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Australian authorities ramped up surveillance and testing after confirming two cases of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu, while neighboring Papua New Guinea suspended all poultry imports from the country.
6 minutes agoThis latest global crisis further reinforces the need for cleaner, more resilient sources of energy. ...
14 minutes agoPortugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo silenced his critics as he became the first man to score in six different World Cups on Tuesday while England's bid to reach the last 32 stumbled with a 0-0 draw against Ghana. ...
1 hour agoLaw enforcement of illegal logging actitvities are aimed at tracing the origins of the wooden logs, checking their documents and ensuring timbers entering processing industry has proper legality.
1 hour agoNo prudent investor would build a portfolio around a single stock. But what about a single time frame?
1 hour agoThe global energy transition is no longer just a race for sustainability—it’s a high-stakes battle for geopolitical security and economic survival.
2 hours agoUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that Washington would not accept Iranian tolls or fees on the Strait of Hormuz, as disputes over the vital waterway, nuclear inspections, and missiles exposed early strains in negotiations to end the Middle East war.
2 hours agoThe global index provider has decided to maintain Indonesia's status as an emerging market in view of ongoing reforms, but says a downgrade is still possible if "sufficient progress" is not made by the November review.
2 hours agoWhile Western pressure aims to break Iran, the deep historical roots of Persian statecraft and the unstoppable shift toward a multipolar world ensure Tehran cannot be isolated.
3 hours agoThe Rokan Hilir Police's special crimes unit has named a local businessman as a suspect in a forest encroachment case and charged him with articles that carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a Rp 10 billion (US$560,968) fine.
3 hours agoThe newly inaugurated Jakarta International Stadium (JIS) train station in North Jakarta is raising hope for easier access to concerts and other large-scale events at the stadium, long criticized for its limited public transportation connectivity.
3 hours agoAs Indonesia reviews its decade-old regulation on refugee management, the fiction of "temporary transit" has collapsed into the harsh reality of prolonged displacement. Reforming this framework is no longer just a matter of immigration security but an urgent humanitarian necessity to protect vulnerable refugee women from systemic exploitation and legal invisibility.
4 hours agoIndonesia's stock market staged an impressive rebound after Deputy House Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad floated the possibility of a buyback involving state-owned banks and major domestic financial institutions. The proposal came after the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) Composite index had come under sustained pressure since late May, falling to a low of 5,342.14 on June 8 amid concerns over Indonesia's economic outlook and continued foreign capital outflows. Following Dasco's remarks on June 9, the IDX surged 7.57 percent and extended its gains the next day, suggesting that investors were eager for signs that policymakers were prepared to support the market.
4 hours agoThe involvement of elementary school students in a rally supporting President Prabowo Subianto’s free nutritious meal program in Batam, Riau Islands, has prompted criticism from child protection advocates and education observers, who say the mobilization risks exploiting minors.
4 hours agoWidespread student protests serve as Indonesia's last functional civilian check against a coopted parliament and structural decay. By demanding accountability for flagship populist programs, this growing movement directly challenges the systematic infiltration of militarism into civic governance and the erosion of constitutional fiscal boundaries.
5 hours agoSeveral articles in the draft revision for the 2014 Copyright Law may lead to overlapping with other regulations as well as the criminalization of journalists and content creators for producing pieces that criticize public officials.
5 hours agoConcerns are growing that political elites are trying to delegitimize student protests against President Prabowo Subianto's policies, with recent maneuvering threatening to undermine their credibility and shift focus away from the grievances that drove the demonstrations.
5 hours agoIndonesia and China are looking to become less reliant on the United States dollar by pushing ahead with the local currency transaction (LCT) scheme to conduct cross-border trade and investment using their own currencies.
5 hours agoRabies is endemic in 26 of Indonesia’s 38 provinces, with Bali and East Nusa Tenggara consistently recording some of the highest case numbers each year, driven largely by large stray dog populations.
6 hours agoAs El Niño intensifies, this year's dry season has already triggered severe water shortages and rampant wildfires in an emerging crisis that will serve as a high-stakes litmus test for the food security agenda and climate adaptation policies of the Prabowo administration.
6 hours agoStrapped for more revenue to finance development but constrained from further tapping the state budget, the government is effectively offering legal immunity in a bid to attract investor appetite for its new debt instruments.
15 hours agoUS Vice President JD Vance said talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland had laid a good foundation for a final peace deal, but Iran denied it had begun discussions on its nuclear program or agreed to invite International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors back to the country.
19 hours agoIf there is one thing the US loves, it is the gravitational pull of a superstar, with the American Dream built on the premise that an individual, armed with talent and charisma, can climb above the rest and carry the whole show.
19 hours agoThe government plans to increase the Housing Credit Program to Rp 50 trillion in 2026 from Rp 36 trillion after disbursement of the subsidized loans surpassed half of the government’s target, benefiting more than 91,000 borrowers nationwide.
20 hours agoThe share of food-insecure Indonesians rose from 8.7 percent in 2024 to 10.4 percent in 2025, or roughly 29 million people.
21 hours agoBritain is considering forcing social media companies to prioritize what the government called trusted news sources as part of its broader push to tighten regulation of the sector.
22 hours agoMost of the stimulus were to be spent on food assistance namely 10 kilogram rice handouts for 33.24 million beneficiaries for the entire third quarter.
22 hours agoTwo children were found dead in a car in France on Monday, believed casualties of a heatwave piling record temperatures and health warnings across much of Europe.
23 hours agoInvestors seem wary of over-committing to the futures contract, but the options landscape paints a very different picture.
1 day agoThe presidential regulation lays out a roadmap for ministries and regional governments to adopt AI from 2026 to 2029, targeting "economic growth through development, facilitation and use of AI especially in the president's priority programs."
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