This is the hallmark of what the academic community recognizes as citation rings: coordinated, often tacit agreements among affiliated journals to cite one another's work, artificially inflating impact metrics.

The ruling blocks the tariffs from being implemented against just two companies and the state of Washington for now, but it could open doors to further such outcomes.

House of Representatives Commission III overseeing legal affairs said the process for the National Police Law revision would start after the commission finishes processes for other priority bills, including the asset forfeiture bill.

When we glorify the exhaustion of young doctors as heroism, we ignore the systemic cracks that turn healers into "shock absorbers" for a failing healthcare system.

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has detained Samin Tan as a suspect in a graft case implicating several officials in the alleged illegal mining activities conducted by PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup (PT AKT), of which Samin is a beneficial owner. This is not the first time the coal tycoon has faced legal trouble in a case implicating public servants, and the latest case comes amid President Prabowo Subianto’s broader crackdown on illegal mining. Meanwhile, the legal process also highlights the growing reach of the extrajudicial authority of the Forest Area Enforcement Task Force (Satgas PKH).

The financial independence of the Indonesian Military (TNI) has come under scrutiny following a leaked draft of a government regulation on TNI duties, which appears to open the door for funding from sources outside the state budget. The controversy, however, points to a deeper structural issue: Defense spending in Indonesia has long been deprioritized relative to other national priorities such as infrastructure development, energy subsidies, social assistance and food security.

Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai said including the right in the revision of the 1999 Human Rights Law would help clean the digital footprint of those who previously suffered from ‘negative framing’ during prosecution but were later declared innocent by the court.

State takeovers, interventions and investments in the private sector as part of a broader policy direction have met with mixed reception, with some cautioning that potential overreach could dampen investor sentiment and the business climate.

Top officials from across Southeast Asia packed a hectic schedule of back-to-back meetings in Cebu, the Philippines, on Thursday, laying the groundwork for the leaders’ summit while zeroing in on a unified ASEAN response to the Middle East crisis, as fears of a deepening energy crunch hang over the 11-nation bloc.

Those arrested include operators of several illegal activities, such as love scamming, online gambling and e-commerce phishing.

Economists have warned of climbing inflation as soon as this month, as more of the global price pressure caused by the Middle East conflict is passed on to domestic consumers.

The share of formal employment in Indonesia has been shrinking in recent years even as the official employment rate has come down, which points to deteriorating job quality in the country’s labor market.  

Politician Ade Armando has resigned from the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) after dozens of Islamic organizations filed police reports against him over alleged incitement against former vice president Jusuf Kalla.

Amid growing global demand for critical minerals to support the energy transition, PT Vale Indonesia Tbk has reaffirmed its commitment to integrating sustainability into its financing strategy through securing a US$750 million sustainability-linked loan (SLL) facility.

Indonesia and 12 other countries collectively condemned Israel’s last week interception of the Global Sumud aid flotilla bound for Gaza and the subsequent detention of humanitarian activists in international waters, calling the move a violation of international law.

The cross-border QRIS payment link between Indonesia and China, which went live on April 30, is expected to expand to other Chinese digital payment platforms, including WeChat Pay, industry and central bank officials have said.

Authorities allege the executives of PT Lunaria Annua Teknologi (LAT), the operator of KoinWorks, manipulated collateral documents and falsified trade invoices to secure massive loans from state-owned lender BRI.

A lawmaker has called for a comprehensive review of national transportation safety standards after a passenger bus collided with a fuel truck and exploded on Wednesday, killing 16 people, in the latest fatal accident involving public transport.

While supply chain woes sparked by the US-Israeli attack on Iran may dominate talks, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, now 11 strong with the addition of Timor-Leste, has a still-raging civil war in its own backyard.

Japan fired surface-to-ship missiles and sank an old warship in waters between the Philippines and Taiwan as part of major military exercises that include US forces, angering China.

The ministry said that the husband-and-wife couple arrived in Argentina on November 27, then traveled to Chile and Uruguay before returning to Argentina on March 27 to board the MV Hondius on April 1.

US President Donald Trump predicted a swift end to the war with Iran as Tehran considered a US peace proposal that sources said would formally end the conflict while leaving unresolved key US demands that Iran suspend its nuclear program and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

The World Bank’s latest work confirms that industrial policy is more replicable across income levels and institutional contexts than the old consensus admitted.

Singaporean airline Scoot launched twice-weekly flights between Belitung and Singapore on Sunday, marking the route’s inaugural service.

Malaysia does not need to be a military actor in the US-Israeli war against Iran to be strategically affected by it.

A cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will reach the Spanish island of Tenerife "within three days", with the evacuation of passengers to start from May 11, Spain said Wednesday.

A fundamental stance must be emphasized: nuclear weapons must be rejected as a bargaining chip for geopolitical stability.