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Economy premium

Sugar refiners warn of shortage by early 2027, urge swift import permits

Procurement and shipping of raw sugar from supplier countries such as Brazil, Australia and Thailand typically take one to two months from the time an order is placed until the vessel arrives.

16 minutes ago
Society premium

Fires in Indonesia burned over 1.9 million hectares through September: monitor

The figure, an area nearly 12 times larger than London, is a conservative estimate in part because haze has complicated satellite verification, said David Gaveau, founder of deforestation monitoring site Nusantara Atlas. ...

31 minutes ago
Regulations premium

House member opposes plan to distribute civil servant salaries through cooperatives

Cooperatives Minister Ferry Juliantono previously said the initiative to involve cooperatives in the salary disbursement would be implemented this year as part of efforts to expand the role of cooperatives, particularly in financial services.   ...

1 hour ago

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Art & Culture premium

Eddy Susanto’s ‘Lalitavistara Wallacea’ explores nature through sacred texts

At ArtSociates Jakarta, the Indonesian artist uses Old Javanese script and Buddhist philosophy to depict 10 Wallacean animal portraits, linking wildlife, cultural heritage and the cosmos.

2 hours ago
Economy

El Niño-powered drought leaves West Kalimantan palm farmers high and dry as river recedes

For several weeks, local palm oil mills have cut their fresh fruit bunch purchases because storage tanks are filled with processed oil they cannot ship out as a prolonged drought driven by "super El Niño" conditions has dried out the area's main transportation artery, the Kapuas River.

3 hours ago
Academia

Rejuvenated London Metal Exchange looks to new horizons

The LME will start trading a new hot-rolled-coil (HRC) Steel Shanghai contract widely regarded as the global benchmark for the flat steel sector.

5 hours ago
Archipelago premium

KPK arrests Klaten regent for graft, fifth from Central Java

Cases involving Hamenang were divided into five clusters, including alleged corruption in goods and services procurement, licensing and collection fees.

5 hours ago
Academia premium

Who will pay to preserve tropical forests?

For too long, it has been more profitable to destroy tropical forests than to conserve them, even though they provide services essential for the survival of many countries and for the welfare of us all.

6 hours ago
Markets

Indonesian stocks slide to six-year low as MSCI 'standalone' warning weighs

Jakarta's benchmark stocks fell over 5 percent in early trading on Monday after plunging 11.6 percent on Friday, as the world's worst performers reeled from index provider MSCI saying it was considering shifting Indonesia to "standalone" status from its current "emerging markets" mantle.

6 hours ago
Academia premium

Investment readiness is key for ASEAN energy transition

Sustainable-finance instruments may be available, but their availability does not automatically translate into new energy-transition projects.

7 hours ago
Academia premium

What it will take to make JKN financially sustainable

Bailouts and premium hikes buy time. Only evidence-based decisions, standardized care and smarter purchasing can keep national health insurance solvent.

8 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Ministry probes alleged wildlife violation in burned oil palm concession

A skull of Bornean orangutan was recovered within an oil palm concession controlled by a subsidiary of Singaporean agricultural giant First Resources Ltd. in Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan after wildfire broke out in the firm’s plantation in the past months.

8 hours ago
Academia premium

Has Indonesia’s stock market really changed?

Indonesia’s reforms have improved transparency and regulation, but their impact remains constrained by structural problems that stricter rules alone cannot resolve.

9 hours ago
Politics premium

Prabowo’s approval rating drops below 50 percent ahead of two-year mark in office

President Prabowo Subianto’s approval rating has fallen below 50 percent for the first time since he took office in October 2024, as public discontent over economic conditions, politics and law enforcement under his administration continues to grow.

9 hours ago
Academia premium

Bangkok meetings: Indonesia’s high-stakes growth test

As rising global debt and geopolitical shocks squeeze developing nations, Indonesia’s push for ambitious expansion hinges on disciplined spending, targeted tax reform and private-sector competitiveness.

10 hours ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Who pays when Indonesia’s tax ambitions fall short?

With three months left in the year, Indonesia has collected barely two-thirds of its annual tax target. The government now faces an uncomfortable choice over how aggressively to pursue the remainder and where to restrain spending. Every effort to balance the books carries consequences for businesses and people who depend on public services. Who will bear the cost if the government's revenue ambitions exceed its capacity to collect?

10 hours ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Prabowo talks multilateralism with UN chief Guterres in Hambalang

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is in Indonesia this week for a two-day visit, during which he met President Prabowo Subianto to discuss bilateral cooperation and will pay tribute to Indonesian peacekeepers killed while serving under the UN flag.

10 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Soldiers, policemen operate fuel stations to reduce queues in Bali

Fuel distribution has run more smoothly since Saturday, following the introduction of an odd-even policy for vehicles buying subsidized Pertalite gasoline.

10 hours ago
Archipelago premium

More blackouts in Batam as local media face intimidation

Residents in several Batam neighborhoods were hit with additional blackouts on Saturday evening.

10 hours ago
Economy premium

Danantara’s transparency, mandate remain in question two years into Prabowo’s rule

Danantara claimed that it has submitted consolidated financial statements for 2025 to the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) in July but had yet to publish them, despite pledging to do so this month

10 hours ago
Politics premium

Haze response draws ire at home and abroad

Indonesia faces mounting criticism over its handling of the haze crisis and spreading wildfires, with the government allegedly silencing public scrutiny and downplaying the scale of the blazes, as neighboring countries speak out against Jakarta’s muted gestures toward accepting firefighting assistance.

10 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Haze from forest fires still blankets Sumatra, Batam Islands

North Sumatra ordered distance learning for all school levels to start on Friday because haze has blanketed all regions in the province

11 hours ago
Editorial premium

PLN needs more than a new boss

While the recent change at the helm of the state electricity company seems to signal continuity at first glance, given the President's urging a “comprehensive transformation”, Suroso might actually have a chance to spread his wings as PLN's former renewables director.

11 hours ago
Markets premium

‘Panic’ blamed for record foreign outflows from stock market

Analysts say Friday’s stock market rout was driven by panic-selling following MSCI’s consideration to reclassify Indonesian equities in its global indexes, pushing cumulative foreign outflows for the year to a historical high of Rp 88.19 trillion.  

21 hours ago
Economy premium

Bahlil vows to replenish subsidized fuel supply within week

The coordinating downstream minister says the government is aiming to restore the supply of subsidized Pertalite fuel so it would cover 20 days of demand, up from 16-18 days at present, which he noted was "still adequate".

1 day ago
Americas

On the campaign trail, JB Pritzker courts farmers like he's running for president

Illinois pursued trade ties with Indonesia, Japan and Mexico to cushion lost export markets

1 day ago
Europe

Italian police clash with protesters in Milan and Bologna

In Milan, police in riot gear also tried to clear hooded protesters from the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the luxury shopping arcade on one side of the cathedral square, as groups broke away from the cost-of-living protest.

1 day ago
Europe

Clashes, blazes and wide-scale looting grip France on day of protests

The widespread unrest follows weeks of student protests and deepens political uncertainty as the country readies for elections in six months' time to replace President Emmanuel Macron.

1 day ago
Economy

Leaders weigh 'huge benefit', risks of AI for global economy

The artificial intelligence boom has been a key driver of global growth, but also poses economic risks should investment in the technology falter, experts and policymakers said this week at the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Singapore puts seven Indonesian firms on notice over toxic haze

The notices tell the companies to deploy fire fighting teams, stop burning or starting new fires and submit their action plans to Singapore's National Environmental Agency.

1 day ago

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