While members of the militant group Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid (JAT) have appointed Muhammad Achwan as their acting leader to replace the arrested Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, the leadership of the jihadist…

Pattani, Narathiwat and Yala provinces in the Thai south are the three provinces that have been dogged by decades of insurgencies launched by groups allegedly linked to foreign terrorist organizations.…

The Thai government has said it is appreciative of offers by Indonesia and other neighboring countries to act as mediators in peace negotiations with its people, but said the talks…

Daily life in Narathiwat province has been interrupted with sporadic attacks by insurgent groups, but ordinary Muslims continue to lead a normal life without much fear.

I remember a time, not 15 years ago, when it seemed that everything Indian was ridiculed. Blingy clothes, Bollywood ants-in-the-pants dance routines and Indian Standard Time (our very own version…

What is in a map? Borders, territory and more than that, recognition, especially for the Dayak communities whose lives depend on the natural forests, which the government sees as a…

For members of the Dayak Iban community, the kampung where the clear water flows into the river, the plenitude of trees grow and the fertile fields yield rice is Sungai…

Taiwan continues to build relations with Indonesia — despite the absence of diplomatic ties — focusing largely on economic ties. The Jakarta Post’s chief editor Endy M. Bayuni recently visited…

Why study in Taiwan? That was the first question that came to mind when I came across a group of Indonesians studying at the National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU).

1955. That’s one number that any Indonesian migrant worker in Taiwan wants to remember. It is a round-the-clock hotline in Bahasa Indonesia that deals with just about any complaint they…