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What if smart isn’t enough? Rethinking merit in a broken system

Michael J. Sandel’s The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good? is resonating in Indonesia, where many already sense that the meritocracy system is broken.

5 days ago
Europe

Germany bans Muslim group accused of advocating caliphate

Police raided seven buildings in the northern port city of Hamburg, where the Muslim Interaktiv group was based, as the ban was announced. ...

5 days ago
Economy premium

Govt plans new poultry farms to tame surging egg, meat prices

Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman estimated that the free nutritious meal program would require an additional 700,000 tonnes of eggs and 1.1 million tonnes of chicken meat to meet demand. ...

5 days ago

The Latest

Companies

China bans foreign AI chips from state-funded data centers, sources say

The Chinese government has issued guidance requiring new data center projects that have received any state funds to only use domestically made artificial intelligence chips, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

5 days ago
Art & Culture premium

Looking after the dark: Bandung’s light festival reimagines the city

Bandung’s heritage warehouses light up as artists explore the space between shadow and illumination.

5 days ago
Companies

Epson’s global president unveils Southeast Asia expansion plans centered on Indonesia

Junkichi Yoshida, the newly appointed global president, representative director and CEO of Seiko Epson Corporation (SEC), has revealed plans to expand the company’s business across emerging markets in Southeast Asia, identifying Indonesia as a key contributor to Epson’s global growth.

5 days ago
Companies premium

Loss-making Blibli trims 270 jobs amid cost-efficiency drive

The company also confirmed that the restructuring was permanent, with no conversion to contract-based positions or relocation to other units.

5 days ago
Americas

At least seven dead after UPS plane crashes in Kentucky, erupts into ball of fire

Flames from the crash, which occurred shortly before sundown, ignited a string of fires on the ground in an industrial corridor adjacent to the airport, forcing authorities to halt airport operations through the night, according to officials.

5 days ago
Europe

Editors leave Hungary top tabloid after pro-Orban group takeover

The purchase is widely seen as another example of Orban's business allies buying media outlets, with expectations that it will be turned into another pro-ruling party organ.

5 days ago
Quick Dispatch

MODENA links up with IOH to bring new telecommunications services in Seamless ecosystem

MODENA and Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison have entered a strategic partnership to deliver new telecommunications services that will be part of Seamless, an integrated ecosystem built by MODENA to support an end-to-end smart lifestyle through the synergy of electronic devices, connectivity and digital services.

20 hours ago
Middle East and Africa premium

New A400M military aircraft ready for humanitarian missions in Gaza, says Prabowo

President Prabowo Subianto has said the Air Force’s newly arrived Airbus A400M heavy transport aircraft could be deployed for humanitarian missions, including possible evacuations of wounded civilians from war-torn Gaza.

5 days ago
Asia & Pacific

Typhoon death toll climbs to 66 in Philippines

The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines climbed to 66 on Wednesday as residents of hardest-hit Cebu province began picking through homes and businesses devastated by the worst flooding in recent memory.

5 days ago
Economy premium

Exports help keep GDP growth above 5% in third quarter

National economic growth remained above the 5 percent mark in the third quarter thanks to strong growth in exports.

5 days ago
Americas

Democrats sweep first major elections of second Trump term

In New York City, Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, won the mayoral race, capping a meteoric and unlikely rise from an anonymous state lawmaker to one of the country's most visible Democratic figures. And in Virginia and New Jersey, moderate Democrats Abigail Spanberger, 46, and Mikie Sherill, 53, won their elections for governor with commanding leads, respectively.

5 days ago
Middle East and Africa

US may ask UN to mandate international force in Gaza for two years, document shows

The United States has drafted a United Nations resolution that approves a two-year mandate for a Gaza transitional governance body and an international stabilization force in the Palestinian enclave, according to the text seen by Reuters on Tuesday.

5 days ago
Europe

EU tentatively agrees weakened climate target in final-hour deal for COP30

EU climate ministers struck a tentative deal on a 2040 climate change target in the early hours of Wednesday after watering down the goal in last-minute negotiations, a draft EU document showed, as they raced to clinch the deal before the UN COP30 summit in Brazil.

5 days ago
Academia premium

Development finance must shift away from aid

Better ways of financing development are becoming more available.

5 days ago
Markets

Asian markets tumble as tech bubble fears grow

Tech companies led a sharp sell-off across Asia on Wednesday as investors grow increasingly worried about an AI bubble following a rally this year that has seen valuations hit record highs.

5 days ago
Academia premium

Beyond access: Toward true equity in education

True equity in education is about relevance: whether what students learn connects to the lives they will lead, the work they will do and the future they will shape.

5 days ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Trafficking cases mount as regional scam networks grow

Around 10,000 Indonesians have been ensnared in scam and human trafficking networks across Southeast Asia since 2020, according to a figure from the Foreign Ministry.

5 days ago
Academia premium

Food irradiation: A game changer for food security, inflation stability

In Indonesia, a country where nearly a third of harvested food spoils before reaching consumers, keeping food fresh longer is not simply a safety matter, it is an economic necessity.

5 days ago
Community premium

Kelas Jurnalis Cilik: Capturing young imaginations

A volunteer-driven photojournalism class offers children in Cilincing a chance to tell their stories while viewing their world through a new lens.

5 days ago
Jakarta premium

JGC residents blame Rorotan RDF plant for children's illness

Residents of an East Jakarta housing complex have renewed their protests against the Rorotan RDF plant after a second trial run, saying the malodorous emissions it produced was affecting their children's health.

5 days ago
Archipelago premium

College student beaten to death for sleeping in North Sumatra mosque

At around 3:30 a.m. on Friday, a 57-year-old local resident living near the mosque, reportedly confronted Arjuna and told him he was not allowed to sleep there. When Arjuna refused to leave, the man allegedly became agitated and called four of his friends to the mosque.

6 days ago
Academia

Words matter in Papua’s malaria fight

We recommend more targeted and context-specific strategies to accelerate malaria elimination in Papua, with a focus on culturally responsive communication, active community engagement and integration into existing health services.

6 days ago
Politics premium

Doubts grow over whether lawmakers will face sanctions in ethics probe

Doubts are growing that five suspended lawmakers, whose alleged arrogance about their perks angered the public amid economic inequality and which sparked August’s demonstrations, will face any real consequences, as the ongoing House of Representatives ethics probe appears to focus on misinformation rather than their alleged misconduct.

6 days ago
Politics premium

Govt shrugs off Nusantara ‘ghost town’ concerns

The construction of legislative and judicial office buildings has officially begun in Nusantara, as President Prabowo Subianto’s administration again stressed its commitment to the country’s future capital city after international media raised fresh doubts over the project’s long-term prospects.

6 days ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Soeharto, national hero? Rehabilitating corruption, repression

Barring any last-minute political twists, President Prabowo Subianto's administration appears poised to crown Indonesia's second president and Prabowo's former father-in-law Soeharto as a national hero. The move would mark a dramatic turn in the country's reckoning with its authoritarian past, as no previous president had dared to officially honor the man whose 32-year rule was synonymous with repression, corruption, and nepotism.

6 days ago
Middle East and Africa premium

Turkey, Muslim allies say Palestinian self-rule key to Gaza future

Reconciliation between Palestinian militant group Hamas and its rival West Bank-based Palestinian Authroity will bear fruit as soon as possible, as inter-Palestinian unity would strengthen Palestine's representation in the international community, said Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan after a meeting of Muslim nations top diplomats in Istanbul.

6 days ago
Regulations premium

I’m in charge of Whoosh now, says Prabowo

The President also instructed that the high-speed railway project be extended to Banyuwangi, East Java, broadening the expansion plan that was initially intended to reach only Surabaya.  

6 days ago

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Tue, November 11, 2025

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