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Asia & Pacific 3 days ago

Japan fires missiles during drills, drawing China rebuke

Japan fired surface-to-ship missiles and sank an old warship in waters between the Philippines and T...

Europe 3 days ago

Dutch hantavirus victims visited Chile, Uruguay, Argentina before cruise

The ministry said that the husband-and-wife couple arrived in Argentina on November 27, then travele...

Middle East and Africa 3 days ago

Trump sees swift end to war as Iran reviews US peace proposal

US President Donald Trump predicted a swift end to the war with Iran as Tehran considered a US peace...

Academia 3 days ago

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A new economics for the 21st century

The World Bank’s latest work confirms that industrial policy is more replicable across income ...

Economy 3 days ago

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Belitung eyes tourism boost from Singapore flight route reopening

Singaporean airline Scoot launched twice-weekly flights between Belitung and Singapore on Sunday, ma...

Academia 3 days ago

Active neutrality in a dangerous era: Malaysia’s test from Hormuz to Malacca

Malaysia does not need to be a military actor in the US-Israeli war against Iran to be strategically...

Europe 3 days ago

Virus-hit cruise ship heads for Spain as evacuees land in Europe

A cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will reach the Spanish island of Tenerife "wi...

Academia 3 days ago

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The nuclear dilemma in the new era

A fundamental stance must be emphasized: nuclear weapons must be rejected as a bargaining chip for g...

Markets 3 days ago

Asian stocks hit record high, dollar wobbles on peace deal hopes

Asian stocks soared to record highs on Thursday while the US dollar slipped and oil nursed steep los...

Asia & Pacific 3 days ago

Energy crisis front and center as ASEAN leaders start summit

Conflicts far beyond Southeast Asia are expected to dominate discussions of leaders of the regional ...

Archipelago 3 days ago

Police name Deli Serdang deputy speaker as defamation suspect

The case stems from comments Hamdani Adjam posted to Instagram suggesting a romantic "match&quo...

Academia 3 days ago

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Indonesia must ensure it never has to say yes to the IMF ... again

Sovereignty is not proven by rejecting help, but rather by never becoming desperate enough to need i...

Academia 3 days ago

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The fragile state of women’s rights: From the Bekasi tragedy to the denial of 1998 rapes

As we tout a new law to protect the vulnerable, the dismissal of historical atrocities and the strip...

Politics 3 days ago

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Abuse concerns linger over extremism prevention plan

The new Perpres notes that while Indonesia has seen a decline in terrorist attacks in recent years, ...

Jakarta 3 days ago

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Dry season nears but heavy rain still expected across Jakarta

Jakarta is expected to see more rain this month during the transition to the dry season, after recen...

Academia 3 days ago

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How an 8% commission fee cap can cripple Indonesia’s tech giants

The government’s "new social contract" might offer immediate relief to gig drivers, ...

Academia 3 days ago

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Analysis: Domestic worker law addresses but won’t end modern slavery

Domestic workers work long hours and do all kind of chores for low wages and have little or no legal...

Politics 3 days ago

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Reform team pushes demilitarization of police amid brutality concerns

The government-sanctioned police reform commission has proposed demilitarizing the work culture of t...

Regulations 3 days ago

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Pivoting from LPG to CNG to require 'billions of dollars’

As the government looks to replace millions of subsidized 3‑kilogram LPG cylinders with compressed n...

Editorial 3 days ago

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Capitalizing on the Malacca Strait

Indonesia must trade its outdated regional rivalries for a sophisticated maritime strategy that hono...

Archipelago 3 days ago

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Fuel shortages spread from Riau to several cities in Kalimantan

Despite reports of fuel shortages across several provinces, Pertamina has insisted that national fue...

Community 4 days ago

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‘Apa kabar?’ The Holy See spreads words of peace in Indonesian

As conflict reshaped flight paths across the Middle East, a small Indonesian delegation braved the d...

Regulations 4 days ago

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BI tightens guardrails to curb rupiah’s slide

The rupiah extended its slide to 17,425 per US dollar on Tuesday, according to the Jakarta Interbank...

Middle East and Africa 4 days ago

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Indonesia urges restraint as Iran-US tensions spill into UAE

Indonesia has expressed deep concern over reported missile and drone strikes targeting oil facilitie...

Middle East and Africa 4 days ago

US and Iran closing in on memorandum to end war

The Pakistani source said a report earlier by the US media outlet Axios on the proposed memorandum w...

Archipelago 4 days ago

Bus-tanker crash kills 16 in South Sumatra

A road accident involving a passenger bus and a fuel tanker killed 16 people and injured four others...

Jakarta 4 days ago

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Jakarta mandates household sorting to tackle chronic waste crisis

After seven people were killed in a devastating landslide at the Bantargebang landfill in ...

Middle East and Africa 4 days ago

Evacuations 'ongoing' from hantavirus-hit cruise ship off Cape Verde

Three people -- two crew members and one other person -- thought to be infected with the virus were ...

Politics 4 days ago

Indonesia eyes e-commerce ban for under-16s: Minister

Ministry has found that children tend to fall victim to e-commerce scams, Meutya said.

Asia & Pacific 4 days ago

Japan plans early transfer of warships and aircraft to Philippines

The two countries' shared grievances over Chinese territorial claims have seen them draw increas...

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