China imposes new export controls, deepening Japan row
The new additions, including major companies, "have participated in enhancing Japan's military capabilities", the Chinese commerce ministry said in a statement.
The Jakarta Post
Trap, neuter, release: Jakarta battles cat-astrophic stray numbers
Numbering as many as 1.5 million by some counts -- about one for every ten human inhabitants of the sprawling Indonesian capital -- street cats are ubiquitous and, for the most…
Indonesia President Prabowo’s Myanmar initiative: The Jakarta Post
Quoting the editorial: "Levering his unique background as a democratically elected former general, President Prabowo Subianto is uniquely positioned to break ASEAN's deadlock and…
Another dark chapter: The Jakarta Post
Quoting the editorial: "The acid attack against Andrie Yunus is now at risk of becoming another case of justice eluded, proving yet again that the public has nothing to expect…
Fixing a broken food programme: The Jakarta Post
Success shouldn't be measured by headline-grabbing numbers, but by whether free meals actually reach the vulnerable children who need them most.
Our jobless youth: The Jakarta Post
A national internship program won't save Indonesia’s stalling demographic bonus unless the government addresses the real crisis: a severe shortage of formal jobs.
Police state: The Jakarta Post
As the Indonesian Military (TNI) submitted to civilian control in the first two decades of the reform era and scaled down their non-defence roles, the police have only grown in…
Indonesia President Prabowo fires free meal agency chief after suggesting Saudi rollout
Just days before his removal, former National Nutrition Agency head Dadan Hindayana had proposed expanding the free meal programme to Saudi Arabia, following his recent visit to…
Gain some, lose more: The Jakarta Post
Quoting the editorial: "The idea of centralising export control for certain natural resources in a single institution is not new, and the failed experiment of such an agency for…
Pokémon taps Happy Asmara and ‘dangdut’ for Indonesian cultural collaboration
Released on Tuesday on Happy Asmara’s official YouTube channel, the project marks Pokémon’s first collaboration with dangdut music. The song is also available on major…