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Persistent headwinds, including weak household purchasing power and a softer rupiah, meanwhile, may constrain loan growth and dampen investor sentiment, slowing the recovery in banking stocks.
1 month agoArticle 85 of the new Criminal Code stipulates that community sentences only apply for offenses with a maximum sentence of five years in prison, if the judges sentence the defendant to no more than six months in prison. ...
1 month agoA key test will come soon when the Constitutional Court hears a challenge to bans on insulting the president and the government — two provisions that fly in the face of decades-old precedents set by the same court. ...
1 month agoSome 2,400 units of temporary housing are being built, with a target of 12,000 units in Aceh province.
1 month agoInitially introduced to address rising medical costs over time, the co-payment scheme allowed insurers and policyholders to jointly bear medical expenses.
1 month agoThousands of Irish farmers, many of whom traveled across the country on tractors, protested on Saturday against the European Union's Mercosur trade deal after a majority of EU states gave a provisional go-ahead for its largest ever free-trade accord.
1 month agoCredit growth rose 7.74 percent year-on-year (yoy) to Rp 8.3 quadrillion (US$493 billion) in November, accelerating from growth of 7.36 percent yoy in October, according to the Financial Services Authority (OJK).
1 month agoThe Trump administration has sought to paint Good as a "domestic terrorist," insisting that the agent who fatally shot her was acting in self-defense.
1 month agoThe Binaliw landfill in the central city of Cebu collapsed on Thursday, with 110 workers on site at the time.
1 month agoThe deportees consisted of two children, an 8-month baby girl and a 6-year-old boy, 111 men and 50 women
1 month agoThe Communications and Digital Ministry has summoned X officials to discuss the matter.
1 month agoAIESEC in Indonesia has reaffirmed its commitment to tackle global issues through the perspectives of youths through the annual Youth Speak Forum (YSF), an initiative by AIESEC Global that aims to position the youth-run platform as a credible voice for youths across the globe.
17 hours agoDetails of the medical evacuation, the first in ISS history, were not provided by officials, though they said it did not result from any kind of injury onboard and that the unidentified crewmember is stable and not in need of an emergency evacuation.
1 month agoGrok has faced global backlash after it emerged the feature allowed users to sexualize images of women and children using simple text prompts such as "put her in a bikini" or "remove her clothes."
1 month agoTemperatures soared past 40 degrees Celsius as a heatwave blanketed the state of Victoria this week, with hot winds fanning some of the most dangerous fire weather since the "Black Summer" bushfires of 2019-2020.
1 month agoUS President Donald Trump said on Friday he was calling for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10 percent starting on January 20 but he did not provide details on how his plan will come to fruition or how he planned to make companies comply.
1 month agoLeaders in Copenhagen and throughout Europe have reacted with disdain in recent days to comments by Trump and other White House officials asserting their right to Greenland.
1 month agoSubclade K, representing a significant evolution in the H3N2 virus, was first identified by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in August 2025 and has since been reported in more than 80 countries.
1 month agoProtests have taken place across Iran for 13 days in a movement sparked by anger over the rising cost of living, with growing calls for the end of the clerical system that has ruled Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution, which ousted the pro-Western shah.
1 month agoSouth Tangerang’s waste emergency has worsened following protests in neighboring Serang against receiving the city’s garbage, forcing authorities to reroute waste to West Java’s Cileungsi landfill and extend emergency measures until Jan. 19.
1 month agoIn a year marked by despair, it was small, human acts that broke through the noise, reminding us that hope doesn’t vanish. It’s passed hand to hand, one person to another.
1 month agoPolice spokesperson Sr. Comr. Henry Novika Chandra said the suspects are the boat’s captain, identified only as L, and a crew member, identified as M, whose alleged negligence was believed to have caused the fatal accident.
1 month agoThe exercises draw together several nations feuding with the United States administration and come at a time of heightened tensions following Washington's raid on Venezuela.
1 month agoCorruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators have questioned former religious affairs minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas three times since kicking off in June 2025 an investigation into alleged graft pertaining to the 2024 haj quota allocation.
1 month agoThe preventive strategy proved effective in cutting nonprocedural migrant worker networks at exit points along Riau’s coastal areas.
1 month agoIndonesia’s assumption of the presidency of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is unlikely to significantly boost its influence over global human rights issues, analysts say, even as the government hails the role as a diplomatic achievement despite mounting criticism of Jakarta’s own human rights record
1 month agoThe beauty industry has emerged as one of the fastest-growing consumer segments in Indonesia, standing out amid sluggish household spending that has kept overall retail growth modest.
1 month agoSix of 10 Indonesians surveyed by the Indonesian Survey Circle disapprove of a proposal to scrap direct regional elections, with rejections consistent across regions, income levels and age groups.
1 month agoAs an archipelagic nation, Indonesia relies heavily on sea transport for visitors, yet enforcement of safety standards remains uneven.
1 month agoProminent stand-up comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono has been reported to the Jakarta Police by groups identifying themselves as youth wings of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, Indonesia’s two largest Islamic organizations, over material in his comedy show that they claim is defamatory and potentially divisive.
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