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Markets

Oil falls, stocks waver as investors eye US-Iran talks

Oil prices fell Wednesday while stock markets diverged over conflicting headlines on talks between Iran and the US to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to Gulf crude shipments.

5 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

No feasts, no joy: Gazans mark dark Idul Adha

New clothes for children, sacrificial sheep and Idul Adha biscuits, the hallmarks of the Muslim holiday, are all either unaffordable or unavailable in Gaza, casting a shadow over what is usually a time of celebration and joy. ...

14 hours ago
Economy

Hong Kong overtakes Switzerland as world's top cross-border wealth hub

Hong ​Kong has overtaken Switzerland as the top global booking center for cross-border wealth, ‌a first that is unlikely to be reversed as hubs in Asia grow faster than the European safe-haven, Boston Consulting Group said on Wednesday. ...

15 hours ago

The Latest

Americas

US draws up plans to halt immigration, customs processing at 'sanctuary city' airports

US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne ​Mullin said the Trump administration is drawing up plans to stop processing international travelers ‌and cargo at major US airports in "sanctuary cities" that have declined to cooperate with an immigration crackdown.

15 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Quad countries to build a port, unveil pact on critical minerals

The foreign ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the US have agreed to jointly build a port in Fiji and signed pacts covering critical minerals and energy security, as they sought to inject fresh energy into their grouping known as the Quad.

16 hours ago
Economy premium

Govt earmarks Rp 7.8 trillion for second-half stimulus package

The government is allocating funds for transportation discounts during the school vacation period and the Christmas and New Year (Nataru) season, in a bid to stimulate domestic mobility and consumption.

16 hours ago
Europe

Record temps as spring heatwave bakes Europe

People in western Europe turned to fans and fountains as they sweltered through a record-breaking heatwave Tuesday, with temperatures set to soar even further.

17 hours ago
Regulations premium

Work-from-home policy cuts subsidized fuel use by 9 percent

The government’s work-from-home policy introduced to minimize subsidized fuel usage amid skyrocketing oil prices has substantially reduced nationwide consumption.

19 hours ago
Companies

Samsung workers wrap up vote on massive AI bonus deal

Samsung Electronics' labor union is expected to announce Wednesday whether chip workers voted to ratify a wage deal that would deliver massive AI-linked bonuses and helped avert a major strike.

20 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

New strikes threaten ceasefires in Iran, Lebanon

The Brent benchmark oil price jumped up by more than three percent after US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the new wave of bombings targeting Iranian missile sites and mine-laying boats.

21 hours ago
Markets

European stocks fall, oil rises after US strikes Iran

European stock indexes gave up some recent gains on Tuesday and oil prices rose after new US strikes in southern Iran dampened investors' hopes that a US-Iran peace deal could be imminent.

1 day ago
Middle East and Africa

Pilgrims pray on Mount Arafat as haj reaches peak

More than 1.5 million people have joined the haj this year despite the shadow of war across the Middle East created by the US and Israeli war with Iran.

1 day ago
Archipelago premium

Indonesia repatriates 190 citizens from Malaysia ahead of Idul Adha

The Indonesian deportees consisted of 131 male adults, 51 female adults, four senior citizens and four children, who were sent home in two batches on Friday and Monday.

1 day ago
Society

Government targets full Sumatra recovery by 2028

The government is aiming to complete the final phase of recovery efforts in disaster-hit areas of northern Sumatra within the next three years, allocating more than US$5 billion for infrastructure-focused rehabilitation and reconstruction programs.

1 day ago
Europe

Prabowo flies to France for talks with Macron

Prabowo’s trip comes just over a month after his previous visit to Paris for talks with Macron, during which the two leaders discussed a broad range of cooperation, particularly in the defense sector.

1 day ago
People

Sonny Rollins, last jazz 'colossus,' dead at 95

A constantly evolving creative force, Rollins found in jazz a means of social and spiritual commentary, with his tenor sax expressing the hopes of African Americans in the civil rights movement.

1 day ago
Society premium

One year on, pressure builds on govt to enforce free education ruling

Education watchdogs are pressing the government to immediately enforce a Constitutional Court ruling mandating free basic education at both public and private schools, a year after the decision was issued with no concrete follow-up from the state.

1 day ago
Europe

Pope urges 'disarming' of AI in major manifesto

Leo, the first US pope, warned against "a race for ever more powerful algorithms and larger datasets, driven by the desire to secure geopolitical or commercial dominance".

1 day ago
Regulations

Indonesia to revise state budget law but deficit ceiling not the focus, lawmaker says

Fitch Ratings, ​among two rating agencies that cut Indonesia's credit rating outlook this year, ⁠has cited potential changes to the fiscal and debt limits in state finance ​laws as factors in their outlook revisions.

1 day ago
Academia premium

BRICS meeting in India brings rivals to the table

By bringing fierce regional rivals to the same negotiating table, the BRICS ministerial in New Delhi positions the expanding bloc not as an anti-Western alliance, but as a crucial diplomatic hedging mechanism for a multipolar world.

1 day ago
Culture and Entertainment

The rainmaker’s bet on an Iranian film about lost shoes

Why Manoj Punjabi’s remake of the Iranian classic Children of Heaven may become one of the boldest moves he’s ever taken.

1 day ago
Archipelago premium

Authorities in Batam prevent smuggling of lobster larvae, handgun, drugs

Detectives from Riau Islands Police' Special Crimes Investigation (Reskrimsus) Directorate arrested two suspects trying to smuggle 100,000 lobster larvae worth some Rp 10 billion (US$565,000) on May 20 morning.

1 day ago
Academia premium

Idul Adha and Indonesia’s protein intake paradox

Indonesian households want to consume more animal-source foods but are systematically constrained by price, local availability and logistical bottlenecks.

1 day ago
Markets

Oil rises, stocks mixed as new US strikes dampen peace deal optimism

Oil prices rose on Tuesday and stocks were mixed as investor optimism over an imminent US–Iran peace deal was tempered by new US strikes in the Middle East.

1 day ago
Academia premium

NATO must die: The European sovereignty crisis

To become sovereign in defense matters (and more generally), Europe must terminate NATO.

1 day ago
Academia premium

Indonesia’s start-up boom and what we refuse to measure

As prosecution of digital pioneers has become commonplace, a deeper crisis emerges: a nation that enthusiastically celebrates start-up hypergrowth but lacks the analytical tools to distinguish strategic risk from structural failure.

1 day ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Indonesia finds little comfort from Xi-Trump summit

The tensions between China and the United States, which have seen the two superpowers at loggerheads in recent years, have eased following a meeting between leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Trump in Beijing on May 14-15. The long-awaited summit provided a temporary pause in the rivalry, injecting a measure of stability into a world currently haunted by wars, trade disputes and a looming global economic crisis triggered by rising oil prices. At the very least, the two leaders were talking rather than fighting.

1 day ago
Companies premium

Indonesia pushes into global fertilizer market but must up its game

Australia, India and several other countries are seeking Indonesian fertilizer supplies as geopolitical tensions disrupt global markets, but industry players say long-term competitiveness will depend on technology and workforce upgrades.

1 day ago
Politics premium

House-backed police bill opens way for Listyo's tenure extension

Lawmakers have moved closer to revising the 2002 Police Law, with one proposed provision drawing particular public scrutiny for potentially allowing National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo to remain in office well beyond the end of President Prabowo Subianto’s current term.

1 day ago
Editorial premium

Blocked Gaza flotillas

The nine Indonesian activists of the Global Sumud Flotilla have returned home from a multinational, civilian-led humanitarian mission that defied Israel's blockade, but their sacrifices mean little without action from world leaders to end Palestinians' plight.

1 day ago

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Thu, May 28, 2026

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