People look for job information at the JobFest 2025 employment fair held on Aug. 19 at the Jakarta International Velodrome.

Indonesia struggles to create jobs for its youth

According to research from the World Bank, one out of seven young Indonesians may find themselves out of work.

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German industrial output posts biggest decline in more than three years

Industrial production fell by 4.3 percent compared with the previous month, the federal statistics office said on Wednesday, the biggest fall since March 2022, just after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted a 1.0 percent fall. ...

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Inmate killed in fight at overcrowded prison in North Sumatra

Data released by the Immigration and Corrections Ministry in August revealed that Indonesia’s prison system is operating 93 percent over capacity, with 281,762 inmates housed across the country despite facilities being designed to hold a maximum of 146,260 people. ...

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Former members of Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) perform asar (afternoon) prayers on the sidelines of an event held to declare the disbandment of the terrorist group at the Convention Hall of the Tirtonadi terminal in Surakarta, Central Java, on Dec. 21, 2024. Some 1,200 former JI members from the greater Surakarta area, as well as 6,800 members from other parts of the country participating in the event online, declared their readiness to rejoin the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia.

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Densus 88 arrests one terrorist suspect in North Sumatra, three in West Sumatra

,The four suspects used social media as the main vehicle to spread violent ideology and entice other people to get involved in terrorism, Densus 88 said.

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US President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting with members of his administration in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 26, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Europe

Trump unlikely to win Nobel Peace Prize, but who will?

The backdrop is bleak: the number of armed conflicts worldwide involving at least one state has never been as high as in 2024, since Sweden's Uppsala University started its global conflict database in 1946.

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A man checks his phone at a club in the Kabukicho area of Tokyo on July 12, 2025.

Asia & Pacific

As media trust crumbles, online buzz booms in Japan

The new media landscape has implications for not only traditional journalism, but Japanese democracy.

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Medical students react as they are pushed with shields and clubs by Malagasy security forces during a demonstration calling for improved healthcare conditions and constitutional reforms in Antananarivo, on October 7, 2025. President Andry Rajoelina's appointment of an army general as new prime minister was met with little enthusiasm in Madagascar Tuesday and dismissed by the youth-led movement behind two weeks of protests as a diversion.

Middle East and Africa

New prime minister inspires little hope in protest-hit Madagascar

Major General Ruphin Fortunat Dimbisoa Zafisambo is named head of government late Monday in a bid to quell anti-government unrest that has claimed 22 lives.

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Members of the Jakarta Police Mobile Brigade’s bomb squad prepare on Oct. 7, 2025, to sweep for explosive materials at Mentari Intercultural School in South Tangerang, Banten. The bomb threat the school received earlier that day was determined to be a hoax after a three-hour inspection that yielded no explosives.

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Police probe fake bomb threats at three Greater Jakarta international schools

Authorities have confirmed that three international schools in Greater Jakarta were the targets of hoax bomb threats on Tuesday and Wednesday, as investigations are underway to identify and apprehend the individual or group responsible.

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People shop at a mall in Serang, Banten, on April 9, 2023.

Regulations

Prioritizing the short term

Recent indicators suggest that Indonesia's recent challenges are centered on declining purchasing power.

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Buddhist devotees light earthern lamps at Botahtaung Pagoda to mark the full moon day of the Thadingyut festival in Yangon on October 6, 2025.

Asia & Pacific

Myanmar junta strike kills dozens at festival protest: Residents

Myanmar has been reeling from civil war since the military seized power in a 2021 coup, prompting pro-democracy rebels to take up arms and ally with ethnic armed groups against the junta.

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The inauguration of the APPSI board of directors for the 2025-2029 and Indonesia-wide governors’ meeting on Nov. 11 was held at the Coordinating Ministry 1 Office in Nusantara. (Courtesy of Nusantara National Capital Authority)

Quick Dispatch

APPSI inaugurates 2025–2029 board, holds governors’ meeting at Nusantara

The Association of Indonesian Provincial Governments (APPSI) has inaugurated its board of directors for the 2025–2029 term, followed by an Indonesia-wide governors’ meeting that included discussions on their work program for 2026 onwards.

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The signing of six contracts and a pre-construction meeting between the IKN Authority and service providers was held at the Coordinating Ministry Office 4 on Nov. 10. (Courtesy of Nusantara National Capital Authority)

Quick Dispatch

IKN Authority intensifies phase II construction with six contract signings

To strengthen the implementation of Phase II of the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) development, the IKN Authority has signed six contracts and held an integrated pre-construction meeting (PCM) at the Coordinating Ministry Office 4 on Nov. 10.

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Indonesia's head coach Patrick Kluivert looks on prior to the World Cup 2026 Asian qualifier football match between Australia and Indonesia in Sydney on March 20, 2025.

Sports

No fear for Kluivert ahead of Saudi World Cup clash

Indonesia are attempting to reach the World Cup for the first time since gaining independence from the Netherlands in 1949 and games against the Saudis and Iraq over the coming four days will determine their fate.

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Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa meets with Riau Islands Governor Ansar Ahmad at the Finance Ministry in Central Jakarta on Oct. 7, 2025.

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Governors press finance minister to reconsider regional budget cuts

Governors have urged Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa to reconsider sharp cuts to regional transfer funds, warning the move would strain local budgets and may stall infrastructure projects, with smaller, low-revenue regions being hit hardest.

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A view of the United States Capitol's rotunda as the US government continues its shutdown on Oct. 6, 2025, in Washington, DC.

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How the Democrats can “win” the US government shutdown

Given that Democrats are confronting dilemmas that all opposition parties face when battling aspiring or practicing autocrats, a fruitful exercise is to consider the lessons of two decades of what political scientists are calling a global “democratic recession.”

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The Indonesian Navy's KRI Raden Eddy Martadinata 331 (foreground) passes the United Kingdom Royal Navy's aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales during a passing exercise on July 31 along the Indonesian Sea Lane of Communications (ALKI) III in the Banda Sea, southwest of Buru Island.

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Aircraft carrier to boost Indonesia’s blue water Navy doctrine

The Indonesian Navy has limited experience in long-range task force or flotilla operations beyond the EEZ, the hallmark of a blue water navy.

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Sanae Takaichi, the newly-elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), attends a press conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

Academia

Is Sanae Takaichi Japan’s Margaret Thatcher – or its next Liz Truss?

Takaichi’s victory signals a party operating in crisis mode.

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A man phones with his mobile while entering the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva on April 12, 2022.

Economy

WTO hikes 2025 trade growth outlook but tariffs to bite in 2026

AI-related goods and a surge in exports to the United States to beat President Donald Trump's tariff hikes boosted global merchandise trade growth this year, the World Trade Organization said Tuesday.

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Living Spaces

When less is home: Living well in shrinking spaces

House sizes may be shrinking, but creativity and the meaning of home are expanding.

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Living Spaces

When less is home: Living well in shrinking spaces

House sizes may be shrinking, but creativity and the meaning of home are expanding.

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Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartanto (three from the left) pose for a picture with ASEAN representatives following a press conference on the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) 14th negotiations round in Jakarta on Oct. 7, 2025.

Tech premium

ASEAN to implement digital pact by 2026, senior minister says

DEFA serves as ASEAN's free trade agreement (FTA) focusing on enhancing digital economic cooperation and integration among member states by harmonizing rules for digital trade, services and innovation.

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People wait for a train on the platform at Sudirman Station in Jakarta on Feb. 18, 2025.

Academia premium

When job hugging becomes a way of survival

The measure of development success should not stop at lower unemployment, it also must include the improvement of job quality.

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An employee places gold bars in the Kazakhstan's National Bank vault in Almaty on Sept. 30, 2016.

Markets

Gold builds on historic rally, soars past $4,000/oz for first time

Gold pushed through US$4,000 an ounce to hit a record on Wednesday, driven by investors seeking safety from mounting economic and geopolitical uncertainty, alongside expectations of further interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve.

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'Those Emerging Through the Flesh of Rise and Fall' by Jiyoung Kwon, combined glazed porcelain, engobe, pigment, ceramic pencil, acrylic on wood panel.

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Where art meets energy: The faces and forms of Art Jakarta 2025

From Agus Suwage’s ironic self-portraits to Aytjoe Christien’s meditative abstraction and Ricky Janitra’s solar-powered soundscape, the annual fair showcased how artists across generations are expanding the language of contemporary art.

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Fraternal help: Humanitarian aid packages, dropped from an Indonesian Air Force Hercules aircraft, descend on Aug. 21 over the Gaza Strip, Palestine, as seen from Israel.

Middle East and Africa premium

Broad coalition voices support for Palestine on war anniversary

Indonesian religious groups and civil society organizations rallied in unity on Tuesday to show solidarity with the Palestinian struggle as the Gaza war entered its second year.

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The Army’s special forces (Kopassus) soldiers take part in the troop parade during the general rehearsal for the 80th anniversary of the Indonesian Military (TNI) on Oct. 3 at the National Monument in Central Jakarta.

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TNI urged to strengthen safety after soldiers die in anniversary preparations

Two TNI personnel were killed in separate incidents during preparations for the TNI’s 80th anniversary commemoration on Sunday.

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A Bajo woman transports clean water in containers on a small boat on Oct. 3 in Bakti village, Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi.

Academia premium

Poverty paradox: Villages hold the key to future prosperity

While cities enjoy an accelerated digital economic transformation, villages lag behind in a slower growth cycle.

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A student shows a school meal he received as part of the free nutritious meal program on Sept. 15 at the Nurul Islam Klakah integrated Islamic elementary school (SDIT) in Lumajang, East Java.

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Analysis: Humans, not numbers: Crisis poisons Prabowo’s flagship program

Upon returning from his weeklong diplomatic trip, President Prabowo Subianto was forced to quickly shift his focus from international affairs to a domestic crisis.

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Officers document on Sept. 9 six containers carrying electronic waste from the United States allegedly imported by PT Esun International Utama in Batam, Riau Islands. Batam Customs and Excise Directorate General head Zaky Firmansyah said 18 containers containing electronic waste would be reexported to the US.

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E-waste containers to be reexported to the US: Batam customs office

Batam Customs and Excise Office head Zaky Firmansyah said 18 containers containing electronic waste would be reexported to the United States.

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Construction proceeds on June 29 at the prospective site of Southeast Asia's largest battery industry project, inaugurated by President Prabowo Subianto, in Karawang, West Java.

Tech premium

Strategic shift crucial for RI’s EV ambitions

Indonesia must urgently pivot from being a mere supplier of raw materials to investing in research and development (R&D) to secure its position in the global electric vehicle (EV) battery value chain, experts warn.

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