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Society premium

Indonesia records high rate of depression, anxiety among children

The Health Ministry has reported a high prevalence of depression and anxiety among Indonesian children, affecting around 10 percent of them, about five times the rate recorded among adults and elderly, with bullying and academic pressure among the key risk factors. 

1 hour ago
Middle East and Africa

Drones fall near Dubai airport, ships hit as Iran presses on with attacks

The oil-rich Gulf has borne the brunt of Iran's attacks in response to US-Israeli strikes that sparked the Middle East war, with Tehran targeting US assets but also civilian infrastructure. ...

1 hour ago
Markets

Portfolio flows to emerging markets slow to $22 billion in February, says IIF

The slowdown followed an unusually strong start to the year rather than a more fundamental shift in investor appetite. ...

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The Latest

Economy

Batam economy surges 7.49% yoy in Q4 2025, outpacing provincial growth

The economy of Batam continued to show strong momentum toward the end of 2025, with economic growth reaching 7.49 percent year-on-year (yoy) in the fourth quarter (Q4), the highest among regions in Riau Islands province.

2 hours ago
Economy premium

OJK projects MSME loans to expand 9% this year

Micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) loans contracted by 0.53 percent year-on-year (yoy) in January to Rp 1,482.9 trillion, amid “global and domestic economic dynamics” and a slower post-pandemic recovery.

2 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

South Korea finds faulty approvals at airport where Jeju Air plane crashed

South Korea's transport ministry cut construction costs and approved improper airport safety structures for more than two decades, the state auditor said in a report on aviation safety management after a Jeju Air crash that killed 179 people.

4 hours ago
Sports

Infantino says Trump welcomes Iran's World Cup participation

Iran was the only nation missing from a FIFA planning summit for World Cup participants held last week in Atlanta, deepening questions over whether the country's soccer team will compete on US soil this summer amid an escalating regional war.

4 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Thailand, Vietnam push remote work to save energy

Thailand and Vietnam have encouraged public employees to work from home and take up other energy-saving measures as the Middle East war disrupted oil supplies and sent fuel prices swinging.

5 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Iranian women's soccer squad member changes mind on Australia asylum offer

Australian police helped two more members of the Iranian women's soccer delegation slip their minders to claim asylum, but one has changed her mind and decided to go back to Iran, the country's interior minister said on Wednesday.

5 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Iran not seeking ceasefire as Trump steps up threats

The conflict has engulfed the Middle East and roiled energy markets since the February 28 US-Israeli strikes that killed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and triggered the war, with Tehran on Tuesday vowing no crude exports would leave the Gulf if the bombardment continued.

5 hours ago
Academia

Mideast oil shock signals supply crunch

The sudden and acute disruption to Middle East oil supplies caused by the US-Israeli war with Iran is forcing buyers to tap every available barrel, rapidly dismantling forecasts of an oil glut this year.

6 hours ago
Jakarta premium

Jakarta mulls expanding Bantar Gebang landfill despite deadly landslide

Handling nearly 8,000 tonnes of waste generated daily in Jakarta, the Bantar Gebang landfill now holds 80 million tonnes of waste, some 30 million tonnes more than its maximum capacity. 

6 hours ago
Economy

Indonesia lawmakers to grill candidates for OJK chairman after market turmoil

The selection process is accelerated because of concerns about financial market volatility due to conflict in the Middle East, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said.

6 hours ago
Academia premium

Fossil fuel subsidy reform is now a fiscal imperative

Reforming fossil fuel subsidies is no longer just an environmental or efficiency goal; it is a matter of fiscal survival of the country. 

7 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Riau teen dies in landslide at abandoned illegal gold mine

According to authorities, the 15-year-old, identified only by his initials JA, visited the abandoned mine in Petapahan Village, Kuantan Singingi Regency, with a friend on Saturday to search for leftover gold.

7 hours ago
Europe

Macron to host G7 leaders call on Iran crisis, energy prices

French President Emmanuel Macron will convene a call with leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) on Wednesday to discuss the Iran crisis and rising energy prices, the French president's office said.

7 hours ago
Academia premium

Water cooperation and the test of multilateralism

Country-led action on water, guided by a common vision and supported by a more aligned UN system, can demonstrate that multilateralism is capable of reform and results.

8 hours ago
Markets

Shares steady, oil turbulence deepens as Middle East war roils markets

Shares steadied on Wednesday following a brief retreat in oil prices, but markets remained anxious as contradictory signals from the US-Israeli war on Iran left investors struggling to gauge its impact on global inflation and growth.

8 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

US targets Iran mine-laying as war causes oil market havoc

The United States said Tuesday it was striking Iranian ships capable of mining the crucial Strait of Hormuz and threatened escalation if Tehran presses ahead, as the Middle East war wreaks havoc on global oil markets.

9 hours ago
Academia premium

Before Iran and Venezuela, there was Indonesia

History records US’ many previous attempts to subvert, shape and subordinate Indonesia in the decades after its independence.

9 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Three Australians sentenced 12–16 years in Bali over deadly shooting

The Denpasar District Court on Monday found Mevlut Coskun, 22, Paea-I-Middlemore Tupou, 26 and Darcy Francesco Jenson, 27, guilty of premeditated murder and illegal possession of firearms.

9 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

WHO warns of health risks from 'black rain' in Iran

The World Health Organization backs Iran's advice urging people to stay indoors due to toxic air from strikes on oil facilities.

9 hours ago
Academia premium

Remilitarization and the fight for civil supremacy

Widespread remilitarization initiatives demonstrate how state administrators are unwilling to carry out the people’s demands and 1998 reform mandates.

10 hours ago
Academia premium

Distorted development fuels long-lasting violence in Papua

Economic development in Papua has become a "ticking time bomb," where exclusionary policies and resource exploitation have not only failed to bring peace but are actively fueling a new cycle of violence.

11 hours ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Prabowo offers to mediate US-Israeli war on Iran, any takers?

Indonesia’s official response to the attack on Iran by Israel and the United States is unusual to say the least. The Foreign Ministry in a statement said Indonesia deeply regretted the breakdown of the negotiations between the US and Iran, offered to mediate to break the impasse between the two countries, and added that President Prabowo Subianto had “stated his readiness to launch diplomatic visits straight to the heart of the conflict, if necessary”.

11 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Post-flood reconstruction ramps up in Sumatra as Idul Fitri approaches

The government is accelerating post-disaster recovery across northern Sumatra after months of slow progress, prioritizing the construction of temporary housing to relocate thousands of evacuees ahead of the Idul Fitri holiday.

11 hours ago
Middle East and Africa premium

Indonesia still ‘free and active’, Prabowo claims

President Prabowo Subianto has claimed that Indonesia maintains its long-standing “free and active” foreign policy, underscoring that Jakarta will continue to avoid aligning with any country or bloc despite rising geopolitical tensions, in his first public statement since the US-Israel war on Iran began on Feb. 28.

11 hours ago
Editorial premium

A bittersweet victory

The acquittal of four activists is a rare victory for Indonesian democracy, but the long battle to protect free speech from state suppression is far from over.

12 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Govt steps up vaccination as measles outbreak in Indonesia spreads to Australia

According to the United States’ Global Measles Outbreak Tracker, Indonesia currently has the world’s second-highest number of measles cases, behind Yemen, which has reported 11,288 infections in 2026.

12 hours ago
Politics premium

Rejang Lebong regent marks eighth KPK arrest in 2026

The regent in Bengkulu became the fourth regional head elected in the 2024 regional elections to be nabbed for corruption by the antigraft body.

20 hours ago

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