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Sports

Man City guilty of using 'sham' deals to distort finances, Premier League says

Manchester City used "sham" commercial contracts as part of schemes to inflate revenue and understate costs by more than £900 million over nearly a decade, the Premier League said on Tuesday after an independent commission ruled the club guilty of serious breaches of financial rules.

16 minutes ago
Economy premium

HSBC forecasts slower GDP growth next year despite renewed capital inflows

The global bank has forecast that Indonesia's GDP growth will be sustained at a pace of 5.4 percent in 2026 before slowing slightly to 5.2 percent next year. ...

47 minutes ago
Archipelago

Women fight fires, sexism in Kalimantan

Housework in the morning followed by several hours of firefighting: women in West Kalimantan risk life and limb to battle blazes making their communities sick, all while shouldering a sexist backlash. ...

1 hour ago

The Latest

Europe

EU proposes climate rules delay, warning of 'challenging' winter ahead

The EU proposed to delay new rules to cut planet-warming emissions from methane Tuesday, warning of a tough winter ahead with "very high" oil and gas prices owing to the US-Iran war.

1 hour ago
Archipelago premium

Five whales, whale sharks die in separate strandings across Indonesia

A 2025 study by the Elasmobranch Institute Indonesia and Konservasi Indonesia found a sharp increase in reported whale shark strandings in Indonesia, from about four cases a year before 2020 to 22 a year afterward.

2 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Qatari mediators press peace deal between US, Iran

Qatar said it hopes that shuttle diplomacy between Iran and the US can lead to a breakthrough despite US President Donald Trump's denial of media reports that he was willing to ease sanctions and release frozen funds in exchange for Iranian concessions on its nuclear program.

2 hours ago
Entertainment premium

Home Sweet Loan The Musical puts the sandwich generation on stage

Almira Bastari’s bestselling story moves from page and screen to the stage, where music, choreography and comedy give Kaluna’s struggles a new dimension.

2 hours ago
Academia premium

Time to stop scaring the nation with the communist boogeyman

More than six decades after the bloodshed of 1965-1966, President Prabowo has a historic window to finally bury the red phantom and lead the nation into a future free from manufactured fear.

3 hours ago
Tech

Trump, AI CEOs sign voluntary safety pact, back data center expansion

The administration faces increasing scrutiny over risks posed by advanced AI, after OpenAI and Anthropic reported their AI agents had gone rogue and hacked into other companies' systems.

3 hours ago
Politics premium

Presidential candidacy proposals raise alarm over potential court ruling violations

Experts have raised the alarm over new ideas from political parties on presidential candidacy which potentially undermine Constitutional Court rulings intended to widen competition and voters’ choices.

3 hours ago
Quick Dispatch

‘Blangkon’ stays alive amid a changing world with PNM Mekaar

A blangkon may appear to be simply a traditional Javanese headpiece. For Tri Damayanti and her husband, however, each piece they carefully shape and assemble represents much more: a skill passed down through generations, a livelihood for their family and a cultural heritage they strive to preserve amid changing times.

1 hour ago
Society premium

Govt to audit haj fund management to curb frauds

Efforts to improve governance on haj management done by the Haj and Umrah Ministry had resulted in the reduced waiting time for pilgrims under state-subsidized regular program from 49 years to 14 years. 

3 hours ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Indonesia’s tax revenue: Mirage or miracle

Indonesia’s economy has recently received a welcome piece of good news, with the latest state budget figures showing a sharp increase in tax revenue. Net tax revenue rose by a remarkable 24.1 percent year-on-year as of August 2026, reaching Rp 1.409 quadrillion (US$79 billion), or 59.8 percent of the full-year target. Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara attributed the increase to higher global oil and gas prices, strong domestic consumption and improvements in the Coretax system.

4 hours ago
Society premium

Government shores up BPJS Kesehatan as gaps persist

The government’s planned Rp 20 trillion injection into national health insurance provider BPJS Kesehatan will help shore up its finances in the final months of the year, but analysts say the insurer needs broader reforms to address its cash-flow problems.

4 hours ago
Politics premium

Prabowo meets Megawati, offers condolences over Guruh’s death

President Prabowo Subianto did not attend the funeral of artist Guruh Soekarnoputra, who is the brother of PDI-P chair Megawati Soekarnoputri, on Sept. 26, and offered condolences directly to the former president during a private meeting two days later.

5 hours ago
Editorial premium

Let's win the WHO race

To win the WHO's top post, Jakarta must stop treating multilateral diplomacy as an afterthought and let the President lead the charge for Indonesia’s nominee, Budi Gunadi Sadikin.

5 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Central Java seeks more power over free meals program after string of mass poisonings

Central Java has recorded 77 food poisoning incidents linked to the free meals program since the start of the year, affecting 13,390 people.

5 hours ago
Markets premium

External pressure, fiscal risks weigh on rupiah

The rupiah has again breached a psychological threshold against the United States dollar as fading hope for a swift settlement of the Iran war pushes up global energy prices and inflation in Indonesia, triggering fresh capital outflows from Indonesia.

15 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Tokyo suffers longest streak of rainy days on record

Climate change fuelled by fossil fuel emissions increases moisture in the atmosphere, making heavy rain more likely.

18 hours ago
Jakarta

Police charge train driver over crash that killed 16 women in Bekasi

A long-distance train smashed on April 28 into a women-only car at the back of a stationary commuter train near Bekasi Timur station in West Java.

19 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Trump denies offering to sell arms to Xi

US Ambassador to China David Perdue told Fox News on Sunday that Trump made the extraordinary offer to sell arms to the rival superpower.

19 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Myanmar airstrike death toll rises to 50

Witnesses say the military bombed the riverside commercial hub in Kyauktaw town, Rakhine state, around midday (0530 GMT) on Monday, when the initial death toll was reported at around 30.

19 hours ago
Economy premium

Thai businesses tap Indonesian market as domestic opportunities shrink

Indonesia’s large domestic market could justify to set up a local production, while import restrictions and quotas had further prompted some Thai businesses to consider investing locally rather than exporting directly from Thailand.

20 hours ago
Economy

The shortening life of food trends

Indonesians are not steadily abandoning small treats, nor are they rapidly increasing the share of their food budgets devoted to them, but the products competing for that pool are changing faster.

21 hours ago
Academia premium

Why ASEAN and China should join hands on global governance

China and ASEAN are well-poised to turn the call of the Global Governance Initiative into concrete results that benefit the region and beyond.

22 hours ago
Economy

House passes 2027 state budget bill into law

Spending and revenue ​next year were approved at Rp 4.1 quadrillion and ⁠3.4 quadrillion, respectively, representing increases of about ​4 percent and 7 percent from the latest estimates for this ​year's budget.

22 hours ago
Americas

CNN, MS NOW, Politico ask judge to extend block on White House ban

CNN, MS NOW and Politico asked a federal judge on Monday to issue a court order preserving their White House access while they fight US President Donald Trump’s move to ban them over coverage he dislikes.

22 hours ago
Regulations premium

Govt to inject Rp 20 trillion into BPJS Kesehatan to cover cash flow deficit

BPJS Kesehatan president director Prihati Pujowaskito said the agency had collected Rp 118 trillion in premiums as of September, while it had paid Rp 132 trillion in healthcare benefits, leaving a cash flow deficit of around Rp 14 trillion.

22 hours ago
Academia premium

In the age of AI, purpose is becoming a business strategy

AI, social media and universal connectivity are making corporate behavior radically more transparent.

23 hours ago
Academia

Twenty-one years on, Aceh’s peace faces new strains

A decades-long insurgency in the Indonesian province ended after 2004’s devastating tsunami. But pro-independence talk is on the rise again.

1 day ago

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