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Companies premium

Private players to lead majority of new hydropower projects: PLN

PLN also pushed pumped-storage hydropower projects designed to function like giant water batteries, pumping water to an upper reservoir during periods of low demand and releasing it to generate electricity during peak hours.

2 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

South Korea's president orders all-out response to heatwave

South Korea's heatwave is expected to peak over Seoul on Thursday, with the capital forecast to hit 39 degrees Celsius in a spell of extreme weather already blamed for more than 20 deaths. ...

2 hours ago
Sports

Infantino, FIFA present united front after crisis meeting over stake sale fallout

FIFA apologized to its members for mistakes made over its abandoned proposal to sell commercial rights to the World Cup as the body's leadership reaffirmed its support for President Gianni Infantino after a crisis meeting in Morocco on Wednesday. ...

3 hours ago

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Art & Culture premium

Beyond clogs and tulips, Dutch games take center stage

An interactive exhibition at Erasmus Huis Jakarta invites visitors to discover Dutch creativity through 12 playable games, revealing how video game design has become part of the country's cultural identity.

3 hours ago
Society premium

Another doctor suicide highlights mental health concerns in Indonesia’s healthcare

Forensic experts concluded that the doctor died from the effects of a lethal dose of Rocuronium, which caused paralysis of the respiratory muscles and resulted in asphyxia.

3 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Myanmar ex-junta chief on first Thailand trip as civilian leader

Myanmar's ex-junta chief Min Aung Hlaing arrived in Bangkok Thursday for his first visit to Thailand as civilian leader, as he seeks a return to the diplomatic fold for his pariah state.

4 hours ago
Middle East and Africa

Iran says close to Hormuz plan with Oman, but reopening depends on US

Iran and Oman have agreed a route for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and were finalizing arrangements for jointly managing the strategic waterway, Tehran said Wednesday, even as fresh security incidents highlighted continued risks for regional shipping.

4 hours ago
Regulations

Destry frontrunner to be Bank Indonesia governor, source says

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will move quickly to appoint a new central bank governor and interim head Destry Damayanti is the frontrunner for the role, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

4 hours ago
Academia

Malaysia state polls: The age of political frenemies

What we are witnessing today in Malaysia is the rise of the frenemy: a political party or coalition that acts as a friendly partner on one stage, but turns into an outright rival the moment they step onto another.

4 hours ago
Regulations premium

Finance Ministry to take over Whoosh consortium from Danantara

In this year’s first half alone, the Indonesian SOE consortium that operates the Whoosh high-speed railway incurred a loss of Rp 5.1 trillion ($282.5 million), widening from Rp 4.9 trillion logged in the entirety of last year.

4 hours ago
Quick Dispatch

INZS 2026 calls for realization of national, global climate commitments

The Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI) held the Indonesia Net-Zero Summit (INZS) 2026 recently, highlighting the critical moment when global and national climate commitments must begin to be translated into concrete action.

1 day ago
Archipelago premium

Police investigate hoax bomb threat at Bali airport

Authorities said the airport received the threat through a messaging application at 9:58 p.m. on Sunday. The message claimed that a woman carrying a bomb planned to hijack a flight departing from the airport.

5 hours ago
Academia premium

Data should be treated as a national asset

Indonesia will need to decide whether its digital data should be treated merely as an input for external technology companies or as a strategic national asset whose value should also contribute to domestic development.

5 hours ago
Warm Takes

Gang’s all here

Eleven years after college, six friends reunite for a wedding in Greece. Amid the dancing and laughter, one woman confronts the invisible grief, and unexpected gifts, of being chronically single.

5 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Jantho Nature Reserve welcomes another baby orangutan

The female orangutan baby is the offspring of rehabilitated orangutan Wenda, who has lived in the natural habitat since 2014.

6 hours ago
Academia premium

A stronger macroeconomic framework for a stronger Indonesia

Indonesia now faces an important choice. The current policy mix is costly to maintain while becoming less effective.

6 hours ago
Academia premium

The case for a pay-where-you-play tax system

The global tax system has repeatedly put corporate interests ahead of people and the planet by allowing multinationals to transfer profits to tax havens. If adopted, the proposed UN Tax Convention would overturn the century-old rules that make this possible.

7 hours ago
Economy premium

Sri Mulyani back in World Bank leadership role

The World Bank Group (WBG) has appointed Indonesia’s former finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati as a co-chair tasked with addressing extreme poverty in low-income countries.  

8 hours ago
Academia premium

No leader, no ideology: Indonesia’s new terror threat

Indonesia spent 20 years mastering the art of dismantling terrorist organizations. Its next threat will not have an organization to dismantle.

8 hours ago
Jakarta premium

Jakarta tightens crackdown on polluters as illegal dumpsites grow larger

The Jakarta administration is tightening its crackdown on polluters transporting garbage to illegal dumpsites, as tonnes of trash have been piling up in multiple corners of the capital amid an expanding waste management crisis.

8 hours ago
Society premium

Free health screening to shift focus to treatment

The Health Ministry is prioritizing treating hypertension, hyperglycemia and high cholesterol as the conditions may lead to noncommunicable diseases such as stroke, kidney failure and other cardiovascular diseases that can be fatal.

9 hours ago
Academia premium

Premature repatriation risks deepening the Rohingya crisis

Repatriation without rights risks reproducing the very crisis it seeks to resolve.

9 hours ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Indonesia's DHE exemptions create a two-tier export regime

Indonesia has introduced a new exception to its natural resources export proceeds (DHE-SDA) policy, allowing exporters from the United States, China, Australia and Canada greater flexibility in managing their export proceeds. The announcement marks the first significant relaxation of a policy that, only months earlier, was expanded to require most natural resource exporters to retain 100 percent of their export earnings in Indonesia's state-owned banks (Himbara) for 12 months.

9 hours ago
Politics premium

Security minister brushes off unrest concerns ahead of Independence Day

Coordinating Politics and Security Minister Djamari Chaniago has given reassurance that the domestic security situation remains stable and under control ahead of the country’s 81st Independence Day celebration, urging the public not to be influenced by “disinformation” about possible unrest in August.

9 hours ago
Politics premium

Rumor of National Police chief dismissal resurfaces amid AGO-Police tension

President Prabowo Subianto’s aides and National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo himself denied the speculations, saying his dismissal and replacement remain the President’s prerogative rights.

10 hours ago
Editorial premium

When war comes for the economy

A war economy is not necessarily the mobilization of force, but conflict used as a lever on prices and supply chains.

10 hours ago
Companies

HSBC Indonesia: Partner to Bridge Indonesia’s Growth with Global Capability

Indonesia is expanding infrastructure, strengthening industrial capacity and accelerating digital adoption while pursuing growth that is more resilient, inclusive and sustainable. In an increasingly uncertain world, where supply chains shift rapidly and capital responds instantly to global events, the role of an international bank has evolved. It is no longer merely a facilitator of cross-border transactions, but a strategic partner that helps businesses and institutions navigate complexity with confidence.

16 hours ago
Middle East and Africa premium

Indonesia condemns renewed Israeli strikes amid Gaza peace talks

Indonesia has condemned Israel’s renewed attacks on Gaza amid ongoing negotiations over the territory’s postwar reconstruction plan, saying the strikes have worsened the plight of Palestinians and urging Tel Aviv to fully honor its obligations under the ceasefire agreement. 

20 hours ago
Regulations premium

Purbaya urges Toyota to move production from Thailand

In an attempt to urge the Japanese auto giant to set up its regional hub in Indonesia, the finance minister has indicated the government’s readiness to offer a slew of incentives across related sectors, from steel to financial services.

1 day ago
Economy premium

Businesses urge investment climate reforms to prevent more layoffs

Apindo noted that every unresolved business obstacle weakens the multiplier effect needed to attract investment, expand production and create employment.

1 day ago

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Thu, August 6, 2026

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