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The government is focusing on gathering data and evidence for its rebuttal strategy against the USTR's new Section 301 probes into unfair trade practices, which are racing toward a July deadline, when Washington's latest 10 percent tariff expires.
37 minutes agoThe plan to train thousands of civil servants as military reservists raise risks of militarizing the bureaucracy. ...
1 hour agoFraming returnees as potential criminals is politically convenient but counterproductive. It discourages victims from seeking help from authorities. ...
2 hours agoEdward said the investigation began after a pornographic video, featuring a woman believed to be MMJL and a masked man wearing an ojek (motorcycle taxi) uniform, went viral on social media.
2 hours agoAs ride-hailing drivers report increasing scarcity and pay-to-participate barriers, the invisible hand of the algorithm is reshaping our digital economy. We must ask whether platform innovation is expanding opportunity or quietly redefining the terms of fairness for millions.
3 hours agoThe task force, led by businessman Hashim Djojohadikusumo, is assigned to look for ‘innovative and sustainable funding’ for national park management without compromising its main purpose of environmental conservation, according to Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni.
4 hours agoCatholics and Muslims, together with all people of goodwill, are called to envision and open new paths through which life can be renewed.
4 hours agoThe contraband cigarettes, without excise stamps, are estimated to be worth Rp 1.66 billion (US$97.733), a potential state loss of Rp 835.5 million.
5 hours agoLearning from the ongoing war in the Middle East, it is essential for TNI-AL to consider increasing capacities for mine hunting in particular and underwater warfare in general.
5 hours agoIn its efforts to accelerate the energy transition while addressing the growing challenge of urban waste, the government has tapped PT Danantara Investment Management (DIM) to seek capable partners in developing waste-to-energy (WtE) power plant projects, locally known as Pengolahan Sampah Menjadi Energi Listrik (PSEL).
18 hours agoAfter issuing a letter last month warning public officials not to accept or solicit unofficial THR as illicit gifts during the Idul Fitri holiday, the anticorruption body has arrested two regents for doing exactly that.
6 hours agoDuring the holy month of Ramadan, Barito Pacific Group, together with its subsidiaries and philanthropic foundation Yayasan Bakti Barito, carried out a series of community outreach initiatives to support thousands of families across Indonesia.
1 day agoWhile Bali’s quiet compromise proves that faiths can flourish together, a rising tide of state-backed intolerance threatens to unravel Indonesia’s fragile tapestry of unity in diversity..
6 hours agoJustice Anwar Usman, who played a pivotal role in the Constitutional Court’s controversial 2023 ruling that enabled Gibran Rakabuming Raka to run for vice president, delivered his farewell during his last hearing on Monday, ahead of his term ending in early April after over a decade of service.
7 hours agoAsia spot LNG prices have doubled to three-year highs in the second major supply shock in four years, as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has all but stopped and No.2 global exporter Qatar has halted shipments.
7 hours agoTwo flights from Indonesia bound for Dubai were rerouted on Monday after drone incidents disrupted operations at the Dubai International Airport, as the war in the Middle East shows no sign of easing.
7 hours agoTrump had been set to travel to Beijing from March 31 to April 2 for the first trip there of his 14-month-old second term. The trip will now take place in "about five or six weeks," Trump said. The White House did not specify a date.
7 hours agoProducing food is not the same as ensuring people can eat. The difference lies not in production but in income levels, logistics, market integration and purchasing power.
7 hours agoBudget allocations for the free nutritious meal (MBG) program now dominate the education budget. A school feeding program that does not fundamentally serve a core educational purpose has instead become a primary focus within the government’s education spending framework. This shift raises significant questions about fiscal priorities and the long-term health of the nation’s pedagogical infrastructure.
7 hours agoUncertain economic prospects and delayed or absent holiday allowance disbursements have made some consumers more cautious, prompting them to spend less and save more.
8 hours agoA man has been arrested in Aceh over an attempt to smuggle 29 kilograms of the illicit substance, in the latest case along the eastern Sumatra coast amid a surge in drug trafficking activities across Southeast Asia, according to an UNODC report.
8 hours agoHundreds of millions of people are still expected to hit the road and travel homebound on Wednesday and Thursday ahead of Nyepi and Idul Fitri, with the latter expected to fall on Friday or Saturday, depending on the moon sighting.
8 hours agoBank Indonesia (BI) has left its benchmark interest rate unchanged as the United States-Israel war on Iran puts pressure on the rupiah, prompting the central bank to respond with forex market intervention and tighter foreign exchange controls.
19 hours agoBeijing is a close partner of Iran and has urged the United States and Israel to cease their attacks on the country, while also criticizing Tehran's strikes against Gulf states housing US military bases.
21 hours agoThe three countries said that together with other unnamed partners they were exploring setting up a new mechanism by 2027 which would speed up investment and boost demand for defense kit, a statement from Britain said on Tuesday.
22 hours agoCrowds gathered outside as family members sought news of their loved ones, including Baryalai Amiri, a 38-year-old mechanic, whose brother was admitted as a patient about 25 days ago.
23 hours agoThe regional war has also steadily pulled Iraq further into the fighting, after the country has long been a proxy battleground between the United States and Iran.
23 hours agoInternational Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s private sector arm, has urged Indonesia to prioritize the growth of more productive, higher-value businesses through regulatory reforms.
1 day agoThe President's brother, who heads the public housing task force, says he has temporarily allayed Prabowo's concerns by pointing to the relatively recent existence of the housing ministry as a stand-alone institution.
1 day agoThe threat of online child exploitation continues to loom despite the government’s plan to restrict children’s access to certain digital platforms, as experts warn that predators can easily move across multiple online spaces where young users interact.
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