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Thousands of people from Indonesia, China and Africa are waiting for help to return home, but the process has been slow and many are increasingly desperate.
17 minutes agoIn a social media post, Trump said he would order Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and other agencies to release the information, calling the matter "extremely interesting and important." ...
54 minutes agoThe accord sets a 19-percent tariff on Indonesian goods entering the United States. Jakarta is also to exempt US companies from local content requirements and address and prevent barriers to US agricultural products sold in Indonesia. ...
58 minutes agoThe Aceh-born, Yogyakarta-based artist talks us through his latest work at Art Jakarta Papers, and why cutting paper is a surprisingly reflective act.
1 hour agoThe sun bear is the world's smallest bear and is native to Indonesia and Malaysia.
1 hour agoMarkets are asking Indonesia for predictable and coherent rules that distinguish temporary transition measures from long-lived assets that may face growing financing and refinancing challenges.
1 hour agoIn the digital age, information chaos has real-world consequences, and Indonesia is fighting it handicapped.
2 hours ago"I have offered and Indonesia has accepted the position of deputy commander for the ISF," Major General Jasper Jeffers announced at the inaugural meeting of President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" attended by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.
2 hours agoIf conservation areas are administratively interpreted as “unproductive land”, Indonesia risks engineering a policy contradiction of its own making.
3 hours agoThe number of FMD cases in Riau this year has already surpassed last year’s total.
3 hours agoThe US trade deficit widened sharply in December amid a surge in imports, despite President Donald Trump's tariffs on foreign manufactured merchandise, but most of the imports were capital goods, which should support business investment and keep expectations for strong economic growth intact.
4 hours agoAmid the unprecedented levels of hunger across the world and as members of the second-largest religious demographic in the world and at home, Indonesian Muslims have an obligation this Ramadan to not just fast as an end in and of itself, but also to share as a means of attaining takwa.
4 hours agoGovernor Pramono Anung shares his vision for Jakarta and its suburbs, including elevating the magalopolis so it ranks among the top global cities.
4 hours agoIndonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority country which has pledged to deploy 8,000 troops—nearly half of the 20,000 sought, would take the deputy commander role in the Gaza force.
5 hours agoSeveral companies have come under scrutiny following global index provider MSCI’s decision to temporarily freeze Indonesia’s February review, citing concerns over market accessibility and transparency. In response to the announcement, the Financial Services Authority (OJK) and the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) have stepped up due diligence and trading surveillance to address potential vulnerabilities. As this closer monitoring unfolds, it has brought renewed attention to sharp and unexplained price movements in several counters, most notably PT Sanurhasta Mitra (MINA), which had previously been flagged for unusual market activity.
5 hours agoMany villages are situated in mountainous areas with uneven terrain, requiring expensive cut-and-fill work to prepare a 1,000-square-meter plot. In addition, some village land is located far from main roads due to limited infrastructure, making access difficult.
5 hours agoIn the first year of his administration, Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has repeatedly conveyed his ambition to elevate Jakarta’s status to a top global city, but the vision risks overshadowing mounting urban problems that still confront the world’s most populous metropolis.
5 hours agoThe Communications and Digital Ministry will block social media accounts owned by underage children as soon as the minimum age limit policy takes place in March, promising immediate action on online platforms for users under 18 years old.
6 hours agoOne year in, Jakarta’s "more colorful" makeover is facing a gray reality of systemic waste and stagnant flood mitigation. With the honeymoon over, the city’s 11 million residents are waiting to see if their governor will finally tackle the perennial problems lurking behind the populist wins.
6 hours agoThe business deals, which form part of a planned bilateral trade agreement, would help narrow Indonesia’s trade surplus with the United States, Prabowo said.
15 hours agoUnprecedented in Britain's modern era, the arrest was a new blow for the ousted royal, who was marking his 66th birthday on Thursday.
17 hours agoA video of the pair at a global AI summit in New Delhi on Thursday rapidly spread on social media after the former colleagues awkwardly refused to hold hands.
17 hours agoThe central bank governor Perry Warjiyo said that global uncertainty increased risk premiums and created “short-term pressures toward the exchange rate”.
18 hours agoThe Jakarta administration has prohibited restaurant raids commonly carried out by members of certain mass organizations during daylight hours in the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, citing the need to maintain public order and religious tolerance.
18 hours agoThe trial marked the first time the multibillionaire addressed the safety of his world-dominating platforms directly before a jury and under oath.
19 hours agoProsecutors had sought the death penalty in the case, closely watched in a deeply divided country. It is the most consequential yet for the ousted leader, whose bid triggered a national political crisis and tested democratic resilience.
20 hours agoAkihiro Ondo, CEO of Mitsubishi Power Asia Pacific, explains Indonesia’s power sector readiness to meet rising electricity demand compared with regional peers and the role of gas and hydrogen-ready technologies in the energy transition.
20 hours agoProsecutors had sought the death penalty in the case, closely watched in a deeply divided country. It is the most consequential yet for the ousted leader, whose bid triggered a national political crisis and tested democratic resilience.
21 hours agoThe state-owned steelmaking giant has forecast double-digit growth on expectations of a surge in demand from the national shipbuilding industry, in line with Danantara's push to build the sector toward a more circular model.
21 hours agoPrime Minister Narendra Modi called for children's safety on AI platforms as he addressed the gathering on Thursday, alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.
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