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thejakartapost. com > business > 04/26/2026 > danantara-eyes-30b-solar-project-on-power-exports-to-singapore. html

Danantara eyes $30b solar project on power exports to Singapore - Economy

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (236+ words) The state asset fund is eyeing a US$30 billion renewable energy project that will export power to Singapore as well as supply the national grid, but licensing and funding issues related to a prior solar farm deal continues to cast…...

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thejakartapost. com > world > 04/26/2026 > us-iran-peace-hopes-fade-as-trump-scraps-talks. html

US-Iran peace hopes fade as Trump scraps talks - Middle East and Africa

6+ hour, 5+ min ago  (436+ words) Trump says that he scrapped the envoys' visit because the talks involved too much travel and expense to consider an inadequate offer from the Iranians. opes of a diplomatic breakthrough in the United States-Israeli war with Iran receded as a…...

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thejakartapost. com > world > 04/25/2026 > spain-is-reliable-nato-member-pm-says-after-reported-us-ouster-threat. html

Spain is 'reliable' NATO member, PM says after reported US ouster threat - Europe

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (568+ words) panish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday stressed Spain was a "reliable member" of NATO, after a report the United States was considering trying to suspend it over its refusal to support military operations against Iran. Reuters cited an anonymous…...

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thejakartapost. com > business > 04/25/2026 > govt-backtracks-on-ev-taxation-as-adoption-rises. html

Govt backtracks on EV taxation as adoption rises - Regulations

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (311+ words) The latest ministerial regulation appears to be'the final blow to the remaining support for the EV industry, which had been showing signs of taking off in Indonesia.' he Home Ministry has walked back a new regulation scrapping tax exemptions for…...

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thejakartapost. com > world > 04/25/2026 > us-hopes-for-progress-but-iran-says-not-direct-talks. html

US hopes for progress, but Iran says not direct talks - Middle East and Africa

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (690+ words) ran's foreign minister arrived in Islamabad on Friday and United States'envoys headed to the Pakistani capital in a bid to kickstart a new round of peace negotiations amid a fragile ceasefire. The White House said emissaries Steve Witkoff and Jared…...

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thejakartapost. com > opinion > 04/25/2026 > kartinis-spirit-ai-and-the-quiet-reinforcement-of-gender-roles. html

Kartini's spirit: AI and the quiet reinforcement of gender roles - Academia

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (255+ words) In viewing the design, development and deployment of artificial intelligence, Kartini's legacy reminds us that direction is a vital part of progress. s we marked Kartini Day on April 21, we might have wondered whether Raden Ajeng Kartini would have used…...

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thejakartapost. com > opinion > 04/25/2026 > when-ai-agrees-too-much-a-hidden-threat-to-our-democracy. html

When AI agrees too much: A hidden threat to our democracy - Academia

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (190+ words) In the absence of clear regulations, personal data shared with chatbots may be analyzed for profiling and exploited for micro-targeted political messaging, undermining both privacy and equality under the law. ccording to a recent survey, almost two-thirds of users in…...

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thejakartapost. com > business > 04/25/2026 > eu-us-sign-critical-minerals-plan-to-counter-china-reliance. html

EU, US sign critical minerals plan to counter China reliance - Economy

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (415+ words) he European Union and United States signed an agreement Friday to coordinate on the supply of critical minerals needed for key industries including defense, as China's dominance becomes a growing concern. The pact marks a rare embrace by US President…...

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thejakartapost. com > world > 04/25/2026 > us-kuwaiti-journalist-leaves-kuwait-after-release-from-detention. html

US-Kuwaiti journalist leaves Kuwait after release from detention - Middle East and Africa

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (424+ words) nited States-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, who was detained in Kuwait over online posts related to the Iran war, has been released and departed the Gulf nation. A US'State Department official said on Friday that Shihab-Eldin, 41, had left Kuwait. Last week,…...

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thejakartapost. com > business > 04/25/2026 > us-imposes-sanctions-on-chinese-refinery-for-buying-iranian-oil. html

US imposes sanctions on Chinese refinery for buying Iranian oil - Regulations

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (466+ words) he Trump administration said on Friday it had imposed sanctions on an independent "teapot" refinery in China for buying billions of dollars' worth of Iranian oil, as Washington and Tehran head into another round of peace talks over the weekend....