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From commercial to residential, Alam Sutera welcomes 2026 with new real estate offerings

With the new year close in sight, Indonesians are beginning a new chapter to reorganize their priorities. Whether that be finding comfort with their respective families or advancing their careers, new spaces can allow that change as we enter into 2026.

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Driven by TikTok trends, new beauty brands target children

The cosmetics industry and parts of the internet have been abuzz since the launch of Rini earlier this month, a beauty company pitched at children as young as three and backed by Canadian actress Shay Mitchell. ...

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Saudi opens doors to all Indonesian travelers

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Brave or irresponsible?: Illegal concerts defy pandemic restrictions

During the pandemic, some musicians and organizers have put on secret shows with audiences numbering in the hundreds. ‘The Jakarta Post’ finds out why.

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A collage of news clippings related to ‘klitih’ violence.
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Trying to understand Klitih, Yogyakarta's random gang violence

An exhibition tries to make sense a trend of random violence in Yogyakarta perpetrated by teenagers.

4 years ago
The Grand Seiko 2021 Elegance collection.
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Grand Seiko’s nature-inspired collection celebrates legacy with contemporary touch

The watchmaker celebrates the seasons with a new collection.

4 years ago
A Manadonese church activity in Oarai.
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Generations of struggle and aspirations in Japan’s kampung Manado

How did the Japanese coastal city Oarai become a home for many Indonesian Christians?

4 years ago
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Luxury oasis draws elite Saudis locked in by pandemic

Well-heeled Saudis frolic in an artificial oasis built on salmon-coloured dunes, splashing the cash after a year-long pandemic lock-in that dovetails with efforts to discourage citizens from splurging overseas.

4 years ago
A visitor browses through SUBO's vinyl collection, which is made up of a lot of vintage music.
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SUBO: Jakarta’s first ‘intimate’ listening bar

Exclusively playing vinyl records through high-quality audio equipment in a basement of a house, SUBO aims to provide a comfortable space for people who simply want to relax and listen to music.

4 years ago
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Surabaya Punker Wine: Drinking and distilling between punk rock concerts

Musical communities around Indonesia bond through their love of wines, but each has different goals in mind.

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‘What You Don't Need To Know About Grrrl Gang’, a fanzine focused on the indie band Grrrl Gang.
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Risograph printers make impression on artists and designers

Independent publishers and designers have embraced a printer called the Risograph, which offers unique color palettes and ecofriendliness.

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People take photos of a polar bear inside an enclosure at a newly-opened hotel, which allows guests views of the animals, which are listed as a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
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Frosty reception for China hotel with polar bears on show

A Chinese hotel built around a central polar bear enclosure for the non-stop viewing pleasure of its guests opened Friday to immediate condemnation from conservationists.

4 years ago
(Stock illustration of virtual sex services) Multiple clients: Some VCS workers can take up to four calls each day from clients.
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Surviving via 'VCS': Indonesians turn to virtual sex work amid COVID-19

Offering virtual sex services has been a life raft for some unskilled Indonesians who lost their jobs over the past year.

4 years ago
Taiwanese bighit Sunset Rollercoaster performs in Jakarta on Feb. 25, 2018.
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Between livelihoods and health concerns: Are we ready for the return of live concerts?

Key players in the music industry are proposing a comeback to the live stage soon, but some think it's too soon.

4 years ago
Carys with some of the Carys Cares children.
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Carys cares for children with Down syndrome

A 16-year-old established her own organization to help people understand the talents of children with Down syndrome

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Money-game apps like TikTok Cash and Snack Video, among many others, quickly became viral for the easy-money possibilities they seemed to offer.
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Desperate times: Losing money to online get-rich-quick schemes

The spike in get-rich-quick schemes on the internet shows the hopes of people trying to cope with the economic loss during the pandemic and how the authorities are lagging behind.

4 years ago
This picture taken on Feb. 28 shows a pig looking over the wall of its enclosure at a coffee shop in Shanghai. Thanks to China's lax regulations in the industry, the animal cafe scene in the nation's biggest city has expanded to include a wider -- and more exotic -- kingdom, from raccoons to pigs and reptiles.
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Raccoons to snakes: Shanghai animal cafes expand to exotics

A baby raccoon to stroke while you sip your skinny latte? Or a snake to coil around you after your cappuccino?

4 years ago
The Indonesian Modern Humor Institute's (IHIK) first Teaching with Humor training in 2018. Lecturers from various universities gathered to learn the benefits of bringing humor into their classrooms.
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The science of telling jokes: Indonesia's first comedy institute

We visited the Indonesian Modern Humor Institute (IHIK) to answer the question: Is it possible to be funny when we don’t think we are?

4 years ago
In this file photo taken on May 18, 2019, a man poses during the Mullet haircut festival in Boussu.
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The unstoppable revenge of the mullet

"Business in front, party in the back": a hairstyle considered so obnoxious that for years it verged on being an arrestable offence, the mullet has made the unlikeliest comeback of the century.

4 years ago
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Who let the dogs out? Meeting Instagram’s popular canines

What does fame mean when you’re a dog? The people behind ‘dogfluencers’ accounts say it's all about making a difference to the life of other dogs and their 'parents'.

4 years ago
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Indonesia’s rich and complex independent alcohol industry

There hasn’t been much talk about the many independent breweries springing up around the country, selling their small-produced liquors through independent channels without any clear regulation.

4 years ago
President Joe Biden's dog Champ.
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Biden's canine plans go to the dogs after 'biting incident'

He came into the White House tasked with bringing sanity and even a bit of fun, but less than two months later, the Bidens' dog Major has bitten off more than he can chew.

4 years ago
This photograph taken on March 2, 2021 shows instructor Pham Kieu Ly (center) demonstrating a pose to participants during a course teaching them how to pose for photographs on their mobile phones at a studio in Hanoi.
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Instagram-ready: Vietnamese influencer teaches art of posing

In communist Vietnam, where 70 percent of the population is under 35, the classes are particularly popular with young women.

4 years ago
Excris Endy poses with a 'tetek melek' he made. During the height of demand for the traditional talismans last year, he became the main 'telek melek' maker in his hometown of Tulungagung.
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Tulungagung villagers stand fast against COVID-19 with spiritual boost from 'tetek melek'

While hand sanitizers and face masks are two methods science recommends to protect against COVID-19, adding a Javanese talisman for a spiritual boost can't hurt.

4 years ago
A sign displayed on the entrance gate to Canggu Market, on Jl. Batu Bolong in Canggu, Bali, says the market will refuse entry to visitors who are not wearing a mask in keeping with the COVID-19 protocols.
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Expatriates join Indonesians in calling out foreign anti-maskers, anti-vaxxers in Bali

Some foreign residents of Bali are speaking out against other foreigners who oppose wearing masks or getting vaccinated, despite the province’s COVID-19 regulations, in a bid to protect the health of Indonesians as well as their own health.

4 years ago
Since the pandemic, Lukas Tumiso (81) has lived alone at Waluya Sejati Abadi, a nursing home dedicated to former political prisoners.
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Waluya Sejati Abadi's last political prisoner returns home

Lukas Tumiso is the last person left in Panti Waluya Sejati Abadi, a nursing home for former political prisoners. In part one of our interview, he told us of his wild days following his release from the forced labor camp in Buru. In part two, he discusses an encounter that changed his life and the legacy he wants to leave behind.  

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A fan has his hair cut during the mullet haircut festival in Boussu on May 18 2019.
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The unstoppable revenge of the mullet

From pop stars like Rihanna and Miley Cyrus to a surprisingly high proportion of the England rugby team, the short-front-long-back style has reinvaded the world's TV screens and high streets.

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Aeera Nafisha, a student in Depok, studies alongside her mother Yuli Yudha.
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Unsung heroes: Educators do their best with challenge of online classes

Children and parents in Indonesia are having a hard time with online learning, but so are the teachers, and there’s not much sympathy and support for them.

4 years ago
Victor Taborda, executive chef of Sudestada Argentinean Grill, mans the Sudestada Food Truck.
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Upscale restaurants and bars weather virus restrictions

They have had to get creative to stay in business during the pandemic.

4 years ago
Anggie supposedly communicating with an animal.
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Talking to cats? The rise of the ‘pet communicator’

For Rp 150,000, you can ask your pet three questions.

4 years ago
Partygoers at Nomadic Deadbeats, held at an undisclosed location in 2019.
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Purity, discontent drive Indonesia’s illegal rave scene

The enigmatic Slow Death Mobile group holds unauthorized raves in big cities. The organizers and attendees believe these events have something deeper to communicate.

4 years ago
Fashion designer Victor Weinsanto poses during a photo session, on March 1, 2021 in Paris.
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Students launch chaotic Paris fashion week

Paris fashion week opened in unique style on Monday, with students cutting the virtual ribbon for women's ready-to-wear collections at a time of unprecedented chaos in the fashion calendar.

4 years ago
Employee Matthew Coulson poses for a photograph with whisky casks in the bonded warehouse at The Glenturret Distillery in Crieff, central Scotland, on Feb. 26.
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Scottish distillery looks to history to lift spirits

It has survived world wars, Prohibition and The Great Depression but this may very well be the toughest time yet for Scotland's oldest whisky maker.

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