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Inequality worsens as wealth gap widens

The economic disparity is most apparent in the eastern part of Indonesia, such as Sulawesi and Papua, where extractive industries, which are done by businesses led by wealthy people and driven by Jakarta-centered development, have exacerbated the wealth rift.

1 month ago
Editorial premium

A start, not a settlement

Citizenship is not a favor the state dispenses to useful people. It should be a recognition of a bond that does not expire when it becomes inconvenient. ...

1 month ago
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Woman killed in Lombok ferry fire

The fire aboard KMP Putri Yasmin occurred less than two weeks after another deadly ferry fire that claimed five lives. ...

1 month ago

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Retailers decry ‘unfair’ tax advantage for e-commerce

Retailers have criticized the government’s decision to delay the implementation of marketplace tax collection for online sellers, saying it prolongs an uneven playing field disadvantaging bricks-and-mortar businesses already contending with softer consumer spending and rising costs.   

1 month ago
Politics premium

AGO replaces special crimes investigation chief

Before being able to formally take up the position, senior prosecutor Rinaldi Umar was replaced by Saiful Bahri Siregar as the new investigation director under the assistant attorney general for special crimes (jampidsus). 

1 month ago
Entertainment

Nintendo to launch Switch consoles in Indonesia

Nintendo told Reuters in an email it would launch Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 in Indonesia this December.

1 month ago
Europe

Rhine water level falls to new lows, halting sailings at chokepoint

German companies report growing disruption from Rhine water levels that have hit a series of record lows.

1 month ago
Economy

Iran to join BRICS development bank soon

Iran remains under sweeping US and international sanctions, and it has yet to reach a peace deal to end the current conflict with the US and Israel, giving Tehran added incentive to seek alternative financial channels outside the dollar system.

1 month ago
Quick Dispatch

Make your autumn getaway more rewarding with BRI Kartu Kredit Infinite

As the summer slips into fall, the season transitioning into cooler temperatures amid vibrant shades of red and brown foliage, places around the world are offering another attractive travel period without the busyness of summer holidays.

15 hours ago
Regulations premium

Indonesia weighs subsidized fuel curbs for luxury cars

The government has pledged to keep Pertalite prices unchanged despite continued volatility in global crude prices, while exploring other ways to rein in the rising cost of subsidies.  

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Indonesia vessel is holding passing drills with China, navy spokesperson says

First Admiral Tunggul, a Navy spokesperson, said the exercises were not intended for "war fighting", but were merely "passing exercises", which is consistent with Indonesia's non-aligned foreign policy.

1 month ago
Quick Dispatch

PNM and Ministry of MSMEs launch Laksmi Program, strengthen women-led microenterprise

The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) launched the Laksmi Program 2026 at the East Java Cultural Park in Surabaya on Sept. 23. Laksmi is designed to support women microentrepreneurs through basic entrepreneurship assistance, specifically targeting Beneficiary Families (KPM) of the Family Hope Program (PKH).

1 day ago
Society premium

Free meal expiry labels criticized as inadequate

The government’s plan to put expiration date labels on free nutritious meal packages has drawn criticism that it could shift responsibility for food poisoning onto beneficiaries while leaving deeper food safety problems unaddressed.

1 month ago
Americas

Meta meets its own 'tobacco' moment in court

After a coalition of states sued Meta in 2023 for allegedly designing addictive features for kids in its apps, four states were selected to represent their claims: California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey.

1 month ago
Companies premium

ESR, INA deepen logistics push with two Cikarang facilities

The push comes as growing logistics and manufacturing activity drives demand for modern warehouse space in Indonesia.

1 month ago
Archipelago

Passengers rescued as second ferry in days catches fire in Indonesia

Marine accidents are a regular occurrence in Indonesia -- an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands that relies heavily on boat connections.

1 month ago
Academia

AI could end Wall Street’s EPS obsession

Investors are focusing more on tangible results: cash flow.

1 month ago
Entertainment

Why was Blackpink's 10th anniversary so hard to pull off?

Separate agencies, packed schedules, last-minute planning underscore challenges of keeping the group together.

1 month ago
Markets

Dollar firmer as markets await US inflation data for Fed clues

The dollar nudged a little higher in Asian trade on Wednesday, receiving limited additional strength after renewed attacks on shipping in critical waterways in the Middle East, as currency markets anxiously awaited the release of inflation data later in the global day.

1 month ago
Science & Tech

Total solar eclipse to spellbind Europe

Millions of Europeans will contemplate the sky in awe on Wednesday as a rare total solar eclipse crosses part of the continent and plunges a swathe of Spain into eerie daytime darkness.

1 month ago
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Batam hosts inaugural trilateral coast guard exercise

The trilateral exercise involved 60 personnel and three patrol vessels from Malaysia, Singapore and host Indonesia.

1 month ago
Academia premium

Why Beijing must play a long game in South China Sea

Why must China constantly attempt to prove its stature? What drives it to project superior force at every turn to assert its claims?

1 month ago
Europe

World youth unemployment rate rose last year: UN

Global youth unemployment rose last year, the United Nations said Tuesday, with some of the steepest increases seen in high-income countries as artificial intelligence begins to change the jobs market.

1 month ago
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Schools close, flights delayed as wildfire haze blankets Kalimantan

Official data and independent analysis show that fire activity this year has surpassed levels recorded during the same period in 2019, when Indonesia experienced one of its most devastating fire seasons in recent history.

1 month ago
Table Setting

An elevated warteg, a table of strangers and a reason to love this country again

Somewhere between Senopati and Madura, I found myself lost among strangers and a table of unfamiliar dishes, before finding my way back to a complicated love for home.

1 month ago
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North Sumatra police detained three foreigners over alleged online scam

Police said the three foreign nationals, two Pakistanis and one Indian, and the Medan resident had met while working at a scam center in Cambodia before regrouping in Medan to carry out similar operations.

1 month ago
Asia & Pacific

Taiwan condemns China's plan for navy drill with Indonesia off island's east

Beijing deploys warships, fighter jets and coast guard vessels around Taiwan on an almost daily basis to assert its claim of sovereignty.

1 month ago
Academia premium

The urgent need to protect academic integrity

Governance gap leaves academic freedom vulnerable to exploitation because academic repositories and open scholarly platforms operate on trust.

1 month ago
Americas

Colombians dig through rubble as quake death toll surpasses 240

Rescuers, soldiers and volunteers searched through collapsed apartment blocks and office buildings Tuesday across western Colombia, racing to find survivors after the country's strongest earthquake in a century killed at least 241 people and left many more homeless.

1 month ago
Academia premium

The extractive trap has a green exit

For five centuries, raw materials have flowed out of Africa and Brazil at low cost to be used as inputs elsewhere, often returning to their source countries embedded in expensive finished goods.

1 month ago
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