With 6G, the struggle is not over suppliers, but over the technical blueprint itself.

Rudy came under widespread criticism after it was revealed that he had purchased an official vehicle costing Rp 8.5 billion, sparking concerns over budget priorities in the province amid ongoing government austerity measures.

The recently signed agreement, without saying so outright, institutionalizes a process through which US threat assessments can shape Indonesia's ICT procurement, illustrating the increasingly blurred line between national security and commercial decisions.

The Constitutional Court has closed a loophole in the Corruption Law’s provision on obstruction of justice, which could have been misused by law enforcement to target lawyers, journalists and activists.

As non-kinetic warfare redefines modern conflict, Jakarta must bridge the gap between its digital ambitions and its defensive realities to secure national sovereignty.

The Red and White Cooperative (KDMP) initiative is rapidly transforming from a flagship economic program into a mandate that must succeed at any cost. In its wake, the program is now cannibalizing the Village Fund, the very backbone of rural development and a decade-long symbol of local empowerment.

As the war against Iran launched by the United States and Israel rages on, pressure has been growing domestically for Indonesia to withdraw from the US-led Board of Peace, with Islamic communities and lawmakers questioning the body’s commitment to peace in the region.

Indonesia has seen a large wave of repatriations over immigration violations in Malaysia since the start of the year .

In a city where diversity is the lifeblood of the streets, a mayor’s attempt to ban the pork trade has sparked more than a protest—it has exposed a dangerous drift toward discrimination under the guise of public order.

The United States-Israeli attack on Iran has sent global oil prices surging past US$80 per barrel, putting additional strain on the state budget, which could force painful adjustments.

Women’s rights groups have criticized the country’s new Criminal Code (KUHP) for continuing to criminalize abortion except in cases of rape or medical necessity, calling the law a setback for women’s reproductive rights and bodily autonomy. 

Netanyahu rejected the idea of the conflict lasting years, like previous wars in the region.

The quake originated offshore from Sumatra's northeastern tip, authorities said, prompting people to flee outdoors in a region that frequently experiences devastating tremors.

Brent crude futures LCOc1 were at $80.89 a barrel, up $3.15, or 4.1 percent, by 0745 GMT. On Monday, the contract surged to as high as $82.37, its highest since January 2025, though it pared those gains to settle 6.7 percent higher.

Ambassadors from all of the Security Council's members, including Washington's rivals Russia and China, lined up to meet with Trump, representing the US as it takes over the monthly rotating presidency of the Security Council.

How do you learn to pick yourself when you’ve spent your whole life performing for someone else’s approval?

The first phase is projected to have an annual production capacity of 400,000 tonnes of caustic soda and 500,000 tonnes of ethylene dichloride (EDC), with operations targeted to commence in 2027.

The department, in posts on X, said it had updated travel advisories for Bahrain and Jordan "to reflect the ordered departure of non-emergency US government personnel and family members of government personnel."

Unlike in 2025, saving conditions entering Ramadan this year are weaker across income segments, limiting the spending before the disbursement of holiday bonuses.

Because power vacuums cannot be targeted by precision munitions or mapped by satellite imagery, the United States' strategic thinking systematically underestimates the danger they pose.

Indonesia has recorded a slight increase in its inbound tourism, welcoming 1.01 million foreign visitors in January, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) data show.  

PT Daya Intiguna Yasa (MR.D.I.Y. Indonesia), Indonesia's largest home goods retailer, has officially opened its second flagship store at Summarecon Mall Bekasi 2 in Bekasi, West Java.

What the Philippines needs is a genuine moral reckoning: in schools, in media, in families, in politics.

Firman Banurea, 40, who has been living in a makeshift shelter in Aceh Tamiang regency with his wife and three children, said that, in addition to the mud still covering residents’ homes, logs and other debris left by the November disaster continue to accumulate along the roadside, creating a serious hazard.

In the aftermath, the US embassy issued shelter in place notifications for Jeddah, Riyadh and Dhahran and limited non-essential travel to any military installations in the region.

"We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action. We knew that that would precipitate an attack against American forces, and we knew that if we didn't preemptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties," Rubio told reporters.

As the European Union and ASEAN both face a crisis of relevance, only a bold transition from loose cooperation to deep integration can prevent middle powers from being crushed between the competing dictates of Washington and Beijing.