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IDX index on brink of 5,000 after bruising week - Markets - The Jakarta Post bit.ly/3UoEDhc
IDX index on brink of 5,000 after bruising week - Markets - The Jakarta Post

IDX index on brink of 5,000 after bruising week - Markets - The Jakarta Post

Foreign fund outflows and uncertainty over Indonesia’s MSCI classification pushed the Indonesian benchmark stock index close to the 5,000-point mark, while global concerns over AI spending added to...

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The promise of ‘Sumpah Pemuda’, the promise of a first job - Academia - The Jakarta Post bit.ly/4yTXVZU
The promise of ‘Sumpah Pemuda’, the promise of a first job - Academia - The Jakarta Post

The promise of ‘Sumpah Pemuda’, the promise of a first job - Academia - The Jakarta Post

Nearly a century after the Youth Pledge, Indonesia’s demographic promise will not be fulfilled in speeches, but in whether its economy can offer millions of waiting young people their critical first...

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Dari mana?

Dari mana?

The question that asks where we are from sounds simple, but between distant homes, shifting identities and the worlds we inhabit on the page, our origins can be harder to pin down.

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Netanyahu bloc finishes ahead in Israel vote, but well short of majority - Middle East and Africa - The Jakarta Post bit.ly/4e6xt7Q
Netanyahu bloc finishes ahead in Israel vote, but well short of majority - Middle East and Africa -...

Netanyahu bloc finishes ahead in Israel vote, but well short of majority - Middle East and Africa -...

Netanyahu's coalition of right-wing and far-right parties won 53 of the Knesset's 120 seats, with his Likud party remaining the largest faction with 27 seats.

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Hashim urges stronger tax collection, warns of capital flight risks - Economy - The Jakarta Post bit.ly/4BP9OTM
Hashim urges stronger tax collection, warns of capital flight risks - Economy - The Jakarta Post

Hashim urges stronger tax collection, warns of capital flight risks - Economy - The Jakarta Post

Kadin advisory board chairman Hashim Djojohadikusumo, who is also President Prabowo Subianto's younger brother, said Indonesia's state revenue amounted to just 12 percent of GDP, compared with 18...

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Mangroves are more than trees, they are water infrastructure - Academia - The Jakarta Post bit.ly/4BRNZTF
Mangroves are more than trees, they are water infrastructure - Academia - The Jakarta Post

Mangroves are more than trees, they are water infrastructure - Academia - The Jakarta Post

After many decades of loss, mangroves and coastal wetlands are showing signs of incredible recovery.

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The two faces of Eisenkot, who could be Israel’s PM - Academia - The Jakarta Post bit.ly/3U6jJDv
The two faces of Eisenkot, who could be Israel’s PM - Academia - The Jakarta Post

The two faces of Eisenkot, who could be Israel’s PM - Academia - The Jakarta Post

While mainstream media paints Gadi Eisenkot as a moderate alternative to Benjamin Netanyahu, it sidelines a brutal truth: the retired general laid the very doctrinal blueprint for Gaza’s obliteration.

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Bank of Japan says inflation hit 2% target after 13 years - Economy - The Jakarta Post bit.ly/4yVeYuP
Bank of Japan says inflation hit 2% target after 13 years - Economy - The Jakarta Post

Bank of Japan says inflation hit 2% target after 13 years - Economy - The Jakarta Post

The Bank of Japan said Friday inflation had hit its two percent target, more than 13 years after it adopted the goal in a bid to pull the economy out of deflation.

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‘Laut Bercerita’: Raising buried memories to the big screen - Entertainment - The Jakarta Post bit.ly/4ipMCCB
‘Laut Bercerita’: Raising buried memories to the big screen - Entertainment - The Jakarta Post

‘Laut Bercerita’: Raising buried memories to the big screen - Entertainment - The Jakarta Post

Nearly a decade after Leila S. Chudori’s novelization of the forced disappearances of student activists in the late 1990s, a full-length feature brings its stories of resistance, friendship and...

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Interpol, Riau Islands Police to up supervision on dangerous chemicals - Archipelago - The Jakarta Post bit.ly/4BAOBwB
Interpol, Riau Islands Police to up supervision on dangerous chemicals - Archipelago - The Jakarta...

Interpol, Riau Islands Police to up supervision on dangerous chemicals - Archipelago - The Jakarta...

Interpol and Riau Islands Police discussed efforts to strengthen the supervision of dangerous chemicals in the border area and conduct Operation Chemical anti-Smuggling Enforcement (CHASE).

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Prabowo’s cooperatives program faces legal challenge - Politics - The Jakarta Post bit.ly/4zskiXt
Prabowo’s cooperatives program faces legal challenge - Politics - The Jakarta Post

Prabowo’s cooperatives program faces legal challenge  - Politics - The Jakarta Post

A village chief, an independent cooperative and a civil organization have turned to the Constitutional Court to challenge the Red and White cooperatives program, President Prabowo Subianto’s second...

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When diplomacy loses its place in policymaking - Academia - The Jakarta Post bit.ly/4kifkYA
When diplomacy loses its place in policymaking - Academia - The Jakarta Post

When diplomacy loses its place in policymaking  - Academia - The Jakarta Post

Indonesia does not lack spokespersons. What it is missing is diplomacy as the center of gravity of its foreign policy.

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Keeping emerging market status: Lessons from 1998 - Academia - The Jakarta Post bit.ly/4jJUmSc
Keeping emerging market status: Lessons from 1998 - Academia - The Jakarta Post

Keeping emerging market status: Lessons from 1998 - Academia - The Jakarta Post

To save Indonesia from a humiliating market downgrade, policymakers must abandon defensive rhetoric and deploy the painful, proven audit blueprint that rescued the nation’s banks in 1998.

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Crypto platform Binance confirms major hack, more than $2.5b frozen - Tech - The Jakarta Post bit.ly/4swkWRd
Crypto platform Binance confirms major hack, more than $2.5b frozen - Tech - The Jakarta Post

Crypto platform Binance confirms major hack, more than $2.5b frozen - Tech - The Jakarta Post

Some said it could be the biggest-ever cyberattack of its kind, with a haul exceeding the $1.5 billion stolen in February 2025 from the Bybit platform.

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Indonesia’s shaky Myanmar rapprochement - Academia - The Jakarta Post bit.ly/4ioIPFH
Indonesia’s shaky Myanmar rapprochement - Academia - The Jakarta Post

Indonesia’s shaky Myanmar rapprochement - Academia - The Jakarta Post

By pursuing rapprochement with Min Aung Hlaing, Southeast Asian leaders risk trading democratic credibility for empty concessions from a crumbling regime.

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Analysis: Indonesia’s market sell-off punishes poor governance - Academia - The Jakarta Post bit.ly/3WVQQKU
Analysis: Indonesia’s market sell-off punishes poor governance - Academia - The Jakarta Post

Analysis: Indonesia’s market sell-off punishes poor governance - Academia - The Jakarta Post

Last Friday was a Black Friday for Indonesian stocks. A market sell-off wiped out US$65 billion in value and sent the Indonesia Composite Index (IDX) plunging 11.6 percent, its steepest drop since...

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11 Yogyakarta daycare workers jailed for 2-3 years for child abuse - Archipelago - The Jakarta Post bit.ly/4ByGroj
11 Yogyakarta daycare workers jailed for 2-3 years for child abuse - Archipelago - The Jakarta Post

11 Yogyakarta daycare workers jailed for 2-3 years for child abuse - Archipelago - The Jakarta Post

Parents of children abused at the Little Aresha daycare center expressed disappointment over the court’s ruling, saying the sentences handed down to 11 caregivers failed to reflect the harm suffered...

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Nationalist rhetoric clouds Indonesia’s haze accountability - Politics - The Jakarta Post bit.ly/4zZDOud
Nationalist rhetoric clouds Indonesia’s haze accountability - Politics - The Jakarta Post

Nationalist rhetoric clouds Indonesia’s haze accountability - Politics - The Jakarta Post

Indonesia’s recent row with neighboring countries over transboundary haze caused by local fires is fueling concerns that the government is wielding nationalist sentiment to deflect criticism of its...

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Govt passes buck on free meals oversight - Society - The Jakarta Post bit.ly/4sEYmG8
Govt passes buck on free meals oversight - Society - The Jakarta Post

Govt passes buck on free meals oversight - Society - The Jakarta Post

The government has ordered regional administrations to establish their own task forces to inspect free meals kitchens and promised incentives for complying regions, which critics warn will only shift...

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Wildfires threaten cave art, burn indigenous burials in Sulawesi - Society - The Jakarta Post bit.ly/4svVjjn
Wildfires threaten cave art, burn indigenous burials in Sulawesi - Society - The Jakarta Post

Wildfires threaten cave art, burn indigenous burials in Sulawesi - Society - The Jakarta Post

Heat and smoke from the burning forest and land near caves where the rock arts are located may gradually damage the physical features of the painting and accelerate their decay, while soot from the...

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