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The promise of ‘Sumpah Pemuda’, the promise of a first job

Nearly a century after the Youth Pledge, Indonesia’s demographic promise will not be fulfilled in speeches, but in whether its economy can offer millions of waiting young people their critical first job.

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Entertainment premium

‘Laut Bercerita’: Raising buried memories to the big screen

Nearly a decade after Leila S. Chudori’s novelization of the forced disappearances of student activists in the late 1990s, a full-length feature brings its stories of resistance, friendship and families left waiting to cinemas. ...

1 hour ago
Tech

Crypto platform Binance confirms major hack, more than $2.5b frozen

Some said it could be the biggest-ever cyberattack of its kind, with a haul exceeding the $1.5 billion stolen in February 2025 from the Bybit platform. ...

1 hour ago

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11 Yogyakarta daycare workers jailed for 2-3 years for child abuse

Parents of children abused at the Little Aresha daycare center expressed disappointment over the court’s ruling, saying the sentences handed down to 11 caregivers failed to reflect the harm suffered by their children.

1 hour ago
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Interpol, Riau Islands Police to up supervision on dangerous chemicals

Interpol and Riau Islands Police discussed efforts to strengthen the supervision of dangerous chemicals in the border area and conduct Operation Chemical anti-Smuggling Enforcement (CHASE).

1 hour ago
Politics premium

Prabowo’s cooperatives program faces legal challenge

A village chief, an independent cooperative and a civil organization have turned to the Constitutional Court to challenge the Red and White cooperatives program, President Prabowo Subianto’s second flagship program to face legal pushback after the free nutritious meal program.

2 hours ago
Academia premium

When diplomacy loses its place in policymaking

Indonesia does not lack spokespersons. What it is missing is diplomacy as the center of gravity of its foreign policy.

2 hours ago
Academia premium

Keeping emerging market status: Lessons from 1998

To save Indonesia from a humiliating market downgrade, policymakers must abandon defensive rhetoric and deploy the painful, proven audit blueprint that rescued the nation’s banks in 1998.

2 hours ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Indonesia’s market sell-off punishes poor governance

Last Friday was a Black Friday for Indonesian stocks. A market sell-off wiped out US$65 billion in value and sent the Indonesia Composite Index (IDX) plunging 11.6 percent, its steepest drop since 1998. The market did not crash because corporate fundamentals suddenly weakened, but because investors punished regulators for turning a blind eye to market abuses and acting only after MSCI forced their hand.

2 hours ago
Society premium

Wildfires threaten cave art, burn indigenous burials in Sulawesi

Heat and smoke from the burning forest and land near caves where the rock arts are located may gradually damage the physical features of the painting and accelerate their decay, while soot from the blaze may also obscure the rock structures.

3 hours ago
Politics premium

Nationalist rhetoric clouds Indonesia’s haze accountability

Indonesia’s recent row with neighboring countries over transboundary haze caused by local fires is fueling concerns that the government is wielding nationalist sentiment to deflect criticism of its response to the crisis.

3 hours ago
Society premium

Govt passes buck on free meals oversight

The government has ordered regional administrations to establish their own task forces to inspect free meals kitchens and promised incentives for complying regions, which critics warn will only shift oversight responsibilities to regions already under tight fiscal constraints.

3 hours ago
Editorial premium

Just another FTA

Unless Indonesia tackles its worsening corruption and regulatory chaos at home, joining the high-standard CPTPP will deliver mere diplomatic prestige rather than real economic gains.

3 hours ago
Companies

Ivan Cahyadi: Leading Sampoerna’s next chapter by developing future leaders

After 30 years at Sampoerna, Ivan Cahyadi is committed to sustaining the company’s legacy by creating opportunities for local talent to grow and lead.

9 hours ago
Companies premium

Banks remain under margin pressure in third quarter

Major Indonesian banks have seen their interest margins continue to decline in the third quarter of this year, putting pressure on profitability amid high benchmark rates and intensifying competition for both borrowers and deposits.  

12 hours ago
Politics premium

KPK searches Djarum's office in excise graft probe

The antigraft body issued a new warrant in October for an investigation into alleged irregularities and bribery pertaining to cigarette excise, with the commission’s spokesperson saying investigators may summon related parties for questioning as the probe goes.

13 hours ago
Economy premium

Free meals program offers little lift for MSMEs, survey finds

A research from Indef revealed that around 80 percent of MSMEs had yet to identify new business opportunities from the free meal program.

16 hours ago
Archipelago

Rains bring relief to Indonesian provinces weary of fire haze

Light to heavy rains have recently fallen in Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan and South Sumatra, encouraged by its cloud seeding operations, said Indonesia's climatology agency.

16 hours ago
Companies

Shell profit soars as Mideast war disrupts energy supplies

Revenue rose sharply to $92.8 billion from $68.2 billion in the same period a year earlier.

16 hours ago
Companies premium

Danantara executive owns stakes in OJK-sanctioned brokerage: Bloomberg

Anonymous Bloomberg sources have linked the state asset fund's chief investment officer to indirect ownership of shares in PT Supra Sekuritas Indonesia, which they say is among nine brokerages that have been slapped with sanctions on suspicion of market manipulation.

17 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

What's at stake for Trump in Israel's deadlocked election?

With Israel's election yielding no clear winner, President Donald Trump could face prolonged uncertainty over who will lead Washington's closest Middle East ally as he confronts challenges from Iran and Gaza across the region.

19 hours ago
Americas

After landing in US, Flavio Bolsonaro declares himself Brazil's rightful leader

Senator Flavio Bolsonaro declared himself Brazil's rightful leader on Wednesday after arriving in the United States, alleging he was the victim of an electoral coup by the country's Supreme Court and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who won the vote by over 4 million votes.

20 hours ago
Tech

Indonesia’s digital trade opportunity starts at home

Closing digital gaps matters as ASEAN prepares to sign the Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) in November 2026, following the conclusion of negotiations.

21 hours ago
Markets

Asian stock markets fluctuate after mixed tech results

Tech firms diverged Thursday with a mixed bag of results for some of the AI sector's big beasts tempering the recent spurt of optimism amid growing anxiety about companies' investment and debt.

23 hours ago
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Two female athletes die at Central Java provincial games

Syabilla Rizkia Putri Raharja, 22, a finswimmer representing Jepara regency, died on Sunday after collapsing near the finish of the women’s 3,000-meter open-water finswimming event while Ayudiah Rivana Tridiandinita, 19, a pencak silat athlete representing Semarang city, died early Wednesday after undergoing surgery for a finger injury sustained during a match.

1 day ago
Europe

Spain high-speed train crash kills 68, injures over 100

Spain's high-speed rail network has received huge investment in recent years, growing to become the second-largest in the world after China's and a source of national pride. The second such accident to strike Spain this year will raise fresh questions about the country's rail safety.

1 day ago
Regulations

US Fed holds interest rates steady despite 'too high' inflation

The 12-member Federal Open Market Committee voted 10-2 to hold rates at a target range between 3.75 to 4.00 percent, citing the need for more data in the fight against inflation, after having hiked for the first time in three years at its previous meeting in September.

1 day ago
Art & Culture premium

Indonesia’s imprint on Cape Town history comes to light

A Jakarta exhibition traces more than three centuries of shared history, from Indonesian exiles and enslaved people who helped shape the South African city to the spread of Islam and the legacy of influential Muslim scholars.

1 day ago
Editorial premium

Fire, smoke and statesmanship

When choking transboundary haze pushed Singapore and Indonesia to the brink of an economic and diplomatic standoff, pragmatic leadership proved that following the money trail—not nationalist rhetoric—is the key to clearing the air.

1 day ago
Society premium

Haze disrupts schooling, threatens learning outcomes

High school students across the country began taking the academic competency test (TKA) on Monday. But in Central Kalimantan, one of the provinces hardest hit by forest and peatland fires this year, students will have to wait until next month to sit the exam because of deteriorating air quality.

1 day ago

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Fri, October 30, 2026

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