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Liquidity trap, confidence crisis amid monetary abundance

Japan’s Lost Decade offers a sobering lesson. The country suffered not from a lack of money, but from a collapse in growth expectations.

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Shell piles engulf North Jakarta’s eroding coast

Just as the climate crisis slowly pushes shorelines inland, a towering pile of green mussel shells now buries the already shrinking coastline in Cilincing, North Jakarta. ...

1 month ago
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Parents step up vigilance amid spike in child abductions

The National Police’s National Criminal Information Center recorded 50 abductions involving victims under 20 years of age between January and November this year, most of whom were targeted through illegal adoption pages on social media. ...

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A 70-year spirit of growth: From Bandung to Johannesburg

Ahead of the G20 presidency's impending handover to the United States, followed by other Global North economies over the next three years, the Johannesburg summit marks a turning point in sustaining the multilateral order.

1 month ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Cracks in Jokowi's dynasty follow legal, political setbacks

Former president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is struggling to maintain his political clout in Indonesia. The prolonged controversy surrounding his academic certificate has eroded his credibility, while his clan, once expected to carry on his political legacy, has sought every path to establish meaningful influence. Instead, many of Jokowi's close allies have become entangled in legal troubles, and his sway within President Prabowo Subianto's administration is steadily fading.

1 month ago
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Civil groups to challenge new criminal procedures law at Constitutional Court

Civil groups and students plan to challenge the new Criminal Law Procedures Code (KUHAP) Law at the Constitutional Court, citing alleged “manipulation” of public input during the deliberation by lawmakers.

1 month ago
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Govt to impose export tax on gold to pursue revenue, industry growth

The government plans to impose exit duties on gold next year in a bid to increase state revenue and keep more of the precious metal inside the country for saving or further processing.

1 month ago
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Police officer detained after female lecturer's death in Central Java

B discovered Dwinanda body's naked, lying face-down on the floor, on Tuesday morning inside a boarding hotel on Jl. Telaga Bodas Raya in Gajahmungkur, Semarang, and immediately reported the discovery to authorities. 

1 month ago
Editorial premium

House of hypocrisy

The amended Criminal Law Procedures Code (KUHAP) should be challenged at the Constitutional Court as it expands the police’s authority regarding preliminary investigations, detention, search and seizure, and wiretapping, which is prone to abuse.

1 month ago
Tech premium

Cloudflare services may be blocked, govt warns

The Communications and Digital Ministry has warned US-based internet services provider Cloudflare that its services in Indonesia could be blocked over legal compliance issues and allegations that it facilitates gambling websites.  

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More than 1,000 evacuated following massive Mt. Semeru eruption

The 3,676-meter-high volcano spewed ash clouds reaching up to 2 kilometers above its peak, sending lava and rocks as far as 13 kilometers down its slopes, according to officials.

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South Korea seeks closer ASEAN ties with revived New Southern Policy

The digital economy, including the development of artificial intelligence and cooperation to bolster the fight against transnational crimes surrounding online scams, is among the sectors to be prioritized in the expansion of cooperation between South Korea and Southeast Asian nations.

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Economy

Malaysia concludes 2025 chairmanship, strengthening ASEAN centrality

Malaysia’s leadership during its Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) chairmanship has elevated the bloc’s global standing and reinforced its centrality through strong diplomacy, coordinated policy moves and high-level engagement, say analysts.

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Americas

Larry Summers leaving positions at Harvard and OpenAI after Epstein emails

Summers announced he was resigning from the board of OpenAI, developer of the ChatGPT artificial intelligence tool, and a spokesman later said he would discontinue teaching roles at Harvard and go on leave as a director of a business and government school while Harvard conducts a review of people named in the Epstein files.

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Economy

World's richest nations are pulling back from global development efforts: Study

Aid and development financing has been cut by many developed economies in favor of defense spending.

1 month ago
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Infrastructure, renewables at center of Australia’s RI investment push

Canberra has been pushing firms to engage in high-growth markets in the region through a policy framework called “Invested: Australia’s Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040”.

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Asia & Pacific

US clears sale of Javelin anti-tank system, Excalibur projectiles to India

The purchase of US defence equipment is India's first under Washington's foreign military sales programme since ties soured in August after President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on Indian goods to 50 percent as punishment for New Delhi's purchases of Russian oil. 

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Middle East and Africa

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes in West Bank expulsions

The report describes soldiers storming homes, ransacking property and ordering families out via loudspeakers mounted on drones.

1 month ago
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Construction SOE merger to be concluded by December, govt says

The plan to merge state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the construction sector was first proposed in 2023 with the aim to strengthen the building companies’ stretched finances.  

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Asia & Pacific

South Korea arrests crew members for negligence after ferry runs aground

The two were at the helm of the vessel and are suspected of waiting too long to override the autopilot, allowing the ship to run into an uninhabited island in a busy passage approaching the southwestern port of Mokpo, the coast guard officers said.

1 month ago
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Innovation, not mandates, will shape our climate future

World leaders need to focus on technological innovations that will help pull developing countries out of the massive amount of carbon they emit, away from costly investments prioritizing carbon reductions by rich countries, which contribute just 13 percent of global emissions.

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Rescue workers evacuate stranded climbers after Semeru volcano erupts

The alert level was maintained at its highest after Semeru erupted 10 times on Wednesday, emitting massive plumes of ash and sending lava and rocks as far as 13 km (8.08 miles) down its slopes, officials said. 

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Companies

Small spends, big impact: Why every tourism dollar matters

Frequent travelers might be familiar with this scenario: skipping a cute souvenir stand or a cozy coffee shop not because they didn’t want to spend money, but because the stores were strictly cash-only and they were short on local currency.

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Academia

How India and Bangladesh are reinforcing each other’s extremes

South Asia needs an honest reckoning with the dangerous symmetry that has emerged across its borders.

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Science & Tech

Neanderthals, ancient apes likely perform kissing too: research

Kissing has long presented an evolutionary puzzle to scientists as it appears to carry high risks such as disease transmission while having no obvious reproductive or survival advantages.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

South Korea ferry runs aground after officer distracted by phone: coast guard

All 267 passengers and crew were safely brought to a nearby port after the ferry crashed on an uninhabited island off of South Korea's southwestern coast.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Meta to remove under-16 Australians from Facebook, Instagram on Dec. 4

From December 10, Australia will force social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, to remove users under the age of 16 or face hefty fines.

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Markets

Stocks rally as bumber Nvidia report offsets Fed rate concern

Asian markets rallied Thursday after blowout earnings from chip powerhouse Nvidia cooled worries over an AI bubble and overshadowed a Federal Reserve report that dealt a blow to hopes for a December interest rate cut.

1 month ago
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Insurgency, control dynamics reshape Rohingya crisis

As the Bay of Bengal monsoon season ends, increasing numbers of Rohingya boat journeys are imminent.

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Archipelago

East Java's Semeru volcano erupts, alert level raised to highest

The volcano spewed ash clouds as high as 2 km (1 mile) above the mountain's peak, the agency said, adding residents should keep to a 2.5 km distance away due to risks.

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