https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/08/08/vietnam-keep-title-defence-on-track-in-asean-championship-as-singapore-advance https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/08/2026_08_08_178441_1786154734.jpg Vietnam's Nguyen Hai Long (#18) vies for the ball with Cambodia's Hikaru Mizuno (#5) during the 2026 ASEAN Championship group stage soccer match between Vietnam and Cambodia at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam on August 7, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/08/tearing-down-the-currency-wall https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/02/02/2025_02_02_159857_1738473995.jpg A worker produces photovoltaic (PV) modules for solar panels on Jan. 23, 2025, in a factory in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/08/us-indonesian-first-responders-share-expertise-in-pacific-partnership https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/07/2026_08_07_178421_1786101550.jpeg Guardsmen from the Hawaii Army National Guard's 7th Engineer Battalion observe as Indonesian first responders scale down a giant wall to simulate vertical rescue during the Pacific Partnership 2026 exercise at the Sibolga Search and Rescue Agency (SAR) office in Pandan, Central Tapanuli, North Sumatra, on July 24, 2026. The disaster mitigation exercise also included water rescue and a table-top exercise on disaster response. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/07/2026_08_07_178422_1786101550.jpeg Participants from Pacific Partnership 2026 hold a publich health event on oral health at SD Tri Ratna elementary school in Sibolga city, North Sumatra, on July 24, 2026.The participating countries for Pacific Partnership in Indonesia included the US, Australia, Canada, Germany and Singapore. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/08/what-kind-of-leaders-does-indonesia-want https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/31/2026_07_31_178165_1785485050.jpg Manager candidates of the Red and White Cooperatives march in full camo outfits on July 31, 2026, prior to attending the closing ceremony for the Defense Ministry’s Bachelor of Indonesian Development Drivers (SPPI) degree program at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in East Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/08/saudi-arabia-turkey-pakistan-sign-defence-pact-amid-regional-war https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/08/2026_08_08_178440_1786151041.jpg This handout photograph taken and released by Pakistan's Prime Minister's Office on August 7, 2026 shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (center), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif posing after signing the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defense agreement on August 7 amid violence in the region from Houthi attacks and the US-Iran war. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/08/indonesias-energy-transition-leaves-coal-communities-struggling-to-adapt https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/07/2026_08_07_178420_1786098868.jpg Asnili, a resident of Pulau Panggung village, Muara Enim regency, South Sumatra, searches for gravel in the Enim River to earn a living on July 21, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/08/building-an-asean-that-delivers-why-centrality-requires-capacity https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/21/2026_07_21_177856_1784640268.JPG Foreign Minister Sugiono (third right) stands with his regional counterparts (from left) Myanmar's Hau Khan Sum, Malaysia’s Mohamad Hasan, Thailand's Vijavat Isarabhakdi, Timor-Leste's Bendito dos Santos Freitas, Vietnam's deputy minister Dang Hoang Giang, the Philippine’s Theresa Lazaro, Singapore's Vivian Balakrishnan, Brunei's Prince Abdul Mateen Bolkiah, Cambodia's Prak Sokhonn and Laos' Thongsavanh Phomvihane, along with ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn (right), for a “family photo” on July 21, 2026, during the opening ceremony of the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) in Manila. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/08/analysis-panda-bond-success-tests-its-geopolitical-balancing-act https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/07/2026_08_07_178412_1786087000.jpg A bank employee counts Chinese renminbi notes next to US dollar bills on Jan. 25, 2023, at a Kasikornbank branch in Bangkok. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/07/asean-at-59-faces-defining-moment https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/22/2026_07_22_177890_1784714051.jpg Timor Leste's Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas, Vietnam Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, Brunei Foreign Minister Abdul Mateen Bolkiah, Indonesia's Foreign Minister Sugiono, Laos Foreign Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane, Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, Myanmar Permanent Secretary Hau Khan Sum and ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn join hands during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila on July 22, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/08/nearly-1000-weapons-found-at-south-jakarta-school https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/07/2026_08_07_178423_1786106765.jpg A no weapons sign is seen on the window inside a Transjakarta bus in this undated photo. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/08/asean-at-59-time-to-deliver https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/03/2026_07_03_177234_1783058454.jpg Stagehands arrange microphones on May 8, 2026, prior to the opening ceremony for the 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu, the Philippines. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/07/poverty-falls-but-the-line-is-too-low-economists-say https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/19/2026_06_19_176826_1781852155.jpg A girl arranges piles of discarded shell waste on Oct. 25, 2025, in the Cilincing area of North Jakarta. Child labor remains a challenge facing the country’s poverty alleviation drive. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/07/meat-packer-jbs-to-partner-danantara-arm-in-joint-venture https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/01/2026_07_01_177182_1782889440.jpg The Wisma Danantara Indonesia building of Indonesian asset fund Danantara is pictured on Jl. Jenderal Sudirman in Central Jakarta on July 8, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/07/between-the-commodification-of-nature-and-biocultural-violence https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/07/2026_08_07_178417_1786095488.jpg The Kasepuhan Pasir Eurih community in Sindanglaya village, Serang regency, Banten. Indonesia is home to thousands of indigenous communities who live closely with nature. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/07/2026_08_07_178416_1786095488.jpg Turmeric roots in Sebau village, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. Indonesia’s indigenous communities believe that nature is not a resource but a fellow living entity that has intrinsic value. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/07/2026_08_07_178415_1786095488.jpg Padaidori fishermen in the Padaido Islands, Papua. Indigenous communities need recognition of customary territories, certainty of tenure rights, protection from criminalization and direct access to funding. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/07/indonesia-battles-mount-bromo-wildfire-as-el-nino-takes-root https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/07/2026_08_07_178414_1786095138.jpg Officials from the East Java Provincial Disaster Management Agency fill a drone’s water tank to battle a wildfire in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park near Mount Bromo in Probolinggo, East Java, on August 6, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/07/thai-teen-kills-8-in-rampage-at-home-and-school-before-shooting-himself https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/07/2026_08_07_178413_1786094328.jpg Students' belongings are left at the scene of a school shooting as forensic police walk past in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi province, north of Thailand's capital Bangkok, on August 7, 2026. A teenage suspect killed his grandparents before shooting dead at least six more people at a school near Bangkok on August 7, police said. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/07/dollar-drifts-higher-as-traders-eye-iran-talks-ahead-of-us-jobs-data https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/06/2026_07_06_177312_1783310365.JPG Lee Seok Jin, manager of Financial Markets Division and FX Platform Business Dept, eats dinner while working a late-night shift in preparation for the launch of South Korea's 24-hour won-dollar trading market from July 6, at Hana Bank's dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, on June 16, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/07/the-right-lurch-of-malaysia-asean-should-watch-it-with-care https://img.jakpost.net/c/2022/11/14/2022_11_14_132193_1668426476.jpg A woman sits behind a window bearing the logo decal of the Election Commission of Malaysia on Oct. 20, 2022, at its headquarters in Putrajaya, the country’s administrative center. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/07/uncertainty-reveals-indonesias-consumer-strength https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/11/06/2025_11_06_168673_1762419152.jpg A warung keeper standing behind the cashier, managing daily sales of basic goods on Nov. 5, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2026/08/07/what-does-an-italian-summer-taste-like https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/06/2026_08_06_178385_1785997381.png https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/06/2026_08_06_178386_1785997381.png https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/07/food-waste-issue-looms-over-free-meals-rollout https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/06/2026_08_06_178394_1786019436.jpg West Aceh Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Agus Sulistianto (right) inpects the food preparation for the free nutritious meal program at a kitchen managed by the West Aceh Police in West Aceh regency, Aceh on Aug. 6, 2026. The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) requires all free meal kitchen to have hygiene and sanitation certificates (SLHS) by Aug. 10 to avoid permanent closure. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/06/2026_08_06_178393_1786019436.jpg National Nutrition Agency (BGN) head Sudaryono eats a meal package distributed under the free nutritious meal scheme with pupils of SD Bantarjati 09 state elementary school in Bogor, West Java on July 24, 2026. President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated Sudaryono as the new BGN head to replace Nanik S. Deyang, who resigned from the position citing health issues. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/07/independence-still-eludes-marginal-farmers https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/11/27/2025_11_27_169488_1764223748.jpg Farmers work on paddy fields on Nov. 20, 2025, in Lhoknga, Aceh. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/07/world-bank-offers-750-million-guarantee-for-indonesia-loans-program https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/09/21/2024_09_21_155098_1726933171.jpg The World Bank Group headquarters building in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2023. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/07/us-consulate-construction-in-medan-halted-as-us-plans-withdrawal https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/06/2026_08_06_178389_1786006128.jpg United States Ambassador to Jakarta Sung Yong Kim (right) signs a plaque marking the beginning of construction for the US Consulate in Medan on Nov. 17, 2021. The US has had a consulate in Medan since 1949 serving all 10 provinces on Sumatra Island. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/07/foreign-aids-next-chapter-better-delivery-not-retreat https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/06/2026_08_06_178373_1785990191.jpg Remnants of signage for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are seen on Dec. 29, 2025, on the facade of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center building in Washington, DC. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/08/07/between-melting-and-weaving-dawn-ng-and-marcos-kueh-shape-time https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/06/2026_08_06_178381_1785995812.jpg Melting moments: An overall view of Atlantis II (2026) by Singaporean artist Dawn Ng is displayed at the Where Are We in Time: A Season Across Shifting Landscapes exhibition at Museum MACAN in Central Jakarta. The exhibition runs until Oct. 4, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/06/2026_08_06_178380_1785995811.jpg Fleeting traces: A close-up reveals the intricate surface of Dawn Ng's Atlantis II, a 540 centimeter by 845 cm work created with melted ink on calligraphy paper. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/06/2026_08_06_178382_1785995812.jpg Interlaced: Kenyalang Circus (2023) by Malaysian artist Marcos Kueh is on display at the Where Are We in Time: A Season Across Shifting Landscapes exhibition at Museum MACAN in Central Jakarta until Oct. 4, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/07/americas-israel-debate-has-changed-indonesia-must-notice https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/06/2026_08_06_178370_1785983066.jpg People join an Al Quds Day rally in New York’s Times Square on March 13, 2026, to express support for Palestinians and object to the United States and Israel’s strikes on Iran. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/07/indonesia-calls-for-united-front-against-israeli-violations-in-jerusalem https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/06/2026_08_06_178392_1786012929.jpeg Second Deputy Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir attends an emergency meeting of foreign ministers from Arab and Muslim countries on Aug. 5, 2026, in Amman. The meeting was hosted by Jordan to reaffirm the kingdom’s custodianship of Jerusalem’s holy sites amid escalating Israeli incursions in occupied East Jerusalem. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/07/analysis-prabowos-kssk-plus-coordination-or-quiet-control https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/06/2026_08_06_178376_1785994136.jpg Wisma Danantara Indonesia stands out on Jl. Jenderal Sudirman, Central Jakarta, on July 8, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/07/independence-day-logo-becomes-protest-canvas https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/06/2026_08_06_178372_1785989653.jpg A logo marking the 81st anniversary of Indonesia’s independence is seen displayed at the Supreme Court building in Central Jakarta on Aug. 5, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/10/31/2025_10_31_168398_1761895945.jpg A demonstrator (center) waves a pirate flag from the Japanese anime 'One Piece', an internet trend used to criticize government policies, during a protest in in Surabaya on Aug. 30, 2025, following the death of an 'ojol' (online motorcycle transportation) driver who was run over by a police tactical vehicle during earlier rallies against low wages and financial perks for lawmakers in Jakarta on Aug. 28. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/07/govt-plans-new-ev-incentives-even-as-sales-soar https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/31/2026_07_31_178154_1785464091.jpg Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita (right) accompanied by PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia president director Nandi Julyanto (second right) and PT Toyota-Astra Motor vice president director Jap Ernando Demily, (third right) looks at a Toyota vehicle fueled with B50 biodiesel after opening the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) 2026 at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE) in BSD, Tangerang, Banten, on July 30, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/07/prabowos-push-for-binding-state-policy-guidelines-sparks-concerns https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/12/05/2025_12_05_169864_1764920738.jpg President Prabowo Subianto makes a gesture of greeting to members of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) on Aug. 15, 2025, as he mounts the stage to delivers his first State of the Nation Address at the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/07/fence-of-distrust https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/02/2026_08_02_178203_1785675413.JPG A visitor walks past a wall at the entrance of Kota Kasablanka shopping mall on Sunday in South Jakarta. A tall metal fence that had previously been installed in front of the mall's entrance and exit had been removed, based on observations made at the scene at about 11 a.m. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/07/17-injured-in-riau-after-wild-monkey-attacks-in-residential-areas https://img.jakpost.net/c/2017/08/05/2017_08_05_30666_1501937444.jpg A long-tailed monkey (macaca fascicularis) is seen at the Bama Beach in Baluran, Situbondo, East Java, on Aug. 3, 2017. Monkeys in the area look for food at the beach during low tide. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/07/kamulah-dunianya-the-moments-that-matter-during-mpasi https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/06/2026_08_06_178408_1786033436.jpg (Courtesy of Magnific.com) https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/06/2026_08_06_178409_1786033836.jpg (Courtesy of Kalbe Nutritionals) https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/06/child-vape-livestream-sparks-exploitation-concerns https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/06/2026_08_06_178374_1785993020.jpg A vendor arranges bottles of e-cigarette, or vape, liquids at a shop in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, on April 8, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/06/scientific-paper-promoting-free-meals-for-nobel-prize-raises-eyebrows https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/06/2026_08_06_178391_1786009770.jpg Students eat meal packages disbursed under the free nutritious meal program on Tuesday at SDN 106162 state elementary school in Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/06/surabaya-hosts-first-steel-cutting-for-scorpene-evolved-submarine https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/05/2026_07_05_177292_1783248278.jpg Naval Group's Indonesian production manager Vincent Vumont talks about the division of labor between the French shipyard and state-run shipyard PT PAL Indonesia in building Scorpene diesel-electric attack submarines during a press conference at the PT PAL's facilities in Surabaya on Thursday, July 2, 2026. Naval Group is acting as an advisor for the construction of two Scorpene Evolved submarines by PT PAL Indonesia. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/06/solid-fundamentals-mask-economic-hardship-felt-by-many-csis https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/12/20/2023_12_20_145596_1703008128.jpg A customer passes by a rack of sweetened drinks in a supermarket in Jakarta on Dec. 14, 2023. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/06/tni-successfully-holds-integrated-exercise-in-dabo-singkep https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/06/2026_08_06_178390_1786007509.jpeg Marines from the Indonesian Navy Marine Corps carry Defense Minister Gen. (hon) Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin on Wednesday after he received an honorary Marine Corps beret on the sidelines of the Indonesian Military (TNI) integrated exercise in Dabo Singkep, Lingga regency, in Riau Islands. Also receiving the beret was TNI deputy chief Tandyo Budi Revita, Army chief of staff Maruli Simanjuntak, Navy chief of staff Muhammad Ali, Air Force chief of staff Air Chief Marshal Mohamad Tony Harjono and chairman of House of Representatives Commission I Utut Adianto.