The Jakarta Post
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.
Popular Reads
Top Results
No results found. Please check your search term and try again
Can't find what you're looking for?
View all search results
Popular Reads
Top Results
No results found. Please check your search term and try again
Can't find what you're looking for?
View all search resultscivilians
Society 3 months ago
PREMIUM
‘Izin’ and ‘Siap!’: Military lingo creeps into civilian life
The use of military-related language such as ‘siap!’ (ready) among civilians in formal and casual settings has been common at a time when the military is expanding its role into civilian affairs across the country.
Opinion 4 months ago
PREMIUM
Analysis: Military and police expand further into civilian sectors
The recently passed Police Law revision is difficult to view in isolation. Coming just over a year after the controversial revision of the Indonesian Military (TNI) Law, it forms part of a broader pattern in which Indonesia's security institutions are steadily gaining greater authority, flexibility and access to civilian spheres.
Archipelago 6 months ago
PREMIUM
Rights body suspects soldiers behind killing of civilians in Papua
The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) said on Monday it had strong suspicions that soldiers might have been responsible for the deaths of 12 civilians during a military operation against a separatist group in Kembru village, Central Papua, last week.
Opinion 11 months ago
PREMIUM
Analysis: Police reform from within: A mission impossible?
After nationwide protests swept the country in late August, the demand for institutional police reform rose to the top of the national agenda following an incident where an armored police vehicle struck and killed a civilian during the demonstrations. Just two months later, President Prabowo Subianto responded by establishing the National Police Reform Acceleration Commission.
Academia 1 year ago
Palestine: A brief history of a foreknown war of extermination
Israel's ongoing campaign in the Gaza Strip stems from decades of history dating back to the 1948 uprising, and is essentially a continuation of the Zionist regime's aim to eliminate the Palestinian presence between the sea and the river.
Academia 1 year ago
PREMIUM
The hard road to effective conflict resolution in Papua
A comprehensive strategy that addresses the long-standing legacy of mutual distrust as well as deeply rooted cultural factors, including traditional warfare, is needed to effectively resolve the unending conflict in Papua.
Editor's Picks
Popular
- Two years in, Prabowo exhausts Indonesia's state capacity
- Clashes break out as hundreds of thousands protest in France
- WTO chief urges Indonesia to join interim mechanism, insists priority reform
- 'Rhizomatic' movements help youth voice political messages
- Vendors, musicians boycott RANS Carnival amid backlash over Youth Pledge event
- German rioters loot shops as 'Gen Z' demos turn ugly
- Danantara claims Time tie-up is nonfinancial despite logo appearance
- Ecological crisis in spotlight ahead of UN climate summit
- Indonesia calls for G20 unity against global crises in foreign ministers’ meeting
- Student protests gain momentum amid little response from govt
