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Aerodynamic: The Ferrari 296 GTS shows its clean lines. (JP/Tunggul Wirajuda)

Culture

High ride: Ferrari 296 GTS gearing for Indonesian roads

Ferrari is bent on getting in the fast lane in the Indonesian market, as the luxury-sports carmaker recently unveiled its new 296 GTS spider line of cars for the country’s high-rolling automobile aficionados.

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

Interview premium

Discourse: INA eyes opportunities in energy transition, EV supply chain

The Indonesia Investment Authority (INA) eyes energy transition and electric vehicle supply chain in Indonesia ...

2 years ago

The Latest

A yellow board reminds residents living in Marancar district, South Tapanuli regency, North Sumatra, about scheduled blasts by PT North Sumatra Hydro Energy (NSHE), the developer of a hydropower plant project in Batang Toru, in this file photo taken on Dec. 9, 2022.

Regulations premium

Poor planning causes PLN to pay more for Batang Toru hydropower plant

The Batang Toru hydropower plant project sounds like a good plan, but deep down it is plagued with poor oversight and a lack of transparency that may hurt PLN.

2 years ago

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo speaks during a Cabinet meeting in Jakarta, Jan. 30, 2023.

Politics premium

Jokowi-Maruf administration enjoys rebound in public confidence

Approval of the President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Vice President Ma’ruf Amin administration has seen a rebound in a recent poll by the research arm of Kompas daily, with respondents particularly satisfied with how the government has maintained political stability and security ahead of the elections next year.

2 years ago

Second Agent Richard Eliezer (center) arrives at the South Jakarta District Court on Feb. 15, 2023 to hear the court’s verdict on his role in the premeditated murder of Brig. Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat, a colleague in the National Police.

Editorial

Collaborate for justice

Indonesia has long recognized the role of justice collaborators and will need them more in particular to ensnare corrupt people who have managed to evade justice.

2 years ago

Safe return: Military and police personnel surround a helicopter in Kenyam district in the Papua regency of Nduga on Feb. 2. The chopper was used to evacuate 15 people who had been held hostage by a separatist armed group.

Academia premium

Lesson learned from the kidnapping in Papua

If the state can improve the conditions of the displaced people in Nduga, it will be able to regain trust among the Nduga people and the TPNPB to find a solution to rescue the hostage.

2 years ago

An illustration shows figures looking at screens on a laptop. The government is moving toward creating new regulations on digital platforms that display news from Indonesian news platforms.

Academia premium

Working together for the future of the news industry

With the right regulatory framework, we believe that there is more we can do together in partnership to increase and support quality journalism.

2 years ago

Cargo containers are stacked at Yantian port in Shenzhen in China’s southern Guangdong province on June 22, 2021.

Academia

China and ASEAN: Cooperating to build an epicentrum of growth

ACFTA 3.0 will be complementary and mutually reinforcing with the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement, the new Chinese ambassador to ASEAN contends.

2 years ago

A tower owned by PT Dayamitra Telekomunikasi (Mitratel) is pictured in an undated photograph in Langsa, Aceh.

Companies premium

With most towers sold, local telcos change focus

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison's sale of towers and other infrastructure announced last week may be the last transaction of that magnitude in the country, as telcos have now largely sold such assets.

2 years ago

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip smartphone is displayed at the Galaxy Unpacked event, held in February 2020 in San Francisco, California.

Markets premium

RI smartphone market tightens as Samsung pushes foldable devices

A February market update from Canalys suggests that Korea's Samsung might be leading the year's market trend with high-end foldable devices.

2 years ago

This handout picture taken and released by the Russian Foreign Ministry press service on November 15, 2022, shows Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (left) shaking hands with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi (right) during their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit in Nusa Dua, Bali.

Europe

Wang Yi due in Moscow for talks on Ukraine

Russia's Kommersant newspaper earlier reported that Wang had arrived. China's foreign ministry declined immediate comment as did Russia's foreign ministry.

2 years ago

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin takes a question at the Foreign Ministry briefing in Beijing on November 9, 2020.

Asia & Pacific

China says US in no position to make demands after Blinken warning

"The United States is in no position to make demands of China," foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told a regular daily briefing in Beijing, when asked about US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's comments.

2 years ago

Asia & Pacific

Australian professor, others taken hostage in Papua New Guinea

The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) said it was responding to confirmed reports of a number of hostages, including foreign citizens, being held by armed criminals in the vicinity of Fogoma’iu village at the border of Southern Highlands, and Hela provinces.

2 years ago

People look at the female giant panda Xiang Xiang ahead of her return to China, at Ueno Zoological Park in Tokyo on February 19, 2023.

Environment

Japan bids farewell to four pandas returning to China

Thousands of Japanese fans on Sunday bade farewell to four beloved pandas which will be returned to China this week.

2 years ago

Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali delivers his remarks on Feb. 4, 2022, after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) declared that Indonesia and Thailand's National Anti-Doping Organization (NADO) have complied with the World Anti-Doping Code.

Politics premium

President gives a nod to sports minister to focus on soccer job

Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali said President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo had given him permission to focus on his new position as deputy chairman of the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI), raising speculation that he may step down from the Cabinet.

2 years ago

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo greets his supporters after speaking to the press at the Djakarta Theater in Central Jakarta on April 17, 2019.

Politics

Jokowi supporters turn to Prabowo after initially supporting Ganjar for presidential bid

Jokowi Mania (JoMan), a group of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo supporters, has recently thrown their support behind Jokowi's erstwhile rival-turned-ally Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto for the 2024 presidential election after previously endorsing Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo as the country's next leader.

2 years ago

Society premium

‘Missing’ UII lecturer reportedly in US

The National Police are of the view at this time that the information technology lecturer planned and carried out his own disappearance.

2 years ago

This handout photo obtained courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (MET) on February 18, 2023, shows the Entombment of Christ sculpture, created in Biron, Dordogne, France, around the year 1515.

Art & Culture

NY Met to let French make 3D copies of two 16th-century sculptures

Thanks to modern technology, precise 3D copies of two 16th-century sculptures will be made and installed in the French castle where the originals long resided.

2 years ago

Members of the Jambi Police prepare to rescue passengers and crew of a Bell helicopter that crashed on Feb. 19 in the jungles of Jambi.

Archipelago

Helicopter with provincial police chief onboard crashes in Jambi jungle

Currently, the police are conducting a massive operation to rescue passengers and crew, who include Jambi Police chief Insp. Gen. Rusdi Hartono.

2 years ago

The Gelora Party leadership poses for a publicity photo after a national meeting held in Tangerang, Banten, on Feb. 19.

Presidential Race

Newly-established Gelora Party nominates Anis as president

In a national meeting held in Tangerang, Banten, that concluded on Sunday, the Gelora Party unveiled its platform of aiming to propel Indonesia to become a superpower nation on par with the United States, China and Russia.

2 years ago

Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean striker Son Heung-Min reacts following the English Premier League football match between Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur at St James' Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, north east England on August 11, 2018. Tottenham won the match 2-1.
Lindsey PARNABY / AFP

Sports

Spurs call for action after 'reprehensible' online racist abuse of Son

South Korea captain Son, 30, scored Spurs' second goal four minutes after coming on as a substitute in the London derby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

2 years ago

Taking off: Passengers queue to check in for international flights at Terminal 3 of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on Sept. 12, 2021.

Companies premium

Airport operators target double-digit growth in passengers this year

Angkasa Pura II expects a 17.74-percent increase in the number of passengers this year, while Angkasa Pura I is more aggressive with a 31-percent growth forecast.

2 years ago

A volunteer for the local NGO Haytap tries to lure a cat into a cage in Antakya, south of Turkey, where many animals are trapped in the rubbles after the February 6th earthquake, on February 18, 2023.

Environment premium

Rush to save trapped animals in Turkish city after tremor

Rescue workers have saved hundreds of trapped cats, dogs, rabbits and birds in the Turkish city of Antakya devastated by last week's 7.8-magnitude earthquake.

2 years ago

In this file photo taken on February 06, 2023, US actor Paul Rudd and his wife, writer Julie Yaeger, arrive for the World Premiere of Marvel’s 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

Entertainment

'Ant-Man' crawls to top of N.America box office

Disney's Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania has created an unexpected buzz, taking in an estimated $118 million over a long holiday weekend.

2 years ago

German movie director and screenwriter Edward Berger poses with the award for Best director for 'All Quiet on the Western Front' during the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, in London, on February 19, 2023.

Entertainment premium

BAFTA red carpet rolls out for 'All Quiet' and 'Banshees'

A gut-wrenching war movie from Germany and pitch-black Irish comedy were the big winners at the BAFTA awards on Sunday, with less than a month to go to the Oscars.

2 years ago

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (center) addresses an event on Feb. 7 in Sidoarjo, East Java, to mark the centenary of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) through a series of activities, including a cultural carnival, religious rituals and a culinary bazaar.

Politics premium

Jokowi calls on presidential hopefuls to maintain stability as election nears

The anniversary celebration of PPP was attended by leaders of major political parties that will contest the 2024 elections, including the leading opposition party, the Democratic Party.

2 years ago

Actors from UPI's Teater Lakon acted on stage alongside students of La Trobe University Student Theater and Film, Australia, in UPI Cultural Building on Feb. 20, 2017.

Academia

Building grassroots Australia-Indonesia ties

The first and timeless challenge on the Australian side is finding ways to increase Indonesia literacy.

2 years ago

Members of the Grande Rio samba school perform during the first night of Rio's Carnival parade at the Sambadrome Marques de Sapucai in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 19, 2023.

Community

'Double happiness' as Rio carnival returns

The world's biggest carnival, which officially started Friday, hit peak party level as Rio's top samba schools opened their annual parade competition in the giant avenue-turned-stadium known as the "Sambadrome."

2 years ago

Academia

Driving sustainable and inclusive growth for everyone

Partnership between the public and private sectors is crucial, particularly for infrastructure development in transport, energy and health, which are critical for participation in economic and social spheres.

2 years ago

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