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 resultselections
Asia & Pacific 1 year ago
'Japanese First' party shakes up election with alarm over foreigners
Birthed on YouTube during the COVID-19 pandemic spreading conspiracy theories about vaccinations and a cabal of global elites, the party, Sanseito, is widening its appeal with a 'Japanese First' campaign ahead of Sunday's upper house vote.
Politics 1 year ago
PREMIUM
House hearing on court’s ruling separating elections draws criticism
An unexpected House of Representatives hearing on a recent Constitutional Court ruling that ordered that national and local elections be held separately starting in 2029 has alarmed activists and experts, who warn that lawmakers may be looking for ways to delegitimize the court decision.
Politics 1 year ago
PREMIUM
Proposal to scrap single-day elections emerges
A proposal to tweak the current format of the simultaneous presidential and legislative elections has taken center stage in a series of meetings at the House of Representatives over the past two weeks, with elections and democracy experts advocating for separate elections.
Politics 1 year ago
PREMIUM
House considers new omnibus law to revise election rules
The House of Representatives will decide whether to press ahead with a plan to overhaul the electoral system altogether using a sweeping omnibus legislative method later this month, following a court order to introduce a new way to regulate how political parties nominate presidential candidates.
Politics 1 year ago
PREMIUM
Yearender: Problematic election agency at heart of declining election integrity
Election observers and democracy advocates have agreed that this year’s elections have shown worrying signs of the trajectory of the country’s democracy, with the crumbling credibility and impartiality of the General Elections Commission (KPU).
Politics 1 year ago
PREMIUM
Prabowo gathers regional heads ahead of two-week trip abroad
President Prabowo Subianto gathered his cabinet and regional leaders in Sentul, West Java, on Thursday for a national coordination meeting aimed at ensuring that the central government and local administrations are aligned in executing Prabowo’s key policies for the next five years.
Editor's Picks
Popular
- Beyond bribery: Rethinking how Indonesia understands corruption
- The agrarian reform law and investment prospects of palm oil
- Public health measures urged amid El Niño's extreme heat
- Trade surplus grows in August on higher manufacturing exports
- A ministry restored
- Prabowo’s reshuffle bring ties with Jokowi back into focus
- New police chief orders major shake-up
- Indonesia wins inaugural FIFA ASEAN Cup
- Bringing the military back in
- Mercenary recruitment becomes new threat for Riau Islands migrant workers
