Asian stocks fell and the dollar was steady on Tuesday as investors braced for a cut in US interest rates later this week while the yen was calm after a powerful earthquake rocked Japan's northeast region though the impact was limited.

Extreme rain wasn’t the only cause of Sumatra’s deadly floods. Years of forest loss, eroded soils and weakened watersheds turned a storm into a tragedy, one that could repeat.

Karanganyar Police spokesperson First Insp. Mulyadi said the victims, 45-year-old Sigit Joko Purnomo and 55-year-old Pujo Buntoro, collapsed within minutes of each other at around 11 a.m.

Persistent air pollution in Jakarta has triggered nearly 2 million cases of respiratory illness throughout this year, raising concerns over the long-term well-being of the capital’s 11 million residents.

Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) remains divided over the chairmanship of Yahya Cholil Staquf, whose position is still in limbo following the latest meeting between its supreme council and senior clerics.

The Sumatra flooding and landslides necessitate a review of the risk factors noted in next year's state budget, as natural disasters pose massive economic losses both locally and nationally.

The Ford Foundation has called on the government to expand its engagement with Indigenous communities as Indonesia moves forward with its pledge to recognize 1.4 million hectares of customary forests by 2029. 

AI has become the center of a new world order, and we have entered the AI Triad, which consists of the politicization, securitization and weaponization of technology. 

Last month, President Prabowo Subianto skipped the G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, undermining his claim to be a champion of multilateralism as well as his chances of assuming the vacant leadership of the Global South. 

Saudi Arabia-based RUA AlHaram AlMakki Company, a PIF-owned master developer, concluded its debut at the world’s largest real estate exhibition Cityscape Global with the signing of six landmark Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with partners from Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and the United States, advancing international investment and global collaboration for its inaugural King Salman Gate project in the Holy City of Mecca.

With fatalities from the hydrometeorological disaster in Sumatra approaching 1,000 and numerous regions still struggling to receive aid, questions are growing over whether the government can manage the situation without international assistance.

We need not only tougher laws and regulations on the use and conversion of forest land by plantation and mining companies, but also tighter supervision and credible enforcement of these rules.

Impending state financing for state-owned Krakatau Steel is drawing attention to Indonesia's steel industry crisis, where low competitiveness and reliance on imports clash with the new government's push for self-sufficiency.

With the new year close in sight, Indonesians are beginning a new chapter to reorganize their priorities. Whether that be finding comfort with their respective families or advancing their careers, new spaces can allow that change as we enter into 2026.

PT Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP) has rejected allegations of nickel smuggling through the Weda Bay private airport in Central Halmahera, North Maluku.  

Founded in California in 2013, Robinhood shot to fame during the social-media-fueled retail-trading frenzy of 2021 and gained broader market legitimacy this year after joining the United States benchmark S&P 500 index.

"At least four Cambodian civilians were killed in the Thai attacks" in the border provinces of Oddar Meanchey and Preah Vihear, said Neth Pheaktra, adding that 10 other civilians were wounded.

The president said he had received extensive reports on the scale of agricultural destruction and stressed that affected farmers would not be left to bear the losses alone.

"We urge both sides to exercise maximum restraint, maintain open channels of communication and make full use of the mechanisms in place," Anwar, the chair of the regional bloc ASEAN, said in a post on X. 

From the latest album release listening party to surprise music video drops, the economic value of the global creative industry has reached US$2.3 trillion annually, making up 3.1 percent of the global GDP.

China's exports topped forecasts in November, driven by a surge in shipments to non-US markets as manufacturers deepen trade ties with the rest of the world in light of President Donald Trump's prohibitively high tariffs.

The death toll from the cyclone-induced floods and landslides reached 950 as of Monday, with 274 people still missing, according to official data. The storms also killed about 200 people in southern Thailand and Malaysia.  

Islamic home financing in Malaysia needs urgent form, as in its current iteration, it is failing too many buyers when projects stall or collapse.

MAY 28, 2025: Cambodia's defence ministry says one of its soldiers is killed after a brief exchange of gunfire with Thai soldiers at a disputed border area, the first such deadly clash since 2011.

ASF may not infect humans, yet its impact runs deep.

Setting up a national council for financial health, as the President has announced, is the first step in improving financial well-being for all Indonesians, whose experiences will also inform efforts toward ensuring financial health as a global challenge.

French President Emmanuel Macron said he had threatened Beijing with tariffs during his state visit to China if there was no action taken to reduce the country's ever-widening trade deficit with the European Union.