Extractive-led economic growth fuels Indonesia’s environmental crisis
February 2, 2026 JAKARTA – The ambition from President Prabowo Subianto’s administration to increase the country’s economic growth…
When refugee kids couldn’t enroll, young Indonesians built them classrooms
January 21, 2026 JAKARTA – When I visited Roshan Learning Center in South Jakarta, lunchtime was almost over.…
Amid disasters, worsening geopolitics, Indonesia’s ‘theatre state’ could reach its limit
January 12, 2026 JAKARTA – Symbolism, ritual and theater play an important part in politics. Under a democracy,…
Indonesian migrant worker receives South Korean presidential award for heroic act
January 7, 2026 JAKARTA – An Indonesian fisherman working in South Korea, Sugianto, has been awarded a presidential…
Environmental degradation in spotlight in floods in Indonesia’s Sumatra
December 5, 2025 JAKARTA – Deadly floods and landslides across northern Sumatra have intensified public scrutiny of extractive…
Lessons from Korea: The Jakarta Post
December 23, 2024 JAKARTA – South Koreans are apparently some of the harshest people in the world when…
Indonesia condemns Israeli strikes on Iran, calls for restraint from all parties
October 28, 2024 JAKARTA – The Foreign Ministry has condemned Israeli airstrikes on Iran over the weekend that…