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We need not only tougher laws and regulations on the use and conversion of forest land by plantation and mining companies, but also tighter supervision and credible enforcement of these rules.
2 months agoImpending state financing for state-owned Krakatau Steel is drawing attention to Indonesia's steel industry crisis, where low competitiveness and reliance on imports clash with the new government's push for self-sufficiency. ...
2 months agoWith the new year close in sight, Indonesians are beginning a new chapter to reorganize their priorities. Whether that be finding comfort with their respective families or advancing their careers, new spaces can allow that change as we enter into 2026. ...
2 months agoPT Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP) has rejected allegations of nickel smuggling through the Weda Bay private airport in Central Halmahera, North Maluku.
2 months agoFounded in California in 2013, Robinhood shot to fame during the social-media-fueled retail-trading frenzy of 2021 and gained broader market legitimacy this year after joining the United States benchmark S&P 500 index.
2 months ago"At least four Cambodian civilians were killed in the Thai attacks" in the border provinces of Oddar Meanchey and Preah Vihear, said Neth Pheaktra, adding that 10 other civilians were wounded.
2 months agoThe president said he had received extensive reports on the scale of agricultural destruction and stressed that affected farmers would not be left to bear the losses alone.
2 months ago"We urge both sides to exercise maximum restraint, maintain open channels of communication and make full use of the mechanisms in place," Anwar, the chair of the regional bloc ASEAN, said in a post on X.
2 months agoFrom the latest album release listening party to surprise music video drops, the economic value of the global creative industry has reached US$2.3 trillion annually, making up 3.1 percent of the global GDP.
2 months agoDENZA, 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.
1 day agoChina's exports topped forecasts in November, driven by a surge in shipments to non-US markets as manufacturers deepen trade ties with the rest of the world in light of President Donald Trump's prohibitively high tariffs.
2 months agoMODENA 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).
1 day agoThe death toll from the cyclone-induced floods and landslides reached 950 as of Monday, with 274 people still missing, according to official data. The storms also killed about 200 people in southern Thailand and Malaysia.
2 months agoIslamic home financing in Malaysia needs urgent form, as in its current iteration, it is failing too many buyers when projects stall or collapse.
2 months agoMAY 28, 2025: Cambodia's defence ministry says one of its soldiers is killed after a brief exchange of gunfire with Thai soldiers at a disputed border area, the first such deadly clash since 2011.
2 months agoASF may not infect humans, yet its impact runs deep.
2 months agoSetting up a national council for financial health, as the President has announced, is the first step in improving financial well-being for all Indonesians, whose experiences will also inform efforts toward ensuring financial health as a global challenge.
2 months agoFrench President Emmanuel Macron said he had threatened Beijing with tariffs during his state visit to China if there was no action taken to reduce the country's ever-widening trade deficit with the European Union.
2 months agoReducing material consumption, especially in developed countries, remains the most effective way to protect vital ecosystems and prevent the long-term harms that extraction inevitably causes.
2 months agoPresident Prabowo Subianto has promised bigger cash prizes for athletes who win golds at the 2025 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Thailand, as Indonesia aims to finish among the top three.
2 months agoHome to 4.8 billion people or 60 percent of the world’s population, Asia accounts for 50 percent of the global cancer incidence.
2 months agoThe country still has time to choose between pursuing the current extractive course to benefit the few or changing course toward equitable development to benefit the many, but the clock is ticking.
2 months agoRegent Mirwan said he had checked that all victims had been properly handled and ensured that all agencies were working properly before he performed umrah pilgrimage.
2 months agoOne in four women in Indonesia has experienced sexual violence in their lifetime, with at least 30 percent of reported cases committed by intimate partners according to a 2024 survey conducted by the Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry.
2 months agoThe President must declare the Sumatra floods and landslides a national disaster so the state can mobilize its vast emergency response apparatus and afterward, learn crucial lessons from this incident for future policies and actions.
2 months agoAhead of a planned revision to election rules, President Prabowo Subianto has once again raised the idea of scrapping direct regional head elections to cut costs, despite persistent opposition from pro-democracy activists who have warned of a possible rollback of democratic safeguards.
2 months agoOn Nov. 25, flash floods triggered by Cyclone Senyar struck Sumatra, severely damaging Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra. Two weeks later, more than 3 million people had been affected, with 1 million displaced, 836 dead, 518 still missing, and some 2,700 injured as of 16.00 Western Indonesia Time (WIB) on Dec. 4.
2 months agoFuel and liquified petroleum gas (LPG) supply is still limited and electricity has not fully recovered, with occasional blackouts continuing.
2 months agoRiau Islands province has signaled it is ready to implement community service as an alternative punishment for criminal offenses carrying a maximum five years in prison or a fine of Rp 10 million when the new KUHP goes into effect on Jan. 2.
2 months agoThe regions hit by the floods and landslides in Aceh remain cut off from the government’s rescue efforts and aid delivery because of infrastructural damages, prompting fear of a rising death toll in one of the worst-hit provinces in the disaster.
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