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Sports premium

Indonesia’s U-16 girls gain ground toward future development

Indonesia’s U-16 girls mounted a strong campaign to place second in the Srikandi Merdeka Cup, notching up a solid record and gaining sharper international exposure, but the real test now lies in turning a promising run into sustained player development.

10 minutes ago
Archipelago premium

Illegal logging persists in Riau as wildfires sweep province

The Riau Forest Rescue Network (Jikalahari) said its records showed that 66 percent of Riau’s natural forest had disappeared over the past 25 years, falling from 3.91 million hectares in 2000 to 1.31 million ha in 2025. ...

1 hour ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: PPHN Prabowo's green light for Soeharto's ghost

It is almost a done deal. After a decade of false starts under President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, the push to revive a binding state roadmap, the Pokok-Pokok Haluan Negara (Principles of State Policy, or PPHN), finally has what it lacked: political consensus and a president willing to back it. ...

1 hour ago

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Politics premium

Jakarta deadly unrest prompts calls to probe alleged mobilizers

By late Thursday afternoon, another wave of people had gathered outside the Senayan Legislative Complex. Some burned trash and attempted to breach the perimeter, with violence continuing in the area through Friday morning. One man reportedly died during the unrest. 

1 hour ago
Politics premium

NU leadership race tests strength to distance itself from Jakarta

The country's largest Muslim group will hold a leadership contest during its 35th national congress (Muktamar) in Jombang, East Java amid concerns of political interference that will sway the race result for external political interests.

2 hours ago
Editorial premium

Wildfires: All hands on deck

As Indonesia's catastrophic wildfires choke the wider region yet again, the real culprit isn't the unusually prolonged dry weather but the corporate impunity and lax governance fueling the flames.

2 hours ago
Society premium

UIII marks first commencement ceremony for doctoral graduates

The graduating class came from UIII’s four schools of Islamic studies, social sciences, economics and education sciences, including 99 international graduates from 22 countries.

10 hours ago
Tech premium

Funding hurdles cloud local game developers despite Nintendo’s entry

The government reported 18.22 percent year-on-year growth in the applications and games subsector in 2025, with locally developed games contributing around Rp 750 billion ($42.2 million) in 2024.

13 hours ago
Economy premium

Danantara puts 360,000 property units on offer at expo

The event offers prospective homebuyers a range of financing options, including down payments starting at 1 percent, mortgage rates from 2.75 percent per year and loan tenors of up to 30 years.

17 hours ago
Europe

Norway's new King Haakon, popular face of shaken monarchy

Haakon automatically succeeded to the throne Friday after his father, King Harald, passed away peacefully earlier in the day. He is due to swear an oath before the government later Friday.

17 hours ago
Quick Dispatch

From income to hope, PNM helps Tika improve her family’s livelihood, create jobs

For Tika Wulandari, working at PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM) is about more than earning an income. Through her role as an account officer, she has been able to contribute gradually to her family’s financial well-being, fulfill her father’s dream of owning a fishing boat and create employment opportunities for others.

1 day ago
Quick Dispatch

Expert: Fostering a culture of disaster preparedness key for a resilient society

Experts have called for Indonesia to foster a culture of disaster preparedness in the wake of natural disasters that have occurred throughout the archipelago.

2 days ago
Europe

Switzerland eyes drone battalion by 2028

The ministry outlined plans for a civilian-military center for drones and robotics, consisting of a tech hub and a military command.

17 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Backlash after man jailed for reselling Starlink service on remote island

The suspension of the Starlink-based service following Yogi’s arrest had directly affected schools, teachers, students and digitally based micro, small and medium-sized businesses on North Pagai Island.

18 hours ago
Companies premium

Danantara deploys $1 billion private credit to Partners Group: Bloomberg

Indonesia’s state asset fund has marked one of its largest investments in the global private markets through a $1 billion private credit mandate to Partners Group, according to Bloomberg.

18 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Belgium to reactivate honorary consul in Medan

Belgium considered Medan's strategic potential, as one of Indonesia's international gateways and the largest city on Sumatra, in its plan to reactivate its honorary consul post there.

19 hours ago
FEATURES

A year after Affan: The anger that stayed

A year after Affan Kurniawan’s death, the fury that spilled into Jakarta’s streets has not disappeared.  It has settled into other forms: exhaustion, distrust and a lingering sense that nothing has really changed.

19 hours ago
Politics

Post-protest unrest disrupts Jakarta commute

Friday morning saw the remnants of unrest following Thursday’s protest at the Senayan Legislative Complex, which spread into nearby Pejompongan and Slipi, where residents mounted a defense against unidentified groups via makeshift roadblocks.

20 hours ago
Tech

Meta settlement opens new front in global fight over social media harm

The deal brings sweeping changes to Meta's Facebook and Instagram platforms in the United States, including imposing a default two-hour limit on its apps for users under the age of 18.

21 hours ago
Markets

Asian stocks turn cautious ahead of Warsh speech

Oil prices were headed for weekly losses as Iran and Oman had agreed on administering traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and sharing revenues.

21 hours ago
Academia

Gen Z‑led uprisings across Asia: Strengths and limitations of youth protest

Youth-led protest movements across Asia have exposed underlying anger at corruption and blocked opportunity. But so far, only Nepal has managed to convert that anger into a transfer of governing power.

21 hours ago
Academia premium

Breaking the vicious cycle of forest fires and haze

Satellite dots and convenient scapegoats won't stop the haze, breaking the country’s fire crisis demands trading assumptions for real accountability on the ground.

22 hours ago
Politics premium

Prabowo highlights NU’s role in maintaining national stability

President Prabowo Subianto thanked on Thursday Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) for their support of his administration, saying the country’s largest Islamic organization played a significant role in maintaining the nation’s unity and stability.

22 hours ago
Entertainment premium

LaLaLa Festival 2026: The art of finding something you didn’t come for

At its best, LaLaLa Festival turns a carefully programmed weekend into an exercise in musical serendipity, with smaller stages offering discoveries beyond the big names.

23 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Death toll nears 400, rescuers search for 1,400 missing after Nepal-Tibet floods

Many of the missing are foreign tourists, including trekkers in the Himalayan nation, as well as scores of Hindu pilgrims to Tibet's sacred snow-capped Mount Kailash.

23 hours ago
Academia premium

Why Dolly Parton was one of America’s greatest

What made her something more was what she did when she left the stage.

23 hours ago
Academia premium

Can Indonesia build trust in its welfare data?

Indonesia needs not only better welfare data, but also greater public understanding and trust in how that data is produced.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Deeper Indonesia-Australia cooperation to secure Indo-Pacific

During their annual foreign and defense ministers' meeting on Aug. 26, the two neighbors pledged to deepen cooperation with a particular view to enhancing security in the Indo-Pacific amid rising global power rivalry and food and energy shocks from the Mideast war.

1 day ago
Politics premium

Jokowi loyalist Budi Arie apologizes for 'early election' remarks

The former cooperatives minister has backtracked remarks he made at a forum organized by the pro-Jokowi group Projo, which he cofounded, suggesting that the next regime change might arrive sooner than 2029.

1 day ago
Academia premium

Bank account freezes can help fight crime, not silence critics

When the state freezes an activist’s bank accounts mid-protest, it isn't routine law enforcement. It is an urgent test of whether the rule of law controls the police or punishes dissent.

1 day ago

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Sat, August 29, 2026

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