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Public satisfied with free meal program despite food safety, budget concerns

Indikator Politik Indonesia’s founder, Burhanuddin Muhtadi, said satisfaction with the program was highest among Generation Z respondents.

9 minutes ago
Academia premium

Monetizing poverty: How algorithms harvest human desperation

Financial inclusion was supposed to be a lifeline; instead, it has become a dragnet. From predatory lending apps to algorithms that harvest "poverty as spectacle," the digital economy is transforming human desperation into a high-growth market. ...

17 minutes ago
Markets

FTSE Russell postpones Indonesia index review

About US$120 billion has been wiped from the benchmark Jakarta Composite after larger rival MSCI warned last month the country risked a downgrade to frontier status. ...

25 minutes ago

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Entertainment premium

The subtle power of everyday Indonesian humor

An Indonesian comedian’s stand-up special, and the response it provoked, reveal how everyday humor continues to unsettle authority.

1 hour ago
Academia

Prabowo’s war on critics may test Canberra

Indonesia's proposed law against disinformation and foreign propaganda, which suggests cross-border applicability in the ongoing clampdown on government critics, could throw a spanner in the works of its bilateral relationship with Australia.

1 hour ago
Archipelago premium

Landslide at illegal gold mine in Riau kills one

The fatal incident in Kuantan Singingi is the latest in a series of deadly accidents linked to illegal gold mining in recent weeks.

1 hour ago
Academia

Safeguarding nations beyond: Indonesia’s naval transition to blue-water reach

Indonesia's newly announced dynamic resilience doctrine necessitates wider naval reach, but without rigorous planning and fiscal discipline, its blue-water ambitions will remain merely symbolic.

2 hours ago
Politics premium

Witnesses in 1998 mass rape lawsuit tell court of attempt to erase history

A mother of a May 1998 mass rape victim and a historian have testified in a lawsuit against Culture Minister Fadli Zon’s denial of the rapes that took place almost three decades ago, describing his statement as a blatant attempt to erase and delegitimize the history.

3 hours ago
Academia premium

Beyond Trump's America: Why the world needs NEFOS 2.0

As the era of guaranteed American multilateralism fades, a new global architecture is rising from the spirit of Bandung: NEFOS 2.0—a strategic coalition defined not by ideological alignment, but by collective technological sovereignty and distributed economic power.

3 hours ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Nepotism is back in vogue, with a vengeance

The appointment of Thomas Djiwandono, a nephew of President Prabowo Subianto, as deputy governor of Bank Indonesia, has raised the specter of nepotism making a comeback in Indonesian politics. 

3 hours ago
Americas premium

Indonesia urges renewed US-Russia nuclear talks amid heightened risks

Indonesia has expressed “deep concern” over the expiration of the United States-Russia nuclear arms reduction treaty, urging both countries to continue negotiations to prevent a regulatory vacuum that could escalate nuclear risks worldwide.

3 hours ago
Editorial premium

Mapping the danger zones

Whether through corruption, a lack of risk assessment or a desire for short-term financial gains, the "danger zones" are wiped off the map until the earth reclaims them.

4 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Emergency action planned to save Irrawaddy Dolphins in Mahakam River

“The government will take serious action, as the Mahakam Irrawaddy dolphin population has dropped to an alarming level,” said the ministry’s head of pollution control and environmental degradation Rasio Ridho Sani.

4 hours ago
Economy premium

Poverty at record low as govt seeks to redefine threshold

The poverty rate rests at a historic low of 8.25 percent of the total population, continuing its declining trend from September 2022.

13 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Sweeping election win promises no free hand for PM Takaichi

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may hope to build on the momentum of her ruling coalition's landslide victory in Sunday's election, but a divided parliament likely for years to come means no smooth ride as premier.

14 hours ago
Jakarta premium

Jakarta tightens groundwater rule to curb subsidence

The city administration has tightened its ban on groundwater extraction in industrial zones and from beneath public roads to curb worsening land subsidence, but environmental groups warn the move may fall short without consistent enforcement and stricter oversight.

15 hours ago
Culture and Entertainment

Can the mind behind ‘Jumbo’ capture our imaginations again with ‘Na Willa’?

Ryan Adryandhy made the biggest film of last year. This year, he’s following it with a 5-year-old girl and a radio.

16 hours ago
Politics premium

Former Lemhannas governor Agus Widjojo, champion of military reform, dies at 78

Indonesians on Monday bid farewell to former National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas) governor Agus Widjojo, who died on Sunday night at the age of 78. The retired army general, later a diplomat, was widely influential in redefining civil-military relations as Indonesia transitioned to democracy in the late 90s.

16 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan PM's big election win could mean more beef with Beijing

As the scale of her government's historic victory became clear on Sunday — capturing 352 of the 465 seats in the lower house — Takaichi said she would "work flat out to deliver" an agenda that includes building a military strong enough to deter Chinese threats to its islands, including those close to Taiwan.

17 hours ago
Americas

Prabowo invited to US for Trump Board of Peace meeting, eyes trade deal signing

With strong pro-Palestinian support at home and Indonesia’s commitment to a two-state solution, Prabowo has faced criticism since deciding to join the board.

17 hours ago
Regulations premium

Indonesia proposes 3 measures to meet MSCI's transparency demands

As part of their eight-point plan, Indonesian authorities have come up with three proposed measures to meet MSCI's transparency demands and avoid potential downgrading to emerging market status.

17 hours ago
Economy premium

Thomas Djiwandono sworn in as BI deputy governor

The former deputy finance minister, who also President Prabowo Subianto's nephew, replaced Juda Agung, who resigned as BI deputy governor on Jan. 13 and was inaugurated as deputy finance minister on Thursday.

19 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Leading China critic Jimmy Lai jailed for 20 years after Hong Kong security trial

Lai's sentence on two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one for publishing seditious materials ends a legal saga that has spanned nearly five years.

20 hours ago
Companies premium

Danantara breaks ground on $7b downstream industry projects

The projects, launched simultaneously across 13 regions on Friday, are fully funded from Danantara’s internal resources and are expected to create about 6,000 direct jobs, the fund said in a statement.

20 hours ago
Environment

Why Indonesian K-pop fans are boycotting a Korean bank

They are putting pressure on Hana Bank to end loans tied to coal-fired power in Indonesia.

20 hours ago
Academia premium

Sustainability: Leadership, policy and action to close the capability gap

To turn Indonesia’s natural wealth into resilient prosperity, we must move beyond the vocabulary of net-zero and close the critical gap between ambitious policy and the human capability to execute it.

22 hours ago
Economy

Japan's Takaichi may struggle to soothe voters and markets

Japanese stocks soared to record highs Monday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's election triumph, but experts warned that the country's first woman leader could struggle to keep both voters and markets happy.

22 hours ago
Academia premium

Why the 4Is of good corporate governance matter

Even though board members are claimed to be independent, they are often friends, associates or well-wishers of the owners and CEOs.

23 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Conservative Thai PM claims election victory

Foremost on many voters' minds was a longstanding border dispute with Cambodia that erupted into deadly fighting twice last year.

1 day ago
Academia premium

When education becomes conditional, the impact is suicidal

Social protection and education policies must be integrated to ensure that the most vulnerable do not fall through the cracks and end up being denied their fundamental, constitutionally guaranteed right through systemic exclusion.

1 day ago

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Tue, February 10, 2026

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