The Trump administration’s mounting blunders are hastening the transition to a post-American world order.

Southeast Asia's skies aren't choking simply on bad weather; they’re choking on decades of Jakarta’s governance failure.

The government had reserved some Rp 40 trillion (US$2.26 billion) this year to pay the first round of installments due on Sept. 25, totaling Rp 37.7 trillion.

Civil society groups have presented their own draft bill on indigenous peoples to the House of Representatives, seeking legislation that would provide legal standing for the underserved and dispossessed.

Industry players warned that the government still needs to address existing challenges, including bottlenecks in equipment imports and delays in infrastructure construction.

Drilling with the Pentagon in the west while exercising with Beijing in the east isn’t Indonesia playing a double game, it’s a masterclass in surviving between two superpowers without answering to either.

President Prabowo Subianto recently launched the country’s massive solar power program at a ceremony in Bali, marking the construction of 14 solar power plants across the country. The projects form part of Indonesia’s push to develop 100 gigawatt-peak (GWp) of solar power capacity, aimed at providing reliable electricity to isolated villages, accelerating the transition to clean and renewable energy and strengthening energy independence.

President Prabowo Subianto has pitched a shared economic future between Jakarta and Moscow, expressing hopes to host his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Indonesia while touting his administration’s “realist, pragmatist” approach to international cooperation.

BRI Private introduces AMORA Special Offer 2026, offering exclusive rewards and protection solutions to support clients’ long-term wealth planning.

Jakarta’s public transportation system is seeing rising ridership across major modes this year, signaling growing demand for reliable mass transit, but experts say its potential remains largely untapped without better connections to the thousands of housing developments across Greater Jakarta.

Lands within business concessions of a size roughly equivalent to the total area of Jakarta have been burned since January, with most fire coming from areas earmarked for oil palm plantations, according to a recent analysis from an environmental group.

When the state embraces street thugs as political muscle, the violence that follows isn't an accident - it is government policy.

In separate incidents in three other locations this week, 950 individuals had fallen ill as a result of food poisoning linked to the programme, a member of a House commission overseeing health said. 

The operation, which also aims to bolster water reserves in anticipation of dry weather, targets three hydroelectric dams and 13 water catchment areas, Sarawak's Disaster Management Committee said.

The exchange, scheduled for launch next year, is President Prabowo Subianto's latest initiative to expand state influence over natural resources in a country that is the biggest global supplier of palm oil, nickel and thermal coal and a major source of copper and bauxite.

Destry was inaugurated on Sept. 2, alongside newly appointed senior deputy governor Aida S. Budiman and deputy governor Solikin M. Juhro, with all three appointed for five-year terms.

The World Meteorological Organization said El Nino would peak towards the end of this year -- though its knock-on impacts for the climate will continue well into 2027.

Customs' patrol vessel BC 30005 halted the MV Fuchangxing 1 on Aug. 22 based on joint intelligence analysis and interagency targeting, which had flagged the cargo ship as exhibiting high-risk operational patterns at sea.

National energy subsidy and compensation expenditures could skyrocket by Rp 300 trillion in the 2026 fiscal year unless the country accelerates its transition to new and renewable energy, the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has warned.

The Jakarta Post’s Ruth Dea Juwita and Aditya Hadi sat down with USABC president and CEO Brian McFeeters to discuss about geopolitical uncertainty and the fate of the US-Indonesia agreement on reciprocal trade (ART).

Trump said his military was prepared to attack Iran "any time we want" after extensive US bombardment of sites across the country left at least 19 Iranians dead.

Oil production in the Americas has become a viable alternative since the outbreak of the war. The shift is one of the most striking changes in the global energy landscape in decades.

Black-and-white laws cannot stop wartime atrocities; true restraint begins only when the principles of humanity are etched into the soldier’s conscience long before the first shot is fired.

Having discovered ballet in her forties, a writer-cum-dancer learns that mastery is less about talent than the willingness to return, and the joy that comes from learning and growing.

Most areas in East Java have experienced over 60 consecutive days without rain, which is means they are in extreme drought. 

Most Asian stocks enjoyed a healthy recovery Thursday following a drab start to the week as bond yields and oil prices dropped after Donald Trump suggested the latest US attacks against Iran would likely be short-lived.

When potential outcomes are systemic and irreversible, preparation must precede certainty.