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Prabowo bestowed with highest Pakistani honor in Islamabad

President Prabowo Subianto became the second Indonesian to receive Pakistan's highest civilian honor Nishan-e-Pakistan after former president and his former father-in-law Soeharto, who received the award in 1982.

50 minutes ago
Archipelago premium

Govt suspends four firms suspected of contributing to deadly North Sumatra flooding

The government assessed that there were relations between activities of the three companies with natural disasters affecting several regions in North Sumatra. ...

1 hour ago
Jakarta premium

Kemayoran blaze kills 22, renews citywide fire safety concerns

According to preliminary police information, the fire is suspected to have been triggered by a drone battery that exploded on the ground floor, although investigators from the National Police’s Forensic Laboratory (Puslabfor Bareskrim) are still working to determine the definitive cause. ...

1 hour ago

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Society premium

Floods, extreme weather, drive up grocery prices in various regions

Supply disruptions of various types of chilies and vegetables have increased the prices in Batam following the flooding in the northern part of Sumatra.

2 hours ago
Companies premium

Italian energy firm Eni reveals a major gas discovery off East Kalimantan

Estimates indicate 600 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of gas initially in place, with a potential of beyond 1 trillion cubic feet (Tcf).

5 hours ago
Europe

Suspense swirls if Nobel peace laureate will attend ceremony

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who lives in hiding, is due to receive her Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Wednesday, but hours before the ceremony it was still unclear whether she would attend.

7 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Trump says to make phone call to stop Thai-Cambodia fighting

Thailand's foreign minister said in an interview on Tuesday that he saw no potential for negotiations in the border conflict, adding the situation was not conducive to third-party mediation, while a top adviser to Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet told Reuters his country was "ready to talk at any time".

7 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Cambodia pull out of SEA Games in Thailand: Organizers

Cambodia withdrew on Wednesday from the Southeast Asian Games, a Games official said, as a border conflict with hosts Thailand escalated and forced a mass exodus of civilians from both sides of the disputed frontier. 

8 hours ago
Quick Dispatch

Enjoy a home away from home at Four Points by Sheraton Bali, Kuta

The “Island of the Gods” has long been a destination that has everything for everyone, whether they are visiting for business or leisure. From spectacular views to a serene ambiance, travelers can take their pick from a variety of accommodation choices across the province.

20 hours ago
Academia premium

Why the US will never abandon Taiwan

Abandoning Taiwan would undermine US interests, alienate allies, embolden China and unravel the Indo-Pacific balance. 

8 hours ago
Quick Dispatch

The St. Regis Jakarta celebrates holiday traditions with Lumière, a Sparkling Season

As 2025 draws to a close, The St. Regis Jakarta invites guests to embrace “Lumière, A Sparkling Season”, a month-long celebration filled with exquisite feasts, heartwarming family experiences and elegant rituals that define the spirit of the holidays at Jakarta’s Best Address.

1 day ago
Markets

Granite Asia raises $350 million for fund backed by Temasek, Khazanah, INA

The strategy, called Libra Hybrid, is targeting $500 million in total commitments and drew capital from global institutions including sovereign wealth funds and Granite Asia's partners, Granite Asia said in a statement.

8 hours ago
Tech

Oil-rich UAE turns to AI to grease economy

Deep in the Abu Dhabi desert, a vast AI campus a quarter the size of Paris is starting to emerge, the oil-rich UAE's boldest bet yet on technology it hopes will help transform its economy.

9 hours ago
Academia

Asia's stocks ride a reform wave, but rough seas lie ahead

The region's flagship index has jumped more than 25 percent this year as a wave of governance reforms and fresh domestic money has started to chip away at a decade-long valuation gap with the United States.

9 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban

For social media businesses, the implementation marks a new era of structural stagnation as user numbers flatline and time spent on platforms shrinks, studies show.

9 hours ago
Currently Obsessed

Childfree, but not care-free: What I learned from a parenting book

A parenting book gave unexpected lessons in healing, empathy and how to show up better for the children around me and the parents doing their best.

9 hours ago
Academia premium

AI is not the risk. Our habits are

A nation’s relationship with technology is forged in childhood, where habits of curiosity, perseverance and independent reasoning are either nurtured or suppressed.

10 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

US backs Japan in dispute with China over radar incident

The United States has for the first time criticized China for aiming radars at Japanese military aircraft during a training exercise last week, incidents that the Asian neighbors have given differing accounts of amid escalating tensions.

10 hours ago
Entertainment premium

‘Daly City’ brings Indonesian American story front and center

Told through the eyes of a young boy, a tender, clear-eyed short movie brings the Indonesian diaspora into the heart of America’s cultural conversation and in the runnings for a potential Academy Award.

11 hours ago
Academia

Warm oceans seem to be turning even ‘weak’ cyclones deadly

Cyclones Ditwah and Senyar show we must prepare for storms that are weak in wind but extreme in rain.

11 hours ago
Economy

US trade deal with Indonesia at risk of collapse, US official says

The two countries in July said Indonesia agreed to eliminate tariffs on more than 99 percent of US goods and scrap all non-tariff barriers facing American firms, while the US will drop threatened tariffs on Indonesian products to 19 percent from 32 percent.

11 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Indonesia welcomes first panda born in the country

Reproducing giant pandas is considered one of the greatest challenges in wildlife conservation. Female pandas are fertile only once a year, and their receptive window lasts just two to three days. The egg remains viable for only a few hours, making natural breeding success rates extremely low.

12 hours ago
Academia premium

Have we not learned our lessons?

In places where communities had been trained to respond to early warnings, the difference is striking: lives and properties were spared because people knew what to do.

12 hours ago
Politics premium

‘Light’ sentencing stunts Indonesia’s corruption fight

Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) recently found that graft convicts only get a prison sentence of three years and three months on average and only 4 percent of total estimated state loss incurred from corruption cases can be recovered throughout 2024.

12 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Mt. Semeru erupts, dozens of homes buried by rain lahar, hundreds flee to hills

The volcano has been highly active lately, with earlier eruptions occurring on Dec. 5 and Nov. 19. 

13 hours ago
Academia premium

China’s one trillion trade surplus: Turning tariffs into gain

Europe now relies heavily on Chinese components to support its energy transition, while Southeast Asia depends on Chinese machinery and intermediate goods to fuel rapid industrial upgrading.

13 hours ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: IMIP airport raises questions on transparency and oversight

The presence of the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) Private Airport in Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi, has sparked controversy after Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin asserted that the facility operates without proper state oversight. The issue appears to reflect a broader debate among state institutions, revealing friction between figures from the previous administration and the current government.

13 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Death strikes stranded evacuees in isolated Sumatra shelters

Suffering through days without clean water or proper medical care, evacuees packed into emergency shelters across three provinces in the northern part of Sumatra are falling severely ill, with some reportedly dying before help can reach them.

13 hours ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Prabowo focuses on health on Pakistan trip

President Prabowo Subianto announced on Tuesday that Pakistan has agreed to help bolster Indonesia's health sector and ease its medical worker shortage, as well as intensify trade and other cooperation, in a visit to Islamabad after wrapping up his tour to flood-hit Aceh.

14 hours ago
Editorial premium

Rights on borrowed time

The state's disaster response in Sumatra only shows that victims of the floods and landslides have had their the rights to life, health and protection denied during emergencies.

14 hours ago

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