Jacinda Ardern was officially replaced on Wednesday as New Zealand prime minister, after stunning the country by announcing her abrupt departure from the role last week.

Indonesia’s discussion with electric automaker Tesla made headline again last week as Bloomberg reported that the two are closing in on a deal. However, Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk was quick to respond via his recently-acquired Twitter cautioning against citing “unnamed sources” as they are frequently false.

Jacinda Ardern played the role model of a leader who not only did her best for her nation, but also knew when to step back and ensure a sustainable succession.

Indonesia has exceeded its target for realized investment in four consecutive years as the mining sector in conjunction with the development of downstream industries attracted vastly greater funding last year.

After thousands of village heads across Indonesia held a protest in front of the House of Representatives last week demanding a longer term in office, policymakers are signaling that they might agree to extend the tenure to nine years. But observers are questioning the political motive behind the move, occurring as Indonesia enters its political year, and the risk to democracy it poses.

The Gerindra and PKB have formalized their nationalist-Islamist alliance through a joint secretariat in Jakarta, but still appear to be keeping their options open for the 2024 race.

The tourism industry is one of the industries hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic since 2020. After three years, the tourism industry is showing a gradual recovery. Room occupancy rates in several areas have also shown good signs of recovery with several regions recording a pre-pandemic level.

Earth's inner core, a hot iron ball the size of Pluto, has stopped spinning in the same direction as the rest of the planet and might even be rotating the other way, research suggested on Monday.

Prabowo joined President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani, Tourism and Creative Industry Minister Sandiaga Uno and former vice president Jusuf Kalla to pay tribute to Budi's father, Soedarno Hendroto, who died at the age of 91.

Swedish-Danish politician Rasmus Paludan on Saturday torched a copy of the Islamic holy book in front of Turkey's embassy in the Swedish capital, stoking the anger of Ankara which said it would not support the Scandinavian country's bid for NATO membership.

Thai officials are angry at plans by Cambodia to refer to the event -- which they regard as their national sport -- on the official programme as Kun Khmer instead of Muay Thai.

Tokyo led gains across most Asian markets again Tuesday, in another day thinned by the Lunar New Year break, with sentiment boosted once more by a surge on Wall Street.

The President also noted that the new haj fee would need House approval before it could be finalized.

Corporate consulting company PT Integrity Indonesia is dedicated to ensuring security for its clients by preventing, detecting and mitigating fraud. Integrity Indonesia recently received the ISO 27001:2013 from certification company Intertek Indonesia, an achievement that stands as a testament to its commitment in maintaining and protecting client data.

In a company blog post tweeted by CEO Satya Nadella, the tech giant announced a "multiyear, multibillion dollar investment to accelerate AI breakthroughs" that would be "broadly shared with the world."

Erdogan's furious comments further distanced the prospects of Sweden and Finland joining the Western defence alliance before Turkey's presidential and parliamentary polls in May.

In 2022, more than 300 children - mainly aged under 5 - in Gambia, Indonesia and Uzbekistan died of acute kidney injury, in deaths that were associated with contaminated medicines, the WHO said in a statement on Monday.

US District Judge Reed O'Connor last week ordered Boeing to appear to be arraigned on a 2021 felony charge after families of those killed in the two crashes objected to a 2021 plea deal. Boeing won immunity from criminal prosecution as part its $2.5 billion January 2021 Justice Department deferred prosecution agreement over a 737 MAX fraud conspiracy charge related to the plane's flawed design.

The dollar was on the back foot on Tuesday, hovering near a nine-month low to the euro and giving back recent gains against the yen, as traders continued to gauge the risks of a US recession and the path for Federal Reserve policy.

As we enter 2023, Indonesia should focus on more radical action for its energy transition. 

Responding to calls to send an official diplomatic note to protest the Swedish government, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that Swedish Ambassador Marina Berg would be summoned this week.

US auto giant Ford is planning to axe 3,200 jobs in Germany, a union said Monday, adding it was extremely concerned about the future of the company's sites in Europe's top economy.

On his first-ever visit to Indonesia for IdeaFest 2022, global artist Takashi Murakami from Japan talked about his pursuit of more art, a life of purpose and a peaceful death.

The government has expanded its second booster rollout to the general public, in an attempt to bolster waning immunity after Indonesia lifted pandemic curbs just before the turn of the year.

The multi-billionaire's tweets sent the Tesla share price on a rollercoaster ride and Musk was sued by shareholders who say the tycoon acted recklessly in an effort to squeeze investors who had bet against the company.

The truth is, Muslim countries, which represent a quarter of the global population, host almost half of all the poor in the world. 

History has taught us that neither power nor wealth determines the outcome of ideological conflict: It is the state with the stronger ideology that wins.