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Economy premium

Jakarta mall footfall to return to pre-pandemic level this year

Retail centers in Jakarta saw their occupancy rates increase slightly over the course of last year to an average of 77.4 percent.

3 years ago
Science & Tech

YouTube child data gathering faces UK scrutiny after complaint

Countries have been wrestling to strike the right balance with legislation that protects social media users, particularly children, from harmful content without damaging free speech. ...

3 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.  ...

3 years ago

The Latest

Entertainment

Prince Harry and Meghan have been asked to vacate UK home - spokesperson

Earlier, the Sun newspaper reported the house had been offered by the monarch to his brother, Prince Andrew.

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Italy PM visits India, seeking to improve ties

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni landed in India on Thursday, as the countries look to improve ties hurt by the 2012 shooting of two fishermen by Italian marines off the southern Indian coast.

3 years ago
Europe

After deadly train crash, Greece agonises over what went wrong

 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called it an unspeakable tragedy but questions are being asked whether the fatal collision of passenger and freight trains on Tuesday night could have been prevented.

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Kim Jong Un demands more farmland to boost food production

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered improvements to infrastructure and expansion of farmland to ramp up food production, state media said on Thursday, amid warnings of an impending food crisis.

3 years ago
Markets

Asian stocks rally sputters as China pulls back, higher US yields weigh

A rally in Asian shares sputtered on Thursday, pressured by a pullback in Chinese stocks and higher US yields amid fears the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates to combat sticky inflation.

3 years ago
Archipelago

Jokowi calls for overhaul of Lake Toba's tourist facilities

The President has urged the country’s major tourist regions to build their own brands after seeing the poor infrastructure and tourist facilities during the weekend's F1 Powerboat race at North Sumatra's world-renowned lake.

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Saudi, UK ministers agree to study combat air cooperation

Saudi and British defense ministers have agreed to study future co-operation on combat air capabilities and potential industrial projects, the Saudi state news agency reported.

3 years ago
Archipelago

NTT capital makes eating Moringa mandatory for students

Head of the city's agency for education and culture Dumuliahi Djami said in a circular that students were required to consume moringa on Wednesdays and Fridays.

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Taiwan reports second day of large Chinese incursion into its air defense zone

Taiwan reported on Thursday a second day of a large scale Chinese air force incursion into its air defense zone, with its defense ministry saying that in the past 24 hours it had spotted 21 aircraft, as part of Beijing's ongoing military pressure campaign.

3 years ago
Community

Understanding Chinese heritage through tomb exploration

A community explores ancient Chinese tombs to further delve into Indonesia’s Chinese history.

3 years ago
Politics premium

Prolonged silence on presidential nominee may hinder PDI-P in 2024

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle’s (PDI-P) intention of forging a political alliance with other parties to back one of its own members in the 2024 presidential race, may change the current coalition map, but keeping quiet for too long about its nominee might risk the party losing relevance.

3 years ago
Environment premium

WWF take on Indonesia's piles of plastic waste

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Indonesia has launched its most ambitious effort yet to clear the country of plastic waste, as the NGO recently launched its Plastic Smart Cities initiative

3 years ago
Society premium

Indonesia’s health reform faces tough year

Ongoing efforts to reform Indonesia's healthcare system following the COVID-19 pandemic might face major hurdles this year, with the threat of global recession looming and the 2024 presidential election getting closer.

3 years ago
Academia

SDGs revisited: Stepping up vaccinations

If we continue with our current level of spending, we will continue to save 3.8 million lives from avoidable diseases between now and 2030.

3 years ago
Academia

Bolstering Indonesia-India strategic partnership will be mutually beneficial

Indonesia emphasizes the need to address the challenges China brings in a way that will not push the Southeast Asian country deeper in the binary US-China power competition. 

3 years ago
Academia premium

Most tax officials should be outraged by Rafael Trisambodo

Rafael was perhaps unlucky, too greedy and showing off his notorious wealth too much.

3 years ago
Academia premium

Improving digital competitiveness key to Indonesia's sustainability

MSMEs are Indonesia's economic backbone, and improving their digital competitiveness is the catalyst that will launch the country into sustainability, for MSMEs, the economy and the environment.

3 years ago
Academia premium

Indonesian palm oil at critical juncture: To thrive or dive?

The government still tends to scapegoat companies for not supporting its price stabilization measures, while the main blame should be put on its utterly poor institutional capacity to implement the erratic measures.

3 years ago
Editorial

Negotiation still the best policy

The government can seek assistance from credible organizations like the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to mediate a dialog with the armed group if the issue of trust is all that keeps the negotiation from positive results.

3 years ago
Economy premium

Inflation accelerates to 5.47% in February

Headline inflation came in higher than some analysts had forecast, while heavy rainfall and the upcoming Ramadan season will put upward pressure on consumer prices. On a monthly basis inflation eased slightly.

3 years ago
Jakarta premium

2023 Formula E: No more politics, says steering committee deputy

The Jakarta E-Prix steering committee has promised that this year's race will be free from the alleged politicization that marred the 2020 event, despite the fact that several politicians have some organizational capacity in connection with the race.

3 years ago
Middle East and Africa

Nigeria's Buhari says president-elect Tinubu best man for job

Tinubu, candidate of Buhari's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), won 8.8 million votes against 6.9 million for opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Atiku Abubakar and 6.1 million for the Labour Party's Peter Obi in Saturday's election, according to final results.

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific

China says 'lab leak' claims hurt US credibility

FBI Director Christopher Wray told Fox News on Tuesday that the Bureau has now assessed the source of COVID-19 was "most likely a potential lab incident in Wuhan."

3 years ago
Archipelago

Bali police arrest Frenchman for mini-mart robbery

Police have nabbed a French national who has apparently confessed to robbing an Alfamart in South Kuta in January because "he had run out of money".

3 years ago
Archipelago premium

Susi Air dismisses claim pilot has ties to separatist group

Susi told a press conference that she knew Philip Mehrtens personally and that there was nothing to suggest he had ties to the organization.

3 years ago
Economy premium

Invest in Indonesia, even during political years: Airlangga

Airlangga said that Indonesia had gone through so many election cycle before that political tension was no longer an issue and that the country's economy had proven to be insulated from politics.

3 years ago
Health

11-minute daily walk could prevent one in 10 early deaths: study

Physical activity is known to reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer and other leading causes of death, but exactly how much is needed to have an impact has been unclear.

3 years ago
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