In China jokes about Mao, the country's founding leader who died in 1976, are considered disrespectful and remain a social taboo.

The money will help set up the Tropical Forest Forever Facility, a new public-private wealth fund which aims to reward countries for preserving tropical forests.

Deputy Haj and Umrah Minister Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak said that President Prabowo Subianto's emphasis on economic sovereignty should also extend to haj and umrah services.

Israelis are casting their ballots in the shadow of three years of multi-front regional wars triggered by October 7, with the trauma still fresh and questions over accountability and security central to the campaign.

The state asset fund said it wanted to restructure Pos Indonesia’s finances and leverage its 4,000 distribution channels across the country instead.  

Now that major trading partners are seeking to put up more barriers, Beijing may need to rethink its cautious approach to direct household stimulus.

Jakarta cut pipelined gas to Singapore by about 8 percent as of Saturday, saying it was safeguarding domestic supplies. The move came days after an energy minister threatened to review export contracts with countries "that are not cooperative and do not treat Indonesia with mutual respect". 

Officers from Naval Regional Command (Kodaeral) IV/Batam and BAIS’ foreigner surveillance task force conducted the enforcement operation on Lumba Island, Kasu subdistrict, Belakang Padang district, Batam city on Tuesday.

From Oct. 23 to 25, Pasaraya Blok M in South Jakarta hosted Little Bandung by GoFood, a culinary pop-up offering a taste of Bandung without the road trip. The event brought together some of Bandung's most popular dishes, including Iga Bakar Si Jangkung, Batagor Kahuripan, Kartika Sari, Sincere Cake and Makmur Jaya Coffee Roasters, all of which were also available through GoFood's delivery and pickup options.

United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told the European Union on Monday that a lack of information about its record-breaking loan to Airbus threatens a delicate transatlantic trade truce, including on financing large civil aircraft (LCA) projects.  

Sisi had asked parliament to approve military support for Egypt's Gulf Arab ally and the world's biggest oil exporter if Riyadh requested help in fighting the Houthis, whose advances also threaten the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait — southern gateway to the Red Sea and Egypt's Suez Canal.

The talks, which included heavyweight Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, followed warnings by the United States, Iran and Israel that hostilities could restart in the eight-month war.

The Mongolian-flagged tanker MT Global 168 departed from Pasir Gudang in Johor state, Malaysia, to a ship-to-ship transfer location in the Andaman Sea, off Trang province, Thailand. 

From elevating ties to an unprecedented strategic partnership five years ago to tackling shared regional challenges, Australia and ASEAN continue to prove that our collective security and economic future are inextricably intertwined.

At a defining moment for global justice, the European Union and Indonesia are proving that defending universal human rights demands more than shared values: It takes a decade of sustained dialogue, bold reform and united action.

Inspired by a high school student's curiosity, NURIVO Original was developed in collaboration with PT Duta Niaga using milk-based ingredients, sacha inchi oil and kapok flower honey, with an underlying commitment to social responsibility.

Based on data from Wonosobo Police, the total area affected by fire reached some 306 hectares, with firefighters managed to extinguish fires on 104 hectares of affected land.

When multilateral forums succumb to political theater and procedural breaches, the genuine legal principles of decolonization and sovereignty risk being lost to ideological distraction.

The offering could raise as much as US$100 billion in an initial public offering (IPO) that could value Anthropic at between $1.5 trillion and $2 trillion.

By choking off gas to Singapore to fuel the domestic industry, Jakarta is gambling that resource nationalism can build real economic muscle rather than simply leave stranded promises in its wake.

The government missed the deadline to form a committee that will vet new election organizers and supervisors, raising concerns over compliance with the law and the transparency of the selection process.

The Corruption Eradication Commission’s (KPK) seizure of hundreds of millions of rupiah linked to property developer Summarecon and gang leader Rosario “Hercules” de Marshal has renewed concerns over mass organizations’ role in land disputes and the corruption risks posed by informal power networks.

Redefining corruption to exclude "state losses" misses the real danger: changing the wording of the law cannot fix a justice system that still struggles to separate honest policy failures from corrupt intent.

The appointment of Suroso Isnandar as president director of state-owned electricity company PT PLN comes as the government steps up efforts to deliver its ambitious 100 gigawatt-peak (GWp) solar power program. Having previously overseen renewable energy projects at PLN, Suroso is well positioned to lead the initiative. However, delivering the program within its three-year timeline will be challenging, given Indonesia’s structural constraints on integrating variable renewable energy (NRE) into its electricity grid.

Tensions continue to mount as an Indonesian senior minister takes a fresh swipe at Singapore over a gas supply cut, widening a diplomatic spat that stems from the regional haze crisis.

The government has underestimated wildfires and their consequences before; it cannot afford to make the same mistake again.

The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) is stepping up its capital market surveillance by preparing a mechanism to publicly announce and immediately investigate any indications of manipulative trading, but consistent and transparent execution will be crucial to reviving investor confidence.