From a logistical standpoint, the program may well proceed without disruption. The more fundamental question, however, remains: is maintaining the initiative during the fasting month, and extending it into Idul Fitri, the most effective and responsible use of our limited education budget?

Critics say the order could instead be filled through the domestic automotive industry, which is struggling with weak consumer demand.  

The activities are in line with national policy to accelerate welfare development in Papua as regulated by Presidential Instruction No. 9/2020 and Law No. 2/2021 on Special Autonomy for Papua.

Officials will launch ground verification to ensure whether 2,000 beneficiaries that switch to the self-funded scheme can still pay for the premiums by themselves or require subsidies from the state.

An analysis found that there were 47 extra days of harmful heat per year on average in 25 countries representing nearly all global coffee production between 2021 and 2025, according to independent research group Climate Central.

The publicly listed miner, while confirming the closure of a site within subsidiary CPM's forest concession over illegal land clearing, has underlined that the targeted area was not operational and so will not affect its overall operations.

The government's decision to reverse its plan for the early retirement of the Cirebon 1 power plant in West Java has raised fresh doubts about Jakarta's energy transition commitment and dashed the hopes of locals who blame the plant for environmental and health problems.

Inbound visitors totalled 3,597,500, the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) said, falling for the first time since January 2022.

President Prabowo Subianto is expected to attend the first leaders' meeting of Board of Peace and sign the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) on Feb. 19.

Jeri, 39, was accused in the irregular hiring of several women in his government, and of suspected graft involving a Chinese businessman.

Ramadan, during which hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world observe a fast from sunrise to sunset, traditionally begins with the sighting of the crescent moon.

PT Perusahaan Mineral Nasional and Danantara may also enter negotiations for equity or debt participation in the Maboumine project, according to a statement, though no value or timeline has been disclosed.

After a birthday hike up Mount Gede, I realized I’d be the first to die in the apocalypse. So I started planning.

Portfolio hedging has relied on the same rules for decades, but as technology, geopolitics and the nature of trading undergo rapid change, hedging needs an update.

With much of the global conversation currently focused on developments in and around the United States, attention often gravitates toward politics, policy shifts and geopolitical implications. Less visible, but equally important, is how US businesses continue to operate and invest overseas amid this evolving global context.

The government has announced that Ramadan will start on Thursday following an isbat (moon sighting confirmation) meeting on Tuesday.

Private funds could flow elsewhere without coal cuts, the German ambassador to Indonesia warns, saying renewables cannot scale while coal remains dominant.  

BRICS expansion reflects a deeper shift toward a Global South-driven framework for cooperation, representation and influence.

United States President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday announced three projects valued at US$36 billion to be financed by Japan, including an oil export facility in Texas, an industrial diamonds plant in Georgia and a natural gas power plant in Ohio.

The Canadian premier's recent declaration of an end to the "rules-based order" is an an outstanding but delayed admission, as the West only complied with soaring US unilateralism since the 1980s so long as the material perks remained: Today, they are gone.

With the Lunar New Year overlapping Ramadan, homeowners look to the water element, expressed in shades of blue, to temper heightened fire energy and invite harmony into domestic spaces.

Didik was arrested after the authorities discovered a suitcase containing 16.3 grams of methamphetamine, 50 ecstasy pills, 19 alprazolam tablets, two “Happy Five” pills and 5 grams of ketamine during a raid at the private residence of a female police officer in Karawaci, Tangerang, on Feb. 11.

Just as war is too important to be left to the generals, AI is too important to be controlled solely by those inventing it.

Panji Akbar, another evacuee in Aceh Tamiang, said he fears this year’s Ramadan will be far less peaceful than in previous years.

Despite demonstrable resilience, as long as economic policy prioritizes headline growth over the creation of high-quality jobs, the country risks leaving an entire generation of educated youth behind in a cyclic trap of informal jobs and wasted potential.

Rather than pushing the community for mass actions to pick up trash, the government should focus on addressing systemic flaws in the country’s waste management system, environmentalists have said.

Amid the rare overlap of Lunar New Year and Ramadan, Chinese Muslims in Indonesia are finding ways to honor both celebrations, respecting family customs and Islamic practices at the same time.