for the Indonesian Military (TNI), which activists argue should be mainly carried out by civilian institutions such as the National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT).

1 hour ago
Editorial premium

New criticism, old terror

We are again reminded that the space for government critics to express their opinions is shrinking, with a series of terror and intimidation.

1 hour ago
Economy premium

Budget scrapes through 2025 with deficit just below legal cap

Last year’s fiscal deficit, or the amount by which state spending exceeded state revenue, was larger than planned at 2.92 percent of GDP, the finance minister revealed on Thursday.

10 hours ago
Politics premium

TNI, police laws faced most legal challenges at Constitutional Court in 2025

The revised Indonesian Military (TNI) Law and the 2002 National Police Law were the most frequently challenged legislation at the Constitutional Court last year, the court has reported. 

11 hours ago
Society premium

Regions step up monitoring, vigilance against super flu

From August to December 2025, Indonesia confirmed 62 cases of super flu across eight provinces, with the highest numbers reported in East Java, South Kalimantan and West Java.

12 hours ago
Academia premium

Amid disasters, worsening geopolitics, Indonesia’s ‘theater state’ could reach its limit

There are democratic there are practices that are deployed to bind a nation together, whereas in an authoritarian society, rituals and theater are imposed upon the masses, to instill fear and submission. 

15 hours ago
Regulations premium

RI to cut coal production by nearly a quarter to lift prices

Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said this year’s coal production quota would be set at around 600 million tonnes, pending a final review by the ministry’s director general.

15 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

China calls for joint counter-terrorism efforts with Pakistan

Efforts should be made to "effectively address various risks and challenges, and jointly safeguard the national security and social stability of both countries," Wang said, according to a statement released by his ministry.

16 hours ago
Economy premium

Indonesia sets sights on rice exports this year

The government also expressed confidence that Indonesia will end imports of white crystal sugar (GKP) this year, backed by a large-scale sugarcane plantation project in East Java.

17 hours ago
Economy premium

Purbaya focusing on ‘peripheral measures’ over core issues: CSIS

Core fiscal and structural challenges, including high bond yields and legal and political uncertainty, continue to be a concern for the country, despite Finance Ministry optimism, according to CSIS. 

18 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Bushfires rage in Australia’s southeast, authorities warn of 'catastrophic' conditions

Friday's fire danger rating will be set at "catastrophic", the highest level, and both fires pose a real risk of loss of life and property, authorities said.

18 hours ago
Americas

Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty, deepening global pullback

A total of 66 global organizations and treaties -- roughly half affiliated with the United Nations -- were listed in a White House memorandum as "contrary to the interests of the United States."

19 hours ago
Academia premium

Leveraging rare earths: A pathway to national resilience

Despite its abundance of strategic minerals, the country still relies on imports to meet domestic demand for processed rare earth products.

19 hours ago
Regulations premium

Indonesia bans Spanish pork imports over ASF outbreak

The national quarantine body has banned all imports of Spanish pork and pork products following a confirmed ASF outbreak in the European country, in a measure that aims to protect the domestic pig farming industry as well as native wild boars from the highly virulent and fatal swine disease.

19 hours ago
Economy

Bessent, Lutnick to join Trump at Davos

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff will also be part of the planned delegation, the source said.

19 hours ago
Weekend Five

Five cultural moments that shaped 2025

From padel courts to TikTok folklore, here's a look at a handful of formative moments we’re still trying to process.

19 hours ago
Academia

A generation under surveillance is rising up

The recent protests show that youths around the world are taking action today to secure pathways to their aspirations toward a better tomorrow, for themselves and their countries, and that the powers that be are simply dismissing them instead of regarding their demands as "the future".

20 hours ago
Americas

Trump withdraws US from dozens of international and UN entities

Among the 35 non-UN groups and 31 UN entities Trump listed in a memo is the UNFCCC – described by many as the "bedrock" climate treaty that delivered the 2015 Paris climate deal.

20 hours ago
Entertainment premium

Comedy sequel ‘Agak Laen: Menyala Pantiku!’ sets new box-office record

The comedy sequel has drawn more than 10.5 million viewers in just 38 days, overtaking major local hits and setting a new benchmark for Indonesian cinema.

21 hours ago
Academia premium

The desacralization of nature and disaster

The transition from traditional belief systems toward formal religiosity has brought an unintended side effect: a reckless desacralization of nature

21 hours ago
Food premium

Beyond the plate: An Indonesian chef-sommelier’s culinary vision

Kaskara Hasibuan reflects on his international career, his pop-up platform Comocasa, and how global training has shaped his approach to cooking and wine.

22 hours ago
Regulations

Indonesia may seize another 5 million hectares of palm oil plantations in 2026

Authorities seized more than 4.1 million hectares of land last year, arguing it was being illegally operated in forest areas by both large palm oil companies and smallholder farmers.

22 hours ago
Academia premium

How should ASEAN address the 2025 mess?

What 2025 ultimately revealed is how far the Indo-Pacific has drifted from the visions ASEAN  and its partners once championed.

22 hours ago
Archipelago premium

22 villages in Aceh vanish after Cyclone Senyar, dozens remain isolated

Sekumur village was completely destroyed by Cyclone Senyar. A total of 283 homes were swept away by a 10-meter-high flash flood when the cyclone struck. Today, nothing remains of the village except a mosque, which still stands amid mud and piles of debris.

22 hours ago
Academia premium

The hidden costs of a GoTo–Grab merger

In the context of a GoTo-Grab merger, the participation of Danantara introduces a fundamental conflict of interest that cannot be resolved through rhetoric alone.

23 hours ago
Politics premium

Prabowo administration promises pay raise for ad hoc judges after planned strike

Prabowo Subianto's administration has assured that ad hoc judges will receive a pay raise after a threat of nationwide strikes by these judges across Indonesia over long-complained welfare disparities between them and career judges.

23 hours ago
Academia premium

Why Indonesia’s US deal could cost more than it delivers

For Indonesia, which is deeply embedded in East Asian production networks and heavily exposed to Chinese trade and investment, a reciprocal trade agreement with the US could trigger chaotic and costly supply chain realignments.

1 day ago

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Fri, January 9, 2026

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