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Jakarta Post

The Jakarta Post is an English-language daily newspaper in Indonesia, founded in 1983 by four Indonesian media groups — the online daily newspaper Suara Karya, the national newspaper Kompas, the weekly magazine Tempo, and the evening daily Sinar Harapan — under the auspices of then-Information Minister Ali Murtopo and politician Jusuf Wanandi. The newspaper expressed its aim at the time as creating a credible English-language publication that provides an Indonesian perspective to the English-speaking community. Now owned by media company PT Niskala Media Tenggara, the paper covers politics, business, culture, and economics. The Jakarta Post has a content-sharing agreement with China Daily (中國日報), established in August 2019.

Country of Registration:
Indonesia
Entity Type:
Domestic Non-Chinese Language Media
Chinese Name:
雅加達郵報
Founding Date:
01.01.1983
Address:
RW.2, Gelora, Kecamatan Tanah Abang, Kota Jakarta Pusat, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 10270, Indonesia
Website Link:
https://www.thejakartapost.com/
Current Status:
Active

Institutional Ties

PT Bina Media Tenggara

Activities Engaged

All

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