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Rescuers to recover wreckage of sunken ferry near Bali
Archipelago 7 hours ago

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Rescuers to recover wreckage of sunken ferry near Bali

The plan to recover the KNP Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry that sank in the Bali Strait was announced after...
'Las Vegas in Laos': Riverside city awash with crime
Asia & Pacific 8 hours ago

'Las Vegas in Laos': Riverside city awash with crime

The Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (GTSEZ) is the most prominent of more than 90 such areas e...
Muhammadiyah channels funds into new rural sharia bank
Companies 8 hours ago

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Muhammadiyah channels funds into new rural sharia bank

The OJK hoped that the conversion of BSM could pave the way for the merger of other rural banks unde...
Fine dining, redefined: Inside The Crown by Kirk Westaway at Fairmont Jakarta
Table Setting 9 hours ago

Fine dining, redefined: Inside The Crown by Kirk Westaway at Fairmont Jakarta

Michelin-starred chef Kirk Westaway brings modern British cuisine to new heights in Jakarta.
Govt to increase 2026 microloan cap to Rp 430t to boost homeownership
Regulations 11 hours ago

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Govt to increase 2026 microloan cap to Rp 430t to boost homeownership

In line with President Prabowo's "3 million homes" program, the MSMEs and housing mini...
Trump teases 'major statement' on Russia ahead of NATO talks 
Europe 11 hours ago

Trump teases 'major statement' on Russia ahead of NATO talks 

Trump, seeking to negotiate an end to the three-year war, has expressed growing impatience with the ...
Indonesia Needs a National Nutrition Resilience Protocol
Academia 12 hours ago

Indonesia Needs a National Nutrition Resilience Protocol

In a world marked by growing political instability, climate disruption, and volatile global trade, I...
Euro zone bond yields touch April high after EU gets 30% tariff
Markets 13 hours ago

Euro zone bond yields touch April high after EU gets 30% tariff

For its part, the EU has already prepared a list of tariffs worth 21 billion euros ($24.5 billion) o...
China hails 'strategically valuable' Russia ties in Lavrov visit
Asia & Pacific 13 hours ago

China hails 'strategically valuable' Russia ties in Lavrov visit

Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov was visiting Beijing after a trip to North Korea, where he r...
Cambodia to implement military conscription in 2026
Asia & Pacific 13 hours ago

Cambodia to implement military conscription in 2026

Cambodia's parliament in 2006 approved a law that would require all Cambodians aged 18 to 30 to ...
Prabowo attends Bastille Day Parade, Indonesian contingent in opening column
Europe 13 hours ago

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Prabowo attends Bastille Day Parade, Indonesian contingent in opening column

Prabowo may witness the signing of more defense contracts, as well as other cooperation agreements....
South Korea says framework US trade deal possible by August, farm market access on table
Regulations 13 hours ago

South Korea says framework US trade deal possible by August, farm market access on table

South Korea is in a race to reach a compromise trade pact in the hope of avoiding a 25 percent ...
Haj season concludes as law revision moves ahead
Society 13 hours ago

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Haj season concludes as law revision moves ahead

Indonesia officially wrapped up this year’s haj season late last week with the departure of th...
Gaza civil defense says Israeli strikes kill 43 as truce talks deadlocked
Middle East and Africa 14 hours ago

Gaza civil defense says Israeli strikes kill 43 as truce talks deadlocked

The Israeli military, which has recently intensified operations across Gaza, said that in the past 2...
EU ministers weigh response to latest Trump tariff threat
Regulations 15 hours ago

EU ministers weigh response to latest Trump tariff threat

EU officials insist the bloc remains clear-eyed on the challenges of dealing with the unpredictable ...
Rewriting the past: Indonesia's new history books spook scholars
Society 15 hours ago

Rewriting the past: Indonesia's new history books spook scholars

A summary of the rule of Soeharto, who is also Prabowo's former father-in-law, only mentions how...
Monita Tahalea comes alive with new album ‘Merona’
Entertainment 15 hours ago

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Monita Tahalea comes alive with new album ‘Merona’

Indonesian singer-songwriter Monita Tahalea's latest studio album, Merona, is an artistic explor...
Amid Air India probe, US FAA, Boeing notify fuel switch locks are safe
Asia & Pacific 16 hours ago

Amid Air India probe, US FAA, Boeing notify fuel switch locks are safe

The FAA's Continued Airworthiness Notification on July 11 came after a preliminary report i...
China exports soared in June, beating forecasts
Economy 17 hours ago

China exports soared in June, beating forecasts

Data from the General Administration of Customs said exports rose 5.8 percent year-on-year, topping ...
Wall St slips with Asia stocks as US trade policy confounds
Markets 18 hours ago

Wall St slips with Asia stocks as US trade policy confounds

Investors have become largely inured to Trump's chaotic policy methods and stocks eased only mod...
Revising history: A return to an incomplete narrative?
Academia 18 hours ago

Revising history: A return to an incomplete narrative?

The rewriting of national history is a calculated move to bolster an increasingly authoritarian gove...
Why governing algorithmic politics in electoral law matters
Academia 19 hours ago

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Why governing algorithmic politics in electoral law matters

Today, political consultants employ generative and predictive AI to process voter data and tailor ca...
EU and Indonesia announce 'political agreement' on trade deal
Europe 20 hours ago

EU and Indonesia announce 'political agreement' on trade deal

Brussels has stepped up efforts to improve ties with key potential partners around the world as Trum...
Trump’s letter makes BRICS a strategic bet for Indonesia
Academia 20 hours ago

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Trump’s letter makes BRICS a strategic bet for Indonesia

BRICS, though not a replacement for existing alliances, must be used as leverage.
Analysis: Prabowo’s nominee for Washington post proves to be an anti-climax
Academia 20 hours ago

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Analysis: Prabowo’s nominee for Washington post proves to be an anti-climax

President Prabowo Subianto’s choice of a senior bureaucrat to be Indonesia’s new ambassa...
Beyond ASEAN centrality
Editorial 21 hours ago

Beyond ASEAN centrality

A lack of unity may be what is wrong with ASEAN today
Concerns mount over deputy ministers’ concurrent positions in SOEs
Politics 21 hours ago

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Concerns mount over deputy ministers’ concurrent positions in SOEs

Public criticism is intensifying over President Prabowo Subianto's decision to appoint...
US tariffs put ‘significant pressure’ on RI industrial estates
Companies 1 day ago

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US tariffs put ‘significant pressure’ on RI industrial estates

Industrial estate managers say US import tariffs and anti-China trade policies are a burden on their...
Housing minister cancels 18-square-meter subsidized house plan
Society 1 day ago

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Housing minister cancels 18-square-meter subsidized house plan

The minister said the high price of land in big cities inspired his plan to build 18-square-met...
Ongoing KUHAP revision slammed for lacking public participation
Politics 1 day ago

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Ongoing KUHAP revision slammed for lacking public participation

Civic groups have accused the House of Representatives Commission III overseeing legal affairs of&nb...
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