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Archipelago 1 month ago

Floods in Bali kill at least nine people

Continuous heavy rains between Tuesday evening and Wednesday caused the floods and killed five peopl...

Art & Culture 1 month ago

New Banksy artwork challenges UK's protest crackdown

Free speech has become a hot topic in the UK, with people from across the political spectrum complai...

Markets 1 month ago

Markets mostly up as US producer price data stokes rate cut bets

Asian equities mostly rose Thursday as investors built on this week's rally after US data ramped...

Academia 1 month ago

SEAblings: When sending food turns into a gesture of solidarity among Southeast Asians

At least three factors underpin the emergence of this phenomenon: Grab’s platform features, a ...

Academia 1 month ago

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Indonesia’s Gaza flotilla and the law of naval blockade

Under blockade law, Israel has the right to intercept neutral merchant vessels attempting to breach ...

Academia 1 month ago

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Burden sharing: A short-term remedy, a long-term risk for BI

What does the policy mean for the future of Indonesia’s monetary credibility and institutions?...

Politics 1 month ago

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TNI move against critic stirs debate over shrinking civic space

The Indonesian Military (TNI)’s plan to report online activist Ferry Irwandi for defamation ha...

Politics 1 month ago

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Sjafrie’s new post shows Prabowo’s reliance on military figures

President Prabowo Subianto has appointed Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin as the acting coordina...

Asia & Pacific 1 month ago

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All Indonesians safe amid deadly Nepal protests: Foreign Ministry

According to the ministry’s data, all 125 Indonesians known to be in the South Asian country w...

Academia 1 month ago

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New finance minister: A fresh hope or silent menace for the economy

The new finance minister should advise the President against pursuing priority programs that risk wi...

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Analysis: Constitutional Court ends deputy ministers’ moonlighting

The controversy over double jobs for deputy ministers should now end after the Constitutional Court ...

Editorial 1 month ago

Israel’s defiance of peace

The attack on Tuesday is a blatant breach of international law and a stumbling block to the ongoing ...

Editorial 1 month ago

Save the forest

Deforestation often benefits a few political and business elites in Jakarta, leaving rural communiti...

Economy 1 month ago

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Economists press Prabowo to fix budget, governance

A group of hundreds of local economists has called on the government to focus on spending priorities...

Archipelago 1 month ago

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At least nine killed, two missing in Bali's worst flooding in years

One of the deadliest incidents occurred in Denpasar’s old city area, where flooding caused two...

Society 1 month ago

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Forest loss leads to heat-related deaths in Indonesia: Study

Indonesia has the largest number of people in the world affected by warming temperatures due to defo...

Companies 1 month ago

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Pertamina breaks ground on $3m green hydrogen project

The pilot project is designed to produce up to 100 kilograms of green hydrogen per day and is expect...

Asia & Pacific 1 month ago

Nepali rapper turned mayor is Gen Z's favorite in political crisis

The capital's 35-year-old mayor, a former rapper who often appears on Instagram and in public we...

The Neighborhood 1 month ago

Turning Jakarta’s overlooked sidewalks into common ground

In a city built for cars, sidewalks often feel like an afterthought. But revitalized stretches in Ja...

Asia & Pacific 1 month ago

Singapore to buy four Boeing P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft

The order is the first phase in a refresh of the Singapore Armed Forces maritime security capabiliti...

Science & Tech 1 month ago

Apple unveils iPhone 17 Air

The Silicon Valley powerhouse held its annual iPhone release event amid mounting pressures: the Whit...

Archipelago 1 month ago

Floods in Bali kill at least six

Torrential rain since late Tuesday triggered flooding across four districts of Bali, forcing the eva...

Asia & Pacific 1 month ago

How 'Gen Z' protests over corruption and jobs ousted Nepal PM Oli

Stung into action, they turned to still-accessible apps such as Viber and TikTok to rally thousands,...

Asia & Pacific 1 month ago

Japan's LDP braces for leadership race with coalition vision in spotlight

In the upcoming presidential race of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, triggered by Prime...

Economy 1 month ago

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New economic zones to invite EV firms, halal products industry

The government has announced plans to establish six new special economic zones (SEZs) covering vario...

Europe 1 month ago

France set for disruption as new PM takes office

Macron named Lecornu as prime minister late Tuesday, a day after his predecessor Francois Bayrou los...

Academia 1 month ago

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Europe must use its economic ‘bazooka’ against the US

The trade deal reached with the United States at the end of July, though unbalanced and asymmetric, ...

Asia & Pacific 1 month ago

Nepal army patrols after deadly protests oust PM

Protests had began Monday in the Nepali capital against the government's ban on social media and...

Asia & Pacific 1 month ago

Japan, Philippines agree to enhance defense cooperation with eye on China

Tokyo and Manila boost cooperation on defense equipment and technology in response to China's as...

Markets 1 month ago

Asia stocks gain, bonds fall as traders consider odds of bigger Fed cut

Asian stocks tracked Wall Street higher on Wednesday and bonds fell as traders firmed up bets that U...

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