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Markets

Philippines economy grows 7.6 percent despite inflation threat

The Philippines’ economic growth beat expectations last year, fueled by strong consumer spending despite rising consumer prices, officials said Thursday.

3 years ago
People

Iranian chess player who competed without hijab meets with Spanish PM

In footage provided by the prime minister's office, Khadem is seen chatting with Sanchez on a couch while sporting a black suit and without wearing a hijab. They later appear to engage in a game of chess at a table. ...

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

Justin Bieber sells music rights for $200 million

The sale has been rumored for weeks, and sees the 28-year-old join a who's who of artists who have cashed out recently on their catalogs.

3 years ago
Americas

US FDA joins global regulators probing tainted overseas cough syrup

In a statement, the FDA said it had no indication that contaminated syrups had entered the US drug supply chain, but it is "investigating the potential impact and scope of this hazard on FDA-regulated products." The agency recommended consumers only take medicines which were made to be sold in the United States, especially for children.

3 years ago
Companies premium

Bali expects more direct flights, new routes from China

The Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry and Indonesian travel firms are pushing for new routes from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou after China's lifting of COVID-19 curbs opens the doors for more tourists from the country.

3 years ago
People

How an ojek driver became entangled in a Thai ‘pig butchering’ scam, Pt. 1

Pig-butchering is a crypto scam that often depends on human trafficking.

3 years ago
Sports

Struggling Momota exits Indonesia Masters at first hurdle

Unseeded Momota, whose career has been in freefall since a car crash three years ago left him badly hurt, went down 21-18, 21-7 to China's 27th-ranked Shi Yuqi in Jakarta.

3 years ago
Regulations premium

No country can expect investment 'red carpet'

Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said on Tuesday that the ministry would “never” offer preferential treatment to any foreign firm if no law or regulation compelled it to do so.  

3 years ago
Americas

Meta to reinstate Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts

The restoration of his accounts could provide a boost to Trump, who announced in November he will make another run for the White House in 2024. He has 34 million followers on Facebook and 23 million on Instagram, platforms that are key vehicles for political outreach and fundraising. 

3 years ago
Americas

UAE astronaut says not required to fast during Ramadan on ISS

Emirati astronaut Sultan al-Neyadi said Wednesday that he will not be required to fast during Ramadan while on his upcoming space mission.

3 years ago
Academia

How Indonesian students can catch up on PISA score

For around 20 years of Indonesia’s participation in PISA, the quality has not increased much—if it increased at all. 

3 years ago
Editorial

Rescheduling export ban

Stopping the production of copper concentrate will not only adversely affect export earnings and state revenues but also will cause massive worker layoffs.

3 years ago
Academia premium

Further steps are needed to ensure protection for domestic workers in coming bill

Domestic workers are even more vulnerable to abuse because they work in private homes. 

3 years ago
Academia premium

Is our agriculture sustainable?

The 2021 AGRIS conducted by BPS provides data showing that we need a paradigm shift in the agriculture sector to adopt a holistic approach toward sustainability that incorporates the economic, social and environmental dimensions.

3 years ago
Academia premium

Indonesia should lead by example on freedom of religion and belief in ASEAN

Many violations of religious freedom have occurred because intolerant actors feel empowered by a joint ministerial decree issued in 2006 that requires local resident approval for the construction of any new place of worship.

3 years ago
Politics premium

Demands for policymakers to revise Village Law grow

Thousands of members of the Indonesian Village Apparatus Association (PPDI) from across Indonesia staged a protest demanding that policymakers revise the 2014 Village Law before the 2024 presidential and legislative elections, in Jakarta on Wednesday, a week after a similar protest by village heads.

3 years ago
Culture

Generation Z finding time for second-hand luxury watches

Historically the province of collectors scouting for rare watches at auction, the second-hand market is turning increasingly professional with the proliferation of online sales sites that verify authenticity -- with even the watch manufacturers themselves getting involved.

3 years ago
Economy premium

Indonesia to accelerate oil and gas exploration amid high prices

The upstream oil and gas regulatory body has expanded the country's exploration and targets for this year to banking on higher firms' revenue driven by last year’s price surge for crude.

3 years ago
Society premium

RI measles cases skyrocket amid pediatric vaccination lag

RI saw 32 times more measles cases in 2022 than the year before, amid a slump in routine pediatric immunizations blamed on the COVID-19 pandemic.

3 years ago
Europe

Kishida says considering Ukraine trip

"Nothing has been decided at this time regarding my visit to Ukraine," he told parliament.

3 years ago
Americas

California massacres heighten immigrants' fears of US gun violence

Romero was killed on Monday, shot dead by a gunman along with six other farm workers in Half Moon Bay, just south of San Francisco. Even in a nation all too familiar with gun violence, the shooting was stunning, coming just two days after another gunman opened fire at a ballroom in Monterey Park, an Asian American enclave outside Los Angeles.

3 years ago
Academia

Indonesia can help repair ASEAN’s authoritarian drift under Cambodia’s Hun Sen

The fake election that took place in Cambodia in 2018 is the blueprint for the plan by Myanmar’s junta to devise a bogus electoral exercise to try to secure a fig leaf of legitimacy.

3 years ago
Middle East and Africa

NTSB rebukes Ethiopia over Boeing 737 MAX report

NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy said in an interview that Ethiopia's Aircraft Investigation Bureau (EAIB) had made errors in its report.

3 years ago
Companies premium

BRI projects drop in credit growth, net interest margins

Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) expects lower credit growth in the banking industry this year and a drop in net interest margins amid a possible global recession.

3 years ago
Entertainment premium

Rock band Aftertones explore growing pains in 'Adulting is Hard'

The twentysomething members of the Bandung-based rock outfit make their case for Adulting Is Hard as the ultimate album that goes against the “Happy New Year” grain.

3 years ago
Archipelago

Orangutan dies of severe injuries in North Sumatra

The North Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) has started an investigation following the death of a 15-year-old Sumatran orangutan from severe injuries during treatment in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra.

3 years ago
Archipelago

Bali Police investigate Australian fake mugging info

The Bali Police are investigating into fake information that an Australian man was mugged and bashed while holidaying on the resort island.

3 years ago
Markets

Asian markets swing as traders weigh growth outlook

Asian markets fluctuated Wednesday as traders in several countries returned from the Lunar New Year break to a soft lead out of Wall Street with recession fears still causing concern.

3 years ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Quiet ingenuity needed to move needle on COC talks: Experts

With China asserting its maritime presence and the United States bolstering defense ties in the wider Indo-Pacific, ASEAN is in need of a novel diplomatic approach, analysts say.

3 years ago
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