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Regulations premium

New manpower law to tilt balance to labor

Labor unions hail the new legislation as a win for workers, thanks to more rigid arrangements on contract work, outsourcing, layoffs and severance payments.

4 hours ago
Politics premium

Speculation swirls over possible TNI chief change

Reports have circulated that the House of Representatives has received a presidential letter seeking Agus’ replacement, with Army chief of staff Gen. Maruli Simanjuntak emerging as a possible successor. ...

6 hours ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Diplomacy, rules still command trust in hawkish world: study

Despite an increasingly realist and militarized world order and the weakening of multilateralism, countries and institutions seen as championing peaceful conflict resolution and international rules continue to command the highest levels of trust, a study has found.  ...

7 hours ago

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Society premium

BGN tests buffet-style free school meals, citing Japan model

National Nutrition Agency (BGN) chairman Sudaryono said that the trial was aimed at assessing whether the system could improve food quality and safety by shortening the time between cooking and consumption.

7 hours ago
Archipelago

Plaintiffs criticize government's no-show at forest-fire class-action hearing in Pontianak

Four plaintiffs, including a local chapter of Indigenous NGO AMAN, filed the class action lawsuit last month at a court in Pontianak in West Kalimantan.

7 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

El Nino will peak in December: UN

"WMO forecasts indicate a near-100% likelihood that (El Niño) will persist through February 2027, potentially being one of the strongest since at least 1950," WMO Secretary General Celeste Saulo said in a statement released with the bulletin.

8 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Malaysia to work towards Myanmar's full reintegration into ASEAN, PM says

Former Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing is on a two-day visit to Malaysia as he seeks greater international legitimacy after becoming president in April following an election that Western nations and rights groups widely criticized as a sham.

8 hours ago
Sports

Marc Marquez vows to 'attack' Martin's lead at Indonesian MotoGP

Marquez won in Japan last week to trim fellow Spaniard Martin's overall championship lead to two points with six events of the season remaining.

8 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Singapore Grand Prix entertainment may be curbed if haze worsens

Singapore has been shrouded in smoke for weeks, with the air quality currently in the "unhealthy" range across the country, just a day ahead of the race weekend and during a busy week of conference with regional, ​business, cryptocurrency and sports leaders descending on Singapore.

9 hours ago
Quick Dispatch

Indonesia calls for more transparent cross-border copyright governance at 35-country forum

On Oct. 7, the Indonesian government assembled delegations from 35 countries, international organizations, collective management institutions, creators, industry players and experts at the Global Dialogue on Cross-Border Copyright Royalty Governance in the Digital Era.

13 hours ago
Europe

What do we know so far about plague institute lab worker's death in Russia

Here's what we know about the case, which officials have not linked to her work or plague, and about the disease she studied.

9 hours ago
Quick Dispatch

Discovering North Sulawesi through Manado Marriott Resort & Spa

Manado Marriott Resort & Spa is set to introduce Marriott Hotels’ brand signature hospitality to North Sulawesi as the region’s first internationally branded beachfront resort as it is set to open its doors in the fourth quarter of 2026.

1 day ago
Economy

Deciphering Indonesia’s data center dilemma

Indonesia needs to carefully plan where data centers can be located and avoid excessive concentration, as more than 60 percent of the country’s data centers are concentrated in just two locations, Greater Jakarta and Batam.

10 hours ago
Regulations premium

Indonesia mulls nickel smelter moratorium as global supply swells

Nickel prices fell to a year-to-date low of US$15,510 a tonne on Oct. 2, with further downside risks likely to hinge on Indonesia’s nickel supply policy, according to Fitch’s BMI Research.  

11 hours ago
Regulations

Next steps unclear after Indonesia’s pledge to stop clearing forests for rice fields

Forestry think-tank Auriga Nusantara estimates that forest loss in Indonesia surged by 66 percent in 2025 to 433,751 ha, its highest level in eight years, with more than 78,000 ha linked to food and energy self-sufficiency programs.

12 hours ago
Academia premium

The Trump-Xi thaw offers breathing room for the world

The high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping served as a vital de-escalation momentum desperately needed for the stability of our world.

13 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Batam residents protest data center expansion as water shortages worsen

Data centers can require substantial amounts of water, particularly for cooling servers. Large-scale facilities can consume as much as 5 million gallons a day, equivalent to the daily water needs of a city of 10,000 to 50,000 people.

13 hours ago
Markets

Stocks fall further as oil spike fans fresh inflation worries

Anxiety returned as figures showed Tehran had increased strikes on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, Houthis rebutted claims they had lost key territory and top oil officials warned that global reserves were running worryingly low.

13 hours ago
Academia premium

The haze makes us angry, but our anger needs to be directed

The negative energy from anger over haze must be turned into positive action for supporting the people on the front lines battling forest fires and for bringing to account the companies found responsible for starting them.

14 hours ago
Academia premium

Smoke in the air, noise online: Public response to forest fires

While thick haze chokes the skies, an online disconnect between citizens and the state reveals that Indonesia’s greatest firefighting challenge may be digital, not just environmental.

15 hours ago
Academia premium

Does inclusive finance really need stablecoins?

Some 1.3 billion adults — more than half of them women — remain excluded from the formal financial system, and lower-income consumers still struggle to find and access the financial products and services they need.

16 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Pregnancies of two Sumatran rhinos raise hope for conservation efforts

The species is listed as critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, with fewer than 80 believed to remain in the wild.

16 hours ago
Economy premium

Forex reserves inch down in September amid rupiah volatility

Indonesia’s foreign exchange reserves have declined slightly as Bank Indonesia (BI) battles fresh bouts of rupiah volatility.

16 hours ago
Politics premium

Assault on UI student body member renews intimidation concerns

BEM UI socio-political division coordinator Hafidz Haernanda, who held a prominent role in at least two student protests since June, was attacked and received death threats from unidentified assailants while riding a motorcycle in Tebet, South Jakarta.

17 hours ago
Academia premium

Wantimpres and its million-dollar question

Prabowo’s supersize, 26-strong advisory council offers plenty of room for political accommodation.

17 hours ago
Politics premium

Court ruling on Gibran’s diploma puts impeachment question in spotlight

The Constitutional Court’s ruling that found Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka did not complete senior high school has raised questions over his eligibility for future elections and whether other state institutions could move to impeach him.

18 hours ago
Academia premium

Super Intelligence, anarchy, and the next Cold War

As Washington and Beijing race for AI supremacy across rival blocs and autonomous digital frontiers, the world isn't heading toward peace, it’s drifting into a perilous, uncontainable new Cold War.

18 hours ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Free education, but at what cost?

President Prabowo Subianto wants Indonesians to enjoy free education from kindergarten through university. Few would dispute the objective of making education more accessible. The harder question is how the government will pay for it. The state has yet to fully fund a Constitutional Court order to extend free compulsory basic education to private schools, even as Prabowo adds free university tuition to a budget already carrying increasingly expensive signature programs.

18 hours ago
Politics premium

Prabowo tightens grip on security forces

President Prabowo Subianto is moving to further consolidate his authority over the military and police, gathering hundreds of senior officers at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday amid a recent police leadership change and speculation over a possible new military chief.

18 hours ago
Society premium

Filling the void: Mothers, volunteers step up to fight wildfire

Local volunteers are eager to help put out forest fires across the country, but some have received little to no support or resources necessary to perform their duty.

18 hours ago

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Fri, October 9, 2026

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