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IEE Series Engineering Week 2026 aims to drive Indonesia’s industrial transformation
Companies 4 hours ago

IEE Series Engineering Week 2026 aims to drive Indonesia’s industrial transformation

The four-day series brings eight strategic industrial sectors under one roof, highlighting how colla...
Consumer confidence up as spending recovers slowly
Economy 5 hours ago

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Consumer confidence up as spending recovers slowly

Indonesian consumer confidence strengthened in August, buoyed by a more positive public assessment o...
Prabowo pledges bigger cash bonus for Asian Games gold medalists
Sports 6 hours ago

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Prabowo pledges bigger cash bonus for Asian Games gold medalists

Indonesia is aiming to win four gold medals, down from seven won in the 2023 Asian Games in Thailand...
Suicides rise as Indonesia struggles to meet demand for help
Society 7 hours ago

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Suicides rise as Indonesia struggles to meet demand for help

The Health Ministry’s Healing119 consultation service has received as many as 600 contacts a d...
OpenAI pushes for mandatory national AI safety rules
Tech 10 hours ago

OpenAI pushes for mandatory national AI safety rules

Several incidents in which AI models from developers including OpenAI accessed external systems duri...
Telkom ramps up data center expansion, seeks strategic partner
Companies 11 hours ago

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Telkom ramps up data center expansion, seeks strategic partner

PT Telkom Indonesia is expanding its data center business through organic growth and strategic partn...
China buys 1 million tons of US soybeans ahead of Xi visit, sources say
Markets 11 hours ago

China buys 1 million tons of US soybeans ahead of Xi visit, sources say

In late July, US President Donald Trump said Xi would visit Washington on September 24.
Trump promises Americans $5,000 if Republicans win Congress
Americas 11 hours ago

Trump promises Americans $5,000 if Republicans win Congress

"If the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000. It will be called the Trump divide...
Student-led Water Guardian initiative takes long-term approach to sanitation
Companies 11 hours ago

Student-led Water Guardian initiative takes long-term approach to sanitation

Jakarta Intercultural School (JIS) ninth grader Darren Ismaya Karmaina’s Water Guardian initia...
Govt earmarks Rp 11 trillion to open 200 million new personal bank accounts
Regulations 12 hours ago

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Govt earmarks Rp 11 trillion to open 200 million new personal bank accounts

Making good on an initiative the President first unveiled last March, the government has earmarked R...
Hottest June to August period on record for 1.3 billion people: Copernicus data
Europe 12 hours ago

Hottest June to August period on record for 1.3 billion people: Copernicus data

Fifty-two countries across all continents broke their seasonal temperature records for that period, ...
Myanmar tin mega-mine restarts operations: think tank
Asia & Pacific 13 hours ago

Myanmar tin mega-mine restarts operations: think tank

Eastern Myanmar's Man Maw mine emerged suddenly as a global supply lynchpin in the 2010s, making...
Capped at home, China extends its aluminum dominance abroad
Academia 13 hours ago

Capped at home, China extends its aluminum dominance abroad

China's aluminum producers are increasingly turning to developing smelters abroad against a capa...
NTT to tighten shelter security after alleged sexual assault of earthquake survivor
Archipelago 14 hours ago

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NTT to tighten shelter security after alleged sexual assault of earthquake survivor

The NTT administration will strengthen monitoring and protection efforts not only centralized evacua...
Ending Southeast Asia’s never-ending haze cycle
Academia 14 hours ago

Ending Southeast Asia’s never-ending haze cycle

Southeast Asia’s recurring haze is rooted in fires burning in Indonesia, but its regional...
More trains, more stations, but Greater Jakarta still isn’t connected
FEATURES 15 hours ago

More trains, more stations, but Greater Jakarta still isn’t connected

Jakarta now has more trains and stations. But getting to them from Depok, Bogor, Tangerang or Bekasi...
Currency markets subdued as oil shock lifts global yields
Markets 15 hours ago

Currency markets subdued as oil shock lifts global yields

Currency markets treaded water in cautious trading on Thursday as investors weighed a fresh surge in...
When volcanoes reshape geopolitics and ASEAN's balance of power
Academia 15 hours ago

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When volcanoes reshape geopolitics and ASEAN's balance of power

Superpowers and treaties shape the balance of power in Southeast Asia; until the volcanoes beneath t...
The Donald Trump shock in East Asia
Academia 16 hours ago

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The Donald Trump shock in East Asia

The consequences of Trump’s behavior are even more serious for East Asia than they are for Eur...
Riau Police prevent departure of 10 illegal migrant workers to Malaysia
Archipelago 17 hours ago

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Riau Police prevent departure of 10 illegal migrant workers to Malaysia

Police have prevented a group of 10 Meranti Islands residents from departing on tourist visas for mi...
Ethics met with weak institutional systems in Indonesia, academics say
Society 17 hours ago

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Ethics met with weak institutional systems in Indonesia, academics say

When institutions do not have strong systems to uphold integrity, the gap can undermine a culture of...
Asset forfeiture bill: The paradox of Prabowo’s anticorruption rhetoric
Academia 18 hours ago

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Asset forfeiture bill: The paradox of Prabowo’s anticorruption rhetoric

Prabowo promised to chase corrupt actors to Antarctica, but passing the asset forfeiture bill withou...
Local, foreign firms own largest burned concessions in Kalimantan
Society 18 hours ago

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Local, foreign firms own largest burned concessions in Kalimantan

Studies have found fires burning inside company concessions since 2006, highlighting persistent negl...
MPR deputy speaker calls on OIC to step up pressure on Israel
Middle East and Africa 18 hours ago

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MPR deputy speaker calls on OIC to step up pressure on Israel

The People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) has called for stronger sanctions against Israel from...
AHY’s remark on limits of power fuel 2029 election bid speculation
Politics 18 hours ago

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AHY’s remark on limits of power fuel 2029 election bid speculation

Recent remarks by Democratic Party chairman Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono highlighting the limits of powe...
Children are no longer the priority, were they ever?
Academia 19 hours ago

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Children are no longer the priority, were they ever?

When a national school lunch program turns kids into hospital patients, it’s time to ask wheth...
Analysis: NU struggles for independence by changing chairs
Academia 19 hours ago

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Analysis: NU struggles for independence by changing chairs

The search for independence for Nahdlatul Ulama (NU),Indonesia’s largest Islamic social organi...
Wildfires continue to rage across Indonesia, 139 arrested for arson
Archipelago 19 hours ago

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Wildfires continue to rage across Indonesia, 139 arrested for arson

Despite the arrests, questions remain over whether authorities are targeting only those who physical...
Much ado about asset forfeiture
Editorial 20 hours ago

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Much ado about asset forfeiture

Rushing a flawed asset forfeiture bill to meet a performative political deadline won't stop olig...
Volcanic eruptions take toll on economy
Economy 1 day ago

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Volcanic eruptions take toll on economy

Indonesian authorities currently categorize six volcanoes as alert level 3, which signifies an incre...
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