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Indie musicians make a living from everything but music

Three Indonesian independent musicians with growing audiences on Spotify share a common reality: streaming does not pay the bills, so they built something else that does

4 minutes ago
Academia

Hormuz oil shock echoes 1973 embargo lessons

The Hormuz crisis has pushed nations to rethink their energy strategies. Does that mean we should expect a dramatic reduction in fossil fuel use? ...

45 minutes ago
Sports

Morocco advance after penalty shootout win over Netherlands in Monterrey thriller

Ismael Saibari converted the winning spot kick after Yassine Bounou saved Crysencio Summerville's penalty, sending Morocco through after a dramatic contest in which they had forced extra time with a stoppage-time equalizer. ...

1 hour ago

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Markets

Yen stumbles to 40-year low as clock ticks on intervention

The yen slumped to levels not seen since 1986 on Tuesday, stoking worries that direct intervention from Tokyo was around the corner, while the dollar backed away from 13-month highs ahead of jobs data that could influence the US rate outlook.

1 hour ago
Academia

FTAs evolve into economic security agreements

Recognizing that uncertainty will persist, countries have begun incorporating provisions akin to “supply chain security clauses” into their FTAs to avoid disruptions in the supply of critical goods.

1 hour ago
Markets

Asian stocks set for record-breaking quarter; dollar sinks gold and yen

Asian stocks wobbled toward the end of a sparkling quarter on Tuesday, while a resurgent dollar pushed the yen to a four-decade low and was headed for a fourth straight quarterly rise.

2 hours ago
Academia premium

Accepting ‘binan’ language but not ‘binan’ identity

The linguistic and social evolution of bahasa binan, particularly its entry into Indonesian popular culture, ironically highlights the continuing stigmatization and discrimination of the queer community from where it originated.

2 hours ago
Academia premium

Managing Sino-American interdependence

In a world of intertwined global value chains, the US and China have undeniably developed a relationship of “mutually assured economic pain.”

3 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Police probe doctor's alleged suicide amid claims of intimidation by DPRD members

Victor said the incident had a severe impact on Eliza’s mental health, after which she became withdrawn, quiet and increasingly fearful. According to the family, she was later diagnosed with severe depression by a psychiatrist and admitted to Leona Hospital for intensive psychiatric care on June 15. 

3 hours ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Indonesia to buy KF-21 directly from South Korea, drops FAL plan

The goverment and aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) guaranteed that all investments into human resources and facilities for the KF-21 program will not go to waste as they will still be used to support national defense industry development. 

3 hours ago
Society premium

Critics slam Prabowo’s praise for TNI, police role in food drive

President Prabowo Subianto’s crediting of military and police for roles in the food sector may undermine food sufficiency goals and civilian authority, critics say.

4 hours ago
Academia premium

Strengthening tax capacity: The foundation of fiscal future

To fund its ambitious development goals without crashing the economy, Indonesia must shift its focus from raising tax rates to fixing the fragmented institutional machinery required to collect them.

4 hours ago
Jakarta premium

Jakarta aims for cinematic growth with new film body

The Jakarta administration has launched a new film commission tasked with promoting local shooting spots and streamlining permits, an initiative expected to draw more domestic and global productions to the capital.

5 hours ago
Politics premium

Academics rally behind student protests, reject politicization

A coalition of professors, academics, rights advocates and public figures has thrown its support behind recent student protests, warning that growing attempts to intimidate and politicize the movement threaten Indonesia’s democracy and civil liberties.

5 hours ago
Academia premium

Danantara's hidden amnesty: A threat to legal equity

The Patriot Bond promises to fund national development, but its exceptionally low yield tells a different story. By offering sweeping legal immunity to wealthy investors, the vehicle risks morphing from an innovative financial tool into a toxic, de facto amnesty.

5 hours ago
Opinion premium

Analysis: Power blackouts reveal a deeper energy dilemma

Recent rolling blackouts have exposed more than temporary technical failures. Although the government and state-owned electricity company PLN attributed the outages to shortages of medium-calorie coal and technical problems at two independent power plants, the disruptions highlight a deeper dilemma: balancing affordable electricity tariffs with the financial sustainability of electricity amid rising geopolitical and energy market uncertainty.

5 hours ago
Economy premium

RI’s shrinking skilled workforce rings competitiveness alarm

In its latest report titled “Indonesia Economic Prospects” published in June, the World Bank highlighted that the country’s decreasing medium- and high-skilled employment has further eroded the supply of jobs capable of supporting middle-class livelihoods. 

6 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Lone woman's 'drug raid' reveals lax enforcement in N. Sumatra

A woman has gone viral on social media for her video documentation of an alleged drug den and meth factory in North Labuhanbatu regency, North Sumatra, which has prompted a leading member of the provincial legislature to demand that the local police step up their game against drug dealers and traffickers.

6 hours ago
Archipelago premium

Pressure mounts for probe into five deaths in military-run cooperative training

Just 10 days after the nationwide training began on June 14, five participants had died across multiple regions. The military said they died following various medical emergencies, including heatstroke, cardiac arrest and pneumonia.

6 hours ago
Editorial premium

A late apology, a longer reckoning

In the Dutch context, colonial events are known, documented, even taught, but their moral weight remains strangely muted. 

6 hours ago
Regulations premium

Weak transparency threatens economic ambitions: Watchdogs

Weak transparency in public institutions creates opportunities for mismanagement and corruption that could threaten Indonesia’s economic ambitions, unless the greater state role in the economy is matched by stronger oversight and accountability, antigraft groups have warned.

15 hours ago
Americas

At 250, America may be too divided to celebrate as one

"I don't want to be at the same party with people feeling enthusiastic about where our country is going," said Halsey, a frequent Democratic voter who lives in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

18 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

China imposes new export controls, deepening Japan row

The new additions, including major companies, "have participated in enhancing Japan's military capabilities", the Chinese commerce ministry said in a statement.

19 hours ago
Economy premium

RI needs 4 million kiloliters ethanol for E20 biofuel push

Experts have warned that the bioethanol push demands rigorous scrutiny, citing potentially severe trade-offs, as producing ethanol from crops could disrupt food security, trigger land conflicts and incentivize deforestation.

19 hours ago
Conversation

Pride in Indonesia is longer than a coming-out story

Three queer Indonesians, three different relationships with the closet and one thing they all share: a conversation that never ends.

19 hours ago
Companies

UK cigarette giant BAT to cut 5,500 jobs globally

The maker of Lucky Strike and Dunhill cigarettes aims to save £600 million ($792 million) a year by 2028 in a restructuring that will affect around 20 percent of BAT's 47,000-member workforce, it said in a statement.

20 hours ago
Middle East and Africa premium

Migrant worker alleging abuse in Libya is safe: Foreign Ministry

The Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that an Indonesian migrant worker in Libya, identified only as AJ, is in safe condition after a video of her tearfully pleading to return home while appearing bloodied went viral and sparked public concern.

20 hours ago
Executive Column premium

AI to bridge insurance gap in Indonesia, Igloo says

Raunak Mehta, cofounder and CEO of Singapore-based insurance technology (insurtech) firm Igloo, spoke with The Jakarta Post's Ni Made Tasyarani on June 18 to explain how the company aims to bridge Indonesia's coverage gap and drive growth through partnerships with local companies and the use of artificial intelligence.

20 hours ago
Asia & Pacific

Australia, Vanuatu sign deal barring foreign military base on Pacific island

Vanuatu is at the center of strategic rivalry between China and US allies in the South Pacific, and Australia has expressed concern that Beijing is seeking a permanent security presence in the region.

21 hours ago
Tech premium

Australian start-up Firmus to build Nvidia-powered data center on Batam

The Tasmania-based artificial intelligence company is set to build one of the Asia-Pacific's largest digital infrastructure facilities on the island of Batam, under a multinational partnership that includes global chipmaker Nvidia to woo AI-native customers.

22 hours ago

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Tue, June 30, 2026

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