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Editorial premium

Save our forest, save our soul

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 ago
Economy premium

Cash for Krakatau Steel just first step in govt push for self-sufficiency

Impending 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 ago
Culture

From commercial to residential, Alam Sutera welcomes 2026 with new real estate offerings

With 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 ago

The Latest

Companies premium

Weda Bay rejects allegations of nickel smuggling through private airport

PT 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 ago
Tech premium

Robinhood to enter RI with broker, crypto trader acquisitions

Founded 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
Asia & Pacific

Thai border clashes kill four Cambodian civilians

"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 ago
Economy premium

Prabowo pledges farmland recovery, debt relief after Sumatra floods

The 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
Asia & Pacific

Anwar calls for restraint between Thai and Cambodian militaries

"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 ago
Economy

Fair play: behind Indonesia’s push for global digital royalty reform at WIPO

From 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 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.

1 day ago
Economy

China's exports top expectations on strong sales to non-US markets

China'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 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).

1 day ago
Society premium

Sumatra needs more than $3 billion in recovery funds after floods

The 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 ago
Academia

Why Malaysia must reform its Islamic home financing

Islamic 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 ago
Asia & Pacific

How Thailand-Cambodia conflict went from Trump-backed ceasefire to airstrikes

MAY 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 ago
Academia premium

Biosecurity efforts boost Indonesia’s food resilience

ASF may not infect humans, yet its impact runs deep.

2 months ago
Academia premium

Building a financially healthy Indonesia

Setting 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 ago
Economy

France's Macron threatens China with tariffs over trade surplus: Les Echos

French 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 ago
Academia premium

The critical-minerals race is putting the planet at risk

Reducing 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 ago
Sports premium

Indonesia aims for top three at SEA Games as govt promises bigger cash prize

President 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 ago
Society premium

AstraZeneca to bring 10 new cancer medicines by 2030

Home 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 ago
Academia premium

When Indonesia's development leads to destruction

The 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 ago
Archipelago premium

South Aceh regent criticized for making ‘umrah’ pilgrimage amid flood disaster

Regent 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 ago
Society premium

Nowhere is safe: Women remain vulnerable to violence across all spaces

One 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 ago
Academia premium

Every hour counts: Mobilizing national capacity for disaster response

The 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 ago
Politics premium

Prabowo signals support for Golkar’s push to end direct regional elections

Ahead 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 ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Prabowo's sluggish response to devastating Sumatra floods

On 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 ago
Archipelago premium

Eighty percent of Central Tapanuli regency employees affected by disasters: Regent

Fuel and liquified petroleum gas (LPG) supply is still limited and electricity has not fully recovered, with occasional blackouts continuing.

2 months ago
Archipelago premium

Riau Islands ready to impose community sentences, governor says

Riau 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 ago
Archipelago premium

Fear of rising death toll grows as flood-hit Aceh regions remain isolated

The 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.

2 months ago
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