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Middle East and Africa 3 days ago

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Prabowo calls for Middle East unity after Israeli strike on Qatar

President Prabowo Subianto has wrapped up his brief visit to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE...

Politics 3 days ago

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Listyo on thin ice as calls for police reform intensify

Questions over the future of National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo have resurfaced fo...

Politics 3 days ago

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Golkar in spotlight over vacant sports minister seat

President Prabowo Subianto dismissed Golkar Party politician Dito Ariotedjo from his position as the...

Academia 3 days ago

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Did Prabowo’s fiscal vision leave people behind?

For a leader democratically elected by the people and with historic legislative support, it is ironi...

Academia 3 days ago

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Analysis: Cabinet reshuffle raises more questions than answers

The lack of a justification for President Prabowo Subianto's cabinet reshuffle has raised more q...

Jakarta 3 days ago

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Tangerang regency to build six MRT stations as part of East-West line

There will be 11 stations in the Greater Tangerang region of Tangerang city and Tangerang regency in...

Archipelago 3 days ago

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Illegal logging convict Adelin released on parole after paying restitution

Adelin paid the restitution fee on Sept. 3 through his family in multiple denominations, transferrin...

Markets 3 days ago

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In stressed global bond market, RI investors look inward for cues

Growing concern about debt levels in developed economies could see some bond investors look to emerg...

Archipelago 3 days ago

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Prabowo visits flood-hit Bali following Middle East trip

President Prabowo Subianto, returning from his trip to the Middle East, visited Bali on Saturday to&...

Editorial 3 days ago

Beyond the hashtags

Online mobilization may ignite public discourse, but it cannot replace the deep, patient work of org...

Society 4 days ago

Indonesia faces greater flood risk this wet season, says weather agency

The wet season in Indonesia starts this month and ends in April 2026, the Meteorology, Climatol...

Politics 4 days ago

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President Prabowo in damage control, installs loyalists after protests

Demonstrations that were sparked by low wages, unemployment and anger over lawmakers' lavish per...

Middle East and Africa 4 days ago

Israel intensifies Gaza City bombing as Rubio arrives

Israel has said it plans to seize the city, where about a million Palestinians have been sheltering,...

Economy 4 days ago

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Bali takes massive economic hit from worst flooding in years

Environmentalists have blamed the deadly floods on overtourism and overdevelopment, particularly the...

Middle East and Africa 4 days ago

Rubio visits Israel in aftermath of Qatar strike

The trip is taking place after President Donald Trump rebuked Israel over the unprecedented attack a...

Tech 4 days ago

Resource-scarce Japan gets more trains running on renewables

Trains in resource-poor Japan are increasingly being powered by renewable energy sources, as their o...

Regulations 4 days ago

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House pushes Danantara role in subsidized fertilizer strategy

A new House proposal for Danantara to invest in domestic fertilizer factories aims to tackle the ind...

Economy 4 days ago

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Govt flags irradiated scrap from Philippines amid contaminated shrimp exports to US

Following the FDA’s advisory over contaminated frozen shrimp from Indonesia, the government re...

Middle East and Africa 4 days ago

UN overwhelmingly endorses two-state solution declaration that condemns Hamas

The vote comes ahead of a meeting of world leaders on Sept. 22 - on the sidelines of the high-l...

Middle East and Africa 4 days ago

UN General Assembly to vote on a Hamas-free Palestinian state

Formally called the New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and...

Markets 4 days ago

Fitch downgrades France's credit rating in new debt blow

French politicians sounded the alarm after the Fitch agency downgraded the country's credit rati...

Middle East and Africa 5 days ago

'We're more than our pain': Miss Palestine to compete on global stage

"[Palestine] is a country, it is a nation, I will be representing an actual country,"...

Environment 5 days ago

How New York turns millions of pounds of food waste into 'black gold'

Nationwide, food scraps and yard waste are the largest share of household trash, according to the Na...

Asia & Pacific 5 days ago

Nepal sets March elections after naming interim prime minister

The announcement came just hours after Paudel appointed former Chief Justice Sushila Karki to lead t...

Americas 5 days ago

Suspect arrested in killing of US activist Charlie Kirk

Kirk was an electrifying presence on the US far-right, with a huge following that helped Donald Trum...

Society 5 days ago

Indonesia faces greater flood risk this wet season: Weather agency

The wet season in the archipelago starts this month and ends in April 2026, with peaks expected betw...

Asia & Pacific 5 days ago

South Korean workers return home to cheers after US immigration raid

The raid has threatened to destabilize ties at a time when the countries are seeking to finalise a t...

Europe 5 days ago

Magnitude 7.4 quake strikes off Russian Far East, tsunami warning lifted

In July, one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off the Kamchatka peninsula, triggeri...

Jakarta 5 days ago

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Privatization fears cast shadow over Jakarta’s clean water future

As the specter of privatization again rises over the city’s utility service, a civil coalition...

Society 5 days ago

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West Java family tragedy exposes silent toll of mental health crisis

A mother’s suicide in West Java, which also claimed the lives of her two children, has cast a ...

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