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Foreign aid's next chapter: Better delivery, not retreat

This is a moment not to discard decades of progress in learning how to deliver aid but to reconsider priorities and demand greater accountability.

4 days ago
Art & Culture premium

Between melting and weaving: Dawn Ng and Marcos Kueh shape time

Through melting ice and digitally woven textiles, the Singaporean and Malaysian artists offer contrasting reflections on impermanence, memory and cultural identity in Museum MACAN's current exhibition. ...

4 days ago
Academia premium

America’s Israel debate has changed. Indonesia must notice

As American public opinion changes inexorably regarding their country's policy toward Israel, Indonesians should pay heed to how the voices of ordinary voters may ultimately redefine the future of US policy toward Palestine. ...

4 days ago

The Latest

Middle East and Africa premium

Indonesia calls for united front against Israeli violations in Jerusalem

Indonesia called on Muslim-majority and Global South countries to stand together in protecting Jerusalem’s holy sites, as representatives from across the Islamic world gathered in Jordan on Wednesday amid escalating Israeli incursions in occupied East Jerusalem.

4 days ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Prabowo's KSSK Plus: Coordination or quiet control?

President Prabowo Subianto is once again reshaping Indonesia's economic institutions. This time, he has instructed the Financial System Stability Committee (KSSK) to involve the Danantara sovereign wealth fund in its deliberations, creating what Danantara CEO Rosan Roeslani calls "KSSK Plus." But when a state investor joins discussions where its own risks may be assessed, the question is whether the arrangement strengthens policy coordination or weakens institutional independence.

4 days ago
Politics premium

Independence Day logo becomes protest canvas

Ahead of Indonesia’s 81st Independence Day, social media users have turned this year’s official celebration logo into a canvas for political satire, criticizing President Prabowo Subianto’s administration amid growing discontent over the country’s political and economic direction.

4 days ago
Regulations premium

Govt plans new EV incentives even as sales soar

Electric vehicle adoption is accelerating and overall car sales have begun to recover in the first half of the year.

4 days ago
Politics premium

Prabowo’s push for binding state policy guidelines causes alarm

President Prabowo Subianto has called for the revival of the now-defunct state policy guidelines to be made binding on all institutions, a move experts warn is incompatible with the country’s post-Reform constitutional system.

4 days ago
Editorial premium

Fence of distrust

If policy implementation is too divisive or too drastic, President Prabowo Subianto may find that the fence of distrust grows even higher among the public, even as the physical ones come down.

4 days ago
Archipelago premium

17 injured in Riau after wild monkey attacks in residential areas

Victims were attacked on roads, outside their homes and, in some cases, inside their houses. Several people suffered wounds that required up to 14 stitches.

4 days ago
Quick Dispatch

Expert views Tri Hita Karana as a model for regenerative tourism

Bali's Tri Hita Karana philosophy should be recognized as an indigenous model of regenerative tourism as the global tourism industry shifts beyond sustainability, according to tourism expert Dr. Putu Ayu Sita Laksmi of Warmadewa University.

7 hours ago
Companies

'Kamulah Dunianya': the moments that matter during MPASI

For babies, complementary feeding is not simply a transition from milk to solid food... Mothers are not only feeding their children, they are also helping build curiosity, confidence and lifelong habits.

4 days ago
Society premium

Child vape livestream sparks exploitation concerns

A YouTube livestream showing children promoting vape products has drawn condemnation from child protection advocates, who say the incident exposes weak enforcement against online nicotine advertising and the growing exploitation of children in digital marketing.

5 days ago
Society premium

Scientific paper promoting free meals for Nobel Prize raises eyebrows

The paper, which features President Prabowo Subianto as its coauthor, upholds the free nutritious meal program as a means of strengthening the country’s food security that also stimulates economic growth.

5 days ago
Politics premium

Surabaya hosts first steel cutting for Scorpene Evolved submarine

The submarine’s ability to evade detection, innovative sensors and weapon systems make the submarines a key strategic asset for the Indonesian Navy.

5 days ago
Economy premium

Solid fundamentals mask economic hardship felt by many: CSIS

Rising spending among the wealthy while middle-class consumption loses steam suggests overall purchasing power is failing to keep pace with GDP growth.  

5 days ago
Archipelago premium

TNI successfully holds integrated exercise in Dabo Singkep

The TNI used sophisticated tactics to increase combat readiness and combined arms warfare capabilities to face modern threats during the integrated exercise.

5 days ago
Companies premium

Private players to lead majority of new hydropower projects: PLN

PLN also pushed pumped-storage hydropower projects designed to function like giant water batteries, pumping water to an upper reservoir during periods of low demand and releasing it to generate electricity during peak hours.

5 days ago
Asia & Pacific

South Korea's president orders all-out response to heatwave

South Korea's heatwave is expected to peak over Seoul on Thursday, with the capital forecast to hit 39 degrees Celsius in a spell of extreme weather already blamed for more than 20 deaths.

5 days ago
Sports

Infantino, FIFA present united front after crisis meeting over stake sale fallout

FIFA apologized to its members for mistakes made over its abandoned proposal to sell commercial rights to the World Cup as the body's leadership reaffirmed its support for President Gianni Infantino after a crisis meeting in Morocco on Wednesday.

5 days ago
Art & Culture premium

Beyond clogs and tulips, Dutch games take center stage

An interactive exhibition at Erasmus Huis Jakarta invites visitors to discover Dutch creativity through 12 playable games, revealing how video game design has become part of the country's cultural identity.

5 days ago
Society premium

Another doctor suicide highlights mental health concerns in Indonesia’s healthcare

Forensic experts concluded that the doctor died from the effects of a lethal dose of Rocuronium, which caused paralysis of the respiratory muscles and resulted in asphyxia.

5 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Myanmar ex-junta chief on first Thailand trip as civilian leader

Myanmar's ex-junta chief Min Aung Hlaing arrived in Bangkok Thursday for his first visit to Thailand as civilian leader, as he seeks a return to the diplomatic fold for his pariah state.

5 days ago
Middle East and Africa

Iran says close to Hormuz plan with Oman, but reopening depends on US

Iran and Oman have agreed a route for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and were finalizing arrangements for jointly managing the strategic waterway, Tehran said Wednesday, even as fresh security incidents highlighted continued risks for regional shipping.

5 days ago
Regulations

Destry frontrunner to be Bank Indonesia governor, source says

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will move quickly to appoint a new central bank governor and interim head Destry Damayanti is the frontrunner for the role, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

5 days ago
Academia

Malaysia state polls: The age of political frenemies

What we are witnessing today in Malaysia is the rise of the frenemy: a political party or coalition that acts as a friendly partner on one stage, but turns into an outright rival the moment they step onto another.

5 days ago
Regulations premium

Finance Ministry's Whoosh takeover plan raises technical, efficiency risks

In this year’s first half alone, the Indonesian SOE consortium that operates the Whoosh high-speed railway incurred a loss of Rp 5.1 trillion ($282.5 million), widening from Rp 4.9 trillion logged in the entirety of last year.

5 days ago
Archipelago premium

Police investigate hoax bomb threat at Bali airport

Authorities said the airport received the threat through a messaging application at 9:58 p.m. on Sunday. The message claimed that a woman carrying a bomb planned to hijack a flight departing from the airport.

5 days ago
Academia premium

Data should be treated as a national asset

Indonesia will need to decide whether its digital data should be treated merely as an input for external technology companies or as a strategic national asset whose value should also contribute to domestic development.

5 days ago
Warm Takes

Gang’s all here

Eleven years after college, six friends reunite for a wedding in Greece. Amid the dancing and laughter, one woman confronts the invisible grief, and unexpected gifts, of being chronically single.

5 days ago

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Tue, August 11, 2026

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