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Family Matters

Everyone gets a holiday ... except mothers?

The trip was supposed to be a break for everyone in my extended family. So why was my mother-in-law up in the wee hours?

4 minutes ago
Companies premium

Heavy equipment sales projected to rise as RKAB approvals gather pace

Heavy equipment sales in Indonesia are expected to pick up in the second half of this year, driven by the gradual approval of mining companies’ annual production plans (RKAB), industry players say, although rising commodity prices have yet to trigger immediate demand. ...

18 minutes ago
Middle East and Africa

Iran announces alternative routes in Hormuz strait

Iran announced alternative routes on Thursday for ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, citing the risk of sea mines in the main zone of the vital waterway. ...

34 minutes ago

The Latest

Academia premium

Geopolitical tensions and the urgency of energy sovereignty

The rush toward EV and biofuel adoption risks shifting Indonesia’s ecological burden from coal chimneys to indigenous forests. True energy sovereignty lays not in massive corporate permits but in the resilient, community-led models already thriving in the heart of the archipelago.

54 minutes ago
Markets

Crude rises, stocks fall on fears over nascent Iran ceasefire

Oil prices climbed and stocks fell Thursday on fears over the nascent US-Iran ceasefire after Tehran threatened to resume hostilities after Israel launched a major bombardment of Lebanon.

56 minutes ago
Archipelago premium

34 police officers in N. Sumatra fall victim to fictitious loans using their decrees

The suspect forged signatures on documents to apply for loans without knowledge or consent from victims who handed over their promotion decrees as collateral.

1 hour ago
Academia premium

America's currency is the Global South's problem

Highly exposed to shocks originating in the US, Global South countries often have to align their monetary policies with America’s, in order to maintain currency stability and manage dollar-denominated debts.

1 hour ago
Entertainment premium

Hipdut rising: 2025’s breakout sound of Indonesian youth

Blending hip-hop and dangdut, the music genre has moved from experimental to the mainstream, driven by new artists and growing audiences, with its pioneers now looking to scale the movement this year and beyond.

2 hours ago
Academia premium

Criminalizing creativity: A test for Indonesia’s creative economy vision

Indonesia’s ambitious vision for a trillion-rupiah creative economy is being strangled by a procurement system that still treats imagination like unskilled labor. The criminalization of videographer Amsal Sitepu exposes a dangerous value blind spot that must be fixed before the state’s bureaucracy bankrupts its own future.

2 hours ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Activists pin hopes on Indonesia to hold Myanmar's new president accountable for genocide

Rohingya activists and legal advocacy groups are pinning their hopes on Indonesia’s new penal code to push forward a genocide case against Myanmar's newly-elected President Min Aung Hlaing, in what they say could be a long-awaited breakthrough for accountability.

3 hours ago
Quick Dispatch

Never Giving Up: Mrs. Anastasya Proves Every Struggle Deserves Support Amid Hardship, Hope

The small steps a mother takes each day often hold powerful stories of resilience. In Manado, one such story comes from Anastasya Sampaleng, a housewife who chooses to remain strong amid difficult circumstances.

18 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

US-Iran truce hangs in balance as war flares in Lebanon

United States-Iran ceasefire fractures emerged quickly as Israel carried out its heaviest strikes on its neighbor -- including in densely packed central Beirut -- since the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah joined the war in early March.

3 hours ago
Politics premium

Protesters demand justice for assaulted activist as top court reviews military law

Civil groups and students staged a rally outside the Constitutional Court on Wednesday in solidarity with acid attack victim Andrie Yunus, as the top court hears cases challenging the Indonesian Military (TNI) Law.

3 hours ago
Academia premium

Reform, regret and the politics of reversal in Indonesia

In recent years, Indonesia has witnessed a series of policy reversals that, taken together, raise important questions about the consistency of its reform agenda.

3 hours ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: The shadow of the TNI power struggle behind the acid attack

Three weeks after the acid attack on Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (Kontras) activist Andrie Yunus, investigators have yet to clearly identify who bears ultimate responsibility. What has drawn particular attention is the resignation of the chief of the Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS), framed by the Indonesian Military (TNI) as a form of institutional accountability. Yet, this raises the critical question of whether the move reflects genuine responsibility-taking by the state or signals deeper power struggles within the military.

4 hours ago
Middle East and Africa premium

Indonesia demands thorough probe of peacekeeper deaths

The government has called for a thorough investigation into two incidents in Lebanon that left three Indonesian peacekeepers dead, following the release of preliminary findings from a United Nations probe that highlighted the probable roles of Israel and Hezbollah in the deadly events.

4 hours ago
Regulations premium

RI needs strategic diversification to mitigate global crises: CSIS

Researchers from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) have called on the government to pursue strategic diversification to shield Indonesia from heightened global risk.

4 hours ago
Archipelago premium

BGN faces backlash over electric motorcycle procurement for free meal kitchens

Videos of the procured vehicles have recently circulated widely on social media, fueling public backlash and raising questions over the urgency of providing motorcycles to kitchen heads, as well as the effectiveness of the program’s large budget.

4 hours ago
Editorial premium

Alarming deforestation

Indonesia’s decade of conservation progress is under threat as ambitious state projects drive a staggering 66 percent surge in deforestation.

4 hours ago
Asia & Pacific premium

ASEAN leans toward China as Trump worries mount, ISEAS survey finds

Indonesian respondents overwhelmingly indicated a preference for China over the US at 80 percent amid a corresponding regional shift, with the majority of all respondents citing Trump's leadership and Washington's use of sanctions as top concerns.

14 hours ago
Economy premium

Ceasefire provides temporary relief for bleeding rupiah

A de-escalation in the United States-Israeli war on Iran has helped the rupiah bounce back somewhat after approaching its historic low, but economists say the Indonesian currency remains subject to a range of risks.

15 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Both sides claim victory after US, Iran agree to 11th-hour truce

Tehran has agreed to temporarily reopen the Strait of Hormuz, through which much of the world's oil, gas and fertilizer passes, easing concerns for the battered global economy.

19 hours ago
Science & Tech

NASA releases picture of 'Earthset' shot by Artemis crew

Members of the Artemis II crew captured the shot from their Orion capsule during the mission's record-setting lunar flyby, echoing the legendary "Earthrise" photograph taken by US astronaut Bill Anders in December, 1968 during the first space mission to carry humans around the Moon.

19 hours ago
Regulations premium

Govt vows to wrap up all SOE mergers this year

The merger of 15 logistics firms into a single SOE is the earliest move and is expected to be completed within a month.

20 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Indonesia welcomes Iran ceasefire, calls for all parties to respect sovereignty

The United States and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire, reaching a deal less than two hours before President Donald Trump's deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face the wiping out of "a whole civilization". 

20 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Pakistan to host US-Iran ceasefire talks Friday

"I... extend deepest gratitude to the leadership of both the countries and invite their delegations to Islamabad on Friday, 10th April 2026, to further negotiate for a conclusive agreement to settle all disputes," he said in a post on X.

20 hours ago
Science & Tech premium

Indonesia, UK shift research from lab to real-world solutions

Collaboration focuses on applying research, from cardiovascular care to policy design, with measurable global impact.

22 hours ago
Academia

Trump’s blunder: Is the Philippines at China’s mercy?

The latest blunder of the Trump administration has essentially pushed key allies, including the Philippines, toward rethinking their relations with China, especially where energy is concerned.

22 hours ago
FEATURES

What women want, and the gap men are still trying to close

While millennial and Gen Z women were raised to chase careers, the same generation of men were not taught to do chores or be vulnerable. How can men step up?

23 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Surabaya blocks public services for 8,000 men failing to pay child support

The measure aims to address widespread noncompliance with post-divorce financial obligations, which he said has left many former spouses and children without adequate support.

23 hours ago

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Thu, April 9, 2026

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