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Asia & Pacific

India's Modi woos youth with free coaching, AI training

The move comes after nationwide protests triggered by the leak of a key medical entrance examination paper and a series of other recruitment scandals.

4 hours ago
Markets

Iran defiant on strait as Trump tells Americans to accept high gas prices

Iran called on the United States to accept defeat while President Donald Trump blasted Tehran as "very evil" and told Americans to brace for continued high fuel prices as a result of the war. ...

4 hours ago
Americas

Race to reach trapped Colombia quake survivors offers hope

Authorities said on Friday that 287 people had been killed and nearly 4,000 injured, while nearly 400 others were still missing. ...

5 hours ago

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Politics premium

Militarism concern raised after Prabowo inaugurates bridges built by TNI, police

President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated nearly 3,400 bridges built by the Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police in villages across the nation amid a target to construct a total of 5,000 bridges by the end of 2026.

6 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump says will 'soon' declare Hormuz strait US territory

An unnamed White House official later clarified that Trump was joking, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

7 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

South Korea president proposes talks with North to formally end Korean War

Lee's proposal came as North Korea this week denounced upcoming annual US-South Korean military drills, warning of stronger deterrence measures.

8 hours ago
Archipelago

Five dead after magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Flores, governor says

Indonesian geophysics agency BMKG recorded the first quake at 4:58 a.m. (2158 GMT) at a depth of 15 kilometers, followed by several aftershocks.

9 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Police exhume body of top prosecutor’s housekeeper after mysterious death

News of Sutrimo’s death emerged shortly after the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) detained his employer, the former assistant attorney general for special crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah, over a money laundering case.

9 hours ago
Europe

Spain boosts security in Ceuta as calls appear online for another mass border rush

At least 96 people died in the crossing attempt on July 30 and over 72,000 managed to enter Ceuta, according to Spanish government estimates.

10 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Batam data center expansion threatens water, electricity supplies

Batam has attracted at least 16 new data centers in various stages, despite limited clean water and electricity infrastructure.

11 hours ago
Archipelago

At least two dead in magnitude 7.7 quake in NTT

The first tremor was recorded at 4:58 a.m. local time, with an epicenter located off the northern coast of Flores Island, about 68 kilometers northwest of the coastal town of Ende.

11 hours ago
Editorial premium

Unity over freedom

As Indonesia marks 81 years of independence, a familiar pull toward state centralization risks unraveling decades of hard-won democracy and regional unity.

12 hours ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Foreign debt climbs to Rp 8 quadrillion amid weak loan usage

Indonesia’s external debt has continued to rise and reached a new high of Rp 8 quadrillion ($444 billion) in May 2026. The increase was primarily driven by government and central bank debt, which accounted for 55.9 percent of total external debt, or US$248.5 billion, after growing 3.89 percent year-on-year (yoy).

13 hours ago
Politics premium

Prabowo touts self-sufficiency amid global uncertainty

President Prabowo Subianto offered a triumphant assessment of his administration’s first two years on Friday, touting food self-sufficiency and flagship programs despite mounting public discontent and skepticism over whether their benefits have been widely felt.

13 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Three Sumatran elephants die in two weeks in Aceh, Riau

At least 12 Sumatran elephants have been reported dead in Indonesia since the start of the year, including seven in the wild and five in captivity.

13 hours ago
Economy premium

Prabowo vows low budget deficit, rigorous fiscal discipline

President Prabowo Subianto has proposed a low fiscal deficit for the 2027 state budget bill though more efficient spending and higher revenue, even while holding onto an ambitious economic growth target.

22 hours ago
Middle East and Africa premium

One Indonesian crewman missing, two survive Yemen vessel attack

The Foreign Ministry is coordinating with its Yemeni counterparts for updates on the search and rescue mission for the missing Indonesian crewman after the Houthi strikes against the cargo ship that killed at least six people.

23 hours ago
Middle East and Africa premium

No request yet on for Hezbollah disarmament, Foreign Ministry says

Reports emerged that Indonesia is among countries shortlisted to contribute in monitoring Hezbollah’s disarmament as part of Israel-Lebanon agreement, a shortlist denied by a Lebanese official.

1 day ago
Politics premium

Prabowo invokes PDI-P’s Marhaenism ideology to court support for new mineral exchange

President Prabowo Subianto has invoked the economic philosophy of Marhaenism, associated with the quasi-opposition Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), as he seeks broad political support for his new plan to establish a mineral exchange.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Australia's Albanese says AUKUS remains 'full steam ahead' after Trump call

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday the AUKUS defense pact remained "full steam ahead" after an overnight call with US President Donald Trump, adding that he had urged Trump to fully exempt Australia from all tariffs.

1 day ago
Economy premium

Housing ownership backlog falls to 9.29 million in March

For the first time, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) released a housing statistics figure, which compiles data from the National Socioeconomic Survey (Susenas) and administrative data from ministries, government agencies and local administrations.

1 day ago
Asia & Pacific

Thousands stranded as heavy rain kills at least four in Japan

At least four people died in eastern Japan after "unprecedented" heavy rain that left thousands stranded at Narita airport overnight and snarled up roads and rail services, authorities said Friday.

1 day ago
Politics premium

Proposal on New Order-style policy guidelines needs more research, says MPR

The People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) has said that more research is needed before pushing for the revival of the now-defunct state policy guidelines, a controversial proposal critics fear can snowball into wider constitutional changes.

1 day ago
Tech premium

RI, India to share AI, digital platforms for official statistics

Indonesia and India have agreed to exchange artificial intelligence applications and digital statistical platforms to expedite the modernization of their national data systems.

1 day ago
Economy premium

Prabowo vows to crack down on bad SOE governance, directors

President Prabowo Subianto plans to eliminate more than 750 state-owned enterprises and open legal

1 day ago
Companies premium

Telkom’s financial statement under scrutiny amid fraud claims

The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) has conducted investigations over the fraud allegation and held a meeting with the company’s management on April 8.   

1 day ago
Politics premium

Rank meaningless if state apparatus can’t curb illegal mining: Prabowo

President Prabowo Subianto has called on law enforcement officers to make use of their positions and powers to crack down on illegal mining, during his State of the Nation address on Friday.

1 day ago
Academia premium

Malvinas: The strength of a just cause

The Question of the Malvinas Islands embodies Argentina’s territorial integrity, oceanic projection, bicontinental identity, wealth and projection into the South Atlantic.

1 day ago
Archipelago premium

Gowa DPRD moves to impeach regent over alleged graft, extramarital affair

On May 25, all seven factions in the Gowa DPDR agreed to establish a special inquiry committee to investigate three main allegations against Husniah: suspected corruption, an alleged extramarital affair and alleged abuse of authority.

1 day ago
Academia premium

The token economy requires collective data governance

Millions of people continuously generate the raw material on which AI is trained, yet almost none shares in the wealth it creates.

1 day ago

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Sat, August 15, 2026

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