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Women carry fruits and vegetables in baskets on their heads at a market in Denpasar, Bali, on Nov. 7, 2022.

Economy premium

Retail sales drop in February amid lower consumer confidence

Bank Indonesia’s latest data point to higher retail sales in February when compared to last year, but the month-to-month numbers reveal a consecutive decline, which experts attribute to seasonal factors.

2 years ago

Europe

Ukraine nuclear plant without power after Russian strike

The disruption came during a fresh wave of Russian strikes across Ukraine which killed at least nine people and led to power outages across the country. ...

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

The Latest

The Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Virginia (SSN 774) cruises through the Bay of Naples on January 7, 2010 while on a scheduled deployment in the US 6th Fleet area of responsibility.

Asia & Pacific premium

Australia, US, Britain leaders to meet, submarine deal expected

US President Joe Biden will host Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday in San Diego, site of major US Navy operations, to chart a way forward for Australia's plans to obtain nuclear-powered submarines.

2 years ago

Tax official Rafael Alun Trisambodo makes a gesture to apologize to the victim of an assault carried out by his son Mario Dandy Satrio in a video published on Feb. 23.

Politics premium

Sri Mulyani approves firing of embattled tax official

The Finance Ministry's inspector general Awan Nurmawan Nuh said he had issued a recommendation to Sri Mulyani following an internal probe and that the finance minister had agreed to implement the decision.

2 years ago

Mud from a recent landslide covers buildings in Sarasan, Natuna, Riau Islands, on March 7, 2023. Fifteen people have died, 42 are missing and more than 1,200 have been relocated to temporary shelters in the wake of the disaster.

Archipelago

Natuna landslide death toll rises to 30

The landslide struck Monday on Serasan Island, located in the Natuna region between Kalimantan and Peninsular Malaysia.

2 years ago

This handout photo taken on December 8, 2021 and obtained on December 10 from the Western Australian Department of Fire and Emergency Services shows a firefighter at work near Margaret River.

Environment premium

Massive Australia wildfires increased Antarctic ozone hole: study

Smoke from monster wildfires in Australia caused a chemical reaction that widened the ozone hole 10 percent, researchers said.

2 years ago

Philippine fishermen sail past US coast guard ship Bertholf during a joint exercise of the Philippine and US coast guards near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on May 14, 2019.

Asia & Pacific premium

US looks forward to a binding COC, says senior diplomat on Jakarta visit

United States Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink has said the US is looking forward to a legally binding Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea, as ASEAN states and China prepare to resume negotiations.

2 years ago

In this file photo taken on July 27, 2022 Governor General of Canada Mary Simon speaks during a meeting with Pope Francis at the Citadelle de Québec in Quebec City.

People

Canada's first Indigenous governor general decries online abuse

Canada's first Indigenous governor general, Mary Simon, denounced Wednesday racist and sexist abuse that led her to block comments on her official social media accounts.

2 years ago

Scene of the crime: Tear gas canisters fly over the playing field at Kanjuruhan Stadium after the match between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya in Malang, East Java, on Saturday. (Kompas.com/Imron Hakiki)

Archipelago premium

Match official jailed over deadly Kanjuruhan stampede

The October 2022 derby match in Malang, East Java, between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya ended in chaos with 135 spectators killed, many crushed as they fled for exits after police fired tear gas into the crowd.

2 years ago

Former Malaysia Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin arrives to give a statement to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in Putrajaya, Malaysia, March 9, 2023.

Asia & Pacific

Malaysia's ex-PM Muhyiddin to be charged with corruption

Former Malaysian prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin will be charged with corruption-related offenses on Friday, the chief of the country's anti-graft agency told Reuters.

2 years ago

This handout photo taken on March 8, 2023 and released by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows coast guard personnel and volunteers collecting debris covered with oil during a clean-up along the coast in Pola, Oriental Mindoro Province, days after an oil spill from a sunken tanker.

Asia & Pacific

Dozens sick in Philippine villages hit by oil spill

Diesel fuel and thick oil from the vessel have contaminated the waters and beaches of nine municipalities along the coast of Oriental Mindoro province.

2 years ago

Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno makes a speech on Aug. 16, 2022.

Politics

Jokowi asks Erick, Sandiaga to promote themselves, ex-PPP chief says

The PPP, the only Islamic party in the ruling coalition, has decided to provide a platform for both Erick and Sandiaga to get public attention ahead of 2024.

2 years ago

Argentine lawyer and former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno Ocampo, speaks during an interview with AFP in Malibu, California, March 6, 2023.

Entertainment premium

Oscar hopeful 'Argentina, 1985' offers lessons on democracy: prosecutor

Luis Moreno Ocampo was just 32 years old when he was summoned to prosecute Argentina's generals in 1985 after a disastrous military dictatorship -- a story retold in an Oscar-nominated film.

2 years ago

Photo illustration created March 8, 2023 in Washington, DC shows an editor looking at online information about vasectomy procedures.

Community premium

'Snip-snip! Hooray!': TikTok trend dispels vasectomy myths

A TikTok trend is helping dispel misinformation about vasectomy, a procedure whose demand has soared following US upheaval over abortion rights.

2 years ago

An aerial view shows people visiting a market in Ningbo, in China's eastern Zhejiang province on March 3, 2023.

Economy

China consumer inflation drops to lowest level in a year

China's consumer price inflation last month fell to its lowest level in a year, official data showed Thursday, as the country emerged from strict pandemic controls and a Lunar New Year spending binge.

2 years ago

This picture taken on March 3, 2023 shows Crunchyroll CMO Gita Rebbapragada (L) and COO Brady McCollum (R) posing for photographs following an interview with AFP in Toyko.

Entertainment premium

From sharing site to anime giant, Crunchyroll marches forward

Once a semi-legal sharing site, Crunchyroll is now a streaming giant credited with helping Japanese anime transform from a nerdy subculture into a lucrative global industry.

2 years ago

FILE PHOTO: The Royal Australian Navy's newest Collins class submarine, HMAS Waller, leaves Sydney Harbour May 4. The submarine will participate in a series of exercises near Hawai, its first since it was commissioned in July last year, that will involve more than 50 ships, 200 aircraft and 22,000 personnel from seven countries including the United States. The Federal government on Tuesday appointed advisors to consider options for the future ownership of the Australian Submarine Corp (ASC) which is building the country's troubled A$5 billion (US$2.8 billion) Collins class submarines. DG/CC/File Photo

Asia & Pacific

Australia's nuclear submarine capability to ensure peace, stability -defence minister

Australia's nuclear submarines will ensure peace and stability across the Indo-Pacific, southeast Asia and Indian Ocean, Defense Minister Richard Marles said on Thursday ahead of a landmark agreement between Washington, Canberra and London.

2 years ago

Protesters show the three finger salute during a demonstration outside the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok on July 26, 2022.

Academia

Tea and a quiet word: How women influence peace talks in Myanmar

Myanmar’s formal peace efforts have traditionally involved only men. It’s time for that to change.

2 years ago

People pass by an electronic board showing the numbers on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, along a street in Tokyo on March 8, 2023.

Markets

Asian markets fluctuate with nervous eye on US jobs data

Asian traders shifted cautiously Thursday ahead of key US jobs data at the end of the week, after Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell warned it could ramp up its pace of interest rate hikes if the economy shows no sign of slowing.

2 years ago

Students and activists from Women's Movement against Violence Alliance (Gerak Perempuan) participate in a rally in front of Education and Culture Ministry on Feb. 10, 2020.

Academia

Indonesian universities are still slow in implementing anti-sexual violence measures

The global fight against sexual violence in the higher education sector has seen important progress in the last decade.

2 years ago

The Virginia-class USS North Dakota (SSN 784) submarine is seen during bravo sea trials in this US Navy handout picture taken in the Atlantic Ocean August 18, 2013.

Asia & Pacific

Australia expected to buy up to 5 Virginia class submarines as part of AUKUS: Sources

Australia is expected to buy up to five U.S. Virginia class nuclear powered submarines in the 2030's as part of a landmark defense agreement between Washington, Canberra and London, four US officials said on Wednesday, in a deal that would present a new challenge to China.

2 years ago

Stellantis employees work on the e-DCT electrified automatic vehicle transmission assembly line at the carmaker Stellantis factory in Metz, France, June 29, 2022.

Americas

US, EU to launch talks on free-trade-like status, easing EV trade dispute: Sources

US President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are expected to agree on Friday to begin negotiations on ensuring free-trade agreement-like status for the European Union, two sources familiar with the plans said on Wednesday.

2 years ago

Looking up: William Aditya Sarana, a member of the Indonesia Solidarity Party (PSI), says that having a mentor is invaluable for young politicians, both professionally and mentally. (Courtesy of William Aditya Sarana)

Culture

Young politicians give advice on how to make it in Indonesian politics

Young politicians give some tips on carving out a career in national politics and navigating the burden that comes with the job.

2 years ago

The leaders of three pro-government parties (from left), chairman Zulkifli Hasan of the National Mandate Party (PAN), chairman Airlangga Hartarto of the Golkar Party and acting chairman Suharso Monoarfa of the United Development Party (PPP), link arms as they leave the General Elections Commission (KPU) in Jakarta on Aug. 10, 2022, after registering their parties for the 2024 elections under the United Indonesia Coalition (KIB) electoral alliance.

Politics

PPP opens doors to PDI-P, leans toward closed-list election

The PPP chair's statement on Tuesday signals a possible expansion of the KIB electoral alliance with the addition of the PDI-P, which is still yet to announce its presidential candidate.

2 years ago

A group of women waves to House of Representatives lawmakers who passed the sexual violence bill into law during a plenary session in Jakarta on April 12, 2022.

Society premium

More gender-based violence reported amid more progressive regulations

More sexual violence against women cases were reported last year following the passing of stronger regulations, a study by Komnas Perempuan has found.

2 years ago

A worker inspects maggots at Waste4Change's Bekasi material recovery facility (MRF) on Mar. 8, 2023.

Tech premium

Waste management start-up Waste4Change signs deals worth $16m

Homegrown start-up Waste4Change signed seven business agreements worth a total of US$16.1 million on Wednesday, as more firms seek to take advantage of its waste management systems.

2 years ago

Babysitting: Trainees learn how to take care of a baby at a domestic worker staffing agency in Jakarta. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has asked the House of Representatives to pass the domestic worker protection bill, which has been stalled in the House for nearly 20 years.

Academia

Urging Indonesia to lead care economy in ASEAN

Across the world, unpaid care and domestic work is disproportionately done by women and girls, especially those living in poverty.

2 years ago

A batik maker colors cloth using natural dyes. Manufacturers in Kampung Laweyan in Surakarta, Central Java, have begun to shift from artificial colors to natural dyes in batik coloring to reduce river pollution.

Academia premium

Addressing inequality in Indonesia's creative industries

The dominant narrative in Indonesian government's efforts to develop the country's creative economy is still centered around traditional economic indicators such as GDP, labor market growth and exports.

2 years ago

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

Editorial

End Cabinet uncertainty

The President's credibility is at stake as he continues to leave the greater public in the dark over whether he will finally reshuffle his Cabinet as he has promised, repeatedly.

2 years ago

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