Jakarta – As The Jakarta Post celebrates its 41st anniversary today, journalism may be on the cusp of something revolutionary.
The internet and later social media may have created seismic changes in the media industry by disrupting how news and content were distributed and monetized.
Jakarta – United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with president-elect Prabowo Subianto in a telephone conversation on Wednesday in which the Pentagon chief congratulated his counterpart on his victory in the Feb. 14 presidential election.
Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Abu Dhabi – Clean Rivers has committed up to $20 million (Rp 323.5 billion) to initiatives in Indonesia aimed at preventing 30,000 tons of plastic waste from entering the ocean annually.
Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto and Vice President-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka met with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo at the State Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The anti-deforestation law launched by the European Union (EU) has sparked concerns not only in Indonesia but also among American lawmakers, according to senior minister Airlangga Hartarto.
Vinnilya, Jakarta – The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) saw a drop in the Composite Stock Price Index at the opening of Thursday's trading session, falling to 7,176 and briefly touching a low of 7,132.
Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – State-owned construction company PT PP has secured contracts totaling Rp 11.23 trillion ($692.5 million) for 13 projects in the new Indonesian capital, Nusantara.
Jakarta – BPJS Ketenagakerjaan is offering occupational accident and death insurance programs to help lift the socio-economic burden on workers and their family members in case something unfortunate happens.
Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Vice President-Elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka has announced his plans to tour Indonesia in order to address various issues across the country.
Vinnilya, Jakarta – Jakarta is set to lose its status as Indonesia's capital with the development of a new capital in Nusantara, East Kalimantan. Despite this, Jakarta will remain a crucial economic hub. Urban planning expert Nirwono Joga emphasized the necessity of effective urban management to ensure Jakarta's global competitiveness after the capital relocation.
Ichsan Ali & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo keeps the public guessing about his current affiliation with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the political platform that propelled him to victory in two presidential terms.
Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto, the president-elect and Gerindra Party chief patron, met with the National Awakening Party (PKB) chairman Muhaimin Iskandar at the PKB office in Central Jakarta on Wednesday, April 24, just a few hours after the General Elections Commission (KPU) proclaimed him and his running mate, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the winners of the 2024 presi
Jakarta – Professor Kumba Digdowiseiso has been remarkably 'productive.' Although it is only April, the Dean of the Economics and Business Faculty at the National University, Jakarta, has already published 160 scientific articles in journals this year alone. This means he has published at least one article every day.
Heru Andriyanto, Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Two political parties have expressed readiness to support the future government under Prabowo Subianto, potentially forming a formidable majority in the House of Representatives with nearly 75 percent of seats altogether.
Jakarta – The Indonesian Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) has rejected revisions to the Broadcasting Law because they believe they threaten press freedom.
Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Presidential and vice-presidential candidate Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar (Anies-Cak Imin) attended the declaration ceremony of Prabowo Subianto and his running mate, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, as the elected president and vice president at the General Election Commission (KPU) office on Imam Bonjol Street, Menteng, Jakarta, on Wednesday.
Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) increased the benchmark BI-Rate by 25 basis points to 6.25 percent, citing escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and rising interest rates in the US, causing the rupiah to weaken.
Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – Indonesia has seen almost three times as many deaths from dengue fever so far this year compared to the same period last year, as warmer weather triggered by the El Nino climate phenomenon drives up cases across the country.
Sella Rizky, Jakarta – Sociologist Paulus Wirutomo is hoping that Jakarta's urbanization will continue to decline, as it is set to be a boon to other regions.
Iim Halimatusa'diyah – Indonesia has a steep climb towards the recognition that women can play an equal part in the country's politics, especially as its youth are not immune to outdated ideas about gender roles.
The West Papuan resistance OPM leader has condemned Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Joe Biden, accusing their countries of "six decades of treachery" over Papuan independence.
The open letter was released today by OPM chairman Jeffrey P Bomanak on the eve of ANZAC Day 2024.
Jakarta (Agencies) – President-elect Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday vowed to fight for all Indonesians and called for unity among political elites to take the country forward, as he seeks to strengthen his legislative clout ahead of taking office in October.
Fidelis Magalhaes – Prabowo Subianto's recent election win has sparked varied reactions, and while some interpret it as a setback for democratic progress since the 1998 reformasi, I see it as an opportunity for fostering deeper reconciliation between Timor-Leste and Indonesia.
Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) formally declared Prabowo Subianto as the next president of the world's third-largest democracy Wednesday, after the Constitutional Court shot down challenges to his first-round majority victory.
Theresia Sufa, Bogor, West Java – Dendrobium capra, a species of green orchid endemic to East Java known locally as anggrek larat hijau (green larat orchid), is facing the threat of extinction, a researcher at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has warned.
Jakarta – Look to your left and right and perhaps you will find one or a few, of your friends recently bedridden or hospitalized with dengue fever.
Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The General Election Commission (KPU) Chairman, Hasyim Asy'ari, has officially declared Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuning Raka as the elected President and Vice President for the 2024-2029 leadership term.
The declaration was made during an open plenary meeting at the KPU building in Central Jakarta on Wednesday.
Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called on the president-elect and vice president-elect, Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka, to start working immediately after their inauguration on October 20, 2024.
Antara, Jakarta – Two Instagram influencers and an e-sports athlete were arrested by the South Jakarta Police during a drug raid at a hotel in the Setia Budi area of South Jakarta on Monday.
Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Government estimates show that Jakarta will need approximately Rp 561 trillion (around $34.8 billion) in infrastructure funding to become a global city, especially after it loses its capital city status.
Jakarta – The Ministry of Fisheries produced some strange regulations about the cultivation and export of lobsters. Those involved include former generals, high-ranking police officers, and prosecutors.
Pribadi Wicaksono, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo admitted that he was not invited to Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka's declaration ceremony held by the Indonesian General Elections Commission (KPU) in Jakarta today. Ganjar was seen this morning cycling near his home in Sleman, Yogyakarta.
Ganjar Pranowo received no invitation
Antara, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Hadi Tjahjanto revealed that some 3.2 million Indonesians are engaged in online gambling activities. Based on the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK), 80 percent of these gamblers placed bets under Rp100,000.
Hanaa Septiana, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will grant honors to outstanding regional heads in commemoration of XXVIII Regional Autonomy Day (Otoda) to be held in Surabaya on Thursday, April 25.
Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) is set to hold the declaration ceremony of Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka as the elected president and vice president today, April 24.
Peaceful demonstrators were arrested and excessive force was used to break up protests. Military operations in Papua resulted in unlawful killings and torture and other ill-treatment. Pro-independence activists were imprisoned. Torture and other ill-treatment by security forces of criminal suspects was commonplace, in some cases resulting in deaths.
Yogyakarta – Scores of people from an alliance of several civil society groups held a protest action in front of the General Elections Commission (KPU) offices in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta on Wednesday April 24.
Sella Rizky, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) said Tuesday that there had been a change in migration patterns among Indonesians, as they look to settle outside the populous Java Island.
Richaldo Hariandja, Jakarta – Civil society advocates representing more than 2,000 customary communities in Indonesia have initiated last-ditch legal challenges over parliament's failure to pass an Indigenous rights bill during the 10-year administration of President Joko Widodo.
Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The deputy chairman of the advisory board of the Indonesian Ulema Council or MUI, Zainut Tauhid Sa'adi, said the MUI respects the Constitutional Court's decision on the 2024 presidential election dispute.
The council, he said, believes that the decision was made through a proper, honest and accountable judicial process.
Jakarta – Outgoing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Tuesday that he would soon begin the transition process to the new administration following the ruling by the Constitutional Court that upheld the election win of Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto.
Jokowi told reporters that he would work soon on setting up a transitional team following the court's decision.
Ananda Teresia, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his son, incoming vice president Gibran Rakabuming Raka, are no longer members of the country's largest party after they backed rival candidate and election winner Prabowo Subianto, a party official said on Tuesday.
Jakarta – It was almost impossible to expect that the Constitutional Court would deliver a ruling other than the one it handed down on Monday. After all, that was the most consequential decision the court had ever issued in almost two decades of its existence.
Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Shootouts between the Indonesian Military (TNI) and rebel groups continue to occur despite mounting calls for security forces to apply a different approach to curb conflict in the region.
Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – The General Election Commission (KPU) has invited all three pairs of presidential and vice-presidential candidates to attend the declaration ceremony of Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming as the elected president and vice-president, scheduled for Wednesday.
Jakarta – Indonesia has implemented the so-called "bridging visa" policy for foreigners
This visa lets foreigners stay in the country, while taking care of their new residence permits. In other words, it acts as a "bridge" between the previous residence permits and the new ones.
"The government respects the final and binding decision of the Constitutional Court and the legal considerations of the Co
Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo inaugurated the reconstruction of infrastructure buildings following the 6.2-magnitude earthquake in West Sulawesi on January 15, 2021.
Jokowi announced that the government had reconstructed and rehabilitated a total of 147 buildings affected by the earthquake.
Dayat & Chairul Fikri, Jakarta – Presidential and vice presidential candidates Anies Baswedan and Muhaimin Iskandar have accepted President-elect Prabowo Subianto on his victory in the 2024 Presidential Election.
Yudono Yanuar, Jakarta – Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno responded to circulating rumors that travelers will be subjected to an additional surcharge on flight ticket prices. The issue emerged after Indonesia National Air Carriers Association (INACA) expert council member Alvin Lie posted an invitation letter to discuss the matter.