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Companies premium

Astra’s gold miner ramps up expansions, M&A to lift output

PT United Tractors, subsidiary of local conglomerate Astra International, acquired Agincourt in 2018 through its subsidiary PT Danusa Tambang Nusantara, which serves as the group's holding company for mineral investments.

1 week ago
Americas

Meta shut down internal research into mental health effects of Facebook, Instagram

In a 2020 research project code-named “Project Mercury,” Meta scientists worked with survey firm Nielsen to gauge the effect of “deactivating” Facebook and Instagram, according to Meta documents obtained via discovery. To the company’s disappointment, “people who stopped using Facebook for a week reported lower feelings of depression, anxiety, loneliness and soc...

1 week ago
Politics

NU asks Yahya Staquf to resign over invitation to pro-Israeli speaker

The leadership of NU, which is also the world's biggest Islamic organisation with around 100 million members and affiliates, has given Chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf three days to offer his resignation or be removed from his post, according to the minutes from a meeting on Thursday.  ...

1 week ago

The Latest

Environment

What did countries agree to at COP30?

In a win for developing countries at COP30, the final agreement "calls for efforts to at least triple adaptation finance by 2035." 

1 week ago
Americas

COP30 seals uneasy climate deal that sidesteps fossil fuels

The overnight impasse between the European Union and the Arab Group of nations over fossil fuels had pushed the talks past a Friday deadline, triggering all-night negotiations before a compromise could be reached.

1 week ago
Middle East and Africa

G20 host South Africa sees consensus for summit declaration despite US boycott

In opening remarks to the Johannesburg summit, Ramaphosa said: "There's been overwhelming consensus and agreement that one of the other tasks we should undertake right at the beginning is to [...] adopt our declaration."

1 week ago
Europe

'Carbonara sauce' at EU parliament causes stir with Italy

An Italian minister decried the sauce for containing pancetta, a pork product similar to bacon, which is apparently a major culinary faux pas in food-loving Italy.

1 week ago
Environment

New tech could help COP30's Amazon rainforest protection goals

Using drones to survey land that can be hard to access, a company harnesses AI and other tech to analyze which areas would yield the best returns from restoration in terms of biodiversity, climate and local communities.

1 week ago
Europe

Germany to classify date rape drugs as weapons in trials

Nearly 54,000 women and girls were the victims of sexual offences in Germany in 2024, an increase of 2.1 percent on the previous year, of which nearly 36 percent were victims of rape and sexual assault.

1 week ago
Economy

G20 summit opens in South Africa without Trump

Despite not attending the summit, US President Donald Trump's presence loomed large at the event, the first summit of the group of major economies to be held in Africa, after producing a surprise unilateral plan to end the war in Ukraine largely in line with Russia's goals.

1 week ago
Americas

Major MAGA figure Greene resigns from US Congress

The shock move by Greene was the clearest sign yet of a growing split in MAGA world, still churning over strong Democratic victories in this month's off-year elections.

1 week ago
Society premium

Skepticism persists as Indonesia joins global deal on indigenous land

Indonesia pledges to grant 1.4 million hectares of forest to indigenous communities by 2029, endorsing a global agreement aiming to recognize 160 million ha of customary lands in the next five years.

1 week ago
Europe

Ukraine scrambles to respond to US plan to end war

US President Donald Trump has given Ukraine less than a week to sign but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday pledged to work to ensure any deal would not "betray" Ukraine's interests, acknowledging he risked losing Washington as an ally.

1 week ago
Americas

Trump lavishes praise on New York's mayor-elect Mamdani at warm White House meeting

The men, two different generations of New Yorkers, announced nothing new on policy except what seemed to be the launch of an unexpected, politics-shifting professional friendship.

1 week ago
Conversation

Exploring stories and their reasons with Xu Xi

The Chinese-Indonesian-American author reflects on who gets to tell a story, what makes a 'real writer' and what fiction is really for.

1 week ago
Archipelago premium

Pregnant woman, unborn baby die after Papua hospitals refuse treatment

When they arrived at Dian Harapan Hospital, staff informed the family that the facility could not perform the C-section and referred them to Abepura Regional General Hospital, about 6 kilometers away. However, according to the husband, Abepura Hospital also declined to treat Irene and redirected them to Bhayangkara Hospital, 7 kilometers farther.

1 week ago
Sports

'FIFA Series' for smaller nations to expand in 2026, add women's edition

Host nations for the larger 2026 men's series are Australia, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Mauritius, Puerto Rico, Rwanda and Uzbekistan, FIFA said, with the final lineup of participants to be given early in the year.

1 week ago
Companies

Vietnam EV maker VinFast reports $900 million quarterly loss

With almost 400 showrooms globally, the company is trying to crack markets in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, the United States and Canada.

1 week ago
Tech

Judge in Google ad tech case seeks quick fix for web giant's monopolies

The US judge considering whether to order a breakup of Google's advertising technology business asked the Department of Justice on Friday how quickly such a remedy would take effect, saying, "time is of the essence."

1 week ago
Americas

UN climate summit pushes into overtime as nations clash over fossil fuels

After nearly two weeks of negotiations in the Amazonian city of Belem, a new draft agreement unveiled by COP30 host Brazil made no mention of "fossil fuels" or the word "roadmap" that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had himself publicly supported.

1 week ago
Archipelago premium

Central Java landslides death toll hits 30 as recuse efforts continue

Rescuers are working around the clock to search for 21 victims still missing after two major landslides in Central Java, as the combined death toll from the disasters rises to 30.

1 week ago
Archipelago premium

North Sumatra councilor named suspect in assault of flight attendant

Megawati Zebua from the Golkar Party was named a suspect after a mediation effort with flight attendant Lidya Christine failed to reach an agreement. 

1 week ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Indonesia moves toward rupiah redenomination during stable period

The Indonesian government and Bank Indonesia (BI) have once again floated the possibility of redenominating the rupiah. The proposal aims to enhance economic efficiency, stabilize the currency's exchange rate, strengthen public confidence in the rupiah and maintain purchasing power. Critics, however, argue that the initiative risks diverting government resources from more substantive economic priorities. Still, Indonesia's current macroeconomic stability may provide a window for the policy as a corrective measure to past episodes of hyperinflation.

1 week ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Legendary Jeju female divers face uncertain future

The growing popularity of Jeju Island’s haenyeo may not be enough to save the fate of a centuries-long tradition, which has seen the number of its practitioners dwindling over the years. Yet, the female divers march on to save it from extinction.

1 week ago
Society premium

Govt faces backlash over Riau land seizures

People residing within Tesso Nilo National Park in Riau are demanding that the government allow comanagement of land and plantations with the state-owned PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara instead of evicting them and handing the land to third party companies.

1 week ago
Culture

Saudi opens doors to all Indonesian travelers

Indonesia, home to one of the world’s largest population of young people, is a key strategic market in Saudi’s push to become a global tourism hub.

1 week ago
Editorial premium

Justice for ‘Tempo’, a victory for the press

Media institutions in the country face increasing intimidation, not only from state actors but also from powerful business figures, as in the case of Tempo.

1 week ago
Economy premium

Foreign investors still weighing Prabowo's state-led approach

Foreign direct investment long accounted for half or slightly more than half of total investment in Indonesia, but the balance flipped this year.

1 week ago
Middle East and Africa premium

Gibran heads to Johannesburg for G20 Summit on Prabowo’s behalf

The summit hosted by South Africa runs from Saturday to Sunday at the Johannesburg Expo Centre amid geopolitical tension, including a boycott by United States President Donald Trump, who has accused the South African government of discriminating against white citizens.

1 week ago
Politics premium

AGO slaps travel ban on former tax chief, Djarum CEO amid graft probe

AGO spokesperson Anang Supriatna told The Jakarta Post on Thursday that the office had coordinated with the Immigration Directorate General to issue the six-month travel ban, which has been in effect since Nov. 14. 

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