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View all search resultsTo coincide with National History Day on Dec. 14, the Culture Ministry held the soft launch of Sejarah Indonesia: Dinamika Kebangsaan dalam Arus Global (Indonesian history: National dynamics in global currents).
3 minutes agoNatural disasters triggered by extreme weather continued to mar the year-end holiday, with the latest floods hit parts of South Kalimantan, affecting thousands of people. ...
4 minutes agoNearly five weeks after the devastating floods in Aceh, anger over the government’s slow disaster response continues to grow, sparking street protests and the display of separatist flags in some parts of the province, with residents demanding President Prabowo Subianto declare a national emergency. ...
26 minutes agoIt will be years before the orangutans, approximately a year old, are ready to go back into the wild, according to the head of the conservation group reponsible for their rehabilitation.
35 minutes agoWe won’t know until January, but we are probably looking at the highest fiscal deficit in decades.
49 minutes agoThe KRI Prabu Siliwangi-321 frigate is the second vessel of the Brawijaya-class Multipurpose Combat Ship (MPCS) made by Italian shipyard Fincantieri.
52 minutes agoAs part of broader efforts to strengthen child protection in the digital space, the Indonesian government is preparing to impose restrictions on children’s and adolescents' access to social media starting in 2026.
6 hours agoThe first full year under the leadership of President Prabowo Subianto was marked by pronounced changes in budget allocations and a shift toward pro-growth fiscal policy, but amid external and internal challenges, this has yet to reflect in GDP figures.
10 hours agoThe chief negotiator for Jakarta’s reciprocal tariff deal with Washington says the US tariff exemptions apply to natural resource commodities, hence textiles and textile products are excluded by default.
17 hours agoChina's foreign ministry announced sanctions on Friday targeting 10 individuals and 20 US defense firms, including Boeing's St. Louis branch, over arms sales to Taiwan.
20 hours agoFollowing the initial phase on Sunday, two rounds of voting will be held on Jan. 11 and Jan. 25, covering 265 of Myanmar's 330 townships.
23 hours agoFlat-headed cats are among the world's rarest and most threatened wild felines which range is limited to Southeast Asia and they are endangered because of dwindling habitat.
1 day agoTerritorial issues remain a hurdle to negotiations moving forward, as the Ukrainian president saying any compromises on territory should be decided by the Ukrainian people in a potential referendum.
1 day agoThe Japanese government approved a record budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Friday, to pay for everything from bigger defense spending to ballooning social security costs as inflation persists.
1 day agoBamonte was initially part of The Cure's roadcrew from 1984 before enjoying two stints as a musical member, playing guitar, six string bass and keyboard.
1 day agoThe requested 10-year sentence was the first jail term sought by special prosecutors over the multiple charges Yoon faces.
1 day agoRavaged by more than two years of war, the Al-Awda Hospital in central Gaza's Nuseirat district cares for around 60 in-patients and receives nearly 1,000 people seeking medical treatment each day.
1 day agoSequerah convicted the 72-year-old former leader on all four counts of abuse of power as well as all 21 counts of money laundering, involving around 2.28 billion ringgit (US$554 million) from the fund.
1 day agoAmong the non-essential expenditures targeted by the joint circular signed by the finance and home ministers are ceremonial activities, official trips with “non-measurable” outputs and regional grants disbursed to other institutions.
1 day agoOf those receiving remissions, 174 inmates were released immediately, while 15,904 others saw their sentences shortened, including high-profile corruption convicts businessman Harvey Moeis and former communications and information minister Johnny G. Plate.
2 days agoThe KN Pulau Dana is Bakamla's second patrol boat deployed to North Aceh carrying disaster relief aid for people affected by natural disasters.
2 days agoThe judge had yet to announce sentencing of Najib over his role in massive embezzlement from 1MDB, after finding him guilty on four counts of abuse of power and 21 charges of money laundering.
2 days agoNahdlatul Ulama, the country’s largest Islamic organization, has taken a key step toward ending a weeks-long leadership dispute, with rival factions agreeing to convene an early congress next year.
2 days agoAccording to Ismail Marzuki Park’s official Instagram account (@tim.cikini), tickets for Friday’s four planetarium shows at the Bintang Theater sold out within minutes of going on sale on Thursday.
2 days agoThe removal of the Muara Batang Gadis Police sub-precinct station in Mandailing Natal regency, North Sumatra, is part of the National Police's internal evaluation process to respond to various dynamics in the field,
2 days agoThe police found that the 22-year-old driver who had only driven a bus twice in the past two months was driving the bus at high speed when entering a downhill curve on a highway in Semarang, Central Java.
2 days agoAn estimated $55.5 billion in music and audiovisual royalties go uncollected worldwide each year, according to UNESCO and the World Bank.
2 days agoLeo, celebrating his first Christmas after being elected in May by the world's cardinals to succeed the late Pope Francis, has a quieter, more diplomatic style than his predecessor and usually refrains from making political references in his sermons.
2 days agoIn their sentence demand, prosecutors demanded that Laras Faizati Khairunnisa, who worked at an organization affiliated with the ASEAN secretariat, be found guilty of inciting hate and mass violence against the National Police related to the nationwide protests and unrest in late August through her Instagram Story posts.
2 days agoMany in the congregation of churches in regions affected by cyclone-induced floods and landslides are still sheltering at evacuation sites after the disasters wreaked havoc on the regions a month ago.
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