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Indonesia 2025: In frames, beyond words

A year of promise, protest and loss, captured in images that linger. This photo gallery bears witness to a turbulent 2025, when photographs carried the weight of memory and words fell short.

1 month ago
Economy premium

Food, gold push inflation to highest level since 2022

Inflation in 2025 reached the highest level in three years, spurred by increasing prices for various food commodities but also for gold, as the precious metal reached record highs in a world marked by uncertainty. ...

1 month ago
Economy premium

RI surplus holds despite weaker coal exports, rising imports

The US$2.66 billion surplus in November extended the country’s run of monthly surpluses to 67 consecutive months. ...

1 month ago

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Indonesia extends income tax relief for labor-intensive industries

Tax relief is provided for employees working in five business sectors: footwear, textiles and apparel, furniture, leather and leather goods, as well as tourism.

1 month ago
Americas

Trump threatens military operation against Colombia

"Colombia is very sick, too, run by a sick man, who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States, and he's not going to be doing it very long," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, in an apparent reference to Colombia's President Gustavo Petro.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Malaysia to push for two-term limit for prime ministers

In a speech to civil servants, Anwar said his administration will table a parliamentary bill to limit the tenure of prime ministers to a maximum of 10 years, a measure that was part of his ruling coalition's election pledges in 2022. 

1 month ago
Economy premium

Australia scraps dumping probe into Indonesian steel

The dumping margin for Indonesian hot-rolled deformed steel rebar was just 1.3 percent, well below the 2 percent de minimis threshold required to impose duties.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

China urges immediate release of Maduro

China is gravely concerned over the US capture of Maduro and his wife and is closely following the security situation, ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a regular press briefing. 

1 month ago
Americas

Trump renews push to invade Greenland

Washington's military intervention in Venezuela has reignited fears for Greenland, which Trump has repeatedly said he wants to annex, given its strategic location in the Arctic.

1 month ago
Quick Dispatch

DENZA takes center stage at BCA Expoversary 2026 with premium D9 and B5 models

DENZA, China’s fast-growing premium electric vehicle brand under BYD Group, marked its Indonesian debut by showcasing its highly successful DENZA D9 and introducing its latest model, DENZA B5, at BCA Expoversary 2026. The brand’s participation in the event reinforces its commitment to expanding its presence in Indonesia’s luxury EV segment.

49 minutes ago
Weekend Five

Easing into 2026: The soft guide to start being productive again

Tried-and-true methods, new tools and soft structure can help you ease into the new year, no full reinvention required.

1 month ago
Quick Dispatch

Tomas Jizhar Foundation, Innopraktika, UPH, MSU join forces to advance research, education

MODENA Group, through the Tomas Jizhar Foundation and Innopraktika, has facilitated the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Indonesia’s Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH) and Russia’s Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU).

59 minutes ago
Academia premium

Reenergizing higher education in ASEAN

A longstanding debate on higher education is to what extent it should be academic rather than vocational.

1 month ago
Academia premium

China’s rise: Power, technology and the strategic logic of display

China's power displays in September and November last year were essentially a signal of its arrival on the global stage, a show intended to make the world sit up and recognize it as a major power.

1 month ago
Markets

Tech firms lead Asian markets higher, oil swings after Maduro ouster

Asian stocks rose Monday on the back of a fresh rally in tech firms and oil fluctuated as investors weighed the impact of the US ouster of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

1 month ago
Academia premium

Why the Thai–Cambodian border remains volatile

Temporary peace between Thailand and Cambodia requires something Southeast Asian politics too often lacks: restraint. 

1 month ago
Academia premium

The case for universalism in a fragmenting world

In country after country, political leaders increasingly dehumanize migrants and refugees, casting people fleeing poverty, persecution and conflict as a mortal threat.

1 month ago
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When the benefit of the doubt runs out

As we look ahead to the legislative and judicial changes in 2026 with one eye toward the 2029 polls, perhaps it is time for the people to rethink what the current administration has accomplished with the sovereignty, political legitimacy and leeway we have granted it.

1 month ago
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Sumatra schools in disaster-hit regions prepare to reopen for semester 2

As recovery efforts continue, the government has prepared a special disaster education curriculum to be implemented in three phases over the next four years, as well as services to aid in the psychological recovery of affected residents, including students and teachers.

1 month ago
Politics premium

Freedom of expression under threat as more activists face intimidation

Authorities are looking the other way amid increasing intimidation targeting activists and social media influencers who criticized the government and how it handles the devastating floods in northern Sumatra.

1 month ago
Society premium

Health Ministry says ‘super flu’ cases under control

As of the end of December 2025, Indonesia had recorded 62 confirmed cases of the “super flu” virus A (H3N2) subclade K across eight provinces, including East Java, South Kalimantan and West Java.

1 month ago
Academia premium

Paradox of protection: Why strong leaders need 'red folders'

By building a wall to keep the leader happy, they effectively block him from seeing reality.

1 month ago
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Body of Valencia B women’s coach Carreras found in Labuan Bajo

Search and rescue workers earlier found the body of one of Carrera's daughters and are still looking for his two sons, while his wife and another daughter survived the accident.

1 month ago
Politics premium

Pro-Prabowo parties close ranks to scrap direct regional elections

Political party leaders of the ruling coalition have begun solidifying support for President Prabowo Subianto’s proposal to scrap direct elections for regional heads, a major change that analysts and critics say could help the President centralize power in a way that risks reversing hard-won democratic reforms.

1 month ago
Americas premium

Indonesia urges peaceful resolution after US captures Venezuela’s Maduro

Indonesia has joined a growing number of countries expressing concern over the sanctity of international law following the United States’ seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, which Washington said would be followed by a temporary American control over the oil-rich country.

1 month ago
Editorial premium

Restless Aceh

We do believe that the President would be able to deliver his March deadline and people will wait patiently as long as they are convinced by the ongoing process.

1 month ago
Markets premium

IDX sets ‘ambitious’ 2026 IPO target after slower year

The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) has set an ambitious IPO target for 2026 and is seeking to draw more large-cap listings after a subdued year marked by a stricter focus on listing quality.

1 month ago
Archipelago

Rescuers find Spanish tourist's body, one week after boat accident

Fathur Rahman, head of the local search and rescue agency, said a body was found floating in waters near Rinca island, around 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) from site of the accident on December 26.

1 month ago
Americas

Trump says US oil firms to head into Venezuela

The US military carried out a series of air strikes on Venezuela's capital Caracas early on Saturday. Maduro and his wife were captured and flown to New York City, where they face drug-trafficking and weapons charges.

1 month ago
Middle East and Africa

Angelina Jolie visits Gaza's Rafah crossing

Accompanied by an American delegation and greeted by former and current officials, Jolie said she was "honoured" to meet aid volunteers at the crossing.

1 month ago
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