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Tighter integration between banks, insurers and online travel portals could spur the pilgrim travel economy and give rise to products catering to individual travelers, balancing accessibility with consumer protection.
2 weeks agoIf we cannot commit the resources required to finish Nusantara, we should not push ahead merely to save face. ...
2 weeks agoThe government has confirmed ongoing merger talks between GoTo and Grab, with state asset fund Danantara taking part in the process amid mounting losses from the state-owned firm’s investments in GoTo. ...
2 weeks agoThe installations are located at the Jeju Olle Trail Route 8, which was dubbed the ASEAN-Korea Olle in 2024 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of ASEAN-Korea Dialogue Relations and its elevation to a comprehensive strategic partnership.
2 weeks agoPolice identified the suspect as a 17-year-old “introverted” student who acted out of months of pent-up resentment toward his surroundings. The teenager reportedly had no safe outlet to express his emotions, feeling isolated and neglected both at home and at school.
2 weeks agoFourteen people have been rescued alive so far since the boat capsized last week near Thailand's Tarutao island while trying to reach Malaysia.
2 weeks agoAccording to the Association for the Study and Development of Community Initiatives (KSPPM), 23 Indigenous communities across five districts surrounding Lake Toba are currently locked in disputes with TPL which is owned by Hong Kong-based investment firm Allied Hill.
2 weeks agoFive days of hostilities erupted between Thailand and Cambodia this summer, killing 43 people and displacing around 300,000 before a peace pact backed by US President Donald Trump cooled tensions.
2 weeks agoGlobal oil and gas demand could grow until 2050, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday, departing from its previous expectations of a speedy transition to cleaner fuels and predicting that the world will likely fail to achieve climate goals.
2 weeks agoCanberra has drawn ever nearer to longtime ally Washington, bolstering its military in an attempt to deter the might of a rising China in the Asia-Pacific region.
2 weeks agoThe polling firm Ipsos asked 9,000 people to listen to two clips of AI-generated music and one of human-made music in a survey conducted for France-based streaming platform Deezer.
2 weeks agoFord is exploring the possibility of building a local assembly plant in West Java with operations expected to begin in 2027.
2 weeks agoThe government estimates that the poultry farming initiative could create around 3 million direct and indirect jobs over the next four years.
2 weeks agoToday’s heroes require the same sort of courage that defined Indonesian independence, but this time to carve out the nation’s place in the global digital economy.
2 weeks agoWalking away from a marriage gone bad often involves steep financial, emotional and social costs. But for many women, the freedom that follows is priceless.
2 weeks agoIndonesia’s "free and active" foreign policy, its laissez-faire mediation style as well as its cumulative experience, from the national revolution to the post-tsunami Aceh peace process, might succeed in helping to resolve geopolitical conflicts in Southeast Asia as well as the Middle East amid the global breakdown in the rules-based order.
2 weeks agoMarsinah’s death remains one of Indonesia’s most prominent unresolved human rights cases, alongside the disappearance of poet Wiji Thukul in 1998 and the assassination of activist Munir Said Thalib in 2004.
2 weeks agoJakarta has designated idle plots of land, including some under the Bekasi-Cawang-Kampung Melayu (Becakayu) toll road in East Jakarta, as urban farming sites in an effort to achieve food security and expand green area coverage in the city.
2 weeks agoEquities rose in Asia on Wednesday as the US shutdown nears an end and after fresh jobs data boosted the chances of a third successive Federal Reserve interest rate cut.
2 weeks agoThe real transformation of the National Police lies in nurturing a professional culture built on accountability, empathy and trust.
2 weeks agoIf the Global North is no longer willing to meet its funding promises, it can still demonstrate good faith through another form of solidarity: sharing the knowledge, technology and intellectual property that underpin the green transition.
2 weeks agoFrom rescuing trapped cats to catching pythons and retrieving lost phones, firefighters in Indonesia have become unlikely everyday heroes: a rare public service people trust and love.
2 weeks agoParents should not take measles for granted because it is very contagious and has already killed children in Pekanbaru, Riau and Sumenep regency, East Java.
2 weeks agoThe newly formed police reform commission has promised to solicit public input before delivering recommendations to President Prabowo Subianto in the next three months, though doubts linger over its independence and ability to drive meaningful change.
2 weeks agoDemocracy itself is anti-heroic. Progress does not come from the benevolence of a single messiah but from the collective operation of an impersonal system.
2 weeks agoPresident Prabowo Subianto, who often arrives at the presidential office in a locally produced Maung vehicle, has renewed his promise to create Indonesia's first official national car within the next three years. Whether he can succeed where his predecessors failed remains uncertain, as both Soeharto and Joko "Jokowi" Widodo saw their own national car dreams fade due to political and economic missteps.
2 weeks agoDrone Emprit analyst Rizal Nova Mujahid said generational factors partly explained the contrasting opinions across platforms, with Facebook’s overwhelmingly positive posts largely coming from older users.
2 weeks agoIndonesia will become a global center for a high-integrity carbon market that would contribute to real and measurable climate action, said Indonesia’s COP30 delegation leader and special presidential adviser on energy and environment Hashim Djojohadikusumo.
2 weeks agoIn a regulation signed in June, President Prabowo Subianto redefined the under-construction city of Nusantara as a “political capital”, marking a shift from former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s vision of “global green city” built to international standards to symbolize the country’s transformation by 2045.
2 weeks agoThe public has reason to demand that law revisions address the underlying problems in candidate recruitment, most notably the absence of transparency standards that regulate this process and party fund management.
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