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Credit growth revival may rekindle banking stocks’ appeal

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 ago
Politics premium

Community sentences introduced in new penal code

Article 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 ago
Editorial premium

KUHP must be challenged

A 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 ago

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Archipelago premium

Aceh disaster victims move into temporary housing

Some 2,400 units of temporary housing are being built, with a target of 12,000 units in Aceh province.

1 month ago
Regulations premium

OJK backtracks, makes health insurance co-payments optional

Initially introduced to address rising medical costs over time, the co-payment scheme allowed insurers and policyholders to jointly bear medical expenses.

1 month ago
Economy

Thousands of Irish farmers protest against EU-Mercosur trade deal

Thousands 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 ago
Economy premium

Bank loan growth inches up, but not in consumer, MSME segments

Credit 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 ago
Americas

Weekend of US protests after woman killed by immigration agent

The 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 ago
Asia & Pacific

Death toll in Philippines landfill collapse rises to 4

The Binaliw landfill in the central city of Cebu collapsed on Thursday, with 110 workers on site at the time.

1 month ago
Archipelago premium

Batam receives 163 deportees from Malaysia, including two children, the first of 2026

The deportees consisted of two children, an 8-month baby girl and a 6-year-old boy, 111 men and 50 women

1 month ago
Society

Govt temporarily blocks access to Grok over sexualized images

The Communications and Digital Ministry has summoned X officials to discuss the matter.

1 month ago
Quick Dispatch

YSF 2026 highlights AIESEC in Indonesia’s commitment to address global challenges

AIESEC 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 ago
Science & Tech

NASA says targeting ISS medical evacuation for January 14

Details 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 ago
Tech

Musk's Grok under fire over sexualized images despite new limits

Grok 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 ago
Asia & Pacific

Australia declares state of disaster as bushfires rage

Temperatures 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 ago
Regulations

Trump calls for one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10%

US 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 ago
Americas

Trump says US needs to own Greenland to deter Russia, China

Leaders 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 ago
Society

Indonesia records first death linked to super flu

Subclade 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 ago
Middle East and Africa

New protests erupt in Iran despite internet shutdown

Protests 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 ago
Jakarta premium

South Tangerang reroutes garbage to Bogor after Serang protests

South 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 ago
FEATURES

The power of small acts: Glimmers of hope from 2025

In 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 ago
Archipelago premium

Police name two suspects in boat accident that killed three Spanish tourists

Police 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 ago
Middle East and Africa

Russia joins Chinese, Iran warships for drills off South Africa

The 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 ago
Politics premium

Former minister Yaqut named suspect in haj quota graft scandal

Corruption 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 ago
Archipelago premium

Riau authorities rescue 729 migrant workers from trafficking syndicate

The preventive strategy proved effective in cutting nonprocedural migrant worker networks at exit points along Riau’s coastal areas.

1 month ago
Politics premium

Indonesia assumes UN Human Rights Council presidency amid domestic criticism

Indonesia’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 ago
Markets premium

Indonesian beauty brands ride industry boom, eye global market

The 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 ago
Politics premium

Indonesians oppose indirect regional polls

Six 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 ago
Editorial premium

Sinking trust in tourism

As an archipelagic nation, Indonesia relies heavily on sea transport for visitors, yet enforcement of safety standards remains uneven.

1 month ago
Jakarta premium

Comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono ​​faces police report over ‘provocative’ show

Prominent 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.

1 month ago
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