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Economy premium

New deputy finance minister guns for 5.6% first-quarter GDP growth

Just under a week since he was sworn in last Thursday, the ex-Bank Indonesia deputy governor is setting his sights accelerated state spending this quarter to reach up to 5.6 percent growth from an initial 5.5 percent target.

18 minutes ago
Companies

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison shows healthy fundamentals in 2025 with 12.2% net profit growth

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (ISAT) demonstrated robust performance throughout 2025, recording revenue of Rp 56.5 trillion (US$3.37 billion) in addition to double-digit profit growth of 12.2 percent year-on-year (yoy) and 51 percent quarter-on-quarter (qoq) to Rp 5.5 trillion. ...

1 hour ago
Companies premium

PLN EPI breaks ground on Rp1 trillion gas pipeline

PT PLN Energi Primer Indonesia has begun the construction of a Rp 1 trillion (US$59.57 million) gas pipeline linking the West Natuna Transportation System (WNTS) to Pemping Island, Batam. ...

2 hours ago

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Academia

AI tide no longer lifts all boats, and may sink today's winners

AI's rising tide no longer lifts all boats, and those that are sailing along smoothly one quarter could find themselves sunk the next.

4 hours ago
Academia premium

Addressing the 4Is of good corporate governance (Part 2)

As trillions in state funds remain unrecovered, Indonesia’s path to sustainable growth hinges on moving beyond 'business as usual' toward a rigorous, mandatory framework of institutional control and proactive intervention

5 hours ago
FEATURES

When a friend becomes a stranger: Healing after a platonic breakup

We expect heartbreak in romance, but no one warns us how much it hurts when a friendship falls apart.

5 hours ago
Companies

SWA RoboKnights to represent Indonesia at VEX Robotics World Championship in the US

In a masterclass of skill and strategy, Sinarmas World Academy’s SWA RoboKnights powered through the VEX Robotics Indonesia National Championship 2025/2026, earning six major awards and securing a coveted spot on the global stage.

6 hours ago
Academia premium

What the US–Iran talks really signal

In today's Middle East, diplomacy is no longer a path to peace but a high-stakes holding pattern—a mechanism designed not to build trust, but to buy the most fragile strategic asset of all: time.

6 hours ago
Sports

WAAP highlights depth of women’s amateur golf in Asia-Pacific

From Jeeno Thitikul’s rise to a new generation of contenders, the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship is shaping pathways for Asia-Pacific’s top young golfers.

6 hours ago
Markets

Buoyant stocks pause for breath on signs of softening US consumption

Bonds jumped and a rebound in stock markets slowed down on Wednesday after softer-than-expected US retail sales figures, while a rally in the yen has extended and might be beginning to signal a shift in investor thinking since Japan's election.

7 hours ago
Academia premium

Europe should reject US-style competitiveness

A better approach would not promote any version of competition, but rather encourage firms to compete and succeed in ways that produce broad-based benefits.

7 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Surakarta landfill crisis highlights Indonesia’s growing waste problem

Andri Priyatno, head of a local neighborhood unit, said landfill operators have spent the past two months dumping waste in the eastern section of the facility, dangerously close to residential areas. At its nearest point, the dumping site is only about 20 meters from homes.

8 hours ago
Academia premium

The Epstein files, white collar crimes: A lesson for Indonesia

Learning from the Epstein scandal, Indonesian business needs to shift toward enhanced, human rights-based due diligence from the conventional know-your-customer principle.

8 hours ago
Academia premium

Mainstreaming ecological democracy: Challenges and opportunities

Eco-democracy seeks to create harmony between humanity and the environment, positioning ecological health as a core component of democratic rights and a vital alternative to the laissez-faire economic models. 

9 hours ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Food estate dream in South Papua grows bigger, more destructive

The country’s long-running food estate ambition is entering a new and larger phase with the conversion of vast forest areas in South Papua into non-forest zones, or areas for other uses (APL). Initially framed as a strategy to achieve rice self-sufficiency, the program has now expanded under President Prabowo Subianto to also pursue energy security, with palm oil positioned as a key commodity to serve both goals.

9 hours ago
Jakarta premium

New Islamic groups’ office plan raises heritage concerns

The former British Embassy compound near the Hotel Indonesia (Bundaran HI) traffic circle, which has been left vacant since its relocation to South Jakarta in 2013, is a cultural heritage building, which by regulation cannot be demolished.

10 hours ago
Society premium

Government pledges better JKN governance after millions lose subsidized coverage

Over the past few days, many recipients of contribution assistance (PBI), whose premiums are fully covered by the state, were denied medical treatment at hospitals after their subsidized status was revoked without prior notice.

10 hours ago
Middle East and Africa premium

Indonesia readies troops for Gaza deployment

The Defense Ministry says it has prepared troops designated for a possible Gaza peacekeeping mission, awaiting only a final decision from President Prabowo Subianto expected at the end of the month.

10 hours ago
Editorial premium

Markets don’t lie

While such a neo-statist development approach is within the global zeitgeist, there seems to be doubt about it working in this country.

10 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Aceh still suffers from blackouts, evacuees lack clean water supplies

Difficult terrains make it more difficult for PT PLN workers to resume electritiy supply to several villages because they cannot reach those villeages due to collapsed roads and damaged bridges.

10 hours ago
Economy premium

Pertamina denies Russian crude imports as EU mulls sanctions

The European Union has proposed unprecedented sanctions against Indonesia’s Karimun Port for handling Russian oil.

19 hours ago
Economy premium

Retail sales post strong annual gain as consumer confidence holds up

The retail sales index dipped slightly in January when compared with the holiday month of December but is up a strong 7 percent year-on-year.

21 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Australia urges calm after violent clashes in Sydney during Israeli President's visit

Thousands gathered in central Sydney on Monday to protest against Herzog's visit to Australia, which comes after a mass shooting at a Jewish religious event at Bondi Beach in December that killed 15 people.

22 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Probe ongoing into Singapore accident that killed six-year-old Indonesian

Investigations are ongoing in Singapore into a car accident that killed a six-year-old Indonesian girl, as Indonesian authorities said the embassy continues to provide support for the victim’s mother, who remains in the hospital following the incident last Friday. 

1 day ago
Companies premium

Finance Ministry’s SMI secures $9.3m grants to expand green finance

PT SMI operates as a development finance institution providing corporate and public financing alongside project advisory and preparation services.

1 day ago
Economy

Indonesia’s growth: Resilient but uneven

Although formal job creation has improved, job quality, reflected in income stability, benefits and productivity, remains unequal.

1 day ago
Middle East and Africa

International outrage grows over Israel's plans for West Bank

Foreign ministers of Muslim countries, including Indonesia, condemned the illegal Israeli decisions, which are seen as an attempt to impose "unlawful" Israeli sovereignty, Saudi Arabia said in a statement. 

1 day ago
Economy premium

Fiscal discipline remains intact, govt insists, after Moody’s outlook cut

State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi said on Monday that the government continued to adhere to fiscal rules and had not breached statutory deficit limits, stressing that budget management remained on a prudent footing.

1 day ago
Europe

US leads 'worrying decline' in democracies

Berlin-based Transparency International (TI) raised concerns over "actions targeting independent voices and undermining judicial independence" in the US.

1 day ago
Tech

Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at landmark US trial

Meta and Google-owned YouTube were accused Monday of pushing highly addictive apps on children as a landmark social media trial began in earnest in a California court.

1 day ago

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