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Politics premium

AGO slaps travel ban on former tax chief, Djarum CEO amid graft probe

AGO spokesperson Anang Supriatna told The Jakarta Post on Thursday that the office had coordinated with the Immigration Directorate General to issue the six-month travel ban, which has been in effect since Nov. 14. 

1 week ago
Economy premium

Fiscal deficit far below 3% ceiling in October despite strong monthly rise

According to the latest budget figures presented by Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, the state budget deficit remains well below the full-year ceiling with just two months left in the calendar year, which the minister attributes to fiscal discipline. ...

1 week ago
Regulations premium

Manpower Ministry imposes Rp 7 billion in fines over foreign worker hiring

Most cases flagged through the ministry’s new labor complaints platform, Lapor Menaker, are tied to industrial relations and wages, followed by cases involving social security and working hours. ...

1 week ago

The Latest

Tech premium

RI looks to partner with Malaysia, Singapore for cross-border data center

The government plans to enter an agreement with Malaysia and Singapore to develop a cross-border data center that will also serve as a buyer of clean power from Indonesia, according to Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartanto.  

1 week ago
Academia

What teenagers want adults to know about their digital lives

Contrary to what adults might expect, young people want adults to know and care about their online lives.

1 week ago
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.

1 week ago
Culture and Entertainment

‘Dumplings and Dreams’: What a 14-year-old author can teach us about feminism and power

At just 14, author Hillary Aimee Srijaya is showing girls what it’s like to reach for your dreams, both on and off the page. 

1 week ago
Academia

Hasina’s conviction comes as lesson for all authoritarian rulers

Ultimately, the coercive power of the state could not withstand the power of the people.

1 week ago
Archipelago

Thousands protest against state takeover of palm oil plantations in Riau

Around 3.7 million hectares of plantations have been seized by the government's forestry task force, with nearly half transferred to the nascent state-run firm Agrinas Palma Nusantara, transforming it into the world's largest palm oil company by land size.

1 week ago
Markets

Stocks crumble as US jobs fail to clear Fed outlook, tech hammered

Asian shares extended a global rout on Friday as the much-anticipated US jobs data failed to provide clarity on the near-term path for interest rates, with investors returning to dumping risk assets even after Nvidia's earnings dazzled.

1 week ago
Academia premium

Green democracy is the path forward

When democracy can’t protect the people most affected, it stops being democracy. 

1 week ago
Science & Tech

Comet sparks scientific fascination, online furor over 'alien' origins

Questions on whether the comet could actually be an alien spacecraft are coming from sources as varied as the reality TV star, a member of US Congress and a Harvard researcher, as well as from prominent conspiracy theorists.

1 week ago
Academia premium

Regulation on carbon value: Another season of red tape?

Indonesia, with its potential to generate up to 13.4 billion tonnes of tradable carbon credits by 2050, is not yet the center of the carbon trade.

1 week ago
Archipelago

Hundreds flee homes after Semeru volcano erupts

Mount Semeru in Lumajang, East Java erupted on Wednesday afternoon, throwing ash and gas more than 13 kilometres (eight miles) away and forcing officials to raise the alert status to its highest level.

1 week ago
Community premium

In Maluku, Wapauwe Mosque stands as a quiet keeper of peace

A centuries-old mosque becomes a bridge for peace in post-conflict Maluku, uniting communities through heritage preservation.

1 week ago
Archipelago premium

Medan residents stage rally demanding police guarantee against ‘begal’

Begal (street robbers) are getting bolder recently by harming their victims using sharp weapons in northern Medan area near the Belawan Port.

1 week ago
Academia premium

Liquidity trap, confidence crisis amid monetary abundance

Japan’s Lost Decade offers a sobering lesson. The country suffered not from a lack of money, but from a collapse in growth expectations.

1 week ago
Jakarta premium

Shell piles engulf North Jakarta’s eroding coast

Just as the climate crisis slowly pushes shorelines inland, a towering pile of green mussel shells now buries the already shrinking coastline in Cilincing, North Jakarta.

1 week ago
Society premium

Parents step up vigilance amid spike in child abductions

The National Police’s National Criminal Information Center recorded 50 abductions involving victims under 20 years of age between January and November this year, most of whom were targeted through illegal adoption pages on social media.

1 week ago
Academia premium

A 70-year spirit of growth: From Bandung to Johannesburg

Ahead of the G20 presidency's impending handover to the United States, followed by other Global North economies over the next three years, the Johannesburg summit marks a turning point in sustaining the multilateral order.

1 week ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Cracks in Jokowi's dynasty follow legal, political setbacks

Former president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is struggling to maintain his political clout in Indonesia. The prolonged controversy surrounding his academic certificate has eroded his credibility, while his clan, once expected to carry on his political legacy, has sought every path to establish meaningful influence. Instead, many of Jokowi's close allies have become entangled in legal troubles, and his sway within President Prabowo Subianto's administration is steadily fading.

1 week ago
Politics premium

Civil groups to challenge new criminal procedures law at Constitutional Court

Civil groups and students plan to challenge the new Criminal Law Procedures Code (KUHAP) Law at the Constitutional Court, citing alleged “manipulation” of public input during the deliberation by lawmakers.

1 week ago
Regulations premium

Govt to impose export tax on gold to pursue revenue, industry growth

The government plans to impose exit duties on gold next year in a bid to increase state revenue and keep more of the precious metal inside the country for saving or further processing.

1 week ago
Archipelago premium

Police officer detained after female lecturer's death in Central Java

B discovered Dwinanda body's naked, lying face-down on the floor, on Tuesday morning inside a boarding hotel on Jl. Telaga Bodas Raya in Gajahmungkur, Semarang, and immediately reported the discovery to authorities. 

1 week ago
Editorial premium

House of hypocrisy

The amended Criminal Law Procedures Code (KUHAP) should be challenged at the Constitutional Court as it expands the police’s authority regarding preliminary investigations, detention, search and seizure, and wiretapping, which is prone to abuse.

1 week ago
Tech premium

Cloudflare services may be blocked, govt warns

The Communications and Digital Ministry has warned US-based internet services provider Cloudflare that its services in Indonesia could be blocked over legal compliance issues and allegations that it facilitates gambling websites.  

1 week ago
Archipelago premium

More than 1,000 evacuated following massive Mt. Semeru eruption

The 3,676-meter-high volcano spewed ash clouds reaching up to 2 kilometers above its peak, sending lava and rocks as far as 13 kilometers down its slopes, according to officials.

1 week ago
Asia & Pacific premium

South Korea seeks closer ASEAN ties with revived New Southern Policy

The digital economy, including the development of artificial intelligence and cooperation to bolster the fight against transnational crimes surrounding online scams, is among the sectors to be prioritized in the expansion of cooperation between South Korea and Southeast Asian nations.

1 week ago
Economy

Malaysia concludes 2025 chairmanship, strengthening ASEAN centrality

Malaysia’s leadership during its Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) chairmanship has elevated the bloc’s global standing and reinforced its centrality through strong diplomacy, coordinated policy moves and high-level engagement, say analysts.

1 week ago
Americas

Larry Summers leaving positions at Harvard and OpenAI after Epstein emails

Summers announced he was resigning from the board of OpenAI, developer of the ChatGPT artificial intelligence tool, and a spokesman later said he would discontinue teaching roles at Harvard and go on leave as a director of a business and government school while Harvard conducts a review of people named in the Epstein files.

1 week ago

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Tue, December 2, 2025

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