TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Popular Reads
Top Results
No results found. Please check your search term and try again
Can't find what you're looking for?
View all search results
Popular Reads
Top Results
No results found. Please check your search term and try again
Can't find what you're looking for?
View all search results
Archipelago
premium
Six Islamic boarding school students drown in unused quarry pit
Initial assessment estimated that the water-filled former limestone quarry had a depth of some 1.5 meters.
6 seconds ago
Politics
premium
TNI expansion plan raises fear of overreach
The government plans to form 150 new battalions each year starting in 2026 to guard vital state assets, such as oil refineries, as part of an ambitious expansion of the Indonesian Military (TNI), a move that once again raises concerns about deeper military encroachment into civilian affairs.
4 minutes ago
Archipelago
premium
Saltwater crocodile dies after 19 days in Riau firefighters’ care
The saltwater crocodile, nicknamed Si Undan, suffered from an infection caused by wounds on the legs as villagers had tied the crocodile too tightly.
13 minutes agoThe Latest
View more
Jakarta
premium
Missing South Jakarta boy found dead after viral outcry
After eight months with no progress, the disappearance of six-year-old AKN in Pesanggrahan, South Jakarta, finally saw a breakthrough, only after the case went viral, culminating in the arrest of his stepfather last week, who later died by suicide in police custody.
9 hours ago
Politics
Pertamina welcomes military protection of refineries starting in December
Minister Sjafrie previously announced that the TNI’s new territorial development battalions (BTPs) would begin safeguarding national strategic industries, including Pertamina’s refineries, in December.
12 hours ago
Society
premium
Religious Affairs Ministry hosts first Christmas celebration
The move comes amid continued concerns about religious intolerance in Indonesia, where issues surrounding Christmas greetings and joint celebrations with Muslims remain sensitive in the country’s Muslim-majority context.
22 hours ago
Society
premium
Indonesia’s climate commitment lags behind as COP30 ends
Environment groups have decried Indonesia’s lack of bold commitments to cutting emissions and phasing out fossil fuels at the United Nations climate summit, with national energy plans still reliant on coal and the carbon market.
23 hours ago
Society
premium
JKN revamp seeks to streamline hospital referrals
The government has unveiled a new hospital referral system for the National Health Insurance (JKN) program with the aim of reducing costs and shortening treatment times.
23 hours agoPopular
- Sukarno, Soeharto and authoritarian failures in Indonesia
- Vivo secures Pertamina fuel deal as Shell talks hang in the balance
- The new KUHAP: A digital code with an analogue mindset
- How democracies learn to goose-step
- Combating illegal imports of manufactured products
- Foreign investors still weighing Prabowo's state-led approach
- Microplastics detected in air across 18 major cities in Indonesia: Study
- The stakes of Danantara’s investment in GoTo-Grab
- GoTo nominates Hans Patuwo as new CEO after Patrick Walujo resigns
- Govt to impose export tax on gold to pursue revenue, industry growth
politics
Pertamina welcomes military protection of refineries starting in December
Minister Sjafrie previously announced that the TNI’s new territorial development battalions (BTPs) would begin safeguarding national strategic industries, including Pertamina’s refineries, in December.
12 hours ago
politics
NU asks Yahya Staquf to resign over invitation to pro-Israeli speaker
The leadership of NU, which is also the world's biggest Islamic organisation with around 100 million members and affiliates, has given Chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf three days to offer his resignation or be removed from his post, according to the minutes from a meeting on Thursday.
2 days ago
jakarta
Purbaya calls on journalists to step up scrutiny of government
Speaking at an event hosted by the Chief Editors Forum on Sunday, Purbaya said the press had grown “increasingly muted” in recent years, leaving poor public policies insufficiently challenged and weakening policy outcomes.
1 week ago
premium
archipelago
Death toll from Central Java landslides rises to 30
Some 21 people remain missing after landslides triggered by torrential rain struck the city of Cilacap last week and the Banjarnegara region over the weekend, the agency said.
4 days ago
Popular
- Sukarno, Soeharto and authoritarian failures in Indonesia
- Vivo secures Pertamina fuel deal as Shell talks hang in the balance
- The new KUHAP: A digital code with an analogue mindset
- How democracies learn to goose-step
- Combating illegal imports of manufactured products
- Foreign investors still weighing Prabowo's state-led approach
- Microplastics detected in air across 18 major cities in Indonesia: Study
- The stakes of Danantara’s investment in GoTo-Grab
- GoTo nominates Hans Patuwo as new CEO after Patrick Walujo resigns
- Govt to impose export tax on gold to pursue revenue, industry growth
