Page 6 of Culture - Index - The Jakarta Post

Warm Takes 6 days ago

Confessions of a quasi-nepo baby

As it turns out, not all nepo babies are created equal.

Academia 6 days ago

Peatlands hold climate secrets we still miss

Peatlands have been developing over millennia on every continent and although they are globally impo...

Academia 6 days ago

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System, not symptom: Indonesia’s real higher education problem

Indonesia has no shortage of brilliant minds; what it lacks is a system capable of cultivating them...

Academia 6 days ago

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Normalizing Myanmar’s junta will not bring peace

Frustration with a failed strategy should not lead ASEAN into a more dangerous mistake: legitimizing...

Asia & Pacific 6 days ago

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Seven Indonesians dead, 7 missing after migrant boat sinks near Malaysia

Authorities rescued 23 Indonesians after a migrant boat sank near Perak, while officials continue se...

Tech 6 days ago

Musk accused of 'selective amnesia,' Altman of lying as OpenAI trial nears end

A lawyer for Elon Musk hammered at the credibility of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Thursday, near the en...

Art & Culture 6 days ago

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‘Unbound’: Quiet devastation woven through light and form

The exhibition pairs Allyson Jeong’s meditations on movement and release with Diane Tuft&rsquo...

Academia 6 days ago

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The Trump–Xi summit and the new rules of competition

The center stage now belongs to technologies and industrial systems that will define long-term compe...

Asia & Pacific 6 days ago

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Indonesia mulls offer of Japan’s frigates, submarines

While confirming that they had received the offers from Japan, Indonesian authorities said discussio...

Academia 6 days ago

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The calm that was never real: ‘Minsky stability' as a source of instability

The current crisis unfolding in the forex market is not the same as in 1997 and stems from inherited...

Society 6 days ago

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Govt raises chance to review visa waiver policy

The government is mulling a review of its visa waiver scheme after multiple raids exposed hundreds o...

Academia 6 days ago

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Everybody wants to be a political influencer

Platform-native influencers actively participate in the shaping of illiberal democracy, which in Ind...

Academia 6 days ago

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Analysis: Indonesia eyes CNG, DME to ease LPG import burden amid energy crisis

The Indonesian government is looking to dimethyl ether (DME) and compressed natural gas (CNG) as alt...

Academia 6 days ago

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Analysis: Indonesia’s digital tightrope: Between safety and free speech

This year appears to be a significant moment for the Indonesian government to test its content moder...

Politics 6 days ago

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Outcry as prosecutors seek 18-year sentence for Nadiem

Prosecutors on Wednesday demanded an 18-year prison sentence for former education minister Nadiem Ma...

Asia & Pacific 6 days ago

Ship reported seized off UAE as Trump discusses Iran with Xi

China is close to Iran and is the main buyer of its oil. Iran has largely shut the strait to ships a...

Archipelago 6 days ago

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Authorities examine increased Minyakita price in Pekanbaru

Vendors said they are running out of stock and requested additional quota of Minyakita from sta...

Editorial 6 days ago

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The ghost in the film

A series of crackdowns on public screenings and discussions of the documentary film Pesta Babi (Pig ...

Regulations 6 days ago

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Purbaya shrugs off Chinese concerns over permit mess

The China Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia (CCCI) previously sent a letter to President Prabowo Subi...

Politics 6 days ago

Indonesia to review visa waivers after foreign scammers' arrests

Authorities last week detained more than 500 people in two separate raids on an online gambling ring...

Middle East and Africa 6 days ago

India says attack that sank Indian-flagged ship off Oman's coast 'unacceptable'

New Delhi did not give further details on the attack on Wednesday, and the fate of the unnamed ship,...

Middle East and Africa 6 days ago

Iran calls BRICS to challenge what it says are international law violations

He also called on the BRICS nations to prevent the politicization of international institutions.

Politics 1 week ago

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Prabowo pledges tougher asset recovery to fund public projects

President Prabowo Subianto has pledged to intensify efforts to recover assets tied to corruption and...

Americas 1 week ago

Historic Swiss solar-powered plane crashes into sea

The experimental plane Solar Impulse 2, which completed a historic round-the-world trip in 2016 with...

Asia & Pacific 1 week ago

Xi warns Trump on Taiwan at Beijing summit

Trump had arrived in China with accolades for his host, calling Xi a "great leader" and &q...

Archipelago 1 week ago

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On the Blue Line, daily commutes now carry quiet anxiety

As investigations continue into the Bekasi Timur Station collision that killed 16 women, commut...

Europe 1 week ago

WHO confirms eight cases of Andes hantavirus in outbreak

Eight people infected in the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship have tested posit...

Europe 1 week ago

Starmer faces biggest challenge yet as resignation threat overshadows king's speech

Keir Starmer was facing his biggest challenge yet on Wednesday when his health minister was reported...

Middle East and Africa 1 week ago

Netanyahu's coalition moves to seek early vote in Israel

Israel's ruling coalition on Wednesday submitted a proposal to dissolve parliament to pave the w...

Asia & Pacific 1 week ago

Philippine president calls emergency meeting after chaos at senate

The Philippines president called an emergency meeting of top officials on Thursday amid widening pol...

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