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Tech

Oil-rich UAE turns to AI to grease economy

Deep in the Abu Dhabi desert, a vast AI campus a quarter the size of Paris is starting to emerge, the oil-rich UAE's boldest bet yet on technology it hopes will help transform its economy.

29 minutes ago
Academia

Asia's stocks ride a reform wave, but rough seas lie ahead

The region's flagship index has jumped more than 25 percent this year as a wave of governance reforms and fresh domestic money has started to chip away at a decade-long valuation gap with the United States. ...

34 minutes ago
Asia & Pacific

Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban

For social media businesses, the implementation marks a new era of structural stagnation as user numbers flatline and time spent on platforms shrinks, studies show. ...

56 minutes ago

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Currently Obsessed

Childfree, but not care-free: What I learned from a parenting book

A parenting book gave unexpected lessons in healing, empathy and how to show up better for the children around me and the parents doing their best.

1 hour ago
Academia premium

AI is not the risk. Our habits are

A nation’s relationship with technology is forged in childhood, where habits of curiosity, perseverance and independent reasoning are either nurtured or suppressed.

1 hour ago
Asia & Pacific

US backs Japan in dispute with China over radar incident

The United States has for the first time criticized China for aiming radars at Japanese military aircraft during a training exercise last week, incidents that the Asian neighbors have given differing accounts of amid escalating tensions.

1 hour ago
Entertainment premium

‘Daly City’ brings Indonesian American story front and center

Told through the eyes of a young boy, a tender, clear-eyed short movie brings the Indonesian diaspora into the heart of America’s cultural conversation and in the runnings for a potential Academy Award.

2 hours ago
Academia

Warm oceans seem to be turning even ‘weak’ cyclones deadly

Cyclones Ditwah and Senyar show we must prepare for storms that are weak in wind but extreme in rain.

2 hours ago
Quick Dispatch

Enjoy a home away from home at Four Points by Sheraton Bali, Kuta

The “Island of the Gods” has long been a destination that has everything for everyone, whether they are visiting for business or leisure. From spectacular views to a serene ambiance, travelers can take their pick from a variety of accommodation choices across the province.

11 hours ago
Economy

US trade deal with Indonesia at risk of collapse, US official says

The two countries in July said Indonesia agreed to eliminate tariffs on more than 99 percent of US goods and scrap all non-tariff barriers facing American firms, while the US will drop threatened tariffs on Indonesian products to 19 percent from 32 percent.

2 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Indonesia welcomes first panda born in the country

Reproducing giant pandas is considered one of the greatest challenges in wildlife conservation. Female pandas are fertile only once a year, and their receptive window lasts just two to three days. The egg remains viable for only a few hours, making natural breeding success rates extremely low.

3 hours ago
Quick Dispatch

The St. Regis Jakarta celebrates holiday traditions with Lumière, a Sparkling Season

As 2025 draws to a close, The St. Regis Jakarta invites guests to embrace “Lumière, A Sparkling Season”, a month-long celebration filled with exquisite feasts, heartwarming family experiences and elegant rituals that define the spirit of the holidays at Jakarta’s Best Address.

19 hours ago
Academia premium

Have we not learned our lessons?

In places where communities had been trained to respond to early warnings, the difference is striking: lives and properties were spared because people knew what to do.

3 hours ago
Politics premium

‘Light’ sentencing stunts Indonesia’s corruption fight

Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) recently found that graft convicts only get a prison sentence of three years and three months on average and only 4 percent of total estimated state loss incurred from corruption cases can be recovered throughout 2024.

4 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Mt. Semeru erupts, dozens of homes buried by rain lahar, hundreds flee to hills

The volcano has been highly active lately, with earlier eruptions occurring on Dec. 5 and Nov. 19. 

4 hours ago
Academia premium

China’s one trillion trade surplus: Turning tariffs into gain

Europe now relies heavily on Chinese components to support its energy transition, while Southeast Asia depends on Chinese machinery and intermediate goods to fuel rapid industrial upgrading.

4 hours ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: IMIP airport raises questions on transparency and oversight

The presence of the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) Private Airport in Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi, has sparked controversy after Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin asserted that the facility operates without proper state oversight. The issue appears to reflect a broader debate among state institutions, revealing friction between figures from the previous administration and the current government.

4 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Death strikes stranded evacuees in isolated Sumatra shelters

Suffering through days without clean water or proper medical care, evacuees packed into emergency shelters across three provinces in the northern part of Sumatra are falling severely ill, with some reportedly dying before help can reach them.

5 hours ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Prabowo focuses on health on Pakistan trip

President Prabowo Subianto announced on Tuesday that Pakistan has agreed to help bolster Indonesia's health sector and ease its medical worker shortage, as well as intensify trade and other cooperation, in a visit to Islamabad after wrapping up his tour to flood-hit Aceh.

5 hours ago
Editorial premium

Rights on borrowed time

The state's disaster response in Sumatra only shows that victims of the floods and landslides have had their the rights to life, health and protection denied during emergencies.

5 hours ago
Regulations premium

Govt to tighten export-receipt rules, curb lingering loopholes

In March, the government required natural resource exporters to lock up their receipts in the country for at least a year to boost the country's foreign reserves.

15 hours ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Indonesia tells citizens in Japan to stay vigilant after earthquake

Indonesia has urged its citizens in Japan to remain calm but to remain vigilant after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck Aomori prefecture on Monday evening and triggered a tsunami warning.

17 hours ago
Jakarta

Building fire kills 20 in Jakarta: Police

A fire tore through a seven-story office building in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, on Tuesday, leaving at least 20 people dead and several others feared trapped inside.

18 hours ago
Economy premium

Q4 Consumption snapshot: Signs of a steady recovery

Based on Mandiri Spending Index (MSI) data, average weekly spending growth in Q4 reached 37.8 percent year-on-year (yoy), higher than the 29.3 percent in Q3.

19 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Major Japan quake injures 30, damages roads

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said 30 people were injured in the quake off the coast of the northern Aomori region, which triggered tsunami waves up to 70 centimeters.

19 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Cambodia-Thailand clashes spread on border as toll rises

This week's clashes are the most deadly since the neighboring nations engaged in five days of intense combat in July that killed dozens of people and displaced around 300,000 before a truce took effect.

19 hours ago
Economy premium

Govt significantly reduces state capital injections for SOEs

State-owned enterprises will receive about a third of last year's state capital injections this year due to the establishment of state asset fund Danantara.

21 hours ago
Economy premium

Businesses project 2026 growth at no more than 5.4%

Apindo chairwoman Shinta W. Kamdani said the first quarter of 2026 was likely to deliver the year’s strongest momentum as New Year, Lunar New Year, Ramadan and Idul Fitri will drive spending.

22 hours ago
Academia

How Asia’s semiconductor powerhouse fits into ASEAN’s strategic future

As tensions rise between Tokyo and Beijing, ASEAN and Taiwan must balance economic integration with the political realities imposed by China’s growing assertiveness across Asia.

23 hours ago
Academia premium

Indonesia and Norway: Cementing middle power cooperation in a turbulent time

A constructive collaboration between Indonesia and Norway on many issues in the global arena could serve as a distinctive model of cooperation among middle powers.

1 day ago

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Wed, December 10, 2025

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