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Economy premium

BI stops hiking interest rates after months of hawkish stance

The central bank also prepared a time deposit facility to encourage exporters to store foreign exchange receipts in country.

3 years ago
Environment

Eco-friendly mud houses make comeback in Hungary

They were long derided as old-fashioned symbols of grinding poverty, but mud and straw houses are making a comeback in Hungary as a low-cost, eco-friendly alternative to concrete. ...

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

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Science & Tech

Users say Microsoft's Bing chatbot gets defensive and testy

Microsoft's fledgling Bing chatbot can go off the rails at times, denying obvious facts and chiding users.

3 years ago
Middle East and Africa

Indonesia condemns Israeli push to legalize Jewish outposts

Indonesia has strongly condemned Israel’s unilateral decision to legalize nine Jewish outpost settlements in the Palestinian West Bank and authorize the construction of 10,000 new houses in the area.

3 years ago
Middle East and Africa premium

Kuwait to celebrate national day, seeks closer bilateral ties with Indonesia

As Kuwait will soon celebrate its national day and the 55th anniversary of Indonesia-Kuwait diplomatic relations, the Gulf country is seeking ever closer diplomatic relations with Indonesia.

3 years ago
Community premium

TikTokers jailed as Iraq targets 'decadent content'

Dancing to Iraqi pop made TikTok personality Om Fahad a hit among tens of thousands of followers, but now she is in prison.

3 years ago
Community

Engage or escape? Anti-govt young Russians face dilemma

Still reeling from the Kremlin's decision to send troops to Ukraine, Masha Yanchevskaya is one of many young Russians torn between trying to "heal" society or seclude themselves from it.

3 years ago
Culture

Kors honors feminist icon as New York Fashion Week wraps up

American designer Michael Kors paid tribute to US feminist icon Gloria Steinem on the final day of New York Fashion Week Wednesday.

3 years ago
Archipelago premium

BIG discovers undersea mountain off southern coast of East Java

The Geospatial Information Agency (BIG) has discovered an undersea mountain off the southern coast of Pacitan regency while conducting a survey on Indonesia's extended continental shelf from Java to Nusa Tenggara.

3 years ago
Politics

Gibran mum on 'talking politics' with Prabowo's son Didit

The Surakarta mayor met with the fashion designer, who descends from the Soeharto political dynasty on his mother's side, while the latter was in town to visit his grandfather's grave.

3 years ago
Politics

Jokowi reunited with Esemka car in auto show

Jokowi took the time to visit the booth for the Esemka brand after delivering his opening remarks to kick off the country's largest auto show, accompanied by Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto and Eddy Wirajaya, president director of PT Solo Manufaktur Kreasi, the company behind the Esemka brand.

3 years ago
Politics premium

Erick Thohir elected chairman of PSSI

The 52-year-old is one of the most influential figures in Indonesian politics.

3 years ago
Archipelago

Boat carrying 50 Rohingya lands in Aceh

Miftah Cut Ade, a senior member of the area's traditional fishing community, told Reuters the group had arrived from Bangladesh, many in a state of exhaustion. Local residents had offered them food, he said.

3 years ago
Economy premium

'Global South must push back' for multilateral world order: Rockefeller Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation says countries of the so-called Global South, home to 85 percent of the world’s population, must claim a greater role in shaping the future of the planet.

3 years ago
Entertainment

Michael B. Jordan premieres 'Creed III', hopes to expand 'Creed-verse'

In "Creed III", Adonis is enjoying his successful career when an old friend and once promising boxer, Damian, played by Jonathan Majors, comes back into his life after serving a prison sentence.

3 years ago
Society premium

Government, House finally agree to Rp 49 million for 2023 haj program

Two days after originally planned, the two sides have finally come to an agreement on a fee of Rp 49.8 million for this year's haj program, at no extra cost to delayed 2020 pilgrims but Rp 9.4 million more for 2022 pilgrims.

3 years ago
Politics premium

House to pass Perppu on job creation after returning from recess next month

The House of Representatives is set to pass the controversial government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) on jobs creation in a plenary meeting in March after securing an endorsement from the House Legislation Body (Baleg) despite criticism of the deliberation being rushed.

3 years ago
Markets

Stocks shrug off rates risk as US consumers spend

Asia's stocks rose on Thursday, with investors choosing to cheer strong US retail sales data as good news for earnings rather than worry about it being likely to support interest rate rises.

3 years ago
People

Machu Picchu reopens 25 days after Peru protests forced closure

Some 700 tourists had visited by midday Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Culture, whose officials were present at the site. 

3 years ago
Americas premium

Was Pablo Neruda poisoned? Chile awaits new report on the poet's death

The latest expert report, presented to a court on Wednesday, will be reviewed by judges in closed hearings ahead of a legally binding ruling on the poet's death in 1973 shortly before the Pinochet dictatorship came to power. 

3 years ago
Politics premium

Support of Islamist, 'identity politics' party puts Anies in quandary: Analysts

Anies is still plagued by the public's past perception of his using identity politics to win the Jakarta governorship in 2017, and while he has been making some effort to try and recast his image, analysts say his ties to the Ummah Party hasn't done him any favors.

3 years ago
Archipelago premium

Medan court begins trial of alleged boss of online gambling ring

The Medan District Court has commenced the trial of Jonni, alleged to be the boss of an illegal online gambling ring whose name was indirectly connected, though unverified, to murder convict Ferdy Sambo in social media rumors.

3 years ago
Politics

PSSI to elect new leadership as domestic and international problems mount

The spotlight is back on the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) as the oft-criticized sport governing body is set to elect a new chairman in an extraordinary congress on Tuesday.

3 years ago
Europe

France, China agree to work for Ukraine peace

Macron has not hidden his hope that Beijing, which remains an important ally of Moscow and has not condemned the invasion of Ukraine launched nearly a year ago, will pressure Russia to return to the negotiating table.

3 years ago
Politics premium

Leniency for Richard Eliezer serves greater good, analysts say

The junior officer may have a path back into the National Police, depending on the results of an internal ethics hearing.

3 years ago
Europe

Russia says US should prove it did not destroy Nord Stream

Moscow considers the destruction of Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines last September "an act of international terrorism" and will not allow it to be swept under the rug, the embassy said in a statement. 

3 years ago
Americas

Residents near toxic US train derailment told water 'safe' to drink

The cargo train derailment sparked a massive fire and triggered the release of toxic fumes, including from vinyl chloride, a colorless gas deemed carcinogenic by the US National Cancer Institute.

3 years ago
Politics

Law mandating tech giants to pay media ready in March

"We're discussing and we're making it perfect and if we do a marathon job, this could be over in less than a month," Usman said in a statement on Wednesday.

3 years ago
Entertainment

Record surge in films at Berlin festival marks industry's post-COVID revival

And, after a three-year pandemic lull, the volume of movies seeking distributors or financing is setting records, with 827 films from 121 countries chasing 1,168 buyers, according to the festival.

3 years ago
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