Mass layoffs hit the textile industry. The latest import regulation triggered a flood of textile imports, causing the local industry to collapse.

Prabowo is challenging the markets by showing his intention to increase government debt. Investors must be ready to face volatile markets.

International drug networks are invading Indonesia. The Sinaloa Cartel from Mexico delivered methamphetamine concealed in a ceramic package.

PPATK Chief Ivan Yustiavandana reveals his agency’s findings regarding online gambling transactions involving DPR members.

Development for the IKN project is impacting Central Sulawesi. The excavation of rock and sand is becoming increasingly massive to supply construction materials for the new capital city.

Right of replies of universities and assessors on the investigative report on the professorship scandal.

Cartoon: Yuyun Nurrachman

The Religious Affairs Ministry allocated an additional quota for the special haj. There is an aroma of corruption.

Émile Zola wrote Germinal after he researched the lives of coal miners. He became infuriated with the insatiable ogre of capitalism.

A DRONE view shows a water channel flowing amidst buildings buried under mud and debris in the aftermath of a landslide following torrential rains in Suwawa subdistrict, Gorontalo, Monday, July 8. The landslide triggered by heavy rain submerged an illegal gold mine on Sunday, killing 23 people. So far, 95 survivors have been evacuated from the debris, although efforts were being hampered by thick mud with some rescuers having to walk more than 20 kilometers to reach the disaster site. Rescuers are racing against time to find the 27 people still missing, but the search was halted on Thursday due to the unrelenting rain. Deffy Ente/via REUTERS

This year, Indonesia and India mark 75 years of diplomatic relations. However, the ties between the two nations have existed much longer, predating the establishment of the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of India. These connections span social, cultural, religious, economic, and trade aspects. But do those close ties of the past have any bearing on the present relationship? Why is there no direct flight between the capitals of the two countries?

Indian Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor-Leste, Sandeep Chakravorty, shares his views on this matter at TEMPO TALKS.