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Editorial premium

Culling pests, cleaning rivers

As Jakarta ramps up its war on janitor fish, the real enemy isn't the invasive pests, but the decades of systemic pollution that allow them to thrive.

6 minutes ago
Society premium

Family mourns Indonesian peacekeeper Rico Pramudia

Rico died on Friday after undergoing intensive treatment at St. George Hospital in Beirut for injuries sustained in an Israeli strike near the Lebanese city of Aadchit Al Qusayr on March 29. ...

28 minutes ago
Markets

Inflation fears send euro zone yields to multi-week highs

Euro zone bond yields hit multi-week highs on Tuesday after a survey showed euro zone consumers expecting higher inflation, prompting markets to raise the likelihood of a hike in interest rates by the European Central Bank in the coming months. ...

7 hours ago

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Markets premium

IDX trails Asian markets amid MSCI concerns, global risks

The index has fallen 18.21 percent from its position at the start of the year, when the market closed on Tuesday, marking the steepest decline among Asian bourses.  

10 hours ago
Jakarta premium

Prabowo orders thorough probe into Bekasi train crash as fatalities rise to 15

President Prabowo Subianto visited victims of a deadly train collision at Bekasi Regional Hospital on Tuesday, hours after a long-distance train smashed into a stationary commuter train overnight, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens. He ordered a full investigation into the cause of the accident.

13 hours ago
Economy premium

Bulog warns of tightening supply of subsidized cooking oil

State logistics agency Perum Bulog has warned of limited availability of subsidized cooking oil Minyakita in several regions, citing a lack of fresh supply from producers as a key constraint in getting the product to traditional markets.    

14 hours ago
Archipelago

Yogyakarta police charge 13 in daycare abuse scandal

Police last Friday raided Little Aresha, a daycare centre in Yogyakarta on Java island, following a report from a former employee.

15 hours ago
Tech

Australia aims to tax tech giants unless they pay news outlets

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said tech giants Meta, Google and TikTok would be given a chance to strike content deals with local news publishers.

16 hours ago
Economy premium

Govt eyes natural gas as LPG alternative amid supply strains

Compressed natural gas (CNG) feedstock, mainly methane and ethane, is more readily available domestically, potentially reducing reliance on costly imported fuels. 

16 hours ago
Academia premium

The international system remains uni-multipolar, with the US at its core

Whether the uni-multipolar system tilts toward stability or confrontation will depend on how the US chooses to wield the immense power it still possesses.

18 hours ago
Academia premium

It’s time to address psychosocial hazards in a changing world of work

For workers in every sector, psychosocial factors at work can make the difference between a job that supports well-being and one that undermines it. 

19 hours ago
Currently Obsessed

There's a word for what happens to you when you become a mother

Lucy Jones's Matrescence gave me the language I didn't know I needed and an argument I didn't know I was ready to make

19 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Riau repurposes illicit cigarettes into compost fertilizer

Head of the Riau Prosecutor’s Office, Sutikno, said the initiative emerged from efforts to find a productive method of disposing of the large volume of seized cigarettes.

19 hours ago
Regulations premium

Govt mulls requiring companies to help fund internship stipends

Around Rp 1 trillion is set to be allocated this year for the national internship program, as the government aims to widen its reach.

19 hours ago
Markets

Crude extends gains as Trump considers latest Iran proposal

Oil prices edged up and stocks wavered Tuesday as Donald Trump weighed an Iranian proposal that would reportedly re-open the Strait of Hormuz and end the eight-week-old war.

19 hours ago
Academia premium

Questions on COVID-19 that are unsatisfactorily answered

Six years after the outbreak, the world has moved on, yet the most critical questions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic remain shrouded in mystery. From lab-leak theories to the ethics of draconian lockdowns, this inquiry demands an objective post-mortem to ensure history does not repeat itself.

20 hours ago
Academia premium

The Global South’s moment to shape rules

Some of the greatest challenges the world faces today can be addressed only through common rules, shared institutions and cross-border collaboration.

21 hours ago
Archipelago

Case of schoolgirl involved in family fight resolved amicably

All parties agreed to resolve the case as a family matter, repair relations and live side-by-side harmoniously

21 hours ago
Art & Culture premium

US-ASEAN meet exposes global gap in cultural goods trafficking

Weak oversight and opaque rules on provenance in the international antiquities market create loopholes that can be exploited by illicit traders.

21 hours ago
Academia premium

Official Statistics 4.0: Restoring trust amid the data flood

In an era defined by an overwhelming surge of data, the central challenge is no longer scarcity, but meaning. Governments today are surrounded by an ever-expanding volume of information generated from surveys, administrative systems and digital footprints. 

22 hours ago
Academia premium

How not to securitize the Malacca Strait

When a finance minister invokes an Iranian blockade regime as a fiscal template, the institutional confusion itself is a securitization event.

23 hours ago
Jakarta

Trains collide near Jakarta, killing seven, injuring dozens

At the station, chaotic scenes unfolded in the aftermath of the crash, with rescue workers shouting for oxygen tanks as ambulances stood by in a snaking queue, lights flashing.

23 hours ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Overflight dilemma: Between sovereignty and security

Indonesia is facing mounting scrutiny over a United States proposal to introduce a notification-based overflight arrangement. As policymakers weigh strategic cooperation against legal consistency and long-standing non-alignment, the decision may ultimately redefine Indonesia’s position within an increasingly contested Indo-Pacific security landscape.

23 hours ago
Politics premium

Prabowo strengthens palace control in latest reshuffle

President Prabowo Subianto appointed senior military figure Dudung Abdurachman as presidential chief of staff in his latest cabinet shake-up on Monday, a move analysts view as an effort to reinforce “top-down” control at the palace amid mounting domestic and international pressures.

23 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Acid attack wave prompts calls for tighter regulation of dangerous chemicals

Public concern has grown after a series of acid attacks in the last few months, and at least one lawmaker has urged stringent controls on corrosive substances, including a digital system to track sales and purchases.

23 hours ago
Regulations premium

Palm oil smallholders cry foul over planned water tax

A proposal to impose a surface water tax (PAP) on oil palms at Rp 1,700 (10 US cents) per tree per month has sparked fierce opposition from smallholder farmers in Riau.

23 hours ago
Editorial premium

Sexist humor is no joke

When future judges and lawyers treat "silence means consent" as a punchline, the scales of justice are broken before they even enter the courtroom. This controversy at the University of Indonesia isn't just a private chat gone wrong, it is a chilling look at the foundation of the pyramid that keeps rape culture alive.  

1 day ago
Archipelago premium

Orangutan uses canopy bridge to cross fragmented habitat for ‘first time’

A Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time using a man-made canopy bridge to cross a road in North Sumatra, marking a major conservation milestone and offering rare proof that development need not sever forest lifelines.

1 day ago
Society premium

​​​​​​​Rising anti-vax sentiment undermines child immunization efforts

A renewed measles vaccination drive following a recent outbreak in several regions has fueled public debate over vaccine necessity and effectiveness, exposing resistance among some parents who refuse immunization for their children.

1 day ago
Politics premium

BREAKING: Hasan Nasbi, Abdul Kadir Karding return to cabinet in latest reshuffle

President Prabowo Subianto reshuffled his cabinet on Monday, reappointing former presidential spokesperson Hasan Nasbi and ex-minister Abdul Kadir Karding to key government posts.

1 day ago

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Wed, April 29, 2026

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