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Antonio Strangio (center) stands during a press conference at the Immigration Office in Jimbaran, Bali on February 19, 2023. Strangio, who holds dual Italian and Australian citizenship, was wanted for the production and trafficking of drugs, and was arrested at Bali airport on February 2 after being on the run since 2016.

Archipelago

National Police to repatriate alleged drug trafficker to Italy

Interpol issued a red notice for Strangio, 32, in 2016 over the sale of 160 kilograms of marijuana and links to Italy's 'Ndrangheta' organised crime syndicate, Sr. Comr. Anggaito Hadi Prabowo told reporters on Sunday.

2 years ago

Academia premium

Will start-ups change when the winter passes?

Start-ups that have found their way to profitability are the ones that will survive the winter, while those that have not only have a minuscule chance. ...

2 years ago

Academia premium

How Indonesia is facing a huge loss in its fishery and coal trade

Indonesia’s fishery and coal commodities have been included in highly undertaxed sectors where the gross domestic product (GDP) contribution is far more significant than its tax contribution. ...

2 years ago

The Latest

North Korea’s “Hwasong-15” intercontinental ballistic missile is test-fired from Pyongyang International Airport on February 18, 2023.

Asia & Pacific

North Korea warns of turning Pacific into 'firing range' after latest missile test

The launches come just two days after North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the sea off Japan's west coast, prompting the United States to hold joint air exercises with South Korea and separately with Japan on Sunday.

2 years ago

Multi Bintang Indonesia director of corporate affairs Ika Noviera.

Companies premium

Executive Column: Bintang brews up its very own energy transition

Listed beverages company PT Multi Bintang Indonesia, well known for its Bintang beer, is working with stakeholders to raise awareness on waste management and transition to clean energy.

2 years ago

Deep: Kedai Wanmin's deep, rich-brothed bowl of 'niu rou mian' (beef noodle). (JP/Anindito Ariwandono)

Food

Six must-try noodle joints in Bandung

Diverse locales in Bandung serving various noodle dishes worth trying.

2 years ago

The genome is like a human instruction manual in which words are our genes and letters our DNA.

Tech premium

Genomic tech is gaining traction, but a lack of awareness may hamper growth

Despite a new initiative from the Health Ministry and rising interest from venture capitalists, public awareness on the benefits of genetic testing is still low.

2 years ago

President Joko Widodo and Vice President Ma'aruf Amin introduced their deputy ministers before the inauguration at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta on October 25, 2019.

Opinion

Analysis: Indonesia today more corrupt than when Jokowi took charge

When President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo exits the political stage in October 2024, Indonesia will likely be a more corrupt nation than when he moved into the presidential palace a decade earlier, unless he can turn things around

2 years ago

Ferdy Sambo, a former police general and murder convict, attends his trial at the South Jakarta District Court in Jakarta on Feb. 13, 2023.

Society premium

Prosecutors file counter-appeal against Ferdy, accomplices

Prosecutors from the Attorney General's Office (AGO) have lodged motions with the Jakarta High Court in opposition to appeals by murder convict and former police general Ferdy Sambo and three of his accomplices against a lower court’s rulings in their cases.

2 years ago

Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) chairman Erick Thohir (left) takes a picture with his deputy, Zainudin Amali (center), and National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo after a press conference on law enforcement against match fixing in Indonesian soccer at Gelora Bung Karno sports complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on February 20, 2023. The National Police have committed to supporting PSSI to eliminate mafia practices by preparing a soccer anti-mafia task force.

Society premium

Erick outlines plan to fight match fixing, form hooliganism committee

Appearing in his capacity as a newly elected chairman of the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) on Sunday, Erick Thohir outlined his ambitious goal to completely eradicate match fixing in Indonesia, taking the fight to the soccer mafia, which has taken root in the country’s soccer system.

2 years ago

New chief of Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) Erick Thohir gestures during a meeting with the federation’s executive committee members at the PSSI Headquarters in Jakarta on February 18, 2023

Editorial

PSSI under ‘der panzer’ Erick

Erick's goal is crystal clear: Rebuilding Indonesian soccer to shoot for the ambitious 2046 FIFA World Cup host bid.

2 years ago

Football fans clash with police personnel in Semarang, Central Java, on Feb. 17.

Society premium

Second tear-gassing prompts new PSSI chief to form hooliganism committee

Just one day after the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) welcomed its new chief on Thursday, soccer fans clashed with the police outside Jatidiri Stadium in Central Java.

2 years ago

President Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo greets Timor Leste's Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak, who arrived in Jakarta on Feb. 13 for a state visit.

Asia & Pacific premium

Timor Leste’s entry into ASEAN could help freedoms, analysts say

Timor Leste’s membership to ASEAN can help Indonesia advance its diplomatic agenda of peace and democracy, international relations experts have said.

2 years ago

A Ballon Dog by US artist Jeff Koons sits at the Qatar Museum Alriwaq gallery in Doha on November 20, 2021.

Art & Culture

Art fair visitor accidentally smashes Koons sculpture

The shiny blue sculpture, one of Koons' famous "balloon dog" series, was valued at $42,000.

2 years ago

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi attend a meeting in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on July 9, 2022.

Asia & Pacific premium

Blinken warns China against aiding Russia as Wang Yi calls US "hysterical"

The top diplomats of the two superpowers met at an undisclosed location on the sidelines of a global security conference in Munich, just hours after Wang scolded Washington as "hysterical" in a running dispute over the US downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon.

2 years ago

A Garuda Indonesia aircraft is parked at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on May 14, 2022.

Companies premium

Garuda Indonesia wins Paris lawsuit against lessors

Garuda Indonesia subsidiary Garuda Indonesia Holiday France (GIHF) has won a lawsuit against two lessors, Greylag 1410 and Greylag 1446, in Paris.

2 years ago

High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) facility in Alaska boasts 180 radio antennae.

Science & Tech premium

Turkey quake fuels conspiracy posts on US antenna station

Scientists have for years been refuting claims that the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP), with its Alaska facility boasting 180 radio antennae, is a US government-backed programme to weaponise the atmosphere and subjugate the population.

2 years ago

Displays show the list of countries taking part in voting on suspending Russia from United Nations Human Rights Council during an emergency special session of the U.N. General Assembly on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, New York, United States.

Europe premium

UN says AI poses 'serious risk' for human rights

This week more than 60 nations including the United States and China called for regulating AI in defence to ensure it "does not undermine international security, stability and accountability".

2 years ago

Football fans clash with police personnel in Semarang, Central Java on Feb. 17, 2023.

Archipelago

Police fire tear gas to keep fans out of closed-doors match in Central Java

Tickets were sold out for the derby match between PSIS Semarang and Persis Solo but police decided on Thursday to bar spectators over security concerns, the provincial governor said, among protocols introduced after 135 people died at a game in Malang in October.

2 years ago

This handout photo taken on October 31, 2022 and provided by the South Korean Defence Ministry on November 2, 2022 shows the South Korean Air Force KF-16 fighter jet (L, bottom) and US Air Force F-16 fighter jets during a US-South Korea joint aerial drill called “Vigilant Storm“ at Gunsan Air Base in Gunsan.

Asia & Pacific

'No going back' for South Korea, Indonesia defence cooperation

Indonesia had halted payments for its 20 percent share of development costs for the KFX jet in 2019, casting a cloud over the 8.1 trillion won ($6.16 billion) project, but it resumed payment late last year.

2 years ago

Murder suspect Second Agent Richard Eliezer gestures as he arrives at the South Jakarta District Court on Feb. 15 to hear the judges' verdict in his trial for the murder of police colleague Brig. Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat.

Academia premium

Yosua murder trial: A (rare) moment of truth for Indonesians

On the lowest rung in the police hierarchy, Richard had no power to defy Ferdy’s order.

2 years ago

Fresh debuts: New artists such as Aruma (pictured), Meiska, Raissa Ramadhani and Awdella hint at a regeneration in the local music industry. (Courtesy of Screengrab from YouTube)

Entertainment premium

The post-pandemic era search for music's next superstar begins

Faced with a growing pool of prospective talents and a recovered music industry, Indonesian music labels start scrambling for what resonates with modern audiences as the pandemic fades away.

2 years ago

In this file photo taken on November 23, 2022 Old Trafford stadium, home ground of Manchester United football team, is pictured in Manchester, northern England.

Sports

Qatar sheikh bids for Man Utd as billionaire Ratcliffe enters race

A consortium led by a Qatari banker announced Friday it had submitted an offer to take full control of Manchester United, with British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe also reported to have lodged a bid.

2 years ago

Demonstrators wave flags of the Union General de Trabajadores - UGT (General Union of Workers) as they take part in a rally to mark the International Workers' Day in Madrid on May 1, 2022.

Europe

Spain passes law for Europe's first 'menstrual leave'

Spain's parliament approved Thursday a law granting paid medical leave to women suffering severe period pain, becoming the first European country to advance such legislation.

2 years ago

Football fans attend a rally in front of the city hall in Malang on November 10, 2022, demanding Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) to be responsible, fair, transparent, and indiscriminate following the deadly stampede at Kanjuruhan Stadium on October 1 which took 135 lives.

Society

Police fire tear gas to keep fans out of closed-doors match

Police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse hundreds of football fans who tried to attend a closed-doors match in Semarang, Central Java, on Friday, officials said, four months after the country suffered one of the world's deadliest stadium stampedes.

2 years ago

Academia

Will self-driving cars solve traffic congestion?

It depends on whether we share them among the city’s commuters

2 years ago

Wiranto (left) talks with Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati (center) and head of Bappenas Suharso Monoarfa at the Bogor Palace, West Java, in November 2020.

Politics

‘A great loss’: Hanura regrets Wiranto departure to PAN

Inas Nasrullah Zubir, chairman of Hanura’s central executive board, said that Wiranto’s choice to depart the party and join PAN was “a choice that must be respected by everyone”.

2 years ago

Vehicles pass on Jalan Gatot Soebroto, Jakarta, on May 26, 2020.

Academia

Change driver behavior to beat Jakarta’s traffic jams

The relaxation of COVID policies adds momentum to tightening Jakarta’s traffic policy. Parking management might help if the public plays along.

2 years ago

Vehicles are passing a billboard of GrabCar in a street in Denpasar, Bali.

Academia

Ride share might not be the traffic buster you'd expect

Despite their environmentally-friendly perception, ride hailing platforms do not appear to reduce traffic congestion.

2 years ago

Farm workers harvest rice in Srirejo village, Malang, East Java, on June 20, 2019.

Academia

We are grooming thousands of potential little dictators

Since 2015, the government has disbursed money directly to the villages. As of 2021, the government has transferred Rp 400.1 trillion (US$27.2 billion) of village funds.

2 years ago

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