The first phase is projected to have an annual production capacity of 400,000 tonnes of caustic soda and 500,000 tonnes of ethylene dichloride (EDC), with operations targeted to commence in 2027.

The department, in posts on X, said it had updated travel advisories for Bahrain and Jordan "to reflect the ordered departure of non-emergency US government personnel and family members of government personnel."

Unlike in 2025, saving conditions entering Ramadan this year are weaker across income segments, limiting the spending before the disbursement of holiday bonuses.

Because power vacuums cannot be targeted by precision munitions or mapped by satellite imagery, the United States' strategic thinking systematically underestimates the danger they pose.

Indonesia has recorded a slight increase in its inbound tourism, welcoming 1.01 million foreign visitors in January, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) data show.  

PT Daya Intiguna Yasa (MR.D.I.Y. Indonesia), Indonesia's largest home goods retailer, has officially opened its second flagship store at Summarecon Mall Bekasi 2 in Bekasi, West Java.

What the Philippines needs is a genuine moral reckoning: in schools, in media, in families, in politics.

Firman Banurea, 40, who has been living in a makeshift shelter in Aceh Tamiang regency with his wife and three children, said that, in addition to the mud still covering residents’ homes, logs and other debris left by the November disaster continue to accumulate along the roadside, creating a serious hazard.

In the aftermath, the US embassy issued shelter in place notifications for Jeddah, Riyadh and Dhahran and limited non-essential travel to any military installations in the region.

"We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action. We knew that that would precipitate an attack against American forces, and we knew that if we didn't preemptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties," Rubio told reporters.

As the European Union and ASEAN both face a crisis of relevance, only a bold transition from loose cooperation to deep integration can prevent middle powers from being crushed between the competing dictates of Washington and Beijing.

Asian airline shares remained under pressure on Tuesday as the US and Israeli war against Iran escalated, with carriers closely monitoring fuel price spikes and many seeing a surge in bookings as passengers switch from Middle Eastern airlines.

Operating since 1984, the Suwung landfill is Bali’s largest waste disposal site, receiving between 1,100 and 1,200 tonnes of garbage daily, mainly from Denpasar and Badung regency, the island’s busiest tourism hub.

Shortly after the United States urged Americans to flee all Middle Eastern nations from Egypt eastward, smoke rose above the US embassy in Riyadh after it was hit by two drones, a Saudi defense spokesman said, although there were no immediate reports of injuries.

The ART's own fine print could quietly close the door it claims to open.

Indonesia bade farewell to the country's sixth vice president and retired Army general Try Sutrisno, who died in Jakarta on Monday at the age of 90, leaving behind a decades-long record of service in the military and in state office.

By prioritizing the commercial "free flow" of information, the Indonesia-US trade deal threatens to transform personal data from a constitutional right into a mere commodity, leaving Indonesian citizens vulnerable in a regulatory vacuum.

Diplomatic capital may be Indonesia’s greatest asset, but in a Middle East redefined by missile exchanges and succession crises, Jakarta is discovering that moral authority cannot stop a warhead it has no defense against.

The administration of President Prabowo Subianto has reached a deal with Freeport-McMoRan as part of Indonesia’s broader negotiations to reduce punitive tariffs imposed by the United States under President Donald Trump. The agreement requires Freeport to divest additional shares in PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI), which operates major mining assets in Papua, in exchange for an extension of its mining concession to the end of the mine’s life cycle. While the deal strengthens US access to critical minerals, it has drawn criticism for the limited involvement of indigenous Papuans.

The Riau Police are investigating the incident to determine the cause of death of the endangered animal, which was found with a length of rope around one leg.

At least half a million Indonesians are stranded in the Middle East with limited options to escape, Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday, as the United States-Israeli war against Iran spread out across the region on its third day.

We should use this inadvertent grace period due to the US Supreme Court's ruling to review the ART scrupulously to see what we're actually gaining or losing, and make doubly sure that we haven't traded our sovereignty through an alliance pact disguised as a trade deal.

As millions prepare for the Idul Fitri exodus, Jakarta is offering free transit, hotel discounts and shopping festivals in a bid to keep holiday spending and celebrations in the city.

To mitigate further impacts, Indonesia is seeking alternative oil import sources outside the Middle East, including from the US.

As Cyprus takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, it seeks to navigate a volatile geopolitical landscape by bolstering “strategic autonomy” while offering partners stability and predictability.

Shipments of crude palm oil (CPO) surged 59.6 percent in January, while coal and steel exports declined by 16.04 percent and 0.13 percent, respectively.

The shuttering will likely add to supply anxieties as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, through which around a fifth of global oil consumption flows, grinds to a near-halt after vessels were attacked around it on Sunday.