The Jakarta Post

The Jakarta Post is an English-language daily newspaper based in Indonesia. It is operated by PT Bina Media Tenggara and has its headquarters in Jakarta, the capital city of the country.

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Prabowo, Albanese to strengthen ties in Jakarta visit

1 day ago | thejakartapost.com | Yvette Elizabeth Tanamal

Strengthening economic cooperation between Jakarta and Canberra is expected to be among the priorities discussed during the meeting between President Prabowo Subianto and recently reelected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Jakarta in the coming days. On Tuesday, the Cabinet Secretariat posted on its official Instagram account that Prabowo will host Albanese in the State Palace in Jakarta during the prime minister’s visit to Indonesia from Wednesday to Friday.
Govt considers restricting cassava, tapioca imports

2 days ago | thejakartapost.com | Divya Karyza

The government is mulling over a plan to restrict cassava and tapioca imports as local farmers bemoan unsold domestic produce. The Trade Ministry’s acting foreign trade director general, Isy Karim, said the ministry was ready to review a proposal to restrict the import of the commodities. The review would be conducted in coordination with Office of the Coordinating Economic Minister.
Malaysia seeks trade legal harmonization in ASEAN

4 days ago | thejakartapost.com | Yvette Elizabeth Tanamal

As this year’s ASEAN chair, Malaysia has intensified its legal diplomacy with Southeast Asian nations to establish a unified commercial arbitration framework to enhance intra-regional trade and attract foreign investments, as the region continues to grapple with escalating global trade and economic tensions.
New TNI Law sees ‘historic’ legal pushback

5 days ago | thejakartapost.com | Yerica Lai

A wave of legal challenges has surfaced against the newly enacted Indonesian Military (TNI) Law revision, with civil society groups, students and private citizens alleging procedural violations for the deliberation of the law that signal a rollback of decades of democratic reforms. The Constitutional Court has received at least 14 judicial review petitions challenging the TNI Law revision, with most plaintiffs seeking to annul the law.
Govt to deregulate import of some goods

5 days ago | thejakartapost.com | Deni Ghifari

The government has shared plans to ease import rules for certain goods, but the measures presented on Friday appear to exclude key export commodities from the United States as bilateral trade talks aimed at averting US tariffs have yet to conclude. The Trade Ministry held an online public hearing attended by dozens of industry groups on Friday to explain the planned deregulation.
RI to halt refined fuel imports from Singapore

6 days ago | thejakartapost.com | Divya Karyza

The government has announced a plan to replace oil imports from Singapore with direct shipments of the commodity from producers in the Middle East. “I immediately decided that, for the next six months, we are no longer allowed to import oil from Singapore. We will just import from the Middle East,” Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said on Thursday at the Golkar Party’s headquarters in Palmerah, West Jakarta.
PCO back in spotlight after Hasan’s return to office

6 days ago | thejakartapost.com | Yerica Lai

The unexpected return of Hasan Nasbi as head of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) and the appointment of a new spokesperson has sparked questions about the future direction and responsibilities of the office he leads. Hasan confirmed his return to the office on Tuesday, two weeks after tendering his resignation amid mounting pressure for the government to change its communication team and strategy following a series of controversial remarks from officials.
RI spends $4.6b of forex reserves to pay debt, stabilize rupiah

6 days ago | thejakartapost.com | Deni Ghifari

Indonesia shaved US$4.6 billion off its foreign exchange (forex) reserves in April as the government serviced foreign debts and the central bank intervened in the market to stabilize the rupiah’s exchange rate amid the tariff turmoil. A press statement issued by Bank Indonesia (BI) on Thursday details that the forex reserves by the end of April amounted to $152.5 billion, down from $157.1 billion a month prior.
Prabowo receives letters of credence from eight new foreign ambassadors - Asia & Pacific - The Jakarta Post

1 week ago | thejakartapost.com | Yvette Elizabeth Tanamal

President Prabowo Subianto received letters of credence from eight new foreign ambassadors in a ceremony at the Merdeka Palace on Tuesday. The diplomatic tradition, marking the start of each envoy’s time in Indonesia, was an opportunity to strengthen Indonesia’s diplomatic relations with its closest partners, a release from Prabowo’s Gerindra Party said.
‘I’m in charge’, says Prabowo

1 week ago | thejakartapost.com | Yerica Lai

President Prabowo Subianto has made it clear he is in full control of his administration, brushing off perceptions of being under former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s shadow. In front of his cabinet on Monday, Prabowo firmly said that while he consults with Jokowi and other former presidents, he is an independent leader who charts the course of his administration on his own terms. “I have heard people say that I am a puppet president. It is as if Pak Jokowi calls me every night.