Wednesday 17 March
The excitement has been building over the last few weeks. Children from the two schools he attended in Jakarta have been learning American songs and traditional dances in the hope they will get to perform for him.
Tuesday 10 May
There was a whopping great elephant in the room at last weekend’s annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta. Though the region’s leaders spoke, as they do, about peace and co-operation…
Sunday 29 April
Not many countries have an acronym for corruption. Indonesia does. KKN or korupsi, kolusi, nepotisme is the term used for what has become a phenomenon here.
Strung out across Southeast Asia is a chain of restaurants where doll-like North Korean waitresses sing to diners as they sample the country’s cuisine (well, what’s left of it). Is it a benign culinary business foray or…
For our series on media barons we feature Erick Thohir, founder of the Mahaka Media group in Jakarta. After revitalising the failing paper ‘Republika’ he’s now on a mission to modernise print, radio and TV in a freer Ind…
The view from Kabul, the Taiwanese president's modest motorcade and health insurance for Tibetan monks.
There’s more to Darwin than cyclones and crocodiles. A young population, a gas deal, a vibrant Asian culture and now a base for US Marines are changing its outback image.
The latest from anti-Putin protests in Russia, we do the business in Jakarta, and check in with our man in Copenhagen.
We look at opposition groups campaigning worldwide for democracy, do the business in Jakarta, and talk to Panamanian gourmet ice cream business.
Jakarta’s troubles with corrupt government, we analyse a vital election in Africa, and check in with our correspondent in Tokyo.
Doing the business in Jakarta, inside the mind of a terrorist, news from Tokyo Design Week and the dilemmas of travelling through timezones.
Why 2013 will be a year of economic and political uncertainty in Asia, and the politician Jakarta has high hopes for.
A look at the news coverage of Boston’s bombings, we also speak to Joe Studwell – author of “How Asia Works”, and get the latest cultural finds from Jakarta.
How superstorm Sandy has affected Cuba, why François Hollande’s popularity is falling, and we discuss culture across Asia with the Jakarta Post Weekender’s Bruce Emond.
Monocle’s editor-in-chief Tyler Brûlé offers thoughts on Time Warner’s axing of its publishing arm, we hear how a technical hitch is holding up Kenya’s election results, and get business news from Jakarta.
We learn the latest from the meeting of the Arab League and get the business news from Jakarta before learning about Scandinavian crime writing.
We check the business news in Jakarta, find out what makes the perfect children’s book and take a look back at Europe in 2011.
A look ahead to this weekend’s Italian election, we learn why Chinese leader Xi Jinping chose Russia and South Africa for his first visits abroad, and check in with our man in Jakarta.
The future of the bathroom at ISH fair in Frankfurt, we drop in on a toymaker in Jakarta, an animator in Berlin, and a graphics team in Porto, and hear how design is playing a role in the Palestinian and Israeli conflict…
Tuesday 4 September
The results of yesterday’s election in Québec are in. And thanks to vigorous English avoidance and baby-kissing skills, Pauline Marois and her separatist Parti Québécois are back in power.
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