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Entertainment

Celebrated soul musician D'Angelo dead at 51

The R&B icon and neo-soul pioneer melded genres and opened doors as he stretched the boundaries of Black pop traditions while producing sensuous hits including "Brown Sugar" and the "Untitled (How Does It Feel)."

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Academia

Machado’s peace Nobel revives the prize’s old dilemmas

The Venezuelan opposition leader is the latest in a long list of controversial Nobel peace laureates that illustrate the committee's complex reasoning behind whether to choose a model of change or a model for change. ...

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Society premium

Fuel station owners begin to think about EV impact

Electric vehicle (EV) impacts on fuel station business would depend on technological advancement and government’s policy. ...

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The Latest

Academia premium

Prabowo’s second year and the changing economic landscape

Prabowo’s populist, project-driven, fiscally expansionary approach has been unfolding in a fragile institutional setting.

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Politics premium

Gerindra sets sights on 2029 as leadership calls for early preparations

President Prabowo Subianto’s popularity may help the nationalist party win the 2029 elections, analysts have said, but extra efforts will still be needed as Gerindra may face more challenges in the next four years.

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Academia premium

The politics of labeling in Papua: How narrative control perpetuates conflict

In Papua's conflict dynamics, civilian victims frequently become subjects of competing labels depending on which party controls the narrative.

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Opinion premium

Analysis: The ominous ‘Mr. J’: Jokowi's new political home

When the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) chairman, Kaesang Pangarep, announced the party's new leadership lineup for the 2025-2030 period, a mysterious figure designated only as "Mr. J" was listed as the chief patron, with the full name to be revealed soon. PSI secretary general and Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni explained that the name was being kept secret under Kaesang's instruction.

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Archipelago premium

Central Java sets up free meals hotlines after widespread poisoning

As of Oct. 5, Central Java had reported 15 food poisoning outbreaks linked to the government's free meals program, the second-highest number nationwide, behind West Java, which recorded 34 incidents, according to a Health Ministry report.

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Middle East and Africa premium

Government denies Prabowo ever intended to visit Israel

A rumored trip to Israel and a “hot mic” exchange with United States President Donald Trump over a possible business deal were among highlights of President Prabowo Subianto’s appearance in the Gaza peace summit in Egypt.

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Editorial premium

BI must remain independent

A central bank mandated to achieve a government’s economic growth goals will blur the lines between monetary and fiscal policies.

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Regulations premium

Purbaya rules out budget help in resolving Whoosh debt

The finance minister said the state budget should play no role in restructuring the high-speed railway’s credit as the state-owned enterprises involved were managed by state asset fund Danantara.

2 days ago
Jakarta premium

Jakarta enhances fire protection in dense neighborhoods

Jakarta is expanding its fire-fighting capacity with new stations and 1,000 trainees set to join the brigade next year, aiming to better protect residents in the city’s densely populated and fire-prone neighborhoods.

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Politics premium

Court rejects ex-minister Nadiem’s pretrial motion in Chromebook graft case

Former education minister Nadiem Makarim told reporters that he accepted the court’s decision to reject his pretrial motion that challenged the Attorney General’s Office’s (AGO) naming him a suspect.

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What we're watching

Smashing nostalgia: The Pumpkins bring grunge back to Jakarta

Fifteen years later, The Smashing Pumpkins returned to Jakarta with a set list that spanned their entire discography, loud, emotional and melancholic without the infinite sadness.

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Tech

Nexperia: the 'salt and pepper' of chips

The Dutch government has invoked a Cold war-era law to effectively seize control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned chipmaker based in the Netherlands.

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Economy

Buffering the shock: IEU-CEPA for resilient trade

The landmark Indonesia-EU CEPA signals potential benefits for both sides and particularly wider and more certain market access for Indonesia.

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Society premium

Police probe Serang radioactive contamination after US shrimp alert

The National Police have launched a criminal investigation into the radioactive contamination of Cesium-137 (Cs-137) at the Cikande Industrial Estate in Serang, Banten, after traces of the substance were detected in shrimp exported to the United States.

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Asia & Pacific

Trump to attend signing of Thailand-Cambodia 'peace deal'

Tensions between Thailand and Cambodia erupted in July into the deadliest military clashes in decades, killing more than 40 people and forcing around 300,000 to flee their homes.

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Archipelago

Govt detects traces of radiation at clove farm as probe expands

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently said it had detected the presence of Caesium-137 in a sample of cloves from PT Natural Java Spice during screening after the radioactive isotope was also detected in August in a sample of frozen shrimp from Indonesia.

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Regulations premium

Labor demands up to 10% rise in minimum wage for 2026

The stipulation for determining the provincial minimum wage is usually made on Nov. 1, and Dec. 1 for regencies or cities.

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Asia & Pacific

Major Japanese opposition party seeks policy consensus in bid to take power

The head of a major Japanese opposition party on Tuesday called on other opposition forces to unite on key policies to pave the way for a change in government, amid growing uncertainty over whether the ruling party can remain in power.

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Companies premium

Govt drops PIK 2 from strategic projects list

Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto said on Monday that the government had only granted PSN status to the tourism-related segment of the project, not its broader real estate development and that the delisting followed a formal review.

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Academia

Two political forces and the Philippines’ future

For the 2028 election option, the anti-Duterte forces lag behind the pro-Duterte group in preparations because of the absence of a clear successor candidate that they can collectively rally behind.

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Middle East and Africa

Prabowo asks Trump for meeting with son Eric in 'hot mic' moment

Trump and Prabowo, who were also seen on video footage, appeared to be unaware that a live microphone was recording their conversation.

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Academia

Alleged British links in Papua’s crisis

UK banks, energy giants and arms exporters are at the heart of one of the world’s least-known human rights and environmental crises, research has revealed.

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Economy

US, China to roll out tit-for-tat port fees, threatening more turmoil at sea

The United States and China on Tuesday will begin charging additional port fees on ocean shipping firms that move everything from holiday toys to crude oil, making the high seas a key front in the trade war between the world's two largest economies.

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Europe

Trio win Nobel economics prize for work on innovation, growth and 'creative destruction'

While most economists view economic growth as a driver of prosperity, there are some who do not see it as an unalloyed good.

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Academia premium

The maturing of Indonesia’s tech scene

Over the past decade, Indonesia’s digital landscape has evolved beyond its initial premise as "dinosaur" corporations slowly caught up with nascent disruptors, pointing to a future that will be defined by those that possess both youthful agility and mature resilience.

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Economy

Trump on track to meet Xi in South Korea

The latest rupture followed China's announcement on Thursday that it would dramatically expand its rare earths export controls. That drew a sharp countermeasure from Trump on Friday that sent markets and relations between the world's two largest economies into a spiral.

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Middle East and Africa

Trump takes victory lap in Israel

The 79-year-old hailed a "historic dawn" for the Middle East and declared the end of a "painful nightmare" with the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal he helped broker.

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Thu, October 16, 2025

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