Where Dutch and Indonesian culture keep meeting

Read on The Weekender

When refugee kids couldn’t enroll, locals built them classrooms

Read on The Weekender

A video projection of “Song of a Manhattan Suicide Addict“ by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is seen during the media preview of the exhibition “I would overcome death and go on living“ at Yayoi Kusama Museum in Tokyo on October 16, 2024. Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, known as the “polka dot queen“, has died aged 97, a statement from her company said on August 27, 2026.

People

Japan's 'polka dot queen' artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97

The "polka dot queen" channeled hallucinations and battles with mental health into vibrant art featuring her trademark dots, nets and infinity motifs over a career spanning decades and continents.

3 days ago

People

Dolly Parton, queen of country music, dies at 80

It was her ability to stay true to her roots, combined with her drive to work hard and her nonpartisanship, that fueled her appeal among conservatives and liberals in a politically polarized America. ...

4 days ago

People premium

Saparinah Sadli: A century of curiosity, courage and conviction

A scholar, activist and mentor to generations of women, Indonesia’s pioneer of gender studies remains an enduring force for women’s rights and social justice. ...

1 week ago

The Latest

Pop diva Barbra Streisand is a loud and proud Democrat who has made no secret of her disdain for Donald Trump.

People

Streisand's new memoir says she's 'still hurt' by insults over looks

In doing press for the memoir Streisand has said penning her life's story herself has been "the only way to have some control over my life."

2 years ago

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong (center) walks with his mother Hong Ra-hee on his left and one of her younger sisters, Lee Seo-hyun on his right at a Samsung concert hall in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province on Oct. 19, 2023.

People

Samsung family members selling $2b worth of shares to cover inheritance taxes

Since the death of late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee in October 2020, his family members have been paying inheritance taxes in installments for the assets inherited according to a five-year plan.

2 years ago

People

Music meets tech: Ralph Simon’s expedition

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.

2 years ago

Actor Matthew Perry attends the ABC Disney summer TCA press tour at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on August 1, 2010.

People

'Friends' actor Matthew Perry dies aged 54

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.

2 years ago

China's President Xi Jinping (right) applauds beside Premier Li Keqiang (center) and Politburo Standing Committee member Wang Yang during the closing ceremony of the 20th Chinese Communist Party's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 22, 2022.

People

Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang dies of heart attack

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.

2 years ago

Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari listens to media after his arrival in Oslo, Norway December 8, 2008.

People

Finnish Nobel Peace laureate and former president Ahtisaari dies at 86

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.

2 years ago

American economist Claudia Goldin, who was awarded the Nobel prize in economics, talks to the press at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on October 9, 2023.

People

Claudia Goldin: Nobel-winning sleuth of the gender pay gap

On Monday, Goldin, the first woman to be tenured at Harvard University's economics department, attained the "dismal science" most exalted honour: the Nobel Prize for Economics.

2 years ago

The winner of the 2023 Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel American economist Claudia Goldin is seen on a display as (left to right) the chair of the Committee for the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, Jakob Svensson, the Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Hans Ellegren and committee member Randi Hjalmarsson address a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 9, 2023. The Nobel Economics Prize was awarded to American economist Claudia Goldin for helping understand women's opportunities in the labor market.

People

Claudia Goldin of the US wins Nobel Economics Prize

The Harvard professor, who is the third woman to be awarded the prestigious economics prize, was given the nod "for having advanced our understanding of women's labor market outcomes," the jury said.

2 years ago

Iranian women's rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi is seen at her home in Tehran on September 4 2001.

People premium

Iran women's activist Narges Mohammadi wins peace Nobel

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to imprisoned activist Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran.

2 years ago

Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse poses for a photo at the state's honorary residence for deserving artists, Grotten in Oslo on December 8, 2015.

People

Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse wins Nobel literature prize

Sometimes compared to Samuel Beckett, another Nobel-winning playwright, Fosse's work is minimalistic, relying on simple language which delivers its message through rhythm, melody and silence.

2 years ago

Hong Kong actor Chow Yun Fat gestures during a press conference at the 28th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in Busan on October 5, 2023.

People

Chow Yun-fat laments Chinese censorship at BIFF

Speaking at South Korea's Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), Chow told reporters that Hong Kong's cinema industry had to learn to play by a new set of rules since the city returned to China's control in 1997.

2 years ago

People

UK media investigate sex assault claims against Russell Brand

Four women have alleged sexual assaults between 2006 and 2013, when Brand was at the height of his fame working as a presenter for BBC Radio 2, Channel 4 and acting in Hollywood movies, a joint media investigation said Saturday.

2 years ago

Australian actor Hugh Jackman arrives for the screening of The Son by writer-director Florian Zeller, presented in the Venezia 79 competition as part of the 79th Venice International Film Festival at the Lido di Venezia in Venice, Italy.

People

Hugh Jackman and wife separating: statement

In a social media post to mark the couple's silver wedding, Jackman described their marriage as "natural as breathing."

2 years ago

Britney Spears and Sam Asghari pose at the premiere of "Once Upon a Time In Hollywood" in Los Angeles, California, US, July 22, 2019.

People

Sam Asghari seeks divorce from Britney Spears 14 months after wedding

The 29-year-old Asghari cited "irreconcilable differences" in a filing in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday. He is seeking spousal support and payment of legal fees by Spears.

3 years ago

An undated photo from the late 1980's shows Sinead O'Connor performing in Vancouver, Canada. I rish pop singer Sinead O'Connor, who shot to worldwide fame in the 1990s, has died at the age of 56, Irish media reported on July 26, 2023.

People

Sinead O'Connor death at London home 'not suspicious': police

"A 56-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene... the death is not being treated as suspicious," the force said in a statement which did not name O'Connor, in line with UK policing protocols.

3 years ago

People

Sinead O'Connor, a troubled Irish icon

With a simple video shot in winter at a deserted park on the outskirts of Paris, she delivered a song of real and raw emotion encapsulating perfectly love and loss.

3 years ago

Winner of Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals and Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, Tony Bennett poses with his trophies at the 49th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, on Feb. 11, 2007. Bennett, the last in a generation of classic American crooners whose ceaselessly cheery spirit bridged generations to make him a hitmaker across seven decades died on July 21, 2023, in New York, US media reported. He was 96.

People

Tony Bennett, last of classic American crooners, dead at 96

Tony Bennett, the last in a generation of classic American crooners whose ceaselessly cheery spirit bridged generations to make him a hitmaker across seven decades, died Friday in New York. He was 96.

3 years ago

Colombian singer Shakira arrives for the screening of the film Elvis during the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 25.

People

Spanish court opens new tax probe into singer Shakira

A Spanish court said Thursday it has opened a new probe into Colombian music superstar Shakira for alleged income tax fraud.

3 years ago

British actress Jane Birkin and French singer Serge Gainsbourg pose during the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 22, 1976. British-French singer and actress Jane Birkin died at 76, it was announced on July 16, 2023.

People

Jane Birkin, actor, singer and style icon, dies at 76 in Paris

Birkin had been suffering from health problems in recent years that had forced her to cancel concerts.

3 years ago

Travis Scott performing live music show concert on night club stage in Moscow, Russia on Dec. 6, 2014.

People

US rapper Travis Scott won't face criminal charges over concert crush

US rapper Travis Scott will not face criminal charges over the death of 10 people killed in a crush during a Texas concert in 2021.

3 years ago

Djibril Gueye, also known as Djibou, the most popular Central African make up artist, work with a customer in his beauty salon in Bangui, on January 28, 2023.

People

Using YouTube and TikTok, a make-up artist defies the odds in C.Africa

As a child, Djibril Gueye Marvin dreamed of being a make-up artist, no easy feat in the chronically unstable Central African Republic, where he faced ridicule for doing a "girl's job".

3 years ago

Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto performs on stage during a Jazz Festival on July 16, 1982 in The Hague.

People

'Girl from Ipanema' singer Astrud Gilberto dead at 83

"I come bearing the sad news that my grandmother became a star today and is next to my grandfather Joao Gilberto," Sofia Gilberto wrote on social media early Tuesday.

3 years ago

Noel Gallagher from Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, whose album ‘Who Built the Moon?’ has been nominated for the Mercury Prize 2018, poses for a photograph ahead of the ceremony at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, Britain, September 20, 2018.

People

Noel Gallagher: 'England becoming a difficult place to be'

"The government needs to get its shit together," the 56-year-old told AFP during a trip to Paris.

3 years ago

Danny Masterson speaks during a Launch Event for Netflix 'The Ranch: Part 3' hosted by Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson at Tequila Cowboy on June 7, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee, US.

People

'That '70s Show' actor Masterson found guilty of rape

The star of television's That '70s Show and The Ranch was convicted of two counts of forcible rape between 2001 and 2003.

3 years ago

US rapper Fetty Wap poses in the press room during the 2015 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles, California, on April 12, 2015.

People

US rapper Fetty Wap sentenced to six years for drug trafficking

American rapper Fetty Wap was sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday for trafficking drugs across the United States.

3 years ago

People

Three years after George Floyd: hopes dashed, progress mixed

For George Floyd's aunt, among the most notable developments after her nephew's death is "the acknowledgement that systemic racism exists."

3 years ago

People

Musk says will tweet thoughts regardless of business blowback

Elon Musk said a new Twitter chief executive will let him devote more time to Tesla, but that he will continue to tweet his unfiltered thoughts even if it hurts his businesses.

3 years ago

US actor Jamie Foxx attends the men’s quater-final match in the 2023 Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on March 30, 2023.

People

Jamie Foxx out of hospital after medical scare

Oscar-winning US actor Jamie Foxx is out of hospital and recuperating from an unspecified medical emergency.

3 years ago

A couple walks past billboards with the portrait of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and with the portrait of Republican People's Party (CHP) leader and presidential candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu (R) in Sanliurfa, Turkey on April 28, 2023.

People premium

Erdogan vs Kilicdaroglu: Two visions of Turkey's future

One embraces chaos and glorifies Turkey's Islamic past. The other promises the badly divided country a slightly calmer and more prosperous future.

3 years ago

In this picture taken on April 27, 2023, Iraqi Kurd Shylan Kamal poses for a picture at a gym in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq. As a young girl, Shylan would help her mother knead bread until one day she realised the work was a way to build up muscles -- and she liked it. Now 46 and herself a mother to three adult children, Kamal sees her passion for bodybuilding as a matter of gender equality in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region.

People premium

Iraqi Kurdish bodybuilder breaks down gender barriers

The nutritionist and former photographer returned to Kurdistan from Germany three years ago and found a conservative and patriarchal society where her passion for bodybuilding raised some eyebrows.

3 years ago

Page: 3