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Economy premium

Indonesia posts first trade deficit in six years

Indonesia’s balance of trade has turned negative for the first time in six years as skyrocketing oil prices pushed up imports while weak global demand weighed on exports.

7 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel says troops to stay 'indefinitely' in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza

"The IDF will remain in the security zones in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza indefinitely in order to protect our residents and communities from jihadist elements," Israel Katz said. ...

11 hours ago
Jakarta premium

Recent deaths expose Jakarta’s infrastructure safety failures

The death of a toddler who fell into a pit at the site of an ongoing construction project in South Jakarta has intensified scrutiny of safety standards at Jakarta's infrastructure projects, with experts blaming poor planning and inadequate risk management for exposing the public to preventable dangers. ...

12 hours ago

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Economy premium

Rising fuel, food prices drive June inflation close to BI’s target ceiling

Gasoline was the largest contributor to transportation inflation, with a contribution of 0.21 percentage points, followed by airfare and engine lubricants.

12 hours ago
Regulations premium

Bandung's Husein airport to start serving commercial jets in September

Following the President's instruction in May to "reactivate" Husein Sastranegara airport, the Transportation Ministry has announced that preparations were underway for the West Java capital to start welcoming domestic and international passengers on both propeller and jet aircraft in September.

13 hours ago
Europe

Russia approved secret China military training at top level

The officials said the involvement of such high-ranking individuals in training linked to theUkraine war signalled the importance for Russia and China of such cooperation, which has caused alarm in Europe even as Beijing has denied it took place.

13 hours ago
Economy premium

RI factories slide into contraction in June amid soaring costs, weak demand

The S&P Global Indonesia Manufacturing PMI plunged to 46.9 in June from 50.0 in May, which is also the threshold that separates expansion from contraction, signaling a fresh decline in the health of the goods-producing sector.

14 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Min Aung Hlaing to visit Laos in first ASEAN member state visit

The planned trip comes four months after Min Aung Hlaing completed a carefully engineered transition from head of the military government to president. He has already visited Myanmar's giant neighbours, India and China.

15 hours ago
Europe

French presidential vote to be held on April 18 and May 2 next year

"It will be made official tomorrow (Wednesday) in the Council of Ministers," the source added.

15 hours ago
Academia

A severe El Niño could shake the world's rice supply chain

The last El Niño in 2023–2024 threatened rice supplies. This one may be worse for farming, because climate change is adding extra heat on top of disrupted rainfall.

16 hours ago
Americas

Venezuela quake survivors seek food, shelter as toll rises to nearly 2,000

Tens of thousands of people desperately sought food and shelter in Venezuela on Tuesday after the two earthquakes killed nearly 2,000, but rescue teams managed to pull a 3-year-old boy alive from the rubble six days after the shocks.

16 hours ago
Tech premium

Govt joins forces with Meta in ramped-up crackdown on bot-driven gambling spam

The communications ministry and US tech giant Meta are set to form a joint team to tackle a sharp rise in spam comments flooding platforms with gambling promotions, with a view to expanding cooperation with other social networks.

16 hours ago
Academia premium

Japan-ASEAN cooperation continues to evolve in an age of turbulence

As geopolitical and technological shifts rock the region, Japan and ASEAN are evolving their 50-year "heart-to-heart" partnership into an indispensable anchor for Indo-Pacific stability and economic resilience.

17 hours ago
Sports

Koeman steps down as Netherlands coach after World Cup exit

Per Koeman's Instagram account, he made the decision not long after the Netherlands failed to make the round of 16 for the first time in 12 World Cups.

18 hours ago
Academia premium

ASEAN's energy security and Russia's risky infrastructure

As ASEAN deepens its energy ties with Moscow, the bloc faces a volatile new reality defined by long-range drone strikes deep inside Russian territory. To safeguard its economic future, Southeast Asia must balance the allure of vast Siberian reserves against the growing vulnerability of the infrastructure that delivers them.

18 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

US deports first migrant to Pacific nation Palau

Washington has accelerated efforts to expel undocumented migrants and asylum seekers under US President Donald Trump, proposing to resettle them in unlikely nations such as Uganda, El Salvador and Rwanda.

18 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

World's oceans break June heat record

Global average sea surface temperatures in June were 20.98C, beating the previous records of 2023 and 2024, according to the European Union's Copernicus Marine Service.

19 hours ago
Academia premium

Why the Gulf needs economic ties with Iran

Whatever order emerges from the current crisis, its durability will depend not only on deterrence but also on economic incentives that make conflict costly.

19 hours ago
Sports

Mbappe keeps living his best World Cup

Apparently, that's bad news for his opponents.

19 hours ago
Archipelago

Ten remain in detention after violent anti-government protest in Surabaya

As tensions escalated, some demonstrators threw bottles, stones and firecrackers, while others dismantled a metal barricade on the eastern side of the Grahadi State Building and hurled it into the government compound, according to police.

19 hours ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Youth push for forests' future at Malaysia forum

Students, Indigenous representatives and conservation experts gathered at the Rainforest Youth Summit in Sarawak to draft environmental proposals as global forest loss remains too high to meet 2030 targets.

20 hours ago
Economy

US declaration to exit USMCA to start a decade-long countdown for the pact

US President Donald Trump's administration is expected to formally declare on Wednesday that it will not extend the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade, starting a decade-long clock to wind down the 32-year-old North American free trade zone as the three countries haggle over proposed changes.

20 hours ago
Academia premium

What Indonesian classroom never received

Indonesia’s chronic educational underperformance will never be solved by a top-down curriculum updates. Until policymakers focus on rebuilding foundational cognitive habits, like attention spans and reading stamina, long before students reach university, each new ministerial launch will simply deliver a fresh document to the same broken classroom.

20 hours ago
Society premium

Deforestation still haunts Indonesia’s national parks

The most protected conservation areas in Indonesia face dangers that threaten their tree cover.

21 hours ago
Academia premium

Democracy, collateral damage from great-power games

As great powers trample democratic ideals in a ruthless scramble for strategic alignment, caught-in-the-middle nations face the constant threat of becoming mere collateral damage. Yet, a fierce countercurrent is rising: a fearless, unbought generation of youth refusing to let their freedom be bartered away by autocrats and foreign patrons.

21 hours ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Iran peace deal brings respite for President Prabowo at home

The peace treaty between the United States and Iran, no matter how fragile, offers a measure of relief to President Prabowo Subianto, who is grappling with mounting economic and political pressures at home.

21 hours ago
Politics premium

Delayed election law revision sparks fear of tighter presidential nominations

Concerns are growing over possible efforts to further restrict competition in the next presidential elections, with speculation mounting over tighter candidate nomination requirements as lawmakers continue to delay revisions to the General Election law.

22 hours ago
Politics premium

Split court hands Nadiem 10 years in prison

The Jakarta Corruption Court on Tuesday sentenced former education minister Nadiem Makarim to 10 years in prison and Rp 809 billion (US$45.4 million) in restitution for causing state losses in the procurement of Chromebook laptops during his time in office, an amount Nadiem said he could not afford.

22 hours ago
Editorial premium

The mirage of public trust

Behind the National Police’s glowing 82 percent public approval rating lies a much darker reality of corruption, violence and a desperate need for real reform.

22 hours ago
Markets premium

RI bond market improves as stocks stuck in slump

Foreign demand for Indonesian sovereign bonds has improved thanks to recent interest rate hikes from Bank Indonesia (BI), while the stock market is still in the doldrums.

1 day ago

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Thu, July 2, 2026

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