Head of Emergency Response, Equipment and Logistics at the North Sumatra BPBD, Sri Wahyuni Pancasilawati, urged people in Batangtoru to remain vigilant for further landslides.

Indonesia's Rp 508 trillion social protection budget can only achieve its true value when the government stops focusing on how much it spends and starts fixing the fragmented digital architecture that is holding it back.

US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on AI and cybersecurity as soon as Thursday, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as pressure grows from parts of his political base to increase oversight of new AI models, such as Anthropic's Mythos.

While hundreds of survivors of deadly floods and landslides in Aceh Tamiang have relocated to temporary housing sites, dozens others opt to stay in tents due to the poor condition of their provisional shelters

Though the political and cultural backlash against “sustainability” is real, so is the global economic transition toward cleaner energy technologies and electrification.

The Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru led the multiagency effort to repatriate a total of 232 deportees by sea from Malaysia to Batam's central ferry terminal over two days. 

The National Police have named 13 suspects for allegedly organizing unauthorized haj trips for this year’s haj season and umrah (minor haj) travels throughout the year, preying on more than 300 potential pilgrims and causing financial losses to victims.

In today’s increasingly competitive and fast-paced work environment, many companies continue to develop employee engagement programs that aim to maintain productivity and strengthen internal relationships. Among the many such programs being implemented, regularly donating blood stand out as one initiative with the most tangible social impact.

A presidential regulation that depends on voluntary negotiation ultimately asks platforms to act against their own commercial interest out of goodwill.

Israeli forces have started detaining people involved in the flotilla to send humanitarian aid to Gaza, including a total of nine Indonesian citizens, as confirmed by the Foreign Ministry.

The case signals that Southeast Asia’s long-standing reliance on sovereignty and non-interference is increasingly colliding with growing demands for accountability.

The Bantar Gebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java, has once again come under scrutiny following a fatal landslide in March, in a new report that ranked it among the world’s largest methane-emitting landfills in 2025, highlighting the country’s mounting waste crisis. The government has since enacted Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 109/2025 to accelerate investment in waste-to-energy (WtE) projects, while state asset fund Danantara has stepped in to coordinate investment and operations nationwide. However, major hurdles remain, including regulatory uncertainty, high investment costs and environmental as well as public concerns.

Twenty-eight years after the start of the Reform era, analysts and activists fear that Indonesia may be drifting toward conditions resembling the lead-up to the 1998 crisis.

IDAI chairman Dr. Piprim Basarah Yanuarso said children are among the most vulnerable groups affected by climate change due to their still-developing immune systems and limited ability to regulate body temperature.

Almost 30 years later, there are still echoes of the past that stir a sense of déjà vu, along with anxiety that everything might once again collapse like a string of dominoes.

The US dollar hit a six-week high on Wednesday as investors came to terms with the possible need for higher interest rates to tackle inflation resulting from the Iran war.

A programme and menu reported by TASS showed guests would be offered an array of cold "zakuski" hors d'oeuvres, prawn soup, beef in bean sauce, Fuzhou noodles, pumpkin pastries, fruits. 

Speaking before the House of Representatives’ plenary on Wednesday, Prabowo said the policy was aimed at curbing under invoicing and transfer pricing, in which exporters underreport shipment volumes to reduce tax obligations.

The Global Sumud Flotilla set sail from Turkey last week in the latest attempt by activists to breach Israel's blockade of the Palestinian territory, after Israeli forces intercepted a previous convoy last month.

The full force of the new policy will come into effect after a transition period that has been set at three months but can be extended to the end of the year.

Indonesia has tightened health screening at airports and other entry points following deadly Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, as authorities race to prevent imported cases of the highly infectious disease that has killed more than 130 people in Central Africa.

The case centers on PT Perusahaan Air Indonesia Amerika (PAIA), a foreign investment joint venture backed by investors from the United States, Singapore and Saudi Arabia, which alleged it had been unfairly treated by state-owned firm ITDC.

Bank Indonesia (BI) has increased its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points (bps) to stabilize the rupiah, blaming the recent depreciation of the Indonesian currency on external pressure.

The rupiah’s depreciation has raised the costs for Indonesia’s National Strategic Projects, with contractors warning of squeezed margins, cash flow strain and potential construction delays for import-heavy infrastructure works.

President Xi Jinping hailed China and Russia's "unyielding" ties in talks with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, as the pair met to underscore their alliance days after Donald Trump's visit to the Asian superpower economy.

"China is back" is a common refrain among investors. However, stock-picking in China remains as hard as ever.

Indonesia keeps building shiny technoparks to celebrate innovation, but until its institutions actually reward risk and accept failure, it is merely building the container while ignoring the broken system inside.