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Sugarcane farmers query House over sugar imports

Leaders of the Indonesian Sugarcane Farmers Association (APTRI) have complained at the House of Representatives that sugar imports would keep prices depressed and put strain on an industry struggling to gain a footing.  

6 hours from now
Markets premium

Stocks plunge as IDX lowers minimum price cap

Several other stocks were affected by the price floor change and hit the lower auto-rejection limit, including tech giant PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia, property developer PT Lippo Karawaci and PT Repower Asia Indonesia, as well as rice producer PT Buyung Poetra Sembada.   ...

9 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Thousands huddle in Bangkok shelters as Thai flood damages seen at $320m

Thousands sheltered on Monday in evacuation centers in Thailand capital, parts of it still flooded after havoc brought by intense weekend rain, while swelling reservoirs in an eastern province triggered orders for more to leave their homes. ...

7 hours ago

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Rupiah back near 18,000 on strong dollar, high oil price

At a hearing with the House of Representatives on Monday, BI Governor Destry Damayanti said the central bank had reduced its spot market foreign exchange interventions to 30 percent of total interventions because they were too costly.

8 hours ago
Politics premium

Calls grow for probe into alleged luxury Cibinong cells

The Immigration and Corrections Ministry said the cluster was designated as an official residential complex for prison officials but might have been converted into luxurious cells.

8 hours ago
Economy premium

Govt earmarks Rp 17 trillion for integrated livestock ecosystem

The Agriculture Ministry has earmarked around Rp 17 trillion to develop an integrated livestock industry across Indonesia, with five initial sites targeted for completion next year as the government seeks to strengthen domestic supplies of chicken, eggs and milk.

8 hours ago
Archipelago

'Struggling to eat': Survivors suffer after NTT quake

Sitting outside her damaged house in Flores's Sikka district, Maria Onselia said she has struggled since the disaster to find buyers for the fabric she weaves.

10 hours ago
Academia

Anak Krakatau’s eruption begins a new soil story

Satellite imagery reveals a dramatic shift on Sertung Island following Anak Krakatau’s eruption. As lush greenery turns to ash, a new natural laboratory emerges for studying the birth of soil.

11 hours ago
Archipelago

Ferry death toll hits 66 as search enters 16th day

The current death toll stands at 66 people, with 108 survivors and 69 still missing, Basarnas figures show.

11 hours ago
Markets

Oil prices spike after Trump rejects Iran truce offer

Oil prices spiked with bond yields Monday as Donald Trump's rejection of an Iranian offer of a seven-day truce stoked inflation concerns, while stocks were mixed as traders look ahead to the release of key US data.

12 hours ago
Academia premium

From oil wealth to waqf: Building intergenerational social capital

By borrowing the institutional discipline of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, Aceh and Indonesia can transform ancient traditions of waqf into an engine of permanent, intergenerational prosperity.

12 hours ago
Quick Dispatch

BRI Money Changer offers convenient currency exchange services in major locations

Before traveling abroad, one of the most essential steps is exchanging Indonesian rupiah for the currency of the destination country.

12 hours ago
Away We Go

All aboard: The case for staying grounded

An eight-hour train ride from Jakarta to Surabaya shows that getting there can be half the fun.

12 hours ago
Academia premium

Indonesia can't afford to sit out the first cybercrime treaty

With billions of cyberattacks and millions in losses, Indonesia helped write the world’s first UN Cybercrime Treaty - now it must ratify it before borderless syndicates outrun the law.

13 hours ago
Academia premium

Artificial intelligence needs trusted journalism

As people increasingly rely on AI chatbots for news, siphoning traffic and profits from outlets often operating on a shoestring budget, good journalism is at risk of disappearing.

14 hours ago
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Oasis lives on across generations in Indonesia

From Wonderwall to Don’t Look Back in Anger, the songs have outlived Britpop to become a shared soundtrack for Indonesians across generations.

15 hours ago
Europe

UK arrests five on suspicion of preparing 'terrorist act' near air base

British counterterrorism police were Sunday probing "a major" incident near a base used by the US air force after arresting five men on suspicion of "preparing a terrorist act", police said.

15 hours ago
Markets

Mideast oil exports rebound in September as Saudi Arabia boosts shipments

The rebound came following a recovery in exports via the Strait of Hormuz, which were set to hit about 7.4 million bpd this month.

15 hours ago
Academia premium

Mandatory budget refocusing amid nationwide disasters

When populist national programs hollow out regional budgets, local governments are left fiscally paralyzed just as nationwide disasters strike—turning centralized ambition into a fatal governance failure.

15 hours ago
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Guruh Soekarnoputra, influential musician and dance maestro, dies at 73

Guruh was receiving intensive care at MRCCC Siloam Hospital in Central Jakarta before being pronounced dead on early Saturday, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) secretary general Hasto Kristyanto said in a statement.

15 hours ago
Politics premium

New agrarian law expected to curb farmer criminalization

Farmers urge the government to swiftly implement the law by, among other measures, forming an agrarian reform agency as mandated by the new legislation, while law enforcement agencies are also urged to adopt an agrarian justice perspective in looking at land dispute cases.

15 hours ago
Politics premium

Prabowo turns to experts to tackle peatland fires after swipe at researchers

President Prabowo Subianto has turned to experts for solutions to prevent recurring forest and peatland fires, after his recent tirade against some experts critical of his administration drew public backlash.

16 hours ago
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Land reform is here. Now let Prabowo prove he meant what he said

The will clearly exists. The only question that matters now is whether that will reach into the president's own back pocket.

16 hours ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Haji Isam’s Bayan deal lands, exposing coal mining’s risks

The proposed acquisition of a 30 percent stake in PT Bayan Resources (BYAN) by Jhonlin Baratama has entered a new phase after both parties signed a conditional sale and purchase agreement. The deal follows weeks of uncertainty over Bayan’s production quota, which had forced three of its subsidiaries to declare force majeure while awaiting approval of their revised 2026 mining work and budget plans (RKAB). The timing of the acquisition, Bayan’s force majeure declaration and the subsequent approval of its revised production quota raises questions about the role of regulatory intervention in corporate outcomes.

16 hours ago
Politics premium

KRI Sriwijaya joins Navy fleet, ready for operations

The commissioning of Indonesia's first aircraft carrier marks a strategic milestone, one best understood through the lens of defense diplomacy and naval modernization.

17 hours ago
Middle East and Africa premium

Palestine test for UN ‘resilience’, says Indonesia

Indonesia has put Palestine at the center of its call for better multilateralism, saying the crisis in Gaza will test whether the United Nations can uphold the principles it was created to defend and deliver when it matters most.

17 hours ago
Editorial premium

The politics of soil

Statutory promises are meaningless without the political muscle to enforce them against deep-seated economic interests. 

17 hours ago
Regulations premium

Power exports to Singapore hinge on regulatory clarity

The Vanda Solar and Battery project in the Riau Islands is expected to be operational by 2029, but only if the Indonesian government issues its long-awaited electricity export regulation this year or by 2027, its developer has said.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Indonesia signs UN treaty to combat, prevent cybercrime

The treaty serves as a global framework to prevent and investigate cross-border cybercrime, which includes online scams, online gambling and child pornography.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Bangkok floodwaters recede after torrential rain as residents count losses

Floodwaters receded in many parts of the Thai capital Bangkok on Sunday after torrential rain eased, even as residents in some flooded neighborhoods remained stranded in their homes.

1 day ago

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