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Europe

Ukraine intel chief sees no signs China plans to arm Russia

Senior US officials have said as recently as Sunday that they were "confident" China was considering providing lethal equipment to Moscow, with a diplomatic pressure campaign underway to discourage it from doing so.

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
Americas

White House gives federal agencies 30 days to enforce TikTok ban

"Meetings have already been set and probably we may have the Japanese and the Australians join in," Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez told Reuters.  ...

2 years ago

The Latest

Companies premium

Nobu and MNC bank merger underway, OJK confirms

Two banks owned by homegrown conglomerates will be merged this year, according to the Financial Services Authority.

2 years ago
Entertainment

'Rest your best!': Pokemon Sleep game coming this year

The Pokemon Company has revealed it will release "Pokemon Sleep" across most of the world in summer 2023, four years after it first announced plans for the game.

2 years ago
Americas

Sea ice in Antarctic at record low: US data center

The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder said that Antarctica's sea ice fell to 1.79 million square kilometers (691,000 million square miles) on February 21.

2 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Australia to limit tax breaks on multi-million dollar retirement savings

The decision comes just days after the centre-left Labor government launched a consultation on reforming superannuation - retirement funds - saying it wanted the country's pension system to become sustainable and equitable.

2 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Thai power broker calls for peace among warring forces as election nears

In an open letter issued on Monday, Prawit Wongsuwan, a former army chief and veteran political dealmaker in Thailand's royalist establishment, said democracy should be allowed to take its course and authoritarian governments installed by elites would always lose out to elected, liberal forces.

2 years ago
Society

BMKG warns of heavy rains for next seven days

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has issued a warning for potential heavy rains across the archipelago for the next seven days.

2 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan authorities seek criminal charges against Dentsu, others over Olympics contracts

Japan's Fair Trade Commission said on Tuesday it filed criminal complaints against Dentsu and five other advertising firms as well as seven individuals over alleged bid-rigging on contracts for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

2 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Ukraine war, US-China tensions to dominate G20 foreign ministers meet

Foreign ministers from around the world meet in New Delhi this week in the shadow of Russia's war in Ukraine and spiralling US-China tensions, with host India hoping that issues like climate change and Third World debt are not overlooked.

2 years ago
Companies

Businesses on e-commerce to gear up for increased sales in Ramadan 2023

In the country most populated by Muslims, Ramadan holds a special place in its people’s hearts. It is the day of the year people look forward to more than any other annually, and this year is no different.

2 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan, Australia may conduct South China Sea patrols with US, Philippines

The Philippines is in talks to possibly include Australia and Japan in planned joint South China Sea patrols with the United States, a senior diplomat said on Monday, in another sign of concern over Beijing's activities in the strategic waters.

2 years ago
People

What I’ve Learned: Rebeka Pinaima, psychologist and marriage counselor

In a world soaked with pseudo-healing and self-help you would think everyone would seek out someone like Rebeka Pinaima. But they don’t. Because the reality is, people do not want to put in the work.

2 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Pakistan's first digital census tackles miscounts, exclusion

The optional self-registration will be followed from March 1 by a month-long collection of details by more than 120,000 enumerators using tablets and mobiles, which organizers say will make the process more accurate, transparent and credible.

2 years ago
Europe

UK and EU clinch Brexit deal over N.Ireland trade

Britain and the European Union proclaimed Monday a "new chapter" in relations after years of Brexit tensions as they agreed on a sweeping overhaul of trade rules in Northern Ireland.

2 years ago
Academia premium

Envisioning a counterinsurgency strategy for Papua

The development approach to the Papua issue will only succeed if it is part of a counterinsurgency strategy that prioritizes a population-centric approach, rather than the conventional approach of finding and destroying enemy forces.

2 years ago
Academia premium

PPI Belanda and the coloniality within

Coloniality survives colonialism and is now all around in our modern/colonial institutions (the state, universities, museums), in our minds, in our ways of being, and in our perception of the world around us.

2 years ago
Editorial

Don’t change a winning team

The close synergy between the government’s fiscal policy and Bank Indonesia’s monetary policy contributed to Indonesia's resilience and outstanding robust economic performance during the peak of the pandemic. 

2 years ago
Academia premium

Fixing national food policy in the face of food crises

The majority of Indonesian farmers own small-unproductive plots that lack access to reliable irrigation and advisory services, trapping them in a situation of low productivity and income.

2 years ago
Academia premium

Qin’s Indonesian tour sped up China-ASEAN relations

China hopes to engage with the top officials of Indonesia and plan for the next decade of bilateral relations, so as to reduce the negative impacts of political changes on bilateral ties.

2 years ago
Tech premium

Building material start-ups push into construction business

The business-to-business platforms cannot directly bring down building material prices, but they could help property developers manage costs, according to an expert.

2 years ago
Society premium

Ferdy Sambo’s ex-subordinates sentenced to prison for obstructing justice

The South Jakarta District Court has sentenced two former police officers to three and two years in prison, respectively, for their role in helping disgraced two-star police general Ferdy Sambo attempt to cover up the murder of his aide-de-camp Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat in July of last year.

2 years ago
Jakarta premium

Swaths of Greater Jakarta flood

Over 100 neighborhoods in Jakarta and parts of its satellite cities of Tangerang and Bekasi have been inundated following heavy downpours in recent days.

2 years ago
Academia

Outsourcing data collection makes sustainability reports more credible, reliable

Companies such as ExxonMobil are facing hefty fines for filing misleading sustainability reports, even many years after the fact.

2 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Ukraine war, US-China tensions to dominate G20 foreign ministers meet

The March 1-2 meeting of the G20 foreign ministers will be held days after a meeting of finance chiefs of the bloc in Bengaluru, where they wrangled over condemning Russia for the war, failed to reach a consensus on a joint statement and settled instead for a summary document.

2 years ago
Academia premium

ASEAN needs tax treaty networks to boost tax certainty

Intra-ASEAN tax treaty networks can be a positive signal to the international community regarding ASEAN's commitment to realize tax fairness and prevent tax avoidance or evasion. 

2 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan to buy 400 Tomahawk missiles from US: Kishida

"Our country's plan is (to acquire) 400 units" of the cruise missile, Kishida told the lower house budget committee without elaborating, citing the military sensitivity of the purchase.

2 years ago
Environment

War-weary Yemenis fell trees for fuel, cash

The sound of an electric saw rips through a lush mountain landscape in southern Yemen, where years of conflict and soaring prices have left people desperate for fuel and income.

2 years ago
Entertainment

'Ant-Man' stumbles but still tops N.America box office

Disney's Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania fell off a cliff but managed to land on all six feet this weekend, topping the North American box office with an estimated $32.2 million in ticket sales.

2 years ago
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