For years, Indonesia has looked toward Thailand as a model for agriculture and tourism. It is time we apply that same humility to Vietnam. 

Labor unions have argued in a series of protests against the Jakarta administration that this year’s city minimum wage of Rp 5.73 million (US$341) is still lower than the Rp 5.89 million of income recommended by Statistics Indonesia (BPS) for decent living in the city.

The Jakarta Composite Index plummeted around eight percent Wednesday and as much as 10 percent Thursday, its worst performance since 1998 during the Asian financial crisis.

As Western leaders reel from Trump's unpredictability, Starmer is the latest to head to China.

Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam are among the Asian locations that tightened airport screening checks this week to guard against such a spread after India confirmed infections.

"I built (up) the military in my first term, and now we have a group headed out to a place called Iran, and hopefully we won't have to use it," Trump told reporters at the premiere of a documentary about his wife Melania.

"New Zealand will not be joining the Board in its current form but will continue to monitor developments," Foreign Minister Winston Peters said in a statement.

More details have been announced on the plan to use the Meikarta project for the public housing program, with the government looking to build 141,000 subsidized homes on three plots of land totaling 30 hectares.

The need for sustainable infrastructure has gained increasing prominence amid Indonesia’s efforts to accelerate national development in line with the government’s Asta Cita agenda. The challenges of climate change, development disparities and growing demand for a green economy have driven the adoption of new approaches that go beyond physical outputs, ensuring that social and environmental benefits are delivered to communities.

The prospects for the people of Myanmar look grim after the multistage elections ended on Sunday, as their country is dominated by the military junta and hemmed in by competing great power interests and a softening stance among some ASEAN members.

Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) president director Iman Rachman has announced his resignation following Morgan Stanley Capital International’s (MSCI) transparency warning that triggered a massive sell-off in Indonesian stocks and temporary trading halts earlier this week.

Jakarta’s Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Japan and its analogous agreement with Australia are important examples of the responsible exercise of middle-power status. 

Asian stocks sank Friday amid fresh worries over vast investments in artificial intelligence. Jakarta seemed to be stabilizing after a rout over the previous two days sparked by index compiler MSCI calling on regulators to look into ownership concerns.

Goldman Sachs estimates that foreign investor outflow could reach $7.8 billion if Indonesia is downgraded to frontier market, a scenario the investment bank and some investors deem unlikely.

Indonesia’s expensive bet may ultimately prove the more strategic choice for a nation building the infrastructure of its urban future. 

The Board of Peace can become either a procedural pause before larger conflicts erupt or a genuine multilateral platform rooted in justice, inclusion and shared responsibility.

In many SOEs, leakages persist because decisions live in gray zones: exceptions become routine, documentation becomes negotiable and accountability becomes diffuse.

Our past presidents used anti-foreigner narratives only to sustain power that enabled them to remain in office for decades. 

“Initial findings suggest the flames may have originated in a storage area containing raw materials for sandal production, including chemicals. However, we do not yet know what triggered the fire,” Tohap said on Wednesday.

The government has been tightening screening measures at two busy airports in the country after two cases of the deadly and transmissible Nipah virus were detected in India.

The police reform commission has said the majority of members favor keeping the force under the direct command of the President.

Beyond the headlines of the IDX's sudden plunge lies a deeper story of thin tradable supply, where market mechanics and global index rules have turned low-float stocks into dangerous volatility amplifiers.

The government is currently revising the subsidy scheme for the sea toll program amid concerns that it has fallen short of its objectives. Introduced by the administration of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, the program aims to improve national logistics connectivity and narrow price disparities between Western and Eastern Indonesia, where goods have been traditionally more expensive than on Java. After nearly a decade of implementation, however, price gaps have barely shifted, raising questions about the effectiveness of the subsidy.

An environmental NGO has called for an overhaul of the sector after at least 15 artisanal gold miners were killed in accidents this month alone, while the national anti-money laundering has highlighted that the illegal activity led to billions of dollars in losses over the past two years.

Philippine Foreign Minister Theresa Lazaro said the bloc did not reach consensus on its stance against the result of Myanmar’s election, in which the military-backed party claimed victory.

Reduced water supplies from upstream areas trigger a drastic decline in groundwater level, causing residents’ shallow wells to no longer produce water.”

Both Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) and the Financial Services Authority (OJK) have promised to act fast and change stock market regulations pursuant to points made by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) that prompted a massive sell-off.