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Economy 2 days ago

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Indonesian textiles excluded from US tariff relief, Airlangga says

The chief negotiator for Jakarta’s reciprocal tariff deal with Washington says the US tariff e...

Companies 3 days ago

China hits US defense firms with sanctions over arms sales to Taiwan

China's foreign ministry announced sanctions on Friday targeting 10 individuals and 20 US defens...

Archipelago 3 days ago

Spanish family of four missing after boat sinks off Labuan Bajo

The mother and one daughter from the Spanish family, as well as four crew members and a tour guide, ...

Asia & Pacific 3 days ago

Thailand and Cambodia halt fierce border conflict with second ceasefire

Saturday's pact will not impact any border demarcation activities under way between both countri...

Asia & Pacific 3 days ago

Myanmar polls open amid civil war, junta-backed party tipped to win

Following the initial phase on Sunday, two rounds of voting will be held on Jan. 11 and Jan. 25, cov...

Environment 3 days ago

Elusive wild cat feared extinct rediscovered in Thailand

Flat-headed cats are among the world's rarest and most threatened wild felines which range is li...

Europe 3 days ago

Zelenskiy to hold high-stakes talks on land, security with Trump on Sunday

Territorial issues remain a hurdle to negotiations moving forward, as the Ukrainian president saying...

Economy 3 days ago

Japan govt approves record budget, including for defense

The Japanese government approved a record budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Friday, to pay for ...

Entertainment 3 days ago

The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte dies aged 65

Bamonte was initially part of The Cure's roadcrew from 1984 before enjoying two stints as a musi...

Asia & Pacific 4 days ago

South Korea prosecutor seeks 10-year jail term for ex-president Yoon

The requested 10-year sentence was the first jail term sought by special prosecutors over the multip...

Middle East and Africa 4 days ago

Fuel shortage forces Gaza hospital to suspend most services

Ravaged by more than two years of war, the Al-Awda Hospital in central Gaza's Nuseirat district ...

Asia & Pacific 4 days ago

Judge jails ex-Malaysian PM Najib for 15 more years after new graft conviction

Sequerah convicted the 72-year-old former leader on all four counts of abuse of power as well as all...

Economy 4 days ago

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Govt orders more cuts to regional ‘inessential’ spending on flagship programs

Among the non-essential expenditures targeted by the joint circular signed by the finance and home m...

Politics 4 days ago

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Govt grants Christmas remissions to over 16,000 prisoners, including graft convicts

Of those receiving remissions, 174 inmates were released immediately, while 15,904 others saw their ...

Archipelago 4 days ago

Bakamla patrol vessel arrives in North Aceh with 92.2 tonnes of aid

The KN Pulau Dana is Bakamla's second patrol boat deployed to North Aceh carrying disaster relie...

Asia & Pacific 4 days ago

Malaysia court finds ex-PM Najib Razak guilty of abuse of power in biggest 1MDB trial

The judge had yet to announce sentencing of Najib over his role in massive embezzlement from 1MDB, a...

Politics 4 days ago

NU leaders agree to hold early congress to end leadership dispute

Nahdlatul Ulama, the country’s largest Islamic organization, has taken a key step toward endin...

Jakarta 4 days ago

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Jakarta reopens planetarium after years of hurdles

According to Ismail Marzuki Park’s official Instagram account (@tim.cikini), tickets for Frida...

Companies 4 days ago

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Krakatau Steel to restart hot strip mill in 2026 after Danantara loan

The national steel industry had been operating at only around 50 percent of its capacity amid a...

Asia & Pacific 4 days ago

Stateless Rohingya rue Myanmar's election from exile

For the Rohingya minority, violence began well before the 2021 coup, with a military crackdown in 20...

Politics 4 days ago

Jakarta archbishop urges ecological repentance in Christmas reflection

Jakarta Archbishop Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo urges reflection on human responsibility in the devasta...

Economy 4 days ago

US once again recalls imported Indonesian shrimp over Cs-137 findings

The incident is the latest in a series of rejected shipments following contamination alerts, with au...

Archipelago 4 days ago

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Police sub-precinct chief in N. Sumatra relieved of duty after mob burned police station

The removal of the Muara Batang Gadis Police sub-precinct station in Mandailing Natal regency, North...

Economy 4 days ago

China's high-speed rail network passes 50,000km mark

The East Asian superpower has the world's largest rail network – one-fifth longer than the...

Archipelago 4 days ago

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Bus driver named suspect in fatal Central Java accident

The police found that the 22-year-old driver who had only driven a bus twice in the past two months ...

Asia & Pacific 4 days ago

Political stability at stake as Malaysia's Najib awaits verdict in biggest 1MDB trial

A Malaysian high court will decide whether to convict Najib of four more charges of corruption and 2...

Politics 5 days ago

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Indonesia pushes for international legal framework on digital royalties

An estimated $55.5 billion in music and audiovisual royalties go uncollected worldwide each year, ac...

Asia & Pacific 5 days ago

Myanmar to hold third phase of election voting on Jan. 25, state media reports

The third phase of voting will be held in 63 townships, the ruling junta announced in a state-run me...

Europe 5 days ago

In first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza

Leo, celebrating his first Christmas after being elected in May by the world's cardinals to succ...

Politics 5 days ago

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One year sentence sought for international organization worker for inciting August riot

In their sentence demand, prosecutors demanded that Laras Faizati Khairunnisa, who worked at an orga...

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