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The purchasing managers’ index (PMI) climbed back above 50 last month as output edged higher and business confidence hit a six-month high, but weak exports and high input costs are keeping manufacturers wary.
3 hours agoThe death of a firefighter while battling a blaze at an illegal dumpsite near Jakarta's largest wholesale market in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, has renewed concerns over the capital's persistent waste management crisis. ...
5 hours agoData from Statistics Indonesia (BPS), released on Monday, showed that the June shortfall narrowed from the $1.61 billion deficit recorded in May. ...
7 hours agoThe losses widened from Rp 4.9 trillion recorded for the whole of last year, according to the latest financial report released by state-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI).
8 hours agoConsumer price index growth cooled to 2.88 percent year-on-year in July despite ongoing pressure from high global oil prices, according to the latest report from Statistics Indonesia (BPS).
9 hours agoThe government said on Monday it increased the levy for its planned News Bargaining Incentive to 2.5 percent from 2.25 percent.
10 hours agoThe Nobel Peace Prize winner has been in detention since February 2021 when an elected civilian government led by her was ousted by Myanmar's military in a dawn coup, plunging the impoverished Southeast Asian nation into turmoil.
11 hours agoThe rapid expansion of household net worth to some US$570 trillion last year is increasingly being driven by paper equity values, drifting away from tangible asset values and underlying economic performance.
11 hours agoPoland's accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) is a clear statement that peace, dialogue and respect for international law remain the best foundations for security in an increasingly uncertain world.
12 hours agoThe yen leapt on Monday, keeping traders on alert for further intervention from authorities to shore up Japan's historically weak currency, days after Tokyo and Washington jointly intervened in the foreign exchange market.
13 hours agoIn a fracturing global order ruled by tech giants and rising autocracies, Indonesia must abandon gradualism and execute a bold strategic breakout or else risk permanent economic subordination.
13 hours agoIf URI is not intended to function as a conventional university, what exactly distinguishes it from institutions that already train public leaders? If it is, why establish a new university rather than strengthen existing ones?
14 hours agoThe job requires not only technical expertise in economics but also judgement, communication, crisis management and political independence.
14 hours agoThe government's plan to introduce a syllabus that aims to prevent "the spread of LGBTQ culture” has garnered broad criticism from education and rights observers for its antidemocratic stance and its potential to not only reinforce but also legitimize systemic discrimination against a minority group.
15 hours agoConnect the dots and a deeper question emerges: Is the country shifting toward a command model of economic governance?
15 hours agoIndonesia's contribution should be to insist on what actually makes nuclear peace hold: declaratory transparency, no-first-use commitments, verified command-and-control safeguards and working crisis hotlines between adversaries.
15 hours agoJakarta Governor Pramono Anung has urged the public to remain calm and ordered shopping malls and office buildings to remove newly built high perimeter fences from around their premises, ensuring that the capital remains safe amid fears of last year’s August riots recurring.
16 hours agoPublic opinion surveys have grown alongside Indonesia’s democratic transition, as public sentiment has become increasingly important in shaping elections and evaluating policies, according to experts.
16 hours agoPresident Prabowo Subianto has once again taken what many observers describe as an impulsive policy step, raising eyebrows among academics and policy experts. This time, the controversy surrounds the establishment of the University of the Republic of Indonesia (URI), a project announced without any publicly available policy study or broad institutional consultation.
16 hours agoGreater Bandung BRT is an integrated bus-based public transportation system to serve the cities of Bandung and Cimahi as well as regencies of Bandung and West Bandung as well as part of Sumedang regency.
17 hours agoPresident Prabowo Subianto has drawn criticism over his suggestion that Iran possessed nuclear weapons and his declaration of readiness to help mediate dialogue between South Korea and North Korea.
17 hours agoBali is seen as a possible location for the planned Indonesia International Financial Center (PFII), but can the resort island benefit from the development without becoming overburdened?
17 hours agoOfficers from the National Narcotics Agency and Customs and Excise Directorate General arrested six suspects and are still hunting two Malaysians who are believed to be the suppliers for the syndicate.
17 hours agoThe fire happened at the Telaga Said oil field in Langkat regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia's first producing oil field from the Dutch colonial era.
17 hours agoA total of 225 people on the vessel were rescued, said the regional Surabaya Search and Rescue Agency, which provided the latest figures in an afternoon update.
1 day agoAll eyes are on President Prabowo Subianto, who is set to unveil next year's state budget in two weeks, which will reveal whether transfers to regional governments will face another round of cuts.
1 day agoThe acclaimed play's revival, which incorporates some modern touches to its costumes and score as well as the internal reflections of actors reprising their roles, continues to invite audiences to reflect on the age-old battle between power and compassion.
1 day agoThe warning, posted online by US embassies in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, came a day after US President Donald Trump threatened to hit Iran "very hard".
1 day agoThe southeastern city of Yangsan saw the temperature reach 42.5C at 1:26 pm (0426 GMT), the Korea Meteorological Administration said on its website.
1 day agoLow-cost airline Citilink has expanded its fleet 21 percent in the first half of 2026 from the previous semester, as part of a nearly $370 million first-phase funding provided by Danantara to parent company Garuda Indonesia to improve its MRO business.
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