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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.

2 minutes 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. ...

12 minutes 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. ...

31 minutes ago

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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).

52 minutes 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.

59 minutes 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.

1 hour 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.

1 hour 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.

1 hour 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.

2 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.

2 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.

4 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.

2 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
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.

3 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.

4 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.

5 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.

5 hours ago
Politics premium

NU leadership race takes shape ahead of upcoming congress

Competition for the chairmanship of the country’s largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has begun to take shape ahead of the upcoming congress, with fresh possible contenders emerging to challenge incumbent Yahya Cholil Staquf.

5 hours ago
Academia premium

Takeaways from the ASEAN Summit: Tightening the bonds, building up resilience

Prabowo’s speech is direct and simple about the key elements that ASEAN must retain to keep the organization relevant now and in the future. 

6 hours ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Labor now part of Prabowo’s big coalition government

With little fanfare, Indonesia’s labor movement has joined President Prabowo Subianto’s big coalition government, giving it an inside track in the corridors of power to fight for its interests. Although some might argue that it has been co-opted to blunt the movement.

6 hours ago
Society premium

Prisons, inmates assigned to cook free meals for schoolchildren

The Immigration and Corrections Ministry said it is currently building around 70 kitchens across prisons and detention centers nationwide, with about 36 expected to be operational by the end of the month.

6 hours ago
Editorial premium

Defending rights defenders

By attempting to screen who qualifies for protection, the government risks transforming itself from a guardian of liberty into a gatekeeper for rights violators.

7 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Event industry shrinks by 60%, East Java’s creative sector faces mass layoffs

A wave of job cuts could hit as early as the second quarter of 2026 without immediate policy intervention or stimulus, industry players warn.

7 hours ago
Society premium

Nationwide screenings uncover early signs of hypertension in children

Around 663,000 schoolchildren screened this year in the government’s free health check program were found to have high blood pressure, raising concern over underlying conditions such as kidney damage linked to unhealthy lifestyles and increasing consumption of ultra-processed foods.

16 hours ago
Regulations premium

Steel industry squeezed between low demand, tight competition

The closure of steelmaker PT Krakatau Osaka Steel (KOS) has sparked fears that Indonesia’s steel industry crisis is deepening, undermining the government’s self-sufficiency push in the strategic sector.

16 hours ago
Regulations premium

Govt postpones mining royalty hike

The government believes that climbing commodity prices have created windfall profits for mining companies, requiring an adjustment to the state's revenue share.

20 hours ago
Economy premium

RI sees drop in tourists from Middle East, US, Europe amid war

Visitors from the Middle East, Europe and the US typically spend more and stay longer in Indonesia compared with tourists from other regions, Tourism Minister said.

21 hours ago
Regulations premium

No tax amnesty while I'm minister, insists Purbaya

Indonesia has held two tax amnesties, in 2016 and 2022, the first of which was initiated on the fallout from the Panama Papers leak that revealed data on individuals holding assets offshore, many in tax haven countries.

21 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Australia to quarantine six people from hantavirus ship

The passengers -- four Australian citizens, one permanent resident in Australia and a New Zealander -- are to be kept at Western Australia's 500-bed Bullsbrook center, originally built for the Covid-19 pandemic.

22 hours ago
Academia

Cities are getting hotter – and bigger

Today’s emissions choices will determine how many more may face dangerous heatwaves this century.

1 day ago

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Tue, May 12, 2026

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