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Economy

US inflation hits three-year high fueled by Iran war

Consumer inflation in the United States hit a three-year high in April, government data showed Tuesday, with the economic fallout of the Iran war rippling through the world's largest economy.

1 hour ago
Regulations premium

Curbing under-16s’ access to fintech, e-commerce could slow adoption

Indonesia started banning social media for children under 16 in March, when the communications ministry named eight platforms that must comply with new rules. ...

1 hour ago
Politics premium

BGN head reported to KPK over alleged halal certification mark up

ICW estimated the halal certification program should have cost around Rp 92.2 billion (US$5.27 million) to process 4,000 halal certificates. However, the allocated budget stood at Rp 141 billion. ...

2 hours ago

The Latest

Away We Go

Where Kuala Lumpur’s finance district learns to slow down

Kimpton’s Malaysian debut promised contrasts of modernity and tradition. It actually delivered.

4 hours ago
Tech

EU chief turns up heat on social media's 'addictive' design

The European Union is working on new rules to protect children from the addictive designs of social media such as TikTok, Meta and X, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday.

4 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

14 missing, 23 rescued after migrant boat sinks off Malaysia

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) in Perak said it was alerted early Monday by a local fisherman who found the survivors floating at sea.

5 hours ago
Companies premium

Danantara eyes bigger stake in GoTo

The state asset fund is evaluating the development of its investment in GoTo and has yet to determine the size of any additional stake. 

6 hours ago
Academia premium

Deconstructing conflict in Papua: A land beyond vacancy

As the government intensifies its food estate ambitions in Papua, a staggering 58-to-1 military-to-insurgent ratio reveals a development strategy that prioritizes industrial expansion over the basic human rights and ancestral lands of the indigenous population.

6 hours ago
Americas

Brazilian flotilla activist returns home, alleges torture during Israel detention

Brazilian activist Thiago Avila returned to Sao Paulo on Monday following his detention and deportation from Israel, where he alleged he was tortured and witnessed abuses of Palestinian prisoners during 10 days in custody.

6 hours ago
Quick Dispatch

Pertamina, LanzaTech join hands to advance technology-based clean energy investment

Pertamina and LanzaTech signed a memorandum of understanding to develop technology-based low-carbon energy solutions during the recent Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, the United States.

13 hours ago
Regulations premium

Govt to extend subsidized mortgage tenor to 40 years

President Prabowo Subianto had mandated the government to extend the repayment period from 30 to 40 years to ease homebuyers’ installment burden.

7 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Global fire outbreaks hit record high as 'unprecedented' heat extremes loom

Climate change has driven record-breaking outbreaks of fire in Africa, Asia and elsewhere this year, with conditions expected to get worse as the northern hemisphere's summer approaches and El Nino weather patterns kick in, scientists warned on Tuesday.

8 hours ago
Quick Dispatch

Pertamina elevates upstream energy sector, in alliance with Halliburton

PT Pertamina (Persero) reaffirms its alignment with Halliburton following a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in February between the two parties focusing on priority areas of cooperation and the development of a more concrete implementation pathway.

1 day ago
Companies premium

Danamon, MUFG Indonesia to integrate operations, target 2027

If completed, the integration would combine the global and domestic strengths of both entities and potentially create one of the country’s largest financial institutions, with combined assets exceeding Rp 480 trillion (US$27.5 billion).

8 hours ago
Europe

Planes with hantavirus cruise passengers land in the Netherlands

The planes landed at Eindhoven Airport shortly after midnight, carrying eight Dutch nationals. Other passengers of different nationalities will continue on to their home countries from the Netherlands, authorities previously said.

9 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump warns Mideast truce on 'life support', Iran says ready for any aggression

President Donald Trump warned the ceasefire in the Middle East war was on "life support" Monday after rejecting the latest counteroffer from Iran, which said its military stood ready to respond to any act of aggression.

9 hours ago
Economy premium

Airlines’ passenger demand risks stalling once again

Indonesians effectively pay more to fly from Jakarta to Surabaya than from Denpasar to Sydney, a signal that something in the structure of the domestic market is not working as it should.

9 hours ago
Europe

UK's Starmer under renewed pressure as lawmakers urge him to quit

Keir Starmer came under renewed pressure late Monday when four ministerial aides stepped down and more than 70 Labour lawmakers publicly called for the British prime minister's resignation after his appeal for another chance seemingly fell on deaf ears.

9 hours ago
Society

Vitamins over vaccines: Misinformation entrenched amid Indonesia measles surge

Misinformation circulating on social media about vaccines causing disease paralysis, behavioral problems, or worse has become an issue as the number of measles cases in Indonesia has soared, becoming the second-highest in the world behind only war-torn Yemen, according to the Indonesian Pediatric Society (IDAI).

10 hours ago
Europe

Hantavirus-hit ship sets sail for Netherlands as final passengers evacuated in Tenerife

The hantavirus-hit MV Hondius departed the Spanish island of Tenerife for the Netherlands on Monday as the last six passengers and some crew members were evacuated from the luxury cruise ship.

10 hours ago
Academia

Trapdoor creaks for dollar if Middle East war ends

Whether a trapdoor now opens beneath the dollar if the war ends and the Strait of Hormuz reopens is a central question for global markets.

10 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Trump says he will discuss Taiwan arms sales with China's Xi

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would discuss the topic of arms sales to Taiwan and the case of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing this week.

11 hours ago
Markets

Oil climbs but markets shrug off US-Iran deadlock

Oil prices climbed on Tuesday as US-Iran talks stalled, while markets were mixed as traders appeared to shrug off uncertainty over the 10-week-old war.

11 hours ago
Academia premium

Families can't wait for better childcare system

As Indonesia chases its "Golden 2045" dreams, the tragic raid of a Yogyakarta childcare center reveals a haunting truth: our economic future is stalled by a systemic refusal to treat childcare as a public priority.

11 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

14 missing, 23 rescued after migrant boat sinks off Malaysia

A boat carrying 37 undocumented migrants believed to be from Indonesia sank off Pangkor island on Malaysia's west coast, leaving 14 people still missing, maritime authorities said.

11 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Police detain 44 people in Surabaya scam ring, mostly foreigners

The scamming syndicate also held two Japanese captives, who were forced to work as scam operators.

12 hours ago
Markets

Japan, US affirm close cooperation on currency moves

Japan and the US reaffirmed their close cooperation in dealing with exchange rate moves, including on currency intervention, Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama told reporters after a meeting in Tokyo with her US counterpart, Scott Bessent, on Tuesday.

12 hours ago
Academia premium

Europe is losing the energy security battle to China

China is currently leading the energy transition in terms of competitive advantage as the Middle East crisis exposes the deep divide between petrostates and electrostates, and although Europe has begun to strategize its shift to clean power, sustained financing remains a crux.

13 hours ago
Academia premium

When democracy tires, movements fade and a generation holds back

When political systems neither collapse nor improve, they enter a state of fatigue that erodes the very possibility of reform. Indonesia has transitioned from the explosive ruptures of 1998 to a modern era of managed stagnation, leaving a generation to navigate a democracy that functions as a procedure but fails as a promise.

14 hours ago
Jakarta premium

Jakarta raid on foreign nationals raises questions over gambling ring financiers

Questions are mounting over the key figure behind the sponsorship of a Jakarta-based online gambling network, following last week’s raid that uncovered hundreds of foreigners operating across 75 domains and gambling websites from an office building in the heart of a business district in West Jakarta.

14 hours ago

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Tue, May 12, 2026

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