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AGO names Toba Pulp Lestari suspect of export tax fraud in $113m graft case

The pulp company is alleged of manipulating export documents related to affiliated-party transactions between 2008 and 2025 that resulted in estimated state losses of $113.4 million, the latest development in a case that has named two tax officials as suspects for allegedly accepting bribes from TPL.

25 minutes ago
Economy

Getting social assistance targeting right

Recent public complaints from households that have found themselves inadvertently misclassified is not a reason to abandon the data-driven DTSEN system, but an opportunity to refine it to improve targeting effectiveness. ...

1 hour ago
Archipelago

Praying for rain as fires, haze plague Kalimantan

Blamed partly on one of the worst episodes of the drought-inducing El Nino weather phenomenon in decades, the disaster threatens millions of people's access to necessities such as clean water and air -- even education. ...

1 hour ago

The Latest

Regulations

The waste reform Indonesia is missing

While Indonesia is making massive investments in the downstream sector, upstream reforms regarding waste collection, financing and management must align with that ambition.

2 hours ago
Academia

The anxious search of Pakistan’s power elite for regional standing

Pakistan’s power elite still dreams of returning to those days of perceived glory and reclaiming the country’s position among the leading middle powers of the Muslim world.

3 hours ago
Academia

AI watermarks erase human authorship twice

Models absorb human creativity without consent, then label human-directed work as machine-made, creating a troubling double erasure of authorship.

4 hours ago
Americas

Trump threatens sales in US of Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier

President Donald Trump threatened Monday to block US sales of Canadian plane maker Bombardier unless it builds aircrafts in the country, complaining of "unjust and unfair" bilateral trade provisions as he escalates a tariff war.

4 hours ago
Academia premium

The Indonesian hex: When political rhetoric rewrites reality

The administration has erected a political hologram over Indonesia’s economic landscape. 

5 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Iran says it plans new Gulf 'exclusion zone', threatens US with new missiles

Iran threatened the United States with "economic warfare" on Tuesday and said it had fired an advanced missile at US warships, underscoring the risks of further escalation in the war only days after both sides traded blows again.

5 hours ago
Academia premium

Cybersecurity governance: From bureaucracy to real-world threats

We have the blueprints to defend our digital sovereignty, but without real enforcement power, adequate funding and urgency on AI and quantum threats, the next massive breach is already penciled in.

5 hours ago
Markets

Yen extends rally to new seven-month high; dollar subdued ahead of CPI

The Japanese yen climbed to fresh seven-month highs against the US dollar on Tuesday, as traders continued to unwind short positions amid growing bets of a Bank of Japan interest-rate hike while the dollar was subdued ahead of CPI data this week.

5 hours ago
Quick Dispatch

Pupuk Indonesia explores strategic fertilizer sector partnership in Russia

PT Pupuk Indonesia (Persero) is exploring strategic partnership opportunities regarding the development of the Nakhodka Fertilizer Plant Phase 2 (NFP-2), a global-scale ammonia and urea production facility in Primorsky Krai in the Russian Far East, spearheaded by holding company JSC Ruschem.

1 hour ago
Archipelago premium

C. Java requests helicopter assistance from TNI to douse landfill fire

In addition to water bombing, the authorities also implemented spraying and injection methods to allow water to reach the fire source deep inside the landfill.

6 hours ago
Academia premium

How developing countries can do more with less

Evaluation frameworks for development projects have long been influenced by donor priorities. But foreign-aid cuts have created an opportunity for African countries to implement equitable evaluation practices, both to channel limited resources more effectively and to shape the future of global development governance.

6 hours ago
Academia premium

The Dec. 15 deadline keeps Indonesia’s political pressure cooking

By putting a Dec.15 deadline in writing, lawmakers didn't just defuse a street protest—they handed the public a ticking timer on their own integrity.

7 hours ago
Asia & Pacific premium

US, China drills put Indonesia’s non-aligned foreign policy in focus

Indonesia may find its “free and active” foreign policy put to the test as it expands its defense diplomacy to include military drills with China, analysts suggest, just as Jakarta deploys troops in the annual Garuda Shield exercise cohosted by the United States, a rival superpower.

7 hours ago
Society

Jakarta airport and others reopen after volcanic ash crisis

Airlines now face the daunting task of getting all the stranded passengers onto planes and to their intended destinations after days of chaos at the airports.

8 hours ago
Jakarta premium

Jakarta presses ahead with municipal bonds despite pushback

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung presses ahead with his plan to issue municipal bonds to fund transportation and healthcare projects amid a slashed budget and despite pushback from a reluctant finance minister.

8 hours ago
Society premium

Travelers scramble as Anak Krakatau ash exposes gaps in contingency plans

Transportation Ministry data showed that more than 2,300 flights had been disrupted since Sunday, affecting 270,337 passengers. That was a sharp increase from a day earlier, when more than 450 flights affecting 170,000 passengers were disrupted.

8 hours ago
Academia premium

Relentless natural disasters test Indonesia’s fiscal priorities

Indonesia can always scramble cash after tragedy strikes, but with national buffers tied up and disasters arriving back-to-back, running preparedness on a shoestring is a gamble we can no longer afford.

8 hours ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: The power to seize, the need for safeguards

Street protests have reignited the drive to pass the long-stalled asset forfeiture bill. Under renewed public pressure, the House of Representatives has committed to wrapping up deliberation by year-end, nearly two decades after the reform was first tabled. The real test now is whether this self-imposed deadline will finally overcome years of legislative foot-dragging, and whether lawmakers can be held accountable if it slips again.

8 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Anak Krakatau eruption won’t cause tsunami, Geology Agency says

After the 2018 eruption, Mount Anak Krakatau has a series of small-scale eruptions as the construction phase of the volcano’s regeneration until Dec. 16, 2023.

8 hours ago
Economy premium

Govt’s 3 million new jobs target next year deemed ‘ambitious’

Businesses urge the government to address structural issues that contribute to the high-cost economy, simplify business licensing and adopt more supportive policies for labor-intensive industries.

9 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Man named suspect for destroying 111 hectares of mangrove forest in Riau

The suspect is charged with converting protected forest land into a palm oil plantation without a permit.

9 hours ago
Editorial premium

Keeping it free and active

As Washington pushes allies to gang up on Beijing, Indonesia must resist the pressure and stay true to its non-aligned roots, or risk becoming the mouse deer crushed between two fighting elephants.

9 hours ago
Economy premium

EV push gains traction as factories expand

The inauguration of BYD’s Subang plant comes as Indonesia raises the bar for local EV manufacturing, from 40 percent this year to 60 percent in 2027-2029 and 80 percent in 2030.

19 hours ago
Politics premium

Military court slammed for reducing penalties in activist acid attack case

More than a dozen activist groups have condemned the Jakarta military appeals court for reducing the prison sentences and overturning the dismissals of two soldiers involved in an acid attack targeting human rights defender Andrie Yunus.

20 hours ago
Jakarta

Soekarno-Hatta airport extends closure after Anak Krakatau eruption

Mount Anak Krakatau, about 150 kilometres (90 miles) from Jakarta, erupted on Saturday, spewing a fountain of lava and a plume of volcanic ash.

21 hours ago
Archipelago

Fire in Papua kills 11, including 6 children

The fire was first spotted in the town of Paniai shortly after midnight, and it quickly spread to several shophouses, local police spokesman Comr. Henry J. Manurung said.

21 hours ago
Economy

UAE builds alternative trade, energy routes after Iran attacks

The UAE, a critical economic lifeline for Iran, had suspended all financial and economic transactions with the Islamic Republic in August, citing military escalation by Tehran and missile threats.

22 hours ago

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Tue, September 8, 2026

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