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View all search resultsLula made the remarks during talks with President Prabowo Subianto.
1 week agoAs Japan steadily builds toward its ambitious goal of winning the World Cup by 2050, Indonesia is racing to qualify for 2026 with bold shortcuts and passionate public support. This is a tale of two soccer nations, as one plays the long game, the other fights against time. ...
1 week agoIt’s time for BRICS to take on a new responsibility as the voice of the Global South, making it a game changer in global governance. ...
1 week agoThe program offers 15 different types of health screenings, including nutritional status assessments, blood pressure and blood sugar checks, as well as screenings for tuberculosis, anemia and thalassemia.
1 week ago"Today I am imposing sanctions on UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese for her illegitimate and shameful efforts to prompt (International Criminal Court) action against US and Israeli officials, companies, and executives," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement.
1 week agoAsian markets mostly rose Thursday on optimism that governments will hammer out deals to avoid the worst of US President Donald Trump's tariffs even after he broadened his range of measures.
1 week agoDuring a legislative hearing on Wednesday, the KNKT's acting head of maritime safety said its ongoing investigation had pointed to human error as a possible cause of the ferry's sinking in the Bali Strait on Friday.
1 week agoRubio's first visit to Asia as secretary of state also comes as US President Donald Trump ramps up his trade war, threatening more than 20 countries with punitive tariffs.
1 week agoThe latest BRICS summit embodied the ongoing shift in the world order from one of Western domination in rules and narratives to one counterweighted by Global South nations wielding agency.
1 week agoEfficient and equitable distribution of risk is key to reforming the international financial system which, in its current form, places undue burden on those countries that most need investment to develop.
1 week agoPolice are investigating the death of a Foreign Ministry diplomat who was found dead at his rooming house in Gondangdia, Central Jakarta.
1 week agoRather than raising high tariff walls, we believe strongly that the US and Indonesia are natural economic partners that should be deepening all aspects of our trade relationship.
1 week agoTrump said he would “consider an adjustment” if Indonesia eliminates its tariff and nontariff barriers.
1 week agoTalks to revise the Constitutional Court Law have resurfaced after lawmakers and major political parties in the House of Representatives voiced objection to the Court’s recent decision to separate national and local elections, accusing it of overstepping its constitutional authority.
1 week agoIf unchecked, the Constitutional Court could transform into judicial tyranny, where the court violates the separation of powers and imposes ideological or political interpretations
1 week agoHolding general elections for a country the size of Indonesia is always a huge and complicated undertaking. The country is constantly struggling to find the most cost-efficient way of running multiple elections at the national and regional levels, but “effective” is never a goal as long as the electoral laws are drawn up by big political parties more interested in protecting their interests than ensuring people’s democratic rights.
1 week agoThe case review on Wednesday was held by the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) following a request from the complainant to re-examine the case pertaining to the authenticity of the former president’s diploma.
1 week agoASEAN’s stronger internal cooperation and potential expansion are on the discussion table as Southeast Asia's top diplomats gather in Kuala Lumpur this week for the 58th AMM, themed "Inclusivity and Sustainability".
1 week agoWashington needs to entice Indonesian investors to their country, but the threatening tone is likely to achieve the opposite.
1 week agoThe government on Wednesday handed over nearly 400,000 hectares of seized palm oil plantations to Agrinas Palma Nusantara, giving the new state company a sizeable land bank that could make it one of the world's biggest oil palm growers.
1 week agoPresident Prabowo Subianto is preparing to assign Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka a special mandate to oversee matters related to Papua, including accelerating development and addressing ongoing human rights issues in Indonesia’s easternmost region, according to a senior government official.
1 week agoMalaysia has reported a string of soft economic data in recent months with growth slowing to 4.4% in the first quarter, while exports unexpectedly fell in May.
1 week agoAnwar described tariffs, export restrictions and investment barriers as "the sharpened instruments of geopolitical rivalry". He did not mention the United States specifically.
1 week agoRetail sales and consumer confidence saw slight improvements in June according to preliminary RSI data, which attributed the uptick to "seasonal factors” including Idul Adha and the school holiday.
1 week agoState-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir has announced that national flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia will increase its planned order of Boeing aircraft to 79 planes as part of ongoing import tariff negotiations with the US.
1 week agoLayoffs have continued to rise across the country, especially in labor-intensive sectors such as textiles and footwear.
1 week agoThe PNBP of the mining sector depends on three key factors, which are global coal prices, production volumes and government-set royalty rates.
1 week agoExperts warned that lingering, unresolved maritime disputes among ASEAN members, often kept outside established arbitration mechanisms, risk undermining regional unity at a time when global regard for territorial integrity and the rule of law is fading.
1 week agoIn May, BI revised down its projection for loan growth this year, from 11–13 percent to 8–11 percent.
1 week agoIndonesia's development strategies outlined by various administrations are predominantly top-down, influenced by paradigms from Java or Jakarta.
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