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Society premium

Extortion fears threaten govt’s drug rehabilitation drive

Despite a legal framework for rehabilitating drug users instead of imprisoning them, the process is often bypassed on the ground.

9 hours ago
Markets premium

Indonesia grapples with stock market enforcement as index sinks below 5,000

Analysts question whether the current approach will deter future misconduct or simply lead wrongdoers to treat fines as just part of the cost of doing business.   ...

10 hours ago
Politics premium

Police probe alleged trafficking in Russian military recruitment

Police have arrested 13 suspects across the five cases, including two Russian nationals and one Ukrainian national, for further investigation. One other suspect remains at large. ...

10 hours ago

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Companies premium

Jakarta waits for market recovery before city-owned firms IPO

The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) Composite Index has fallen more than 40 percent since the beginning of the year, making it the world’s worst-performing bourse.

13 hours ago
Parenting

From knowledge to collective action: Building a better future for young children

Regional leaders and partners gathered in Jakarta to explore how evidence, sustainable financing and collective action can strengthen early childhood development (ECD) across the Asia-Pacific.

14 hours ago
Regulations premium

RI rules out power exports to Singapore in near term, citing domestic needs

Indonesia cannot yet export electricity, Coordinating Downstream and Energy Transition Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said, prioritizing domestic demand and urging Danantara Indonesia not to “give in to lobbying."

15 hours ago
Economy

Indonesia-EU trade: Mapping smallholders is the next step

According to Statistics Indonesia (BPS), smallholders tend 99.6 percent of its cocoa area, 98.6 percent of its coffee, 91.3 percent of its rubber and 43.9 percent of its oil palm, and most of this land is yet to be registered.

16 hours ago
Companies

OPPO, Make Over bring "OPPO Care for Every Glow", exploring new services at OPPO outlets

From Sept. 26 to Oct. 26, OPPO Indonesia’s month-long campaign with Make Over offers customers a “glow-up” experience for themselves and their smartphones.

16 hours ago
Academia

Explaining the curious rise of Dedi Mulyadi

The West Java governor's political star is rising parallel to the President's falling approval, showing how voter behavior adapts to favor popular regional leaders in an opposition vacuum.

16 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Australia starts repatriation of 13 detained Indonesian fishermen

13 fishermen from Raas Island in Sumenep regency, East Java were arrested by Australian authorities in October for allegedly fishing illegally in Australian waters.

17 hours ago
Academia premium

Attacking Iran amid Turkish, Saudi opposition is a strategic mistake

Attacking Iran against the explicit warnings of Turkey and Saudi Arabia risks a catastrophic regional war where military superiority delivers neither stability nor a viable political endgame.

17 hours ago
Quick Dispatch

Pallavi Aiyar on finding stories in overlooked details

The Weekender Living Room’s third edition invited readers to an intimate conversation with author, journalist and Weekender columnist Pallavi Aiyar, highlighting how the most interesting stories can be found by paying attention to the minor, ordinary details that are often overlooked.

1 day ago
Americas

Americans vote in midterms set to upend Trump presidency

Republicans losing the House would give Democrats the power to stall Trump's legislative agenda and launch sweeping investigations of his administration. A Senate defeat would also threaten his ability to appoint Supreme Court justices and senior officials.

18 hours ago
Academia premium

Protecting Asia-Pacific farms past borders

From migratory seabirds to family dinner tables, stopping the next pandemic demands that we treat animal, human, and ecological health as one shared frontline.

18 hours ago
Markets

Asian stocks retreat ahead of US midterms, oil steadies

S&P 500 slipping 0.5 percent as tech sector earnings weighed on investor confidence, even as data showed US manufacturing activity picked up in October amid strong domestic demand.

19 hours ago
Archipelago premium

North Sumatra teacher arrested over alleged sexual abuse of eight students

The case comes amid broader concerns over sexual violence against children in Indonesia. According to data from the Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry, Some 21,352 children experienced violence in 2025, including 12,338 cases of sexual abuse.

19 hours ago
Archipelago premium

473 Indonesians deported from Malaysia in October

The high number of illegal migrant workers being deported is the proof that the legal departure process in Indonesia is complicated and expensive.

19 hours ago
Archipelago

Village head in Riau nabbed in forest sale for oil palm plantation

The Pesajian village head, identified as M, allegedly issued land documents which were used to claim land in the forest area.

19 hours ago
Academia premium

A century of Indonesia’s national imagination

A century after the First Youth Congress imagined Indonesia into existence, a new generation must break constitutional taboos to ensure that our union is sustained by genuine justice rather than centralized decree.

19 hours ago
Academia premium

Indonesia returns to old habit of blaming and bullying Singapore

The haze has returned, along with an old political habit: Blaming outsiders rather than confronting failures at home.

20 hours ago
Americas premium

Indonesia monitors closely UN chief race as controversy mounts

Indonesia said it was keeping a close eye on the UN secretary-general selection process, describing Emirati official Lana Nusseibeh’s entry into the race, which has drawn international controversy, as part of the ongoing selection process.

21 hours ago
Society premium

Govt plan for drug rehab risks replicating prison overcrowding

A planned revision to the 2009 Narcotics Law has drawn sharp criticism from legal experts and rights groups, who warn the government’s current proposals will merely shift Indonesia's severe overcrowding crisis from prisons to state-run rehabilitation centers.

21 hours ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Indonesia takes backward step with gas export cuts

The government’s decision to further reduce natural gas exports to Singapore may strengthen domestic energy supplies, but it risks undermining the country's credibility as a reliable trading partner. The move, justified on energy security grounds, could unsettle investors, strain relations with Singapore and weaken ASEAN's efforts to build an integrated regional energy market.

22 hours ago
Editorial premium

Election (law) matters

In Brazil, freshly-energized voters turned out in droves in the second round of presidential elections earlier this month to reelect left-wing politician Lula da Silva for a non-consecutive fourth term, delivering a blow to far-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro. 

22 hours ago
Society premium

Papua blazes defy rainfall relief

Recent rainfall has eased conditions in some of Indonesia’s worst fire-hit areas in Sumatra and Kalimantan, but continuing blazes elsewhere, particularly in Papua, show that the country’s wildfire season remains far from over and requires sustained prevention and control efforts.

22 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Blazes engulf two landfills in Central and East Java

The continued reliance on open dumping has been linked to a series of environmental and safety incidents in recent years. At least 43 landfills across Indonesia experienced major fires between January and early October. 

23 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Criticism mounts over plan to turn Red and White Cooperatives clinics into BPJS providers

Critics argued that utilizing the cooperatives' clinics as BPJS Kesehatan's primary facilities would require a large fiscal expenditure and divert funds from more pressing healthcare needs.

1 day ago
Economy premium

El Niño keeps food prices hot despite easing inflation

October’s volatile food inflation stood at 5.81 percent, continuing an upward trend that began in July.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Countries must pay more towards WHO: Indonesian candidate

Budi told AFP the UN's health agency should focus on reprioritising its spending rather than chasing replacement funding -- allocating bigger amounts for fewer projects.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan considers doubling defense spending over next five years

If adopted, defence buildup spending for the five years from April 2027 would be set at 70 trillion to 80 trillion yen ($457 billion to $508 billion), up about 1.8 times from the roughly 43 trillion yen allocated under the current five-year plan, which began in fiscal 2023.

1 day ago

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Wed, November 4, 2026

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