After Philippines, Indonesia too, is ripe for return to authoritarianism: Jakarta Post contributor
BY: Endy Bayuni
The writer says Indonesia should continue to nurture people's faith in democracy by making sure that democracy can and will deliver the...
What is at stake with new provinces in West Papua?
BY: EDUARD LAZARUS Jakarta’s plan to break West Papua into five provinces fromthe existing two leaves an even larger military footprint. On 12 April, the Indonesian...
Giving Indonesian diplomacy a kick along
By Duncan Graham
Australians aren’t tops for geography, often promoting Bali to nationhood. Likewise, Indonesians shifting Perth to the East Coast. But they can locate Manchester,...
Democracy or dynasty? Megawati delivers Jokowi a clip
BY: JOHANNES NUGROHO Talk of extending the Indonesian president’s tenurehas earned a revealing rebuke from his political patron.
A video clip dating from 2019 featuring Indonesia’s...
Unfinished business: Indonesia’s Jokowi still has lots to do
The 'People's President' talks to Nikkei Asia about growth, the new capital and whether two terms is enough
By: SHOTARO TANI, Nikkei staff writer
JAKARTA --...
Measuring the decibels of piety in Indonesia
For Indonesian Muslims loudspeakers have been a godsend. Image: Pixabay BY: DUNCAN GRAHAM
Visitors to Indonesia beware: Sound off about visual pollution from billboards or trash...
Reading Southeast Asia on Ukraine
BY: SUSANNAH PATTON Russia’s invasion has unified the West with new clarity,yet exposed ambiguity and uncertainty in Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia doesn’t much matter to the...
Lost in mistranslation: Australian soft power goes missing in Indonesia
Corruption failure: Indonesian President Joko Widodo. (Image: Flickr/Australian Embassy Jakarta) We should spruce up the relationship now rather than wait until it collapses into misunderstandings...