Friday 24 - 13:15
An investigation has been launched in Indonesia following the deaths of 12 civilians, including children, during a military operation in the eastern province of Papua. The incident has raised serious concerns about potential human rights violations. According to the National Commission on Human Rights, known as Komnas HAM, the victims were......
The war in Iran is reshaping global metal supply chains and forcing major producers to overhaul logistics. Nornickel, the world’s largest palladium producer and a key supplier of nickel and copper, has redirected all maritime shipments away from the Suez Canal. The company now routes exports around Africa, extending delivery times by......
Global buyers are turning to China for aluminum as supply disruptions linked to the war in Iran tighten markets in the Gulf. Analysts cited by Bloomberg expect Chinese exports to rise sharply in the coming months as production outages in the region, which accounts for about 9 percent of global aluminum output, drive prices higher and widen......
Rising fuel prices linked to the war in Iran are accelerating a global shift toward electric vehicles, driving a sharp increase in exports of clean technologies from China. Analysts say the surge in oil costs is pushing consumers across Asia and other regions to adopt electric mobility faster than expected, positioning China’s EV, battery,......
The war in Iran, now in its seventh week, has disrupted roughly 20 percent of global oil supply passing through the Strait of Hormuz and pushed energy prices to levels not seen since 2022. Yet the crisis is also accelerating a structural shift toward renewable energy, with analysts saying the transition could reshape global markets for decades.......
Two women have been arrested in Indonesia following the circulation of a viral video that sparked widespread public reaction and renewed debate over the country’s blasphemy laws. According to local authorities, the incident took place in the western part of Java, where one of the women was filmed stepping on a copy of the Quran during......
Indonesia’s president, Prabowo Subianto, is expected to travel to Russia in the coming days for high-level talks with President Vladimir Putin, according to Indonesian officials. The planned visit highlights growing diplomatic engagement between Indonesia and Russia at a time of shifting global alliances and economic pressures. Discussions......
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has called on prosecutors to bring criminal charges against companies that refuse to cooperate with a national task force targeting illegal activities in forest areas. The announcement was made during a public ceremony in Jakarta highlighting the results of the government’s forestry enforcement......
Google has expanded its redesigned Finance platform to more than 100 countries, marking the largest global rollout of the product since its relaunch last year and signaling a broader push to integrate artificial intelligence into consumer financial tools. The update brings full local language support to key markets including Australia, Brazil,......
The war in Iran has triggered a cascading energy crisis from Southeast Asia to Europe, with governments imposing fuel rationing, grounding aircraft, and shutting institutions as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz chokes off roughly one fifth of the world's oil and gas supply. Goldman Sachs has described the situation as the "worst......
Escalating conflict in the Middle East erased approximately $62 billion from the combined wealth of Southeast Asian billionaires in March, reshuffling the region's richest rankings as Asia-Pacific stock markets buckled under surging energy prices and a collapse in investor confidence. The 150 ASEAN billionaires tracked by Forbes's......
Myanmar’s newly appointed president, Min Aung Hlaing, is facing a legal complaint in Indonesia over alleged crimes committed against the Rohingya minority, marking a new development in the ongoing international scrutiny of the Southeast Asian nation. The case was filed by a coalition of civil society groups and activists, including......
A magnitude 6 earthquake was recorded Saturday off the northern island of Talaud in Indonesia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that there was no tsunami threat following the tremor. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 99 kilometers and approximately......
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