TheJakartaPost

Please Update your browser

Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.

LOG IN

Don’t have an account? Register here Give your organization full access to The Jakarta Post. Register here

Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim (center) reacts at the end of a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on November 20, 2022.

Asia & Pacific

Malaysia's Anwar claims majority after vote, but rival does not concede

Analysts have warned that the multi-racial country, Southeast Asia's third-largest economy, could face further political instability if there is no clear winner and if coalition-building talks took time.

2 years ago

Asia & Pacific

Malaysia election under way with race too close to call

Najib's United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) usually dominates Malaysian politics but it suffered a humiliating defeat in the 2018 general election after a massive corruption scandal at state fund 1MDB. ...

2 years ago

Asia & Pacific premium

Indonesia hopes for policy continuity under Indian G20 presidency

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo passed the baton of the Group of 20 presidency to India this week, ushering in the next stage of a four-year period of emerging economies chairing the group, as experts stress the importance of continuity and follow-through in G20 policy. ...

2 years ago

The Latest

Theranos founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes and her lawyer leave the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building on January 3, 2022 in San Jose, California. A jury found Elizabeth Holmes guilty on three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to defraud investors.

Americas

Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to 11 years in prison for Theranos fraud

Holmes, who is pregnant, will not have to surrender herself until April next year, ordered US District Judge Edward Davila in a courtroom in San Jose, California.

2 years ago

Myanmar migrants hold up portraits of Aung San Suu Kyi as they take part in a demonstration outside the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok on Feb. 1, 2021, after Myanmar's military detained the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup.

Asia & Pacific premium

Myanmar opposition appeals for ‘creative’ ASEAN action

Myanmar's shadow National Unity Government appeals to ASEAN to seek partners and "creative solutions" to get the junta regime to comply with the regional Five-Point Consensus.

2 years ago

French President Emmanuel Macron (center) arrives at the airport for the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week (AELW) as a guest of the chair, at the Bangkok airport on Nov. 16.

Asia & Pacific

Indonesia to push digital transformation, green economy at APEC

Indonesia’s focus at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Thailand on Friday will be on economic recovery, inclusivity and sustainability, said President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday, ahead of his Bangkok-bound flight.

2 years ago

Former US President Donald Trump speaks at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, on November 15, 2022.

Americas

Trump kicks off White House run but top Republicans absent

Trump's announcement that he is running again in 2024 came exactly a week after a poor Republican showing in midterm elections, a performance some members of the party have blamed on questionable candidates backed by the former president.

2 years ago

President Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo (right) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali on November 16, 2022.

Asia & Pacific

Jokowi and Xi pledge closer cooperation on COVID-19 vaccine

Xi told Jokowi that China will promote joint research and development on vaccines and continue to support Indonesia in building a regional vaccine production centre, according to a readout published by the Chinese foreign ministry.

2 years ago

This handout photo taken and released on November 16, 2022 by the Polish police shows forensic experts investigating the site where a missile hit the southeastern Polish village of Przewodow, some six kilometres (four miles) from the Ukrainian border. Two men were killed when the missile of unknown origin on November 15, 2022 hit the Polish village of Przewodow near the border with Ukraine, which has come under heavy Russian bombardment.

Europe

NATO, Poland say missile was Ukrainian stray, easing fears of wider war

Nevertheless, NATO's chief said that Russia, not Ukraine, was still to blame for starting the war in the first place with its February invasion and launching scores of missiles on Tuesday that triggered Ukrainian defences.

2 years ago

French President Emmanuel Macron (center) arrives at the airport for the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week (AELW) as Guest of the Chair at the Bangkok airport on November 16, 2022.

Asia & Pacific

Ukraine war casts shadow over APEC summit

French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman will join rulers from the 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum for the high-level talks.

2 years ago

Australian adviser to Aung San Suu Kyi Sean Turnell was detained by the military junta on Feb. 8, 2021.

Asia & Pacific

Myanmar junta to release former British ambassador, Australian adviser

Former British envoy Vicky Bowman, Australian economics adviser Sean Turnell and Japanese journalist Toru Kubota "will be released to mark National Day", a senior officer told AFP.

2 years ago

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tambun, Perak, Malaysia, on Nov. 4, 2022.

Asia & Pacific

Leaders to watch as Malaysia heads to the polls

At stake are 222 seats in the lower house of parliament, to be decided by 21 million registered voters.

2 years ago

President Joko Widodo (right) gestures as US President Joe Biden (front left), German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (back left), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (back center) and other leaders walk together during a tree planting event at the Taman Hutan Raya Ngurah Rai Mangrove Forest, on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali on November 16, 2022.

Asia & Pacific

G20 Summit: What you need to know now

* U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called for international support for Ukraine and said she wanted to acknowledge a wave of Russian missile attacks on the country in the past day.

2 years ago

President Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo attends a working session on energy and food security during the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali on November 15, 2022.
(AFP/Bay Ismoyo).
Usage: 1

Asia & Pacific

G20 summit deplores war in Ukraine 'in strongest terms'

Leaders of the G20 nations deplored Russia's aggression in Ukraine "in the strongest terms"

2 years ago

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Indonesia's President Joko Widodo as he arrives for the G20 leaders' summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Nov. 15, 2022.

Asia & Pacific

Indonesia hands G20 presidency to India

The Group of 20 major economies adopted a joint leaders' declaration and produced other partnerships, Jokowi said.

2 years ago

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives for the G20 leaders' summit in Nusa Dua, in Bali on November 15, 2022.

Asia & Pacific

Xi-Sunak meeting at G20 cancelled

"The meeting has been cancelled because of scheduling issues," a spokeswoman for the prime minister told AFP.

2 years ago

G20 Leaders raise their garden hoes for a group photo during a tree planting event at the Taman Hutan Raya Ngurah Rai Mangrove Forest, on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting in Nusa Dua, on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 16, 2022.

Asia & Pacific

G20 agrees to pursue efforts to limit temperature rise to 1.5C

Delegates at the UN climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where progress towards an agreement by the end of the week has been slow, have been watching the G20 summit closely for signs that developed nations are willing to make new commitments on climate.

2 years ago

This handout photograph taken and released by Ukrainian Presidential press service on November 14, 2022, shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky looking on during his visit to the newly liberated city of Kherson, following the retreat of Russian forces from the strategic hub.

Europe

Zelensky tells G20 leaders 'terrorist state among you'

Speaking by video link, Zelensky called the strike "a true statement brought by Russia for the G20 summit", according to a copy of his speech seen by AFP.

2 years ago

Group of 20 leaders raise their garden hoes for a group photo during a tree planting event at the Taman Hutan Raya Ngurah Rai Mangrove Forest, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali on Nov. 16.

Asia & Pacific premium

G20 final day opens with some ‘adjustments’ as emergency meeting held over Poland blast

The second and final day of the Group of 20 Leaders' Summit began in Bali on Wednesday with some changes in the schedule as United States President Joe Biden held an emergency meeting with some global leaders over the blast in Poland.

2 years ago

US President Joe Biden (center), Britain Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (right) and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gather to hold an “emergency“ meeting to discuss a missile strike on Polish territory near the border with Ukraine, on the side line of the G20 leaders' summit in Nusa Dua, Bali on November 16, 2022.

Europe

Poland blast may not be from missile fired from Russia, Biden says

Biden spoke after global leaders gathered for the G20 meeting in Bali, Indonesia, held an emergency meeting on Wednesday after deadly explosions in Poland that Ukraine and Polish authorities said were caused by Russian-made missiles.

2 years ago

President Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo attends a working session on energy and food security during the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali on November 15, 2022.

Asia & Pacific premium

Jokowi warns against new ‘cold war’ as G20 Summit commences

President Jokowi warned G20 leaders about what was at stake if the war in Ukraine continued and the group failed to deliver on policies affecting billions of people in the developing world.

2 years ago

President Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo (center) speaks during the G20 leaders summit in Nusa Dua, Bali on November 15, 2022.

Asia & Pacific

G20 talks enter final day as emergency meeting held over Poland blasts

NATO member Poland said that a Russian-made rocket killed two people on Tuesday in eastern Poland near Ukraine, and it summoned Russia's ambassador to Warsaw for an explanation after Moscow denied it was responsible.

2 years ago

President Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo welcomes Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the welcoming dinner during the G20 Summit in Badung, Bali on November 15, 2022.

Asia & Pacific

Sunak to meet Modi, Xi at G20

Sunak, who took office as Britain's third prime minister in two months in October, will meet leaders from Australia and Indonesia, as well as US President Joe Biden, Downing Street said in a statement.

2 years ago

Europe

Biden holding emergency meeting with global leaders on Poland blasts

Leaders from the United States, Germany, Canada, Netherlands, Japan, Spain, Italy, France and the United Kingdom were taking part in the meeting.

2 years ago

In formation: Soldiers march during a ceremony in which newly sworn-in Polish President Andrzej Duda accepts sovereignty over the Armed Forces for a second five-year term, in Warsaw on Aug. 6. Poland marks this year the centennial anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw.

Europe

Poland military on alert after 'Russian-made' missile blast

Warsaw put its military on heightened alert after an emergency national security council meeting.

2 years ago

French President Emmanuel Macron (left) meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali on November 15, 2022.

Asia & Pacific premium

Xi takes center stage at G20 amid Putin’s absence

Xi warned the G20 against the "weaponization" of food and energy, in a possible veiled criticism of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

2 years ago

European Council President Charles Michel arrives for the G20 Leaders' Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Nov. 15.

Europe premium

EU’s Michel praises Jokowi’s G20 leadership, cites ‘positive’ development

The European Council president said an agreement regarding the Group of 20 statement had been reached at a preliminary meeting.

2 years ago

Asia & Pacific

Xi at G20 warns against 'weaponisation' of food and energy

"We must firmly oppose politicisation, instrumentalisation and weaponisation of food and energy problems," Xi told the summit in Bali, while also repeating his familiar opposition to Western sanctions policy.

2 years ago

This photo taken on September 19,2022 shows newborn babies inside a ward at the Tambak Maternity hospital in Jakarta.

Asia & Pacific

Humanity hits the eight billion mark

A baby born somewhere on Tuesday will be the world's eight billionth person, according to a projection by the United Nations.

2 years ago

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives at Ngurah Rai International airport in Denpasar, Bali on November 14, 2022. The 17th Group of Twenty (G20) Heads of State and Government Summit will be held in Bali from 15 to 16 November 2022.

Asia & Pacific

Australia, China leaders looking to stabilize ties at meeting today

Ties between Australia and China have deteriorated sharply in recent years, and Beijing in 2020 blocked a raft of Australian agricultural and mineral exports over Canberra's call for an inquiry into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2 years ago

Page: 19