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View all search resultsThe US military killed 11 people on Tuesday in a strike on a vessel from Venezuela allegedly carrying illegal narcotics, President Donald Trump said, in the first known operation since his administration's recent deployment of warships to the southern Caribbean.
2 weeks agoNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un brought his teenage daughter to Beijing this week in her first public outing overseas, fueling further speculation that she may be his potential successor in the family's dynastic rule over the nuclear-armed state. ...
2 weeks agoThe central bank has announced a continuation of its burden-sharing scheme with the government and has purchased trillions of rupiah worth of government bonds this year, but an economist questions the legal basis for continuing a policy initially intended as a crisis response. ...
2 weeks agoNearly 40 years after breaking off Antarctica, a colossal iceberg ranked among the oldest and largest ever recorded is finally crumbling apart in warmer waters, and could disappear within weeks.
2 weeks agoPresident Donald Trump has dismissed reports on social media that he is in ill health, saying he was busy over the Labor Day weekend giving media interviews and visiting his Virginia golf course.
2 weeks agoBPJS Kesehatan president director Ghufron Mukti has stressed the importance of health history screening (SRK) as a key component of the National Health Insurance (JKN) program.
11 hours agoThe National Commission on Human Rights was conducting an investigation into security forces' handling of the protests, commissioner Anis Hidayah told journalists on Tuesday.
2 weeks agoWith great enthusiasm and a strong spirit of togetherness, Universitas Terbuka (UT) officially concluded the 2025 International Cultural Development Program (BINAR) with a closing ceremony at the Yogyakarta Center for Development and Quality Assurance of Vocational Education in Arts and Culture (BBPPMPV) on Saturday, Sept. 13.
11 hours agoUniversitas Terbuka (UT) welcomed dozens of international students to Bina Budaya Antarbangsa (BINAR) 2025, an international summer camp program that emphasizes cultural exchange and cross-border learning.
12 hours agoThe at-risk stock is suspected to be a mix of imported rice from mid-2024 and lower-quality unhusked rice previously procured by Bulog.
2 weeks agoFollowing the successful staging of Construction & Engineering Week, the Indonesia Energy & Engineering (IEE) Series 2025 officially opened Energy & Engineering Week, held at JIExpo Kemayoran, from Sept.17 to 20.
14 hours agoSoutheast Asia's biggest economy was rocked by the widespread protests, which left at least 10 dead and were initially sparked by the handing out of lavish perks to lawmakers.
2 weeks agoThe landmark ruling came after Judge Amit Mehta found in August 2024 that Google illegally maintained monopolies in online search through exclusive distribution agreements worth billions of dollars annually.
2 weeks agoAIESEC in Universitas Indonesia (UI) has held LeadSummit 2025, the grand finale of the LeadSeries, delivering a day of inspiration and collaboration for students from across the country.
19 hours agoCentral bankers are the high priests of high finance. That is because they control high-powered money, commonly known as the monetary base, or the sum of currency in circulation plus commercial bank deposits with them.
2 weeks agoDesigned to project China's military might and diplomatic clout, it also comes as US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs and volatile policymaking strain its relations with allies and rivals alike.
2 weeks agoThe Tianjin summit suggests that Modi and Xi did not seek reconciliation, but stabilization, learning from the US-Soviet detente during the Cold War.
2 weeks agoA global slide in long-dated bonds extended into Asia on Wednesday, while gold climbed to a new peak as concerns mounted over government debt and economic growth.
2 weeks agoIndonesians have long tolerated hardship with patience. But there is a limit when public trust erodes.
2 weeks agoAn interplay of external and domestic factors has determined the rupiah's performance this year to date, and keeping an eye on established risks through approaches like monetary discipline and deepening regional cooperation will help safeguard currency stability toward improved economic resilience.
2 weeks agoThe latest incident of police brutality, which led to the death of an ojol driver last week, shows that comprehensive reform of the National Police can no longer be postponed amid the persistence of brutality and their increasing authority as an apparatus that shields privilege and power.
2 weeks agoPolicy inconsistencies, ad hoc measures and social factors like the perceived prestige of private vehicles are just some of the speed bumps on Jakarta's road to becoming a global city, according to a local official and urban experts.
2 weeks agoInfluencers, students, and community voices collectively shape public opinion and, beyond that, provide effective and innovative policy literacy tools more effectively than the government or any lawmakers.
2 weeks agoThe House of Representatives has resumed deliberations on the domestic worker protection bill this week, continuing their progress on the long-gestating piece of legislation which has picked up pace since earlier this year.
2 weeks agoWasteful perks for officials, riot police suppressing citizens, and education budget cuts are not only failures of policy, they are failures of privilege, of leadership and of moral clarity.
2 weeks agoIndonesia has seen a turbulent week of public unrest centered on the House of Representatives (DPR), as outrage over lawmakers’ high pay and allowances spiraled into a broader movement demanding accountability, justice, and reform.
2 weeks agoSeven Mobile Brigade (Brimob) police officers could face criminal investigation after an ethics probe found probable cause that they not only broke ethics but also the Criminal Code when their armored vehicle ran over and killed a motorcycle taxi (ojol) driver in a protest last week.
2 weeks agoAt least 10 people died while 20 are missing and 500 injured, during and after nationwide protests that rocked Indonesia over the weekend, according to various reports from civic organizations and official institutions.
2 weeks agoAs the health system grapples with the unprecedented spread of misinformation, fueling vaccine hesitancy and eroding public trust in the government’s health programs, it is more critical than ever for the government to reinvest in the foundations of public health.
2 weeks agoFM Sugiono has communicated with the Peruvian FM Elmer Schialer to request a thorough and transparent investigation into the case, as well as enhanced protections for diplomatic staff and Indonesian citizens in Peru.
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