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 resultsindependence
Opinion 6 days ago
PREMIUM
Analysis: NU struggles for independence by changing chairs
The search for independence for Nahdlatul Ulama (NU),Indonesia’s largest Islamic social organization, has always been fought at its congress (Muktamar). The 35th Muktamar at Bahrul Ulum Tambakberas, Jombang, East Java, which closed on Aug. 26, was no exception.
Opinion 1 week ago
PREMIUM
Analysis: Destry’s balancing act: Growth, stability, BI independence
Destry Damayanti has officially been appointed as the new Bank Indonesia (BI) governor, taking on the responsibility of navigating not only monetary policy challenges stemming from global instability and domestic economic pressures, but also a growing institutional challenge under President Prabowo Subianto’s administration. The revision of the Financial Sector Development and Strengthening Law (UU P2SK) has expanded BI’s mandate toward supporting economic growth alongside maintaining rupiah stability. This raises questions over the central bank’s autonomy as a monetary authority, as greater state influence and stronger fiscal policy priorities could constrain Destry’s ability to respond effectively to exchange rate and inflation pressures.
Academia 2 weeks ago
PREMIUM
Watching the 35th NU congress from the diaspora
As Nahdlatul Ulama gathers for its 35th Muktamar, a former diaspora leader argues that safeguarding the organization’s future demands uncompromising independence from power, global literacy at the helm and a real voice for cadres abroad.
Editor's Picks
Popular
- Much ado about asset forfeiture
- Mass poisonings cast doubt on free meals reforms
- Indonesia, China eye cooperation to boost 3 million homes program
- Prabowo sacks Purbaya, turns to familiar hand at Finance Ministry
- Children are no longer the priority, were they ever?
- The benefit of the doubt has expired
- Australian woman dies after falling from cliff at Bali’s Kelingking Beach
- Wildfire breaks out again at Mount Bromo
- Purbaya says he was 'upset', but half expected removal
- Suahasil seen to prioritize fiscal discipline, continuity
