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Politics premium

Debate over legislative threshold reignites ahead of election law revision

The renewed plan by the House of Representatives to revise the General Election Law has reignited debate over the legislative threshold, dividing political parties over whether it should be scrapped or strengthened.

6 days ago
Politics premium

Indonesia’s F-15 fighter jet deal falls through after years of talks

Boeing's proposed price for the fighter jets was deemed too high by the government and could not be followed through, the Defense Ministry said about the failed deal. ...

6 days ago
Editorial premium

Elusive police reform

Today the National Police are increasingly reminiscent of the military during the New Order era.  ...

6 days ago

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Economy premium

Weather woes, demand strain may keep inflation above target

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported that annual inflation reached 3.55 percent year-on-year (yoy) in January, citing a low base effect after the figure fell below its normal trend in January last year because of electricity tariff discounts.

1 week ago
Market Pulse

Is Hyrox just Jakarta’s next fitness obsession?

Packed classes and waiting lists suggest another fitness boom as Hyrox arrives in the capital, but is this a long-term shift or just the next checkbox to mark off?

1 week ago
Jakarta premium

Jakarta pledges to push filmmaking hub vision

The provincial administration eyes to woo more global-level movie production in the city after the recent filming of an international blockbuster starring K-pop stars and other Korean actors in Kota Tua, West Jakarta.

1 week ago
Middle East and Africa

Netanyahu tells US envoy Palestinian Authority won't be part of post-war Gaza governance

Under US President Donald Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan that ended a two-year war in the Palestinian territory, the PA's post-war role in Gaza was left unclear.

1 week ago
Companies premium

Merdeka Copper eyes doubling gold output, nickel expansion this year

The move aligns with the continued rise in gold prices, which on Tuesday posted their largest daily percentage gain since November 2008.

1 week ago
Americas

Human Rights Watch warns US heading to 'authoritarianism'

Trump's return to the White House has intensified a "downward spiral" on human rights that was already under pressure from Russia and China, the New York-based advocacy and research group said in its annual report.

1 week ago
Middle East and Africa

Son of Libya's late ruler Gaddafi killed by armed gang

Saif al-Islam's office said in a statement on Tuesday that he had been killed during a "direct confrontation" with four unknown gunmen who broke into his home. Further details were not made public.

1 week ago
Quick Dispatch

PT Trimata Benua secures homologation approval in PKPU process

PT Trimata Benua, a limited liability company and the holder of a coal mining concession under a Production Operation Mining License (IUP–OP) located in Bentayan, South Sumatra, has officially secured homologation approval from its creditors after obtaining consent from more than two-thirds of the voting creditors. The approval marks a significant milestone in the company’s corporate restructuring process.

1 day ago
Americas

Clintons to testify on Epstein in late February

Bill Clinton will appear on February 27, and Hillary Clinton will do so the day before, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee said.

1 week ago
Sports

Australia, Japan interested in hosting 2035 Asian Cup, says AFC

The AFC is expected to confirm hosts for both the quadrennial continental showpieces at a single annual congress following a proposal by its President Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa.

1 week ago
Academia premium

National economic resilience faces a test of public transparency

Within MSCI’s methodology, a shift from emerging to frontier status is not merely symbolic; it reflects an assessment that a market has become less accessible or less safe for international capital. 

1 week ago
Economy

WTO must 'reform or die': talks facilitator

Successfully reforming the WTO is a matter of life and death for the organization, warns the facilitator of talks on revamping the global trade body.

1 week ago
Regulations premium

Pushing rupiah to 15,000 per dollar ‘not that difficult’, says Purbaya

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa says pushing the rupiah exchange rate back up to 15,000 per United States dollar should not be that difficult as the currency is undervalued when taking into account Indonesia’s economic fundamentals.

1 week ago
Academia premium

Board of Peace and the dilemma of Indonesia’s involvement

If ending occupation is not established as a non-negotiable prerequisite, then the destiny of Gaza and Palestine will not be shaped by the Palestinian people themselves, but by global geopolitical interests.

1 week ago
Society premium

Nearly 2,000 students suffer food poisoning from free meals this year

National Nutrition Agency (BGN) head Dadan Hindayana has apologized for recent food poisoning cases linked to the government’s free nutritious meals program, saying operations at all involved SPPGs have been suspended pending investigation.

1 week ago
Archipelago premium

Landslide at illegal tin mine in Bangka kills six

Eleven workers were working with two heavy equipment when the landslide occurred, four others were able to escape. 

1 week ago
Academia premium

Police reform: When the instrument rejects its frame

Civic space is narrowing in Indonesia, not through explicit bans, but through the routine presence of security forces across social life. 

1 week ago
Parenting premium

Parenting teenagers: Choosing connection over correction

Why today’s adolescent conflicts feel sharper and how parents can respond without losing trust.

1 week ago
Academia premium

The promise of a middle-power alliance

A united middle-power alliance would have considerable leverage, as its members would each wield outsize influence over specific domains.

1 week ago
Archipelago premium

Riau braces for more forest fires as rainy season nears end

Authorities also detected more than 200 hotspots across the province in January 2026, with at least 40 fire incidents recorded during the month.

1 week ago
Jakarta premium

Jakarta claims cloud seeding help reducing rainfall

The provincial administration has launched two phases of weather modification operations throughout January that, according to data from city’s disaster agency, helped to reduce more than 30 percent of rainfall intensity in Jakarta.

1 week ago
Academia premium

From subsidies to signals: Making Indonesia’s power market investable

The current setup asks PLN to be planner, procurer and operator. That was useful in the past decades, but today it blurs incentives, slows competitive procurement and makes it hard for investors to price risk. 

1 week ago
Academia premium

How priority programs risk eroding meritocracy in bureaucracy

Indonesia’s pursuit of "fast-tracked" priority programs risks breaking the moral contract at the heart of its bureaucracy. When new initiatives jump the queue, the state doesn't just bypass a backlog of honorary workers, it threatens to replace meritocracy with programmatic proximity.

1 week ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Electoral law reform: A test of the House’s faith in democracy

Since Jan. 20, the House of Representatives has been gathering input from academics and civil society groups regarding the proposed revision of the 2017 General Elections Law, formally submitted on Nov. 19, 2024. A central pillar of these discussions is the adoption of a "codification" approach, specifically, the consolidation of disparate election-related regulations into a single, unified political law package.

1 week ago
Regulations premium

Weak commitment, policy uncertainty derail RI renewable targets

The contribution of renewable energy to the national energy mix, which refer to total electricity production, rose by only 1.1 percentage points to 15.75 percent in 2025.

1 week ago
Politics premium

Prabowo courts Islamic leaders to support Board of Peace membership amid pushback

President Prabowo Subianto courts major Islamic organizations in an apparent attempt to ease opposition to Indonesia’s Board of Peace participation, amid doubts over Israel’s involvement and the initiative’s impact on Palestinian independence.

1 week ago
Politics premium

Law revision to expand Komnas HAM’s role met with doubt

Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai told lawmakers about a plan to grant more power to state bodies overseeing human rights issues, including the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM).

1 week ago

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Wed, February 11, 2026

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