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.

Jakarta Post
Archipelago premium

Blora oil well fire burns for fourth day as authorities struggle to extinguish the blaze

The blaze killed three people and injured two others, including a one-year-old boy who is currently receiving treatment at a local hospital after suffering burns on 63 percent of his body.

16 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Peruvian woman faces death penalty for alleged drug smuggling to Bali

The 42-year-old woman, identified only as NSBC, was arrested at Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport on Aug. 12 after authorities allegedly found more than 1.4 kilograms of cocaine and 33.9 grams of ecstasy in her possession. ...

16 hours ago
Archipelago

Property tax protest in Bone regency injures 6 security personnel

Six security personnel were injured during a protest against a rumored 300 percent property tax hike that turned violent on Tuesday, when residents became angry after waiting hours to meet with the regent. ...

23 hours ago

The Latest

Archipelago

Civilian airplane shot while landing in Papua

The shooting occurred at around 11:40 a.m. local time on July 8, 2024, and targeted Smart Air flight PK-SNH, which was carrying five passengers.

1 year ago
Archipelago

Dozens of houses damaged after quake in Central Java

While no deaths were reported, 13 people were injured in the incident.

1 year ago
Archipelago premium

Rescuers race to find 35 missing people in Sulawesi landslide

Rescuers are racing to find 35 people who are still missing two days after a landslide at the weekend buried an illegal gold mine in Gorontalo on Sulawesi Island and killed at least 23 miners and residents living nearby.

1 year ago
Archipelago premium

Two suspects arrested in arson case that killed North Sumatra journalist

The police are pursuing another individual who allegedly ordered the two arrested suspects to burn down the house of a journalist and his family in Karo regency, North Sumatra. The journalist and his family  died in the fire, opening the possibility that more suspects may be named in the case.

1 year ago
Archipelago

Death toll from Gorontalo landslide rises to 23

Unlicensed mines are common across Indonesia, where abandoned sites attract locals who hunt for leftover gold ore without proper safety equipment.

1 year ago
Archipelago

Search resumes after landslide kills 23, leaves dozens missing

Rescuers resumed a search on Tuesday for 35 people still missing after a landslide at an illegal gold mine in Gorontalo that killed at least 23 people.

1 year ago
Archipelago premium

Surakarta still tolerant city despite disputes over non-halal food festival, mayor claims

Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka has dismissed concerns that the city and the people are growing more restrictive toward religious freedom following a dispute surrounding the hosting of a festival of Chinese food last week.

1 year ago
Archipelago premium

Court acquits ex-Langkat regent in caging case

A spokesman of the Langkat Prosecutor’s Office in North Sumatra says the office plans to appeal the acquittal handed down on Monday by the Stabat District Court to Terbit Rencana Perangin-Angin, over his role in the case of illegal incarceration at his residence that led to the deaths of four people.

1 year ago
Archipelago

Landslides kill 10 in Sulawesi, 40 missing

Rescue operations in Gorontalo were halted on Monday evening due to bad weather as the toll from the landslide on Sunday was revised to 10 dead and 40 still missing.

1 year ago
Archipelago premium

Weather fluctuation causes unusual heavy rain in dry season

Indonesia is in the peak of the dry season but torrential rains battered several regions in the past few days, causing flooding in several parts of Java and a deadly landslide in Sulawesi, where rescuers are racing to find more than a dozen missing gold miners.

1 year ago
Archipelago

Landslides kill 12 in Sulawesi, 18 missing

The landslide on Sunday morning in Sumawa district killed miners and residents living near the illegal mine, said Heriyanto, head of the local rescue agency (Basarnas). 

1 year ago
Archipelago

Coral bleachings devastate Bali reefs as sea temperatures rise

Ninety percent of the corals Nyoman had nurtured on the reefs near his village in Bondalem, in northern shore of Bali, lost their colour last December. 

1 year ago
Archipelago premium

W. Sumatra police chief in hot water over lack of transparency in teen death probe

West Sumatra Police chief Insp. Gen. Suharyono has stirred widespread controversy amid pressure for the force to be transparent regarding the suspicious death of a boy in Padang, who allegedly was beaten to death by officers.

1 year ago
Archipelago

Family of boy allegedly killed by police seeks justice

The family and lawyers of a 13-year-old boy who was allegedly beaten to death by police officers in Padang, West Sumatra, are in Jakarta this week, visiting several state institutions and media organizations in the hope of finding support in their search for justice.

1 year ago
Archipelago premium

Pressure mounts for a full investigation into North Sumatra journalist’s death

Colleagues have flagged irregularities surrounding a fire that killed a journalist working for an outlet affiliated with the police and three family members at his home in Tanah Karo regency, North Sumatra, which occurred following the publication of his reporting pertaining to a gambling incident in the regency. 

1 year ago
Archipelago

Press Council urges full investigation of fire that killed journalist in North Sumatra

The Press Council is calling for a thorough investigation of the fire that killed a journalist and his family in Karo regency, North Sumatra, an incident allegedly linked to his reports regarding a local gambling ring.

1 year ago
Archipelago

Woman found dead swallowed by python in South Sulawesi

Siriati, 36, had gone missing after she left her house Tuesday morning to buy medicine for her sick child, police said, prompting relatives to launch a search.

1 year ago
Archipelago

Police in North Sumatra probe arson accusation in death of reporter

Indonesia ranks 111th among 180 countries on the 2024 press freedom index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which has said journalists investigating corruption there are often subjected to intimidation and violence by authorities. 

1 year ago
Archipelago

Jokowi wants to reward civil servants, with incentives for Nusantara early adopters

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has proposed incentives such as pay raises and accelerated promotion for civil servants (ASN) who relocate to the country’s future capital of Nusantara in East Kalimantan ahead of their peers.

1 year ago
Archipelago

Padang Police close case on alleged fatal torture of teen in custody

The Padang Police chief announced that the investigation into the alleged fatal torture of a 13-year-old boy while in custody had been closed, citing lack of evidence.

1 year ago
Archipelago premium

Construction starts on Jokowi’s retirement home in Central Java

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will get a retirement house from the state at the end of his presidency in October, which is being built on a 1.2-hectare plot in Colomadu, Karanganyar, Central Java.

1 year ago
Archipelago

Bali police arrests over 100 Taiwanese for alleged cyber fraud

The proliferation of cyber fraud groups in Southeast Asia has become a growing concern in recent years, and authorities in countries including China, Indonesia and Malaysia have stepped up efforts to stop them.

1 year ago
Archipelago premium

Rights agencies demand transparency in probe into death of boy allegedly tortured by cops

Human rights watchdogs have demanded transparency in the police investigation into the death of a 13-year-old boy, who was allegedly beaten to death by police officers in Padang, West Sumatra.

1 year ago
Archipelago

South Sumatra declares alert status over forest, land fires

A number of South Sumatra regencies have been put on siaga (alert) status, the second-highest level of the country’s four-tiered alert system, for land and forest fires ahead of the peak of the dry season.

1 year ago
Archipelago

Rights commission investigating death of teen allegedly killed by police

Residents discovered the bruised body of high-school student Afif Maulana in a river close to a village in Padang, in West Sumatra on June 9. 

1 year ago
Archipelago

Bobby admits to Jokowi's involvement in gubernatorial candidacy

Bobby Nasution has confirmed Jokowi's involvement in his bid in the 2024 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, attributing his success to his father-in-law’s support.

1 year ago
Archipelago premium

North Sumatra Police dishonorably discharge 15 fugitive officers

Delinquent police officers were punished for various offenses including criminal actions.

1 year ago
Archipelago premium

Citarum’s river of trash points to waste management fail

The floating garbage and trash on the bottom of the Citarum River in West Java, often dubbed as the most polluted river in the world, as well as other bodies of water across Indonesia, comes from the mishandling and mismanagement of waste, experts have highlighted.  

1 year ago
Archipelago premium

‘Den of thieves’: Central Java village in spotlight following digital vandalism

In early June, a group of Sukolilo residents allegedly beat a car rental businessman to death after he had tried to retrieve his car that had been reported missing for months.

1 year ago
Archipelago

West Java administration expands Citarum river cleanup campaign

The West Java administration is expanding its cleanup operation of the Citarum River, known as one of the dirtiest rivers in the region.

1 year ago
Page: 27

Today's ePost

Thu, August 21, 2025

Your Opinion Matters

Share your experiences, suggestions, and any issues you've encountered on The Jakarta Post. We're here to listen.

Enter at least 30 characters
0 / 30

Thank You

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We appreciate your feedback.