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Economy

China and ASEAN, hit by US tariffs, sign upgraded free trade pact

The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN and China on Tuesday signed an upgrade to their free trade agreement, which is expected to include sections on digital, green economy and other new industries.

1 month ago
Archipelago premium

House calls on government to investigate massive illegal gold mining near Mandalika

Last week, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed that a massive illegal gold mine was operating in Sekotong District on Lombok, just an hour’s drive from the Mandalika Special Economic Zone (SEZ), home to Indonesia’s MotoGP international circuit. ...

1 month ago
Academia premium

The militarization of Indonesia’s cybersecurity framework

The newly completed bill on cybersecurity and cyber resilience still prioritizes the protection of national interests instead of upholding citizens' digital rights and also involves the TNI in enforcement, leading to legal uncertainty that potentially threatens democracy and the rule of law in Indonesia. ...

1 month ago

The Latest

Sports premium

Jakarta lands new legacy with world gymnastics event

Veteran stars reclaimed their glory as a new generation signaled an emerging shift at the 53rd FIG World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, their eyes now set on a rematch at Los Angeles 2028.

1 month ago
Archipelago premium

Yogyakarta student case spotlights child gambling crisis

According to Nur, the student was first drawn into gambling through online gaming, initially seeking money to play the games. What began as an attempt to earn quick cash soon escalated into a full-blown addiction, leaving him embroiled in debts.

1 month ago
Society premium

New ‘pesantren’ office gains support after deadly collapse at Sidoarjo school

Following the President's green light to set up a new directorate general dedicated to pesantren, experts have hailed the move as necessary to improve both governance and oversight, including for structural issues believed to have led to last month's fatal disaster at a school in Sidoarjo.

1 month ago
Academia premium

ASEAN’s new survival strategy: Transactional deals and hard economic realities

The region is shedding its illusions about predictable superpower diplomacy and is instead embracing a strategy that is intensely transactional and fiercely pragmatic.

1 month ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Pertamina corruption case expands, private sector dragged

Several private companies, including Garibaldi "Boy" Thohir's Adaro Energy, have been dragged into the spotlight after prosecutors charged PT Pertamina and its subsidiary, PT Pertamina Patra Niaga (PPN), with corruption that allegedly cost the state trillions of rupiah. The case centers on the underpricing of unsubsidized Solar and Biosolar, Pertamina's diesel and biodiesel fuel brands, sold to numerous private sector buyers. The indictment, which could result in state losses of up to hundreds of trillions of rupiah, has sparked a heated debate among experts and civil society. Some caution against the potential criminalization of private sector buyers, while others insist on pursuing all possible corporate links to the corruption scheme.

1 month ago
Society premium

Nearly 100 residents relocated from radioactive red zones in Serang

Nearly a hundred residents in Cikande district in Serang regency, Banten, have been evacuated from their homes as the decontamination process continues in the area following a radioactive leak that prompted national attention.

1 month ago
Society premium

Corrections ministry raises inmates' wages above poverty line

The ministry has instituted a new wage of Rp 700,000 for inmates participating in work and empowerment programs, just above the urban poverty rate and a massive increase compared to the previous rate of Rp 50,000-100,000.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Prabowo cuts ASEAN trip short after whirlwind tour

President Prabowo Subianto has returned to Jakarta from Malaysia ahead of schedule, following a busy weekend at the ASEAN Summit, which saw Southeast Asian leaders sit down with United States President Donald Trump to hash out new deals, the United Nations chief call for an end to violence in Myanmar and the welcoming of the bloc's 11th member Timor-Leste after a 14-year wait.

1 month ago
Editorial premium

Indonesia’s vanity ride

A national car is back on the agenda, but what makes President Prabowo Subianto think that this iteration will fare better than similar projects in the past?

1 month ago
Economy premium

RI tariff deal stuck as Malaysia secures agreement with US

Jakarta’s tariff deal with Washington remains stuck amid a shutdown of the United States government, yet some of Indonesia’s regional peers managed to secure agreements last weekend.

1 month ago
Regulations premium

Bank Indonesia to add incentives amid slow lending

Bank Indonesia (BI) plans to roll out additional macroprudential liquidity incentives (KLM) on Dec. 1 through new disbursement schemes to boost sluggish credit growth and expedite the pass-through of central bank rate cuts to commercial banking rates.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Trump in Japan as hopes grow for China trade deal

Speaking on Air Force One, Trump said he was hopeful of a deal when he sees Xi on Thursday in South Korea, while also indicating he was willing to extend his trip in order to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

1 month ago
Markets premium

Indonesia raises 6 billion yuan through first dim sum bond issuance

The five-year bond has a coupon of 2.5 percent, while the 10-year one offers 2.9 percent.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

ASEAN not sending observers to Myanmar elections

Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has billed the December 28 polls as a step towards reconciliation in the civil war unleashed by his 2021 coup.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

China willing to give assistance to US after aircraft crash in South China Sea

A US Navy helicopter and a fighter jet went down in the waters of the South China Sea on Sunday in two separate incidents, the US Pacific Fleet said on X. 

1 month ago
Americas

More than 8,000 US flights delayed as government shutdown drags on

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the Federal Aviation Administration experienced air traffic control staffing issues at 22 locations on Saturday, and added additional shortages were expected to lead to more flight delays and cancellations in the days ahead.

1 month ago
Regulations premium

Indonesia, Turkey ink deal to expand civil aviation cooperation

The new cooperation agreement expands flight frequencies, routes and destinations between the two countries and increases opportunities for codeshare arrangements, crew recruitment and maintenance partnerships.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

US Navy helicopter, jet crash into South China Sea

The first crash involved a MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, which "went down in the waters of the South China Sea while conducting routine operations from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz," according to a statement from the US Navy's Pacific Fleet.

1 month ago
Economy

Lula says Trump 'guaranteed' trade deal with US

Lula said at a briefing on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Malaysia that his discussions with Trump had gone welland that an agreement would be reached "faster than anyone thinks."

1 month ago
Markets

Asia stocks surge on US-China trade deal breakthrough

Markets rallied after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the threat of the US president imposing an additional 100 percent tariff on Chinese goods was "effectively off the table".

1 month ago
Entertainment

Radiohead's Thom Yorke says would not now play in Israel

"Absolutely not. I wouldn't want to be 5,000 miles anywhere near the Netanyahu regime," he told The Sunday Times Magazine, referring to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.

1 month ago
Academia premium

Finland’s happiness rests on international cooperation

We believe in co-creation: as a relatively small nation, we cannot produce everything on our own, and we need international trade.

1 month ago
Academia premium

Stopping the threat of organized cybercrime

We need to strengthen legal and regulatory frameworks around the world, provide training and equipment to enforcement agencies and promote cross-border cooperation.

1 month ago
Academia premium

Supply-chain economics beats tariff politics

Trump’s tariff-first trade policies fundamentally misunderstand 21st-century supply-chain economics.

1 month ago
Editorial premium

Modern education, old habits

If anything, such scrutiny is mandatory if the institution in question gets funding from the state or receives a permit from the government to run their operation. 

1 month ago
Academia premium

How high will Purbaya be allowed to fly?

Purbaya has dismantled several long-untouched practices and proved many observers wrong about the country’s fiscal stability.

1 month ago
Archipelago premium

Batam Customs foils attempt to smuggle hornbill beaks, bear teeth

Batam Customs intercepted the delivery of 10 rangkong gading (helmeted hornbill) beaks and 43 sun bear teeth from Bandar Lampung to Tanjung Pinang through Batam.

1 month ago
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