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People walk past restaurants in a shopping area in Beijing on Feb. 3, 2023.

Economy

China sets slightly lower annual GDP growth target: Government report

The Chinese government on Sunday set a slightly lower annual economic growth target compared with last year's goal, as the world's second-biggest economy began to emerge from three years of severe COVID-19 restrictions.

2 years ago

Europe premium

Indonesia seeks transfer of technology from French arms purchase

Deputy Defense Minister M. Herindra visited the United Kingdom and France this week to follow up on Indonesia’s defense procurement plans from two French giant arms makers Thales and Nexter, insisting it should include transfer of technology. ...

2 years ago

Markets

Singaporean start-ups, industries explore development opportunities in Nongsa Digital Park

In 2017, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo outlined his vision for Batam to serve as a “digital bridge” connecting Singapore to the digital economy of Indonesian cities. ...

2 years ago

The Latest

Armed police officers guard an area after a fire broke out at a fuel storage station operated by Indonesia's state energy company Pertamina, in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 3, 2023. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

Jakarta

Officials call for audit after Pertamina fire kills 13

Officials have called for an investigation and an audit of state energy company Pertamina's facilities after a fire at its storage facility killed 13.

2 years ago

Transjakarta buses pick up passengers at the Harmoni bus stop in Central Jakarta on June 14, 2021.

Jakarta premium

TransJakarta route changes worry commuters

Commuters are raising concerns about bus operator TransJakarta’s plans to temporarily relocate the Harmoni bus stop in Central Jakarta to accommodate construction work to extend the city’s MRT.

2 years ago

Firefighters battle a blaze at a peatland forest in Ogan Ilir, Riau, on July 31, 2021.

Society premium

3.8m hectares of peatland at high risk of fire

Up to 3.8 million hectares of peatland areas are at high risk from being burned, as peatland-restoration efforts are overshadowed by lackluster fire mitigation and weak law enforcement, according to environmental coalition Pantau Gambut

2 years ago

Archipelago

1 dead, 9 missing after fishing boat sinks south of Bali

One member of crew died and nine others are still missing after a fishing boat sank south of Bali on Tuesday. Five people from the crew were rescued by another passing fishing boat.

2 years ago

Jakarta

Fire at Pertamina's Plumpang fuel storage station kills 17

At least 17 people were killed when a fire broke out on Friday at a fuel storage station operated by state energy company Pertamina in Jakarta.

2 years ago

Over 8,300 new students form the emblem of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) at UGM’s Ghra Sabha Pramana Square on Aug. 12, 2017, during the closing ceremony of the weeklong student orientation.

Academia premium

Reimagining borderless US-ASEAN education

Imagine an Indonesian student starting their academic career at home and continuing their program in the Philippines, to culminate in a doctoral degree in the US: This could be the future of borderless education.

2 years ago

Face mask-clad commuters wait for their train at the Tanah Abang railway station in Jakarta on Aug. 18, 2020.

Editorial

Commuter train conundrum

KCI’s plan to import used train is a good short-term solution, but a longer-term plan should be put in place.

2 years ago

Waste pickers sift through garbage on May 20, 2021 at the Cilowong landfill in Serang, Banten, in search of saleable items. Though waste pickers play an important role in the circular economy, they are generally ignored and unprotected.

Academia premium

Informal waste collectors, the unsung heroes of Indonesia’s waste management

Integrating informal waste collectors into the country's waste management industry will generate a host of societal, environmental and economic benefits, not least for waste pickers, who are generally left to fend for themselves without either social security or legal identification.

2 years ago

In danger: An aerial survey mission by Greenpeace in Central Kalimantan shows a general view of trees in a forest on Feb. 24, 2014. The environmental group claimed to have found destruction of rainforests and the habitat of endangered species there.

Academia premium

One’s greed, indifference can lead to collective disasters

The key phrase is self-sufficiency as a nation and community, which must be able to live sustainably within its own biosphere, without isolating itself from the global community.

2 years ago

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (left) talks with his South Korean counterpart President Yoon Suk-yeol, at the Presidential Office in Seoul on July 28, 2022.

Academia premium

Maintaining momentum in Indonesia-Korea economic agenda

Indonesia’s 2024 elections will provide a fresh test for how Jakarta and Seoul can carefully navigate any resulting changes in Indonesia’s political priorities.

2 years ago

Jakarta

At least 13 dead following fire at Pertamina's Plumpang fuel storage depot

At least 13 people were killed after a fire broke out on Friday at a fuel storage depot operated by state energy company Pertamina in Plumpang, North Jakarta, a tally displayed at the scene by the city's main fire station showed.

2 years ago

Jakarta

Fire breaks out at Pertamina fuel storage station

A fire broke out on Friday at a fuel storage station operated by state energy company Pertamina in Jakarta, the city's main fire station said.

2 years ago

This aerial picture shows a residential area near the city center of Jakarta on Dec. 2, 2021.

Markets premium

RI unlikely to follow US house-flipping boom, expert says

Indonesia may not see house flipping take off to the extent that it has in the United States, an expert has said, but some are already turning a quick profit.

2 years ago

Learning time: Kids participate in preschool activity. Expense and the lack of access to daycare centers are blamed for the low participation of women in the labor force.

Academia premium

Businesses can address gender inequality and unpaid care work

Businesses have a vital role in facilitating and reforming care policy to address the wider issue of gender discrepancies in unpaid care work.

2 years ago

SURYA PANEL: Officers check the installation of solar panels in Terminal Tirtonadi, Surakarta, Central Java, on July 31, 2022. The Ministry of Transportation project is capable of producing 500 kilo volt amperes (kVA) or 500,000 watts of electricity.

Academia premium

Just energy: Unlocking the power of solar in Indonesia

According to a 2019 IESR study, residential buildings alone can generate between 195 and 565 GW and hundreds GW more from industrial buildings' rooftops.

2 years ago

The ASEAN secretary-general and Southeast Asian foreign ministers (except Myanmar’s) prepare to pose for a group photo during the ASEAN Coordinating Council meeting in Jakarta on Feb. 3, 2023.

Asia & Pacific premium

SE Asian lawmakers call for action against Myanmar junta

The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights have called on ASEAN to provide “real” assistance to prodemocracy forces up against military rule in Myanmar.

2 years ago

The apps of six Indonesian unicorns are shown on a screen, on Aug. 3, 2021.

Tech premium

Tech investors now want EBITDA, not growth at all costs: JP Morgan

As liquidity shrank, investment bankers demanded a more concrete path to profitability from tech companies.

2 years ago

Supreme Court building in Central Jakarta.

Politics premium

Judicial Commission to question judges over election delay ruling

Handling a lawsuit from an obscure party whose election registration was denied, the Central Jakarta district court on Thursday ruled the election commission must halt all of its election preparations for more than two years.

2 years ago

(Left-right) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar attend the Indo-Pacific Quad Foreign Ministers’ panel discussion in New Delhi on March 3, 2023.

Asia & Pacific

Quad powers concerned over militarisation in Asian seas

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the foreign ministers of the other three nations assembled in New Delhi under the auspices of their Quad grouping.

2 years ago

Veronica Makonese, a cook at Bottom Drawer, an upscale tearoom in Harare, uses a scone cutter to shape scone dough made from simple ingredients of flour, salt, yeast, sugar and milk, in Harare on February 16, 2023.

Food

Across Zimbabwe, British scones are the taste of home

A sweet doughy treat from Britain has become a beloved part of Zimbabwe's national cuisine, where despite the country's colonial past, mothers and chefs alike now claim the pastry as their own.

2 years ago

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) shakes hands with Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba (R) during a bilateral meeting at Presidential Palace in Libreville, on March 1, 2023.

People premium

Macron says era of French interference in Africa is 'over'

President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said the era of French interference in Africa was "well over" as he began a four-nation tour of the continent to renew frayed ties.

2 years ago

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo wipes his eye during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Bangkok on Nov. 18, 2022.

Politics premium

Don't flaunt your wealth on Instagram, Jokowi tells government officials

In a speech delivered at the Presidential Palace on Thursday evening, President Jokowi called on all Cabinet ministers and government agencies to enforce discipline among their ranks and urged the National Police and the Attorney General's Office (AGO) to investigate possible wrongdoing in how officials had obtained their wealth.

2 years ago

This frame grab taken from AFPTV shows people watching a video about a hidden passage inside the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) at the Giza Pyramids necropolis on the southwestern outskirts of Cairo on March 2, 2023.

Art & Culture

Egypt unveils hidden corridor in Giza pyramid

Scientists have discovered a hidden passage inside Egypt's Great Pyramid, the authorities announced on Thursday.

2 years ago

In this picture taken on February 11, 2023, Afghan women's activist Mahbouba Seraj speaks during an interview with AFP in Kabul.

Community premium

Afghan women's activist fights Taliban and self-doubt

Mahbouba Seraj is a rare dissenting voice in Afghanistan, but she has begun to doubt whether the world is listening when she speaks out against the Taliban government's abuses.

2 years ago

Rwanda's Jean Bosco Nsengimana competes in the men's Under 23 individual time trial at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships in Ponferrada on September 22, 2014.

People

Rwanda cyclist's rocky road to success

Jean Bosco Nsengimana spent his teens working as a bike courier to take care of his struggling family, never imagining that he would one day win the Tour du Rwanda.

2 years ago

Press Council chairperson Ninik Rahayu speaks during an online press briefing on March 3.

Politics

Press Council wants sole authority in publishers' rights law

In a press conference held on Friday, Press Council chairperson Ninik Rahayu maintained that any new institution tasked to negotiate payments from tech platform would be under the purview of the council.

2 years ago

People's Bank of China (PBOC) Governor Yi Gang speaks at a news conference in Beijing on March 3, 2023.

Regulations

PBOC says will adjust policy in timely way as economy recovers

China's central bank will adjust monetary policy in a timely and appropriate manner, and cutting banks' reserve requirements to release long-term liquidity will still be an effective tool to support the economy, top bank officials said on Friday.

2 years ago

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