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Academia

The urgency of digital citizenship curriculum in combating hoaxes

Many students and young people in Indonesia have fallen for hoaxes or spread hate speech because of a lack of subjects or school programs to educate them to be good digital citizens. 

2 years ago
Academia

Time to ramp up ASEAN’s Indo-Pacific strategy

ASEAN centrality is not simply a recognition of Southeast Asia’s geographical location straddling two oceans but also of the bloc's long list of diplomatic achievements in the region and the world. ...

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.  ...

2 years ago

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Academia premium

Tax incentives for potential investors in new capital city project

Tax holidays with partial exemption, tax allowances and super deduction types of tax incentives will still likely survive in the post-Pillar Two world.

2 years ago
Academia premium

Justice for post-genocide reconciliation?

Amid growing economic expectations, human rights cases suffer under what has been termed “the institutionalization of impunity.”

2 years ago
Editorial

Another landmark ruling

Similar provisions in the old criminal code had been revoked by the Constitutional Court in 2006 and 2007, respectively, on the grounds that they undermined freedom of expression. 

2 years ago
Readers Survey

Five selected readers chosen among The Jakarta Post reader survey correspondents

Indonesia’s leading English-language newspaper kicked off 2023 by conducting a readers’ survey that involved 225 respondents, with five survey participants selected readers of a special event held on Monday at The Jakarta Post studio in Palmerah, Jakarta.

2 years ago
Archipelago premium

Police probe deadly clash at nickel smelter

Police are investigating a protest over labor safety that turned violent at a nickel-smelting factory in Central Sulawesi’s North Morowali regency on Saturday, which left at least two workers dead, including a foreign national.

2 years ago
Science & Tech

TikTok in talks with Jordan to lift month-long ban

Jordanian authorities on December 16 suspended use of the app in the kingdom, after a senior police officer was killed and others were injured during protests over fuel prices in the country's south.

2 years ago
Economy premium

US main contributor to Indonesia’s biggest-ever trade surplus

Exports grew faster than imports last year as natural resources remain the country’s primary source of revenue, but the December figures point to a slowdown in shipments from Indonesia.

2 years ago
Art & Culture premium

Woman painter Artemisia Gentileschi laid bare in restoration

The piece by Artemisia Gentileschi, the Italian Baroque's trailblazing woman artist, is undergoing a months-long restoration to rediscover her original vision, hidden for centuries under a thick layer of strategically placed paint.

2 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Daughter of Thailand's Thaksin to seek premiership

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, whose father Thaksin and aunt Yingluck Shinawatra both led governments toppled by the army, will run under the Pheu Thai Party, the latest incarnation of a populist movement founded by her billionaire family two decades ago. 

2 years ago
Europe

Russia produces first nuclear warheads for Poseidon super torpedo

"The first Poseidon ammunition loads have been manufactured, and the Belgorod submarine will receive them in the near future," TASS quoted the source as saying.

2 years ago
Archipelago

Kanjuruhan stampede trial begins with police, organisers facing negligence charges

The disaster, in which 135 people died, occurred after a match at Kanjuruhan stadium in Malang, East Java, sparking questions about safety provisions and the use of tear gas, a crowd-control measure banned by soccer's global governing body, FIFA.

2 years ago
Tech premium

Online shopping here to stay, post-PPKM: Market report

While the full revocation of COVID curbs means consumers can physically head to the shops, an industry report finds it likely that many users will continue to rely on online shopping.

2 years ago
Politics

President Jokowi to start apology tour for past atrocities

Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud M.D. said on Monday that President Jokowi was serious about finding resolutions for past human rights abuses and the trip would be an opening salvo in the effort.

2 years ago
Community premium

Mexican cartels: the hidden hand behind Colombia's drug trade

Mexican cartels have largely taken over the business, financing drug manufacturing in Colombia and controlling shipments to the United States via Central America.

2 years ago
Entertainment

Austrian film 'Corsage' under shadow of actor's child porn trial

One of the main backers of Corsage, an award-winning Austrian film bidding for Oscars glory, distanced itself from its actor after he was charged with possessing child pornography.

2 years ago
Entertainment

Blanchett slams 'patriarchal' awards shows after accepting best actress prize

Cate Blanchett criticized the "patriarchal pyramid" of Hollywood awards shows as she accepted a best actress gong from the Critics Choice Association in Los Angeles.

2 years ago
Markets

Japan's sharp wholesale price rise heaps pressure on BOJ's ultra-easy policy

The 10.2 percent year-on-year rise in the corporate goods price index (CGPI), which measures the price companies charge each other for their goods and services, exceeded a median market forecast for a 9.5 percent gain, Bank of Japan data showed.

2 years ago
Archipelago

Workers clash at Central Sulawesi nickel smelter, killing two

An Indonesian and a Chinese worker died after a clash broke out following a protest staged by a labour group at PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry (GNI) smelter, according to the Central Sulawesi police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Didik Supranoto.

2 years ago
Regulations premium

Coal gasification ‘no easy feat’, say industry players

Zero-percent coal royalty may not suffice to answer Indonesia coal downstream ambitions with said there were many unnoticed challenges that the government may need to take into account. 

2 years ago
Asia & Pacific

Changing Asia: The new normal

Three years after the first case of COVID-19 we look at how it has changed our lives in Asia and what will stick with us even after the pandemic subsides.

2 years ago
Economy premium

Russian oil shipped to Asia in Chinese supertankers amid ship shortage

China, the world's top oil importer, has continued buying Russian oil despite Western sanctions, after Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping launched what they called a no-limit partnership before the war in Ukraine.

2 years ago
Companies

Freeport Indonesia bets big on EV with Gresik smelter project

Once fully operational, PTFI’s new smelter in Gresik could process 1.7 million tonnes of copper concentrate annually into 550,000 tonnes of copper cathode, which can be further processed into electrical wiring, pipes and car batteries, among other products.

2 years ago
Markets

Asian shares inch higher, BOJ battles bond bears

Asian shares edged higher on Monday as investors waited nervously to see whether the Bank of Japan (BOJ) would defend its super-sized stimulus policy at a pivotal meeting this week, while a holiday in US markets made for thin trading.

2 years ago
Archipelago

6.2-magnitude quake hits off Sumatra: USGS

The epicentre of the quake was 48 kilometres (30 miles) south-southeast of the city of Singkil in Aceh province, at a depth of 37 kilometres, USGS said.  

2 years ago
Community

Reading aloud to children builds a love of reading

Reading aloud to children helps improve their language and reading competency and builds their creativity.

2 years ago
Opinion

Analysis: PDI-P finds life at the top a bigger struggle

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) may have come out at the top in the last two general elections, but whether it can score a hat-trick in 2024 depends on whether it is fielding a strong presidential candidate who can help it win the votes.

2 years ago
Politics premium

Sandiaga reaffirms support for Prabowo after rumor of deepening ties with PPP

Amid reports of his cozying up to the United Development Party (PPP) to further his political ambitions, Gerindra Party politician and Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno reaffirmed his relationship with Gerindra chairman Prabowo Subianto after their three-hour meeting on Tuesday.

2 years ago
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