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Indonesians urged to avoid nonessential travel in Saudi after deadly strikes

The Indonesian Embassy in Riyadh has urged Indonesians in Saudi Arabia to avoid nonessential travel and stay away from King Khalid International Airport after a series of deadly missile strikes hit the area over the weekend.

1 hour ago
Asia & Pacific

Singapore rolls out haze subsidies as Malaysia extends school closures

Singapore again ranked the world's most polluted city on Monday, according to Swiss-based air quality monitor IQAir, as the fires on Borneo and Sumatra islands, intensified by a turbo-charged El Nino weather phenomenon, keep emitting toxic haze. ...

2 hours ago
Regulations premium

Govt to classify online ride-hailing services as public transportation under new bill

The Transportation Ministry will include ride-hailing motorcycles in the draft revision of Law No. 22/2009 on road traffic and transportation, covering two-wheeled passenger transportation, as well as motorcycle-based delivery of goods and food, with deliberations targeted for completion this year. ...

3 hours ago

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Companies premium

Pertamina, Medco acquire participation rights in ENI’s oil and gas projects

PT Pertamina Hulu Energy (PHE) and PT Medco Energi International have signed agreements with Italian energy giant Eni to acquire a portion of its participation rights in East Kalimantan.  

4 hours ago
Tech

AI investment keeps global growth around 3%, with major Asia benefits: IMF

Strong investment in AI infrastructure is keeping global growth at around 3 percent, yielding major benefits for many Asian economies that supply the hardware, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday.

6 hours ago
Companies

AirAsia in talks with Malaysian government over potential funding support

The talks reflect growing government concerns about the financial health of the country's largest domestic carrier following a spike in jet fuel prices, the people said.

6 hours ago
Academia

Is Washington dropping the diplomatic ball?

Almost half of US ambassadorships remain vacant while political appointees outnumber career diplomats being put forward, creating a perceived void in Washington's global presence.

7 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

North Korea fires 'several ballistic missiles' into Sea of Japan

North Korea on Monday fired multiple ballistic missiles off its east coast, Seoul's military said, after weeks of mounting friction over a landmine explosion along their heavily fortified border.

7 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

El Nino sets temperature record in key Pacific zone: EU monitor

An intensifying El Nino broke a temperature record in a key zone of the Pacific in September, the EU's climate monitor said Monday, in another sign the weather pattern is gaining exceptional strength.

8 hours ago
Academia premium

Squeezed by debts and disasters, the Global South needs reparations, not more loans

As the IMF-World Bank meetings convene in Bangkok, frontline nations are calling for financial liberation from the debt traps and failed prescriptions of international financial institutions.

8 hours ago
Culture

Keith Haring finds new canvas in Louis Vuitton Artycapucines Collection

Highlighting themes of innocence, love and unity, merged with social justice and public health, Keith Haring cemented his reputation as the pioneer of action painting in the 1980s, becoming synonymous with his recognizable art that emphasizes thick outlines, vibrant colors, energetic movement and cartoon-like simplicity.

8 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

One dead in new attack on Saudi airport, a day after Houthi strike kills 13

One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack on Riyadh's international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300.

8 hours ago
Academia premium

Foreign proxy labeling as a pretext for silencing dissent

When foreign debt is celebrated as statesmanship but foreign grants to civic watchdogs are branded as treason, "national sovereignty" becomes a convenient weapon to silence dissent.

9 hours ago
Academia premium

Fires and cross-border haze: What can still be done

Southeast Asia’s latest haze crisis was entirely foreseeable. As millions choke beneath toxic skies, halting the blazes today must come before the inevitable, unsparing reckoning tomorrow.

10 hours ago
Markets

Dollar stays near 18-month high as Mideast conflict, inflation data in focus

The dollar held ground near its strongest level in a year and a half in early Asian trade on Monday as an escalating Middle East conflict kept investors wary ahead of key US inflation data later this week that will influence monetary policy.

10 hours ago
Middle East and Africa premium

Prabowo, El-Sisi reaffirm Gaza stance, call for de-escalation in Middle East

President Prabowo Subianto and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Sunday reaffirmed their support for a two-state solution to the Palestinian conflict and called for de-escalation in the Middle East as regional hostilities intensified.

11 hours ago
Society premium

People with mental illness need greater say in care

While Indonesia grapples with gaps in mental health services, people with mental illness should have a greater say in their care and be involved in treatment decisions to better support recovery, a media briefing held to mark World Mental Health Day has said.

11 hours ago
Politics premium

Frequent turnover of govt spokespersons reflects uncertainty over direction

Frequent turnover of government spokespersons points to a persistent struggle to establish a clear direction under President Prabowo Subianto, analysts said, as his declining approval ratings put pressure on the government to be more responsive to public concerns.

12 hours ago
Academia premium

Impeachment and democratic consolidation

Can impeachment strengthen a democracy, or does it only wound it?

12 hours ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Bahlil takes on new role, questions remain over its purpose

Bahlil Lahadalia’s latest appointment as coordinating downstream and energy transition minister gives him an unusually broad mandate, as he will also retain his position as energy and mineral resources minister, though the scope of the newly established coordinating ministerial post is yet to be clearly defined in terms of authority and jurisdiction. The arrangement seems to be in line with the government’s continuing prioritization of downstream industrial development, but raises a central question: Will the new post improve coordination on Indonesia’s downstream and energy transition agenda or simply add another layer of bureaucracy?

12 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Student assaulted at Prabowo’s People’s School in C. Java

The physical violence caused the victim, identified as D, to lose a tooth and receive bruises in the face and a swollen head.

12 hours ago
Regulations premium

Data center firms push for clearer, coordinated approvals

The concern follows West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi’s decision to temporarily halt construction of a BDx data center in Jatiluhur, West Java, despite having attended the project’s groundbreaking ceremony on July 28. 

13 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Pressure intensifies on Indonesia as regional haze worsens

The government is under pressure to tighten its crackdown on polluters and accept more international assistance in putting out forest and peatland fires, as transboundary haze continues to choke the region.

13 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Riau Islands BP3MI hands over people trafficking case to police

The human trafficking case involves 15 illegal migrant workers and a baby, who were intercepted on their way to Johor Bahru from an illegal port.

13 hours ago
Editorial premium

A much-needed balance

The government must recognize that economic growth should not be a choice between protecting workers and giving businesses room to grow; it must accommodate both.

13 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Free meals causes food poisoning in Medan with 6 pupils hospitalized

The pupils felt sick after consuming packaged milk, which they said no longer good and had lumps like coconut milk. 

13 hours ago
Archipelago

Orangutans rescued from fires released to protected forest

Eight orangutans rescued in recent weeks from blazes that tore through West Kalimantan have been released into a protected forest, Indonesian authorities and rescuers said on Sunday.

1 day ago
Tech

Harness engineering can scale development of Indonesia’s digital economy

Harness engineering is a method to build the software tools, guidelines and feedback mechanisms around an AI model to help it operate as a reliable, autonomous agent.

1 day ago
Sports

Bezzecchi wins Indonesian MotoGP

The Italian Bezzecchi, riding an Aprilia, made his move on pole-sitter Raul Fernandez in the final third of a captivating grand prix at a sweltering Mandalika International Circuit.

1 day ago
Americas

Lula accuses Meta of election interference

The leftist leader is seeking a fourth non-consecutive term in the October 25 runoff, where he will face Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro.

1 day ago

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Mon, October 12, 2026

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