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Community 1 week ago

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Evi Tampakatu: Building peace from a ‘dangerous’ Poso hamlet

In an isolated community of former terrorists and their families, one woman is breaking the stigma w...

Academia 1 week ago

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The hefty price of low-cost defense systems

While cost-effectiveness and price tags are essential indicators, the procurement of arms must alway...

Tech 1 week ago

Digital payments in Indonesia: A Cultural shift

QRIS transaction volume had risen by 163 percent year-on-year (yoy) in July, while BI-FAST handled 4...

Archipelago 1 week ago

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Singapore’s vaping restriction benefits tourism in Batam

As a border town, Batam is poised to reap benefits after Singapore banned vaping, driving ...

Academia 1 week ago

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Trump's tariffs and India's economic future

In the long term, Trump’s tariffs are likely to propel India to rethink its strategic prioriti...

Politics 1 week ago

Hundreds reportedly detained, one journalist injured in Jakarta unrest

Responding to Monday’s protest, House Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad said the allowance...

Politics 1 week ago

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Prabowo awards top honors to allies, aides

President Prabowo Subianto has conferred civilian honors on more than 100 national figures, with man...

Academia 1 week ago

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Fiscal space for investment shrinks in 2026 budget

The 2026 state budget proposal reveals a fiscal style built on obligations that, while reassuring to...

Academia 1 week ago

Analysis: Prabowo sees free nutritious meal program as glass half full

President Prabowo Subianto used his first state of the nation address on Aug. 15 to talk up his huge...

Politics 1 week ago

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New haj ministry formed as House passes law revision

The new ministry, an upgrade from the Haj Organizing Agency (BP Haji), will handle the organization ...

Regulations 1 week ago

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Govt opts not to extend EV import incentives next year

The existing incentives consist of exemptions from import duties and luxury taxes for completely bui...

Society 1 week ago

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Worm infection case raises stunting concerns

If left untreated, infections of parasitic worms that usually affect children from underprivileged e...

Editorial 1 week ago

Nightlife's healthier makeover

The growing focus on healthier living is evident among Gen Z and millennials across Jakarta and the ...

Regulations 1 week ago

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Revamp of local content rules riles businesses

A plan to cut local content requirements for goods made by foreign suppliers rather than in-hou...

Middle East and Africa 1 week ago

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Indonesia presses Islamic nations to stop Israel’s expansionist agenda

Indonesia has called on Islamic nations to unite and “use all their power and available resour...

Jakarta 1 week ago

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Cars over people? Sidewalk cuts in South Jakarta draw backlash

The Jakarta administration’s plan to trim sidewalks along the heavily congested TB Simatupang ...

Archipelago 1 week ago

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East Nusa Tenggara resident shot amid border dispute with Timor-Leste authorities

Jakarta and Dili have been negotiating their land borders since 2002, shortly after Timor-Leste form...

Asia & Pacific 1 week ago

'Powerful optics': China's Xi to welcome Putin, Modi in grand show of solidarity

Aside from Russian President Vladimir Putin, leaders from Central Asia, the Middle East, South Asia ...

Economy 1 week ago

US agrees tariff exemption for RI's palm oil, cocoa, rubber, senior minister says

The exemption will take effect once both sides reach a final pact, but no timeline was set as the US...

Europe 1 week ago

1 in 4 people lack access to safe drinking water: UN

More than two billion people worldwide still lack access to safely-managed drinking water, the Unite...

Economy 1 week ago

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Danantara to raise Rp 50 trillion through low-coupon ‘patriot bonds’

Danantara Indonesia plans to raise Rp 50 trillion through so-called patriot bonds to fund waste-to-e...

Asia & Pacific 1 week ago

Australia expels Iran ambassador over antisemitic attacks

It marks the first time Australia has expelled an ambassador since World War II.

Regulations 1 week ago

White House wants more deals like Intel's, worrying business community

US President Donald Trump said he wants to make more investments in healthy US companies on Monday. ...

Middle East and Africa 1 week ago

Five journalists among 20 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital

Gaza's civil defense agency said five journalists were among at least 20 people killed Monday wh...

Asia & Pacific 1 week ago

Trump wants to meet North Korea's Kim this year, he tells South Korea

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he wanted to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year...

Europe 1 week ago

UK migrant arrivals on small boats reach new record

A record 28,076 migrants have crossed the Channel to Britain in small boats this year, a 46 percent ...

Asia & Pacific 1 week ago

Typhoon Kajiki kills 3 in Vietnam, floods Hanoi streets

Typhoon Kajiki killed at least three people and injured 10 others in Vietnam, authorities said on Tu...

Academia 1 week ago

Defense tech revolution redefines future battlefield

Unmanned systems and the AI that increasingly operates them are redefining a defense sector more oft...

Europe 1 week ago

French PM's job on line with call for confidence vote

France's embattled Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said on Monday his government would request a ...

Academia 1 week ago

From trinity to today: Turning the page on nuclear testing

A return to nuclear testing would almost certainly spark a dangerous arms race, one that undermines ...

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