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You can’t thrift your way out of overconsumption

Vintage and resale might look like conscious choices, but if the thrill of buying still drives us, are we just dressing up the same old fast fashion habit?

2 weeks ago
Europe

French lawmakers pass bill banning social media for under-15s

The lower National Assembly adopted the text by a vote of 130 to 21 in a lengthy overnight session from Monday to Tuesday. ...

2 weeks ago
Academia premium

Is Trump facing a familiar ‘Washington Post’ playbook?

The Washington Post article quoting a US diplomat in Dhaka invites closer scrutiny as a civic duty, not as regards the content of the reported statements but rather the timing and purposeo f the allegedly leaked recordings. ...

2 weeks ago

The Latest

Markets

Stocks up as earnings hopes offset Trump's Korea tariff move, dollar wobbles

Asian shares advanced on Tuesday as investors hoped for the best from a barrage of US mega-cap earnings, though uncertainty caused by President Donald Trump’s latest tariff moves on South Korea limited broader gains while boosting gold and silver.

2 weeks ago
Archipelago premium

Nine suspects named in encroachment, vandalism at Tesso Nilo National Park

Around 7,000 families are currently living illegally inside Tesso Nilo National Park, which is internationally recognized as a critical habitat for the endangered Sumatran tiger and elephant.

2 weeks ago
Academia premium

Artificial intelligence and the future of education

Trying to prepare people for a fixed set of challenges, when those challenges are constantly changing, is a losing strategy.

2 weeks ago
Archipelago premium

Medan court slaps death penalty on woman with 100 kg of meth

Three other defendants in the same case received life sentences, despite prosecutors also demanding death penalties.

2 weeks ago
Academia premium

Embracing pragmatic transactional realism to survive Trump’s world

The long era of the liberal international order seems to be fading, replaced by a new and colder reality that could be best described as pragmatic transactional realism. 

2 weeks ago
Archipelago premium

Search continues for dozens missing in West Bandung landslide

Search efforts continued for dozens of people missing in a deadly landslide in the disaster-prone Pasirlangu village in West Bandung regency, West Java, as the number of fatalities from the natural disaster climbed to 17.

2 weeks ago
Academia premium

Rethinking Indonesia’s food self-sufficiency post-Davos

As part of the wider national food security agenda, protein self-sufficiency requires a circular agriculture approach that integrates cereal production and pastureland planning and management for livestock feed, which is still highly dependent on imports.

2 weeks ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Netflix comedy show tests if Indonesian politicians can take a joke

An Indonesian political standup-comedy show currently streaming on Netflix has become one of the top trending topics on social media these past few weeks, some calling the content inappropriate while others welcoming it as a fresh take on current affairs. And now police are stepping in following formal reports for defamation, incitement and blasphemy.

2 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Cambodia scam crackdown sheds light on Indonesia’s employment gaps

The surge in Indonesians seeking repatriation from Cambodia following a crackdown on online scam centers has drawn national scrutiny over its scale, with many pointing to structural weaknesses in employment and economic security that lure vulnerable Indonesians into such work.

2 weeks ago
Jakarta premium

Government halts operations at eight polluting facilities in Greater Jakarta

The government has halted the operations at major emitting facilities run by eight companies in Greater Jakarta for violating emission standards, a move critics say may offer limited relief in tackling pollution from the region long choked by coal-fired power plants.

2 weeks ago
Editorial premium

Endgame in Pati

In the Central Java regency of Pati, the target in the uprising, one who had incurred the wrath of so many in the impoverished region was Regent Sudewo, a politician from President Prabowo Subianto’s Gerindra Party. 

2 weeks ago
Economy premium

Thomas Djiwandono secures BI deputy governor post

President Prabowo Subianto nominated Thomas, his nephew, on Jan. 19 to replace former deputy BI governor Juda Agung, who resigned with immediate effect on Jan. 13, according to BI.

2 weeks ago
Archipelago

Attempt to smuggle thousands of birds into Bali thwarted

The birds were smuggled onboard a truck crossing from neighboring Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, without proper documents. 

2 weeks ago
Archipelago

23 soldiers trapped in West Java landslide, navy chief says

The officers were involved in border patrol training at the time of the landslide, Navy Chief Admiral Muhammad Ali said, adding that heavy equipment was not able to reach the disaster zone due to bad weather.

2 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

'Nobody is safe': China's Xi targets his close ally in purge

China experts said Xi’s move against his long-term ally and Politburo member Gen. Zhang Youxia also concentrates even more power in the president's hands, makes the already secretive command of China’s military more opaque, and suggests that a near-term attack on Taiwan is less likely.

2 weeks ago
Society premium

Free health screening to include disease treatment

The Health Ministry plans to add treatment to its free health screening program after reaching 70 percent of its target, shifting focus from detection to early intervention and long-term cost savings.

2 weeks ago
Regulations premium

Shell, BP to receive fuel import quotas every six months this year

As private fuel retailers began seeing their annual stocks run low last August, the government refused to issue additional quotas and instead urged them to buy imported base fuel from Pertamina. 

2 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

Indonesia has received three Rafale fighter jets from France

The jets arrived on Friday with an official handover ceremony to be held at a later date, he said. Three more jets are expected to arrive later this year.

2 weeks ago
Americas

Greg Bovino, the face of Trump's 'turn and burn' migrant crackdown

Bovino was leading an immigration sweep in Minneapolis when on Jan. 7, an agent fatally shot Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, in her car, an incident that prompted mass demonstrations and national outrage.

2 weeks ago
Americas

Historic winter storm kills at least 10 across US

As the storm dumped snow, sleet and freezing rain across the wide expanse, officials cautioned that an Arctic air mass behind the system would see temperatures fall dangerously low for days, prolonging disruptions to daily life.

2 weeks ago
Economy premium

IKN Authority, UAE firm ink Rp 4t deal for new project in new capital

In the first such large commitment for months, the IKN Authority has secured a commitment of nearly US$240 million from the Emirati real estate giant to build a mixed-use development in the future capital.

2 weeks ago
Science & Tech

'So little we know': In submersibles revealing the deep sea

The OceanXplorer ship boasts labs for genetic sequencing, a helicopter for aerial surveys and a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), and two submersibles capable to uncover the improbable life found in some of the harshest conditions on Earth.

2 weeks ago
Companies premium

Ultra Milk spends Rp 1t in new facility to meet free meal demands

Milk is a key component of President Prabowo Subianto’s free nutritious meal program, as promised during his presidential campaign, despite Indonesia’s limited domestic capacity to meet a significant surge in demand.

2 weeks ago
Asia & Pacific

Myanmar pro-military party declares victory in junta-run polls

While the military has touted the poll as an opportunity for reconciliation, rebel factions regard it as illegitimate, and conflict monitors say it is unlikely to stymy the civil war.

2 weeks ago
Archipelago

West Bandung landslide death toll rises to 17

Rescuers said they were treading carefully, fearing another landslide due to the unstable ground and bad weather.

2 weeks ago
Academia premium

India-Indonesia ‘gotong royong’: Persevering geopolitical storms together

As non-bloc, nonaligned nations with a firm belief in multipolarity, the India-Indonesia partnership is more than a bilateral benefit; it is a balancing force for global good. 

2 weeks ago
Academia premium

Why ASEAN’s partnership model matters for global cooperation

Timor-Leste’s accession to ASEAN in October 2025 stands as a heartening example of the power of partnership in challenging times.

2 weeks ago
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Thu, February 12, 2026

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