Media violence still rampant in Indonesia, latest index shows
Indonesia has recorded a slight improvement of 0.7 point in the latest Journalist Safety Index, but still ranks in the bottom two-fifths of the RSF's Press Freedom Index for last…
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Indonesia’s newly launched sovereign wealth fund faces uphill battle for investor trust, say analysts
Called Daya Anagata Nusantara or Danantara, it is a superholding set to consolidate all state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and is envisioned as a national investment management firm…
Government buildings in Indonesia’s Central Java vandalised amid punk song controversy
The police station and the Regional Representative Council’s building in Purbalingga, Central Java were spray-painted with messages, some of which referred to punk band…
There is no such thing as the Global South
A country under attack is a country under attack, and an aggressor country is an aggressor country. This distinction does not change based on whether the country is in the North…
Indonesia’s GARUDA program set to empower 100,000 civil servants with AI skills
This program serves as a strategic initiative to strengthen national resilience through AI utilisation.
Indonesia food and drug agency seizes illegal cosmetics promoted by social media influencers
The agency identified 205,133 illegal products of more than 4,000 variants, with a total estimated value of Rp 31.7 billion (US$1.9 million). The figure is 10 times higher than…
Growing dissent puts Indonesian President Prabowo’s leadership to test
Dissent against his new government has appeared in the form of student protests and the possible emergence of an opposition party.
US President Trump orders tighter curbs on Chinese investments in key sectors
The move includes an expanded role for a foreign investment review panel.
A return to the streets: The Jakarta Post
Indonesia is witnessing a welcome resurgence of youth activism. This week’s protests, the fastest that any president has faced since taking office since the Reform era, are a…
Dozens of students get food poisoning after consuming Indonesian government’s free meals
At least two food poisoning incidents linked to the free meals program also occurred last month.