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.

LOG IN / REGISTER

LOG IN

Don’t have an account? Register here Give your organization full access to The Jakarta Post. Register here

Surfing

Academia 4 days ago

Bali to Biarritz: Surf spot overcrowding and protecting the essence of catching a wave

Surf overtourism has led to conflicts over how beaches are used and concerns over social and environ...

Archipelago 8 months ago

PREMIUM
Tributes paid to Italian surfer killed by swordfish in Mentawai

Tributes have been paid to an Italian surfer after she was fatally stabbed in the chest by a swordfi...

Sports 1 year ago

Homegrown surfer Rio Waida heads to Paris Olympics

Rio Waida secured a spot in the Paris Olympics after placing second in the 10th elimination round at...

Sports 2 years ago

PREMIUM
Trailblazer Rio Waida hoping to trigger Indonesia surfing wave

But some may now push a little harder against the tide after seeing trailblazer Rio Waida&...

Archipelago 3 years ago

PREMIUM
Bali surf school eagerly awaiting imminent return of foreign tourists

Halfia's business at Kuta Beach is among hundreds of tourist businesses to have been crippled by...

Sports 3 years ago

Surfing finally makes Olympic bow under blazing Japan sun

The action began early at Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) east of Tokyo, ...

Business 4 years ago

Govt seeks to boost tourism in West Sumatra with new port, road

The government plans to develop port infrastructure in Padang to spur tourism in West Sumatra, espec...

News 5 years ago

Gnarly, brah: Foreign surfers invited to Mentawai to kick-start tourism

“The foreign tourists are prohibited from interacting with locals once the boat has arrived in...

Destinations 5 years ago

Bondi Beach to reopen for surfing as Australia virus cases slow

Swimmers and surfers will return to Sydney's famed Bondi Beach next week, almost six weeks after...

Environment 5 years ago

Surf's up in Fukushima 9 years after nuclear accident

Every morning, come rain or shine, 64-year-old Koji Suzuki grabs his board and checks out the surf c...