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The move is likely to draw criticism and could be seen as political payback, since US President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized CNN for its coverage of him, calling it 'fake news.'

Companies premium

US media rocked by layoffs amid economic gloom

Vox Media, owner of the Vox and The Verge websites as well as the landmark New York Magazine and its online platforms, announced Friday it was letting go seven percent of its staff.

2 years ago

Sports

Axelsen downs Jonatan Christie to storm into India Open final

The Danish ace and top seed, fresh from his Malaysia Open win on Sunday, served out his fourth-seed opponent in 38 minutes in the men's singles semi-finals in New Delhi. ...

2 years ago

Markets

Singaporean start-ups, industries explore development opportunities in Nongsa Digital Park

In 2017, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo outlined his vision for Batam to serve as a “digital bridge” connecting Singapore to the digital economy of Indonesian cities. ...

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The Latest

Passengers walk through a departure terminal of the international airport in Beijing on Dec. 29, 2022.

Archipelago

Bali to welcome first flight from mainland China

On Sunday, Bali is eager to welcome the first flight from mainland China since all flights were stopped in February 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2 years ago

Morowali Police officers take up positions on Jan. 16, 2023, after two workers, including a Chinese national, were killed at a nickel--smelting plant in North Morowali, Central Sulawesi, when a riot broke out during a protest over labor conditions.

Academia

Easy to blame China for the deadly riots at Morowali nickel plant

For Indonesia, the Morowali tragedy should serve as an example to educate the public about China because, like it or not, there is strong suspicion and distrust in China investment.

2 years ago

Armored vehicles of NATO's rapid reaction force brigade in Norway for the military exercise Cold Response 22 arrive at Borg Havn in Fredrikstad, Norway on March 10, 2022.

Europe

Allies fail to agree on heavy tanks sought by Ukraine

A US-led meeting of some 50 Ukraine allies came through with billions of dollars' worth of military hardware, including ample armored vehicles and munitions needed to push back Russian forces.

2 years ago

Paris Saint-Germain's Argentine forward Lionel Messi (left) walks past Riyadh All-Star's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (right) during the Riyadh Season Cup football match between the Riyadh All-Stars and Paris Saint-Germain at the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh on January 19, 2023.

Sports premium

'This is nothing': Ronaldo v Messi just the start for Saudis

Deafening fireworks closed Thursday's exhibition between Lionel Messi's Paris Saint-Germain and a composite team led by Saudi Pro League new arrival Cristiano Ronaldo, won 5-4 by the visitors.

2 years ago

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern leaves after Friday prayers at Hagley Park outside Al-Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Europe

BBC admits error over Ardern headline after sexism backlash

The since-deleted headline was posted Thursday on Twitter with a link to an article by BBC World, the UK broadcaster's global newsroom.

2 years ago

New Zealand's new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins speaks to the media outside Parliament in Wellington on Jan. 21, 2023.

Asia & Pacific

New Zealand's next PM led COVID-19 crackdown

Poised to be New Zealand's next prime minister, Chris Hipkins became a household name leading the nation's closed-border crackdown on COVID-19 and is seen as a "tough and capable" politician.

2 years ago

Icon: Actress Christine Hakim at home, where she screened an episode of 'The Last of Us' in which she stars (JP/Kate Newsome)

Entertainment premium

Watching HBO's ‘The Last of Us' with Christine Hakim at her home

The screen veteran invited The Jakarta Post for a private screening of the much-awaited HBO series, alongside a few other friends at her home

2 years ago

An AI robot with a humanistic face is pictured during a photocall to promote an exhibition entitled 'AI: More than Human', at the Barbican Centre in London on May 15, 2019.

Tech premium

ChatGPT is not God: Creative minds think they'll stay a step ahead of AI

The release of ChatGPT, NVIDIA Canvas and DALL-E suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) will one day disrupt even creative industries, yet workers in the segment believe some space will always be reserved for humans, no matter how sophisticated software becomes.

2 years ago

This picture taken on June 26, 2022 shows Musimin preparing to plant orchids in the forest at the foot of Mount Merapi in Sleman, Yogyakarta. Orchids in hand and a bamboo ladder on his shoulder, farmer Musimin scans the forest at the foot of Indonesia's most active volcano to point out clusters of the indigenous flowers he has been salvaging for years.

Society premium

Indonesia receives $103.65 million climate change, biodiversity fund

Indonesia has received US$ 103.65 million of funding allocated for programs related to biodiversity, climate change and land degradation from the multilateral environmental fund Global Environment Facility.

2 years ago

Banding together: ASEAN and Japanese leaders (from left to right) Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Singaporean President Lee Hsien Loong, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Laotian Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh and Malaysian lower house speaker Azhar Azizan Harun wave on stage during the ASEAN-Japan Summit as part of the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits in Phnom Penh on Nov. 12, 2022.

Academia

Advancing the Fukuda Doctrine afresh

As a responsible member of the international community, Japan is obliged to revise its past security strategy based on the current, extremely complex and challenging geopolitical landscape.

2 years ago

People rest on veld beds inside the emergency ward for the COVID-19 patients at a government-run hospital in Jakarta on June 29, 2021.

Academia premium

The pluses and minuses of omnibus health bill

The shortage of 150,000 doctors will not be met anytime soon by 92 medical schools across Indonesia.

2 years ago

Showmanship: A Kong Ha Hong barongsai performance in Pondok Indah Mall, South Jakarta (JP/Tunggul Wirajuda)

Editorial

Another New Year

The end of the New Order in 1998 marked the beginning of a new era of inter-racial relationships, in which the state took action to eliminate discrimination against minority groups.

2 years ago

New Year celebrations: Chinese New Year ornaments featuring rabbits are being sold across the Glodok Chinatown Market area. (JP/Yohana Belinda)

Academia premium

Chinese New Year means empathy, sensitivity

Chinese New Year celebrations become meaningful when the Chinese-Indonesian ethnic group can present and place itself together with other national elements to be part of the solution.

2 years ago

Companies

Google parent to lay off 12,000 workers as AI focus intensifies

Alphabet's shares rose almost 4 percent in pre-market trading.

2 years ago

Surfers carry their surfboards as they return after a session at a beach in Sanur, Bali, on Jan. 18, 2023.

Sonny TUMBELAKA / AFP

Archipelago

Agency warns of tidal flooding at 26 beaches across Bali

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued warning on Friday about potential tidal flooding at 26 beaches across Bali. The tidal flooding could last from Saturday until Wednesday.

2 years ago

People go shopping, during the traditional Boxing Day sales in London on Dec. 26, 2022.

Economy

UK shoppers cut back on spending as inflation takes its toll

Inflation-pinched British consumers cut their shopping by the most in the key month of December in at least 25 years, official data showed on Friday, dashing hopes for a Christmas boost for the country's flagging retail sector.

2 years ago

This handout from the Queensland Department of Environment and Science taken on January 12, 2023 and received on January 20 shows a park ranger holding a cane toad weighing 2.7 kilograms discovered in Conway National Park in Australia's state of Queensland. Australian rangers have euthanised a “monster“ cane toad discovered in the wilds of a coastal park -- a warty brown specimen as long as a human arm and weighing 2.7 kilograms (6 pounds).

Asia & Pacific

Australian park rangers say 'Toadzilla' could be world's biggest toad

Dubbed "Toadzilla", the cane toad, an invasive species that poses a threat to Australia's ecosystem, was spotted by "shocked" park ranger Kylee Gray during a patrol in Conway National Park in Queensland state on Jan. 12.

2 years ago

Theater figure: N. Riantiarno, or Nano, presents an online screening of Teater Koma's latest play 'Sekadar Imajinasi' on Nov 4, 2020, on YouTube. (YouTube/Courtesy of Teater Koma)

People

Teater Koma cofounder N. Riantiarno dies

The actor, playwright and fixture of Indonesian theater has passed away at 73.

2 years ago

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 17, 2023.

Middle East and Africa

Saudi rules out Israel normalisation without two-state solution

The comments by Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed normalisation with Saudi Arabia in talks with White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Jerusalem on Thursday.

2 years ago

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reacts following the announcement of her resignation at the War Memorial Hall in Napier, New Zealand, on January 19, 2023.

Asia & Pacific

Race on to replace Ardern as New Zealand prime minister

Ardern, a global figurehead for progressive politics, stunned New Zealand on Thursday by announcing her abrupt exit from office, less than three years after securing a second term in a landslide election win.

2 years ago

Showmanship: A Kong Ha Hong performance in Pondok Indah Mall, South Jakarta (JP/Tunggul Wirajuda)

Community

Indonesia’s out-of-the-way master 'barongsai' craftsman

All that glitters is not always gold in Bogor, West Java, which is home to one of Indonesia’s leading barongsai craftsmen

2 years ago

IKN Authority head Bambang Susantono speaks to business executives in Davos, Switzerland, on Dec. 17, 2022.

Regulations premium

New capital initial land offering '44 times oversubscribed’

The Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority was caught off-guard by huge investment interest in the project as multiple sectors swarmed for inquiries.

2 years ago

Conquering the east: Reed Hastings delivers his opening remarks at Netflix’s “See What’s Next: Asia” event at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore in 2018.

Tech

As Netflix co-founder pulls back, can CEOs preserve the 'Netflix Way?'

Netflix lost customers in the first half of 2022. It returned to growth in the second half.

2 years ago

State-owned oil-and-gas giant Pertamina requires customers to register their vehicle to continue using subsidized fuel.

Archipelago

Govt fuel app registration to expand to more regencies and cities

State-owned oil-and-gas-giant Pertamina will expand vehicle registration for its MyPertamina fuel app to cover more cities and regencies in East Java and Bali; the company seeks to ensure subsidized-fuel distribution is not abused.

2 years ago

Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) countries attend the Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (SAFMM) at ASEAN secretariat general building, South Jakarta, on Oct, 27, 2022. Southeast Asian foreign ministers met in Jakarta to discuss the political crisis in Myanmar ahead of November's ASEAN leaders' summit, without a representative from the country's military junta.

Asia & Pacific

Indonesia's ASEAN presidency to focus on economic growth: Minister

Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto said Indonesia's presidency of ASEAN this year would be focused on improving connectivity and competitiveness in the region.

2 years ago

Three in one: National Mandate Party (PAN) chair Zulkifli Hasan (left), Golkar Party chair Airlangga Hartarto (center) and United Development Party (PPP) chair Suharso Monoarfa link arms after registering their parties’ joint participation in the 2024 elections with the General Elections Commission (KPU) in Jakarta on Aug. 10, 2022. The three parties are grouped under the United Indonesia Coalition (KIB).

Politics

Airlangga remains Golkar pick for president: senior lawmaker

Senior lawmaker and chair of Golkar's West Java provincial branch Ace Hasan Syadzily said on Thursday that Ridwan has supported the party's decision to back Airlangga in the 2024 presidential race.

2 years ago

United States Vice President Kamala Harris shakes hands with Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila on Nov. 21, 2022.

Asia & Pacific

Philippines, US in talks on holding '2-plus-2 meeting'

In a text message, Jose Manuel Romualdez confirmed a Nikkei report citing sources on the discussions about holding the first such talks in seven years, and said the agenda would include issues such as tension over the South China Sea and Taiwan.

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