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Asia & Pacific 02:20 pm

Australia, Indonesia sign new security treaty

President Prabowo Subianto said the new treaty reflects a "firm commitment to the good neighbou...

Economy 02:00 pm

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Govt waives airfare VAT for Idul Fitri

The government has announced a temporary waiver on value-added tax (VAT) for airline tickets for the...

Academia 12:12 pm

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Kashmir tourism shows resilience and confidence

The renewed momentum was widely viewed as a sign of stabilization after years of disruption.

Markets 12:05 pm

Stocks dive, silver and cryptos look for cover after rout

Global stocks extended losses into a third day on Friday as a selloff on Wall Street intensified, le...

Economy 11:37 am

Indonesian markets face more pressure after Moody's cuts outlook

Indonesian stocks and currency traded weaker in early trade on Friday after Moody's lowered the ...

Companies 11:20 am

Rio Tinto, Glencore shelve ambitions to form world's largest miner

Rio Tinto has walked away from takeover talks with Glencore, ending months of negotiations over a ti...

Archipelago 11:18 am

Prabowo criticism sparks major beach cleanup drive in Bali

Bali has been grappling with a growing waste crisis in recent years, with unmanaged garbage frequent...

Academia 11:11 am

Politics of hope: Cynicism is not a strategy

In a departure from the past politics of cynicism, Filipinos need one based on hope that comes with ...

Academia 10:10 am

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When disasters test Indonesia's legal and recovery systems

The Sumatra disaster in late November indicates that judicial and law enforcement reform is needed t...

Society 10:08 am

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Patients lose access to lifesaving care due to JKN subsidy cuts

Criticism is growing over BPJS Kesehatan's ongoing data update in the new DTSEN system afte...

Archipelago 08:57 am

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Police arrest five people in two separate illegal logging cases in Riau

Illegal logging activities are rampant in Riau despite continuous law enforcement efforts by the pol...

Academia 08:08 am

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Rehabilitation for Soebandrio: A reconciliation with history

Soebandrio was a stalwart advocate for Indonesian sovereignty during the revolutionary period.

Society 07:30 am

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Women take lead in community climate action

While women-led initiatives help address challenges and needs to mitigate and adapt to climate crise...

Academia 07:07 am

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Deepening markets or deepening risk? Rethinking the 20% equity rule

Doubling the equity limit for insurers and pension funds to 20 percent from currently 8 percent can ...

Academia 07:00 am

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Analysis: Prabowonomics and the political economy of scale

After “greedynomics”, a new label has entered Indonesia’s political–economic...

Middle East and Africa 06:45 am

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Ex-foreign ministers back Prabowo's foreign policy, government claims

The government claimed that the country’s international relations community had backed Preside...

Politics 06:20 am

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Prabowo, Jokowi speeches heat up talks on 2029 election

Analysts see statements from both politicians as a ‘pre-warm-up’ ahead of the 2029 elect...

Editorial 06:06 am

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Trump’s $1b levy

While the Prabowo government may seek to avoid economic "punishment" through proximity to ...

Europe 17 hours ago

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Indonesia, Slovakia lay groundwork for strategic partnership

Juraj Blanar, Slovakia’s Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, made an official visit to I...

Economy 17 hours ago

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2025 GDP growth misses target

Economic growth improved slightly last year but failed to meet the government’s target set out...

Companies 17 hours ago

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Pertamina merges fuel, refining and shipping units to ‘improve efficiency’

Plans to merge Pertamina’s downstream subsidiaries have been in the works since early last yea...

Companies 17 hours ago

Boeing eyes booming Southeast Asian skies

The region, which has trailed other parts of the world in recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic'...

Americas 20 hours ago

Mark Carney wins admiration globally but struggles to lower food costs at home

Among Group of Seven countries, Canada recorded the highest rate of food inflation in December, acco...

Europe 21 hours ago

Kremlin laughs off idea Epstein was Russian spy

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday that Warsaw would launch an investigation int...

Economy 22 hours ago

Indonesian economic growth tops 5% on consumption boost

The figures come days after the country's stock market suffered its worst crash in decades after...

Americas 23 hours ago

Trump declines to take sides between Vance, Rubio in 2028 successor debate

Vance, a former Republican senator from Ohio, has said he will talk to Trump about the possibility o...

Table Setting 23 hours ago

L’Entrecôte by Bouchon: What's the catch in a Rp 185k steak?

The Union Group’s latest offering is betting you won’t ask after the first bite.

Economy 1 day ago

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Purbaya calls out Citi economist over deficit projection

The finance minister stated that the 2025 deficit was deliberately pushed close to the 3 percent lim...

Americas 1 day ago

'Washington Post' guts staff, shrinks news coverage

The cuts will impact a third of all employees, according to the newspaper's spokesperson. The ne...

Companies 1 day ago

Google goes from laggard to leader as it pulls ahead of OpenAI with stellar AI growth

Alphabet is taking on OpenAI with a gusto that underscores Wall Street's perception that the Goo...

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