https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/14/ferry-disaster-renews-scrutiny-of-vessel-safety-checks https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179719_1789378080.jpg Rescue personnel carry a body bag containing clothes of victims of the Virgo Transport 8 passenger ferry on Sept. 14 at the port in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan. The vessel capsized on Sept. 13 carrying 213 passengers and 30 crew while en route from Banjarmasin to Surabaya. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179731_1789390085.JPG The capsized Virgo Transport 8 ferry floats upside down on Sept. 13 in the Java Sea. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/14/prabowo-replaces-finance-minister-purbaya-with-his-deputy https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179718_1789374551.jpg Indonesia's Deputy Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara attends a monthly media briefing on the state budget at the Finance Ministry in Jakarta on June 5, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/14/rescuers-battle-turbulent-seas-in-search-for-129-people-after-ferry-sinks-off-java https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179720_1789378309.JPG Rescuers work during a search operation after the Virgo Transport 8 ferry sank while sailing from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, in the Java Sea, September 13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/14/pertamina-seeks-excise-exemption-for-ethanol-import-to-boost-biofuel-rollout https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/07/30/2024_07_30_152959_1722328993.jpg Pertamina Technology and Innovation Senior Vice President Oki Muraza fills a car with biofuel on July 24, 2024, at the Pertamina and Toyota Sorghum Bioethanol Prime Filling event held at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition in Tangerang City, Banten. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/14/makassar-fuel-queues-trigger-wfh-rotating-purchase-policy https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/10/2026_08_10_178495_1786347254.jpg Motorists wait to buy Pertalite gasoline at a gas station in Medan, North Sumatra, on July 16, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/14/france-submits-new-proposal-to-ban-social-media-for-under-15s https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179716_1789366275.jpg This photograph shows a set up smart-phone screen displaying the logo of main social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Reddit, Telegram, X, Bluesky, Tiktok and Whatsapp in Saint-Mande, east of Paris, on April 29, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/14/okinawa-election-win-may-give-tokyo-freer-hand-on-military-build-up https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179714_1789364462.jpg Genta Koja (front center) celebrates with his supporters after reports projected his victory in the Okinawa gubernatorial election in Naha, Okinawa prefecture on September 13, 2026. Koja won the September 13 gubernatorial election in Okinawa, Japan's southernmost prefecture, bringing into power a leader who approves a contentious US military base relocation plan for the first time in 12 years. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/14/houthis-yemen-advance-leaves-gulf-states-with-uncomfortable-choice https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179713_1789363741.JPG A satellite view shows a closer view of Perim Island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Yemen, September 13, 2026. Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reached the strategic island on September 11, according to four Yemeni government sources. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/14/ai-linked-asian-stocks-slump-after-top-lab-ceos-call-for-development-slowdown https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179712_1789362562.jpg This combination of pictures created on September 12, 2026 shows (left to right) Open AI CEO Sam Altman in Washington, DC, on May 8, 2025, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei in New York on December 3, 2025, and Elon Musk in Morristown, New Jersey, on March 22, 2025. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on September 12, 2026, called on artificial intelligence (AI) firms to slow down the development of the powerful technology, amid mounting worries over the risks of “superintelligent“ computer systems. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/14/korean-troops-for-the-us-israeli-war-against-iran https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179680_1789278119.jpg People protest against South Korea’s potential military involvement in the US operations in the Strait of Hormuz on Sept. 9 in Seoul. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/14/rescuers-searching-for-129-people-still-missing-after-java-sea-accident https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179707_1789358347.jpg Survivors of the Virgo Transport 8 passenger ferry, which capsized September 13 carrying 213 passengers and 30 crew while en route from Banjarmasin to Surabaya, wait to disembark following their rescue at the port in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, on September 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/14/electing-a-new-who-boss-an-opportunity-for-indonesia-and-the-world https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/08/2026_05_08_175510_1778225959.jpg Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin delivers a presentation on April 20 during a meeting with House of Representatives Commission IX at the Senayan parliamentary complex, Jakarta. The meeting discussed the handling of extraordinary outbreaks of measles and other infectious diseases, as well as an evaluation of the national immunization program. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/14/oil-prices-jump-more-than-2-percent-after-new-strikes-on-saudi-strait-of-hormuz https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/12/2026_09_12_179670_1789224638.JPG This Planet Labs PBC satellite image shows damage to the East-West pipeline facility in the Hejaz Region, Saudi Arabia, on Sept. 11, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/14/the-program-redesign-the-imf-needs https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179681_1789280831.jpg Banners decorate the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington on April 13, the first day of the 2026 Spring Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group (WBG). https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/14/skepticism-around-green-ridehailing-how-to-gain-riders-trust https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/03/27/2026_03_27_174074_1774606642.jpg An online motorcycle transportation driver drops off a passenger on Jan. 14, 2026, in front of a shopping mall in East Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/14/cyber-resilience-requires-fixing-indonesias-old-tech https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/14/2026_08_14_178672_1786700583.jpeg People walk near DayOne data center at Nongsa Digital Park (NDP) on July 20 in Batam city, Riau Islands. Batam has attracted at least 16 new data centers in various stages, despite limited utility infrastrucutre of clean water and electricity. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/14/jakarta-to-expand-satpol-pp-amid-staffing-gaps https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/12/2026_09_12_179673_1789226906.jpg Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) personnel sit in the agency's patrol car on Jan. 10, 2024, in Jakarta. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/12/2026_09_12_179674_1789226906.jpg Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) personnel chase away a homeless man on Nov. 3, 2024, in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/14/six-killed-129-missing-after-ferry-capsizes-off-java https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179704_1789345198.jpg Rescue teams prepare to evacuate victims of the Virgo Transport 8 passenger ferry, which capsized while carrying 243 people on its route to Banjarmasin from Surabaya, at the port hall before heading to a hospital in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan on September 13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/14/wildfire-emissions-may-cause-indonesia-to-miss-climate-target https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179676_1789237205.jpg A Manggala Agni forest firefighter struggles to extinguish a forest and peatland fire on Saturday in Rambutan village, Ogan Ilir regency, South Sumatra. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179675_1789237155.jpg Environmental activists march as they criticize the 10 years of then-President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration for worsening the climate crisis and creating a crisis of democracy on Sept. 27, 2024, during the Global Climate Strike 2024 in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/14/the-benefit-of-the-doubt-has-expired https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/05/2026_04_05_174351_1775383609.jpg A boy is treated for food poisoning at a Jakarta hospital on April 4, 2026, after consuming food provided via the government’s free nutritious meal program. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/14/analysis-tighter-food-import-controls-squeeze-producers https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/11/2026_09_11_179629_1789119966.jpg A worker rinses soybeans on Feb. 5, 2026, at a tofu factory in Surabaya, East Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/14/two-free-meal-poisoning-victims-from-n-sumatra-treated-in-jakarta https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/14/2026_08_14_178684_1786713385.JPG Participants in a protest by a civil society coalition known as MBG Watch display a poster reading “Free Nutritious Meals and Red-and-White Village Cooperatives = Vampires of the State Budget” on Aug. 14 outside the National Nutrition Agency, or BGN, office in Central Jakarta. The protest was held to voice public concerns and criticize government budget policies, particularly the free nutritious meal program, amid continuing reports of food poisoning in several regions. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/14/prabowo-calls-for-global-south-brics-unity-amid-fragmented-world-order https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179689_1789300999.jpg In this photo distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, President Prabowo Subianto arrives on Saturday before the start of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. (Photo by Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL / AFP) https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179688_1789300999.jpg In this photo distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) shakes hands with President Prabowo Subianto on Saturday during a welcome ceremony before the start of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/14/police-tests-x-fire-to-fight-forest-fires-at-peatland-in-riau https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179687_1789292726.jpg A noncommissioned police officer (left) sprays the X Fire solution over a peatland area on Friday while an officer observes the spraying in Sering village, Pangkalan Kerinci district in Pelalawan regency, Riau. Made by the National Police's Logistics Staff and the Mobile Brigade (Brimob), the solution is made from a mixture of crude palm oil (CPO) and tapioca flour and is expected to contain forest fires by cutting oxygen supply. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/14/the-much-needed-disaster-budget https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/06/2026_09_06_179467_1788680226.jpeg Anak Krakatau volcano emits smoke on Sept. 5 in Lampung, documented by a team from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation at Indonesia’s Geological Agency. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/13/soe-dividend-grab-tests-danantaras-mandate https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178520_1786421096.jpg A woman walks on Aug. 11 past the Wisma Danantara Indonesia building on Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto in South Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/13/myanmar-says-un-envoy-illegitimate-ahead-of-credentials-decision https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179686_1789291271.jpg Myanmar's ambassador to the UN Kyaw Moe Tun has rejected the military coup that has plunged the country into civil war. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/13/xi-pushes-greater-brics-economic-ties https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179685_1789290846.jpg In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony before the start of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/13/yemens-houthis-take-over-strait-vital-to-global-shipping https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179684_1789282867.jpg Fighters loyal to the Houthi authorities, march during a rally to recruit more fighters, in Sanaa on September 10, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/13/china-russia-india-seek-economic-cooperation-at-brics https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179683_1789282090.jpg In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, leaders of participating countries gather for a family photograph during the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/13/rescuers-searching-for-140-people-from-passenger-ship-in-java-sea https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179682_1789281509.jpg Relatives of affected passengers look on as a National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) officer writes updates on a whiteboard amid ongoing rescue operations on the stricken Virgo Transport 8 ferry, at Trisakti Bandarmasih Port in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, on September 13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/13/indonesia-china-eye-cooperation-to-boost-3-million-homes-program https://img.jakpost.net/c/2018/03/13/2018_03_13_42143_1520923471.jpg Laundry is hung out to dry on March 13, 2018, at Rusunawa Marunda in North Jakarta, among the low-cost rental apartments with the highest number of tenants in rent arrears. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/09/13/widows-bay-the-pitt-favorites-for-emmys-night https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/09/14/2024_09_14_154871_1726260395.jpg An Emmy statue is seen ahead of the 74th Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, on Sept. 12, 2022. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/13/indias-modi-and-chinas-xi-push-business-links-border-peace-as-ties-revive https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179679_1789266671.JPG Warming ties: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday at Bharat Mandapam, the venue of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/13/brics-nations-call-for-maximum-restraint-in-middle-east-war https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179677_1789261189.jpg In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, (left to right) Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, UAE's Supreme Council for National Security Secretary-General Ali Mohamed Hammad Al Shamsi, Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, China's President Xi Jinping, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian and Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pose for a family photo during the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/13/ministry-ready-to-repatriate-five-orangutan-babies-found-in-india https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/11/2026_09_11_179636_1789134310.jpg This photo taken on Tuesday and released by the Odisha Forest Department shows orangutans sitting next to bananas upon their rescue by officials at the Ranakatha Protected Reserved Forest in Balasore district, in India's Odisha state. Indian officials rescued five baby orangutans in an eastern forest, a state minister said, with authorities suspecting they were trafficked into the country from Southeast Asia. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/12/saudis-shut-down-oil-pipeline-as-houthis-tighten-grip-on-red-sea-shipping https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/12/2026_09_12_179670_1789224638.JPG This Planet Labs PBC satellite image shows damage to the East-West pipeline facility in the Hejaz Region, Saudi Arabia, on Sept. 11, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/09/12/openais-software-targeted-another-site-before-hugging-face https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/05/29/2023_05_29_138863_1685371060.jpg A photo taken on March 31, 2023 in Manta, near Turin, shows a smartphone displaying the logo of the artificial intelligence OpenAI research laboratory. Italy's privacy watchdog said on March it had blocked the controversial robot ChatGPT, saying the artificial intelligence app did not respect user data and could not verify users' age. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/09/12/gaza-film-malkovich-drama-vie-for-venice-top-prize https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/12/2026_09_12_179667_1789188876.jpg People walk in front of the Palazzo del Cinema during the 83rd International Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido, Venice, Italy on Sept. 10, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/12/israel-lebanon-talks-in-rome-delayed-to-october-us-official https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/12/2026_09_12_179668_1789189231.jpg This photograph taken from the southern Lebanese village of al-Haniyya shows smoke as it rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the village of al-Mansouri on Sept. 10, 2026.