Oil prices rose to their highest levels since late April on Friday, with benchmark crude contract Brent North Sea climbing above US$116 a barrel as the Middle East conflict raged on.

Amid rapid expansion of artificial intelligence worldwide, experts and business representatives are pushing for ethics and humanity values to be included as safeguards in the development of the technology.

The case started with a report from the public on Oct. 13 about timber products being transported using motorized boats along the Dedap River.

The two sides said the ceasefire would go into effect on Oct. 27, allowing the delivery of aid and the evacuation of residents through humanitarian corridors.

Police in Medan arrested five cashiers, who previously worked at an online gambling syndicate in Cambodia.

The Weekender Living Room returned for its second edition, bringing readers an opportunity to glimpse into one of the most popular topics in the Weekender.

Taiwan's fire department said the death toll remained at 1, a man swept away by waves from the island of Liuqiu, with 527 injuries during the heavy wind and torrential rain.

Netanyahu is locked in a tight race to keep his job in Tuesday's vote, having campaigned on promises to keep Israelis safe, and he and his right-wing allies visited the scene of the attack to pledge an even harder line on West Bank militancy.

Near the Maros-Pangkep cave, firefighters worked to put out fires as smoke drifted over the dramatic karst landscape that is a defining feature of the national park and UNESCO Global Geopark surrounding the cave.

From volcanic ash to intricate crochet, 10 artists of Indonesian heritage explore memory, history and the natural world in a Sydney exhibition that invites viewers to reconsider how contemporary art engages with the past.

Over the past week, Singapore issued notices to 10 foreign-based companies, insisting that they deploy fire fighting teams, stop burning or starting new fires in Indonesia and submit information about their links with associated companies in Indonesia and Singapore.

Most of the victims are kindergarten students who felt unwell after consuming quail egg soup. 

Despite whatever good intentions some members may have had, the board was "wrong from the very beginning," Albanese said, because it allowed Israel to continue making excuses for its unlawful conduct in the Gaza Strip.

A tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) is planned from the second half of 2027, the government has said, after making similar promises almost every year since 2022. The levy is expected to raise Rp 1.7 trillion (US$95 million), while diabetes care alone cost the national health insurance an estimated Rp 12.6 trillion in 2024. At its planned scale, the proposed levy risks falling short as both a public health measure and a revenue-generating instrument.

Industry representatives estimated that Bulog needed to build factories with production capacity of 1,500 to 2,000 tonnes per month and a workforce of 1,000 to 1,500 people, if it wanted to pursue the plan.

Reports from environmental groups claim there were 807 fire hot spots with high confidence levels in the national strategic project (PSN) area, with blazes allegedly tied to land clearing for road and airport construction.

From choking haze to viral confrontations, public fury is simmering across the country, and continuing the dismissive official line instead of delivering solutions risks sparking a full-blown crisis of legitimacy.

Forced into exile by the trauma of 1965, Tari Lang revisits a country she loves and its unfinished struggle for freedom in her memoir, My Neighbour, The Dictator.

Following a successful school recycling pilot and support from Semarang's mayor, Green Soldier is preparing to expand to five schools while developing agricultural projects and new ways to finance its operations.

The government is stepping up efforts to shift toward more targeted direct cash transfers as part of its social protection system, while looking to expand access to financial services to improve household welfare.  

Until now, Prabowo — who marks two years in office this week — has faced little or no pushback. There have been no dissenting votes on any bills the government has proposed, not even by Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), one party that is not formally part of the ruling bloc.

Every year, Bali welcomes millions of travelers, drawing them in with picturesque vistas, rich cultural heritage and the island’s signature hospitality.

Natural gas production from East Kalimantan's offshore region is targeted to increase to about 750 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd) starting Nov. 1, driven by an additional supply of about 290 mmscfd from JNE#6 and the development of the Maha-South Hub field.

According to the business chamber, only around one-third of businesses planned to invest in the near future, while others are taking a wait-and-see approach.

SK Hynix on Friday put on hold a planned listing in the United States for its Solidigm chip unit due to market volatility — a move which also comes after South Korean authorities raised concerns that the deal could undermine shareholder interests.

Government agencies and major organizations in the US, UK, EU, Singapore and Japan have been treating PHP2Shell as a global cybersecurity emergency and have taken websites completely offline as a precaution while applying security fixes.  

To end global hunger in an era of compounding crises, we must stop reacting to disasters and start turning frontline innovations into rapid, equitable impacts.