The Jakarta Post

Pray for Flores - Editorial

As Flores reels from a devastating earthquake on the eve of Independence Day, the government’s swift aid cannot hide the urgent need to trade pe…

Students rally against ‘decaying freedom' as Indonesia turns 81 - Politics

Despite the barricades, students remained defiant, with a protester on the front line shouting that Prabowo and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming…

Papuan rebels shoot one soldier dead, injure two on Independence Day - Archipelago

TPNPB-OPM launched several attacks on Sunday and Monday but suffered three fatalities when an Indonesian Military (TNI) task force located their…

China’s Wang Yi to visit Jakarta for diplomacy, defense talks - Asia & Pacific

Visiting after reports of a joint naval drill between Indonesia and China in waters off Taiwan, an analyst says Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi…

Why Aceh peace remains fragile 21 years after the Helsinki accord - Academia

Two decades after ending decades of civil war, Aceh’s fragile peace is unraveling as a disillusioned new generation turns against its own ruling…

Indonesia seizes 2.6 tonnes of meth in major bust - Archipelago

The National Narcotics Agency said it had received intelligence that a vessel sailing from Sarawak, Malaysia through the Andaman Sea may be carr…

IKN earmarks Rp 5.3t for work on legislative, judicial buildings in 2027 - Economy

The Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority will direct most of its 2027 budget toward completing legislative and judicial complexes, as private…

ASEAN at 59: A ship with no captain, adrift in the storm - Academia

As Indonesia pulls up its diplomatic anchor and leaves ASEAN drifting into irrelevance, Southeast Asia faces a brutal reality check ahead of its…

Against all odds: A scholar's story that inspired many - Economy

From displacement to success, Maluku-born Richard Waery details how education and a scholarship opportunity opened numerous doors for him. His i…

From manufactured chaos to people’s real grievances - Academia

Behind the state’s narrative of manufactured chaos lies an undeniable reality: an overburdened public rising up to demand economic fairness, acc…

Javan hawk-eagle Garuda hatches before Independence Day celebrations - Archipelago

Javan hawk-eagle is an endemic Indonesian animal which not only has important values for the ecosystem but also to the national identiy as Indon…

Aceh flag clash exposes frustration over central govt’s slow flood recovery - Politics

A clash between a group of people and security personnel erupted in Banda Aceh following the raising of a flag associated with a former separati…

China Shock 2.0 reshuffles winners and losers - Academia

China is trying to export its way out of a domestic slump, unleashing what many Western governments call a second "China shock." While this stra…

Kushner to meet Netanyahu after talks with Hamas on Gaza plan - Middle East and Africa

President Donald Trump's envoy Jared Kushner is to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday after holding talks with Hamas leade…

Kushner meets with Hamas in push to revive Gaza plan - Middle East and Africa

Two weeks after Hamas endorsed the latest stage of Trump's Gaza plan by saying it would hand over weapons to a new governing committee, Kushner…

Search for quake victims underway on Independence Day - Archipelago

Residents of villages in Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) hit by a deadly earthquake that killed at least 54 people were awaiting aid o…

Trump orders Pentagon to cut back military exercises with South Korea - Asia & Pacific

US President Donald Trump on Sunday instructed the Pentagon to "substantially reduce" joint military exercises with long-term Asian ally South K…

Gerindra rallies coalition partners amid Prabowo’s waning public support - Politics

Among topics discussed in the gathering of political parties’ senior officials hosted by Gerindra Party secretary-general Sugiono was the 2029 g…