On a warm Saturday morning, The Jakarta Post caught up with Ralph Simon, a music and technology industry legend, for an open and enlightening chat.

In a video posted on Chinese social media platform Weibo, the 33-year-old singer can be seen flaunting her Mandarin-speaking skills in what looks to be a talk show.

Get ready for a grand crescendo in the Indonesian musical scene at the end of this month. On Oct. 28-29, Ciputra Artpreneur will again be the stage for the Indonesian Musical Festival (FMI), showcasing a medley of theatrical performances that blend the arts of singing, acting and dancing.  

The current boom in unmanned stores began with Gyoza no Yukimatsu, a chain selling frozen dumplings.

First responders found Perry unconscious in a hot tub at his house and were unable to revive him, law enforcement sources told the Los Angeles Times.

Sustainable viscose-rayon fiber producer Asia Pacific Rayon (APR) strengthened its commitment to support sustainable fashion in a collaborative collection with Indonesian designers, showcased during Jakarta Fashion Week 2024.

"Now And Then", first written and sung by ex-Beatle John Lennon and developed by the rest of the band, has now been finally finished by McCartney and Starr -- and AI -- decades after its original recording.

A reform-minded bureaucrat, Li was once tipped as the country's future leader only to be eclipsed by President Xi Jinping, under whom he served as premier for 10 years.

The emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the biggest of all penguin species and can reach 1.15 meter in height and weigh up to 45 kg, according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

Digital royalty collections surged nearly 34% to 4.2 billion euros in 2022 as more consumers turned to music and video subscription services, the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) said in the report.

This landscape, which is bigger than Belgium, has remained untouched for potentially more than 34 million years, but human-driven global warming could threaten to expose it, the British and American researchers warned.

Lotte World Aquarium vowed to move a beluga to a wildlife sanctuary by the end of 2022, but has yet to do so, leading to clashes with activists.

More than 140 countries - representing the vast majority of the world's woodlands - pledged at the 2021 United Nations climate summit in Glasgow to halt and reverse forest loss and degradation by the end of the decade.

The fan-fueled event, taking place on Sunday, reflected the yearning of thousands of devoted fans for Taylor Swift as some of them still questioned the exclusion of Indonesia from her ongoing global tour.

The UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said the slight rise was due to increased emissions from west-central Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, the Iranian Plateau and northwestern China.

Australian professor George Quinn translated an anthology of Javanese short stories to help introduce Javanese literature to a wider audience. 

American conservationists are hoping a proposed federal rule change to expand speed restrictions for vessels along the US East Coast will save the marine giants, which number fewer than 350, from extinction.

"The prevailing beauty ideology needs to be dismantled.” 

Institutional integration in public transportation might be the answer, but before we jump into it, there are two main aspects to remember: regulators and integrated public transportation managers.

The Indonesian indie rock band's debut full-length album, Spunky!, showcases how nothing compares to independent-minded musicianship.

The world has turned its attention to breast cancer awareness, a cause that takes center stage during October, which is observed as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Swift is taking a break from playing sold-out arenas before heading back on the road for the remainder of her Eras Tour, which is poised to become the first tour to make $1 billion.

Ahtisaari was celebrated around the world for brokering peace in conflict zones in Kosovo, Indonesia and Northern Ireland. He refused to accept that wars and conflicts were inevitable.

Three years after the pandemic wiped out the live music scene, fans are flocking again to see their favorite stars on stage, with Taylor Swift and Beyonce raking it in with tours that are giving local economies a boost.

Comfortably nestled within the Taman Villa Meruya housing complex just outside Jakarta, the library-slash-cafe is currently enjoying cult status as a serene haven for passionate architectophiles and urban bibliophiles.

In an urban mobility context, some areas, known as pedestrian zones, mimic shopping malls; a pedestrianized street is designed to give pedestrians priority and is an effective way to endorse non-motorized transport (NMT).

More young people in Singapore are taking extended breaks from work. These breaks can last months, or even a year, and are often to combat burnout or seek a career change.