While some people might say that May Day rallies do little but cause congestion and damage to public facilities around the country, Indonesians have labor movements to thank for the better working conditions they enjoy today.
8 hours agoThe National Awakening Party (PKB), the largest party in East Java, is working with smaller party and former rival in the February presidential election, the United Development Party (PPP), to vet candidates to go up against the possible reelection bid of popular former governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa. ...
9 hours agoMount Ruang erupted three times on Tuesday, spewing lava and ash more than five kilometres (three miles) into the sky and forcing authorities to issue evacuation orders for 12,000 locals. ...
9 hours agoBlinken "reiterated the United States' clear position on Rafah," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said, two days after Blinken again voiced opposition to an assault over concerns for the safety of civilians sheltering in the southern Gaza city.
10 hours agoFinance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has ordered the Customs and Excise Directorate General to improve its services after several complaints by Indonesians buying goods from abroad made the rounds on social media.
12 hours agoWith support from UNDP and the WHO, the new initiative will be financed by the global Green Climate Fund in stages between 2025 and 2030 to help Indonesia develop its health system to be more resilient to the impacts of climate change.
12 hours agoOur beloved Jakarta is a city that has a little something for everyone, isn’t it? Whether you like big bashes or intimate gatherings, the city is bustling with celebrations, making sure there is a platform for subcultures of any kind.
13 hours agoAs the government continues to mark successes in its effort to eliminate malaria in all 514 cities and regencies nationwide, the country's eastern regions pose distinctive challenges due to their climate and geography, as well as other factors.
14 hours agoA source said the firm sees the boycott as an opportunity to cease some of the KFC store operations that have weighed on its balance sheet.
16 hours agoTruce proposal envisages return of 33 Israeli hostages.
17 hours agoThe world's leading EV maker has signed an MoU to build a manufacturing plant in West Java with an annual capacity of 150,000 units to start operating in January 2026.
18 hours agoMcDonald's has described the boycott's greatest impact as in the Middle East, while also pointing to effects in markets like Malaysia and Indonesia and in parts of France where the Muslim population is higher.
18 hours agoThe occupation began overnight when protesters broke windows, stormed inside and unfurled a banner reading "Hind's Hall," symbolically renaming the building for a 6-year-old Palestinian child killed in Gaza by the Israeli military.
20 hours agoHundreds of demonstrators, many wearing traditional Palestinian keffiyeh scarves, marched around the perimeter of the encampment chanting, "Disclose! Divest! We will not stop, we will not rest."
20 hours agoUS tech giant Microsoft has announced plans to invest US$1.7 billion in Indonesia to develop an artificial intelligence ecosystem and nurture the digital talents of 840,000 people in the next four years.
1 day agoSpeeding up the quality of education, one of Indonesia’s development priority programs, can be quite challenging amid the increasingly dynamic and diversified environment.
1 day agoIndosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IDX: ISAT) has today announced its results for the first quarter of 2024, reporting outstanding financial and operational performance.
1 day agoPresident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced at the Leaders’ Retreat at Bogor Palace on Monday that the government would move forward with a plan to enable solar power exports to Singapore.
1 day agoThe path to gender equality in Indonesia presents a complex landscape of achievements and ongoing challenges. This infographic series presents an overview of the strides and struggles of Indonesian women in education, employment and politics. By visualizing these dynamics, we aim to foster a deeper understanding of how women are shaping, and being shaped by, the societal structures around them.
1 day agoIndonesia does not recognize dual citizenship for adults, according to Indonesian law, as a child with two passports must choose one and renounce the other when they turn 18.
1 day agoThe deal allows select attributed summaries, quotes and links from the FT's reporting to appear in ChatGPT responses to relevant queries.
1 day agoThe Philippine coast guard said its two vessels stood their ground at the Scarborough Shoal, a key battleground in the South China Sea, but one sustained damage from use of water cannon by two Chinese coast guard ships.
1 day agoFintech lending association projects between 5 and 7 percent growth for the sector this year.
1 day agoChina's factory activity grew for a second successive month in April, data showed Tuesday, providing some good news for officials battling to kickstart the vast economy in the face of weak domestic demand and a battered property sector.
1 day agoThe country's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) raised the alert level to the highest following the morning eruption, urging residents not to get near the volcano, according to its website.
1 day agoAsian stocks inched higher on Tuesday as investors awaited a slew of economic data, corporate earnings and the US Federal Reserve's policy meeting, while the yen was slightly weaker a day after suspected intervention rescued it from 34-year lows.
1 day agoIt was a South Korean coach, Shin Tae-yong, who led Indonesia to victory to prevent his home country from qualifying for the Games for the first time since the 1980s.
1 day agoBefore Prabowo can start making good on his own promise of continuity, his unofficial political sponsor, Jokowi, has to let him rise out from his own shadow.
1 day agoIntroducing more renewables will only be possible if the country can solve its persistent electricity problems.
1 day agoSingaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong called on the new leaders of Indonesia and Singapore to bring ties between the two countries to "greater heights", while President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo urged them to ensure the full implementation of both countries' milestone deals.
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