ACHIEVING RECIPROCAL TRADE: Today, the Trump Administration finalized a landmark trade agreement with Indonesia that will provide Americans with unprecedented market access and unlock major ...

A massive sinkhole has appeared in Central Aceh, Indonesia, consuming farmland and endangering the livelihoods of local farmers. Caused by ongoing soil shifts and landslides, the sinkhole has ...

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WASHINGTON — The White House deleted a meme video posted on President Trump’s Truth Social that depicted former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, as apes — after GOP Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) ...

Indonesia faces financial turmoil due to fiscal concerns, nepotism, and state intervention, sparking a stock sell-off and rupiah depreciation to a historic low. MSCI raised concerns about the ...

A fifth-grade class trip. That’s when the history bug bit me, on a visit to Washington, DC, with my school safety patrol from Alabama. I still hold vivid memories – and a grainy black-and-white photo ...

Indonesia is fighting to save its financial reputation after a disastrous two days saw stock prices plunge by 8 per cent. Authorities are racing to pass new rules to prevent a downgrade that has ...

JAKARTA - Indonesia’s House of Representatives has shelved a plan to revise the law on regional elections in 2026 amid mounting public pushback against a renewed proposal by President Prabowo Subianto ...

'My brother lived with me for eight years, then left to live abroad, married and followed his dreams' "I am unmarried with no children. My brother lived with me for 8 years, then left to live abroad, ...

Thu, January 22, 2026 Published on Jan. 21, 2026 Published on 2026-01-21T12:08:34+07:00 n Dec. 10, 2025, the Geospatial Information Agency released the new map of Indonesia. It contains important ...

When Donald Trump took the oath of office one year ago, I was watching on a laptop screen in the White House briefing room while bracing myself from the absurdly cold air that flooded the small space ...

As I pack up for pastures new, I’m wondering why I still can’t tell the difference between a knick-knack and a mess I’m trying to move house; so are more than one pair of friends. We spend a lot of ...