https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/24/asean-ends-ministerial-talks-with-push-for-stronger-cooperation https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/24/2026_07_24_177970_1784895280.JPG Philippines Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro and other leaders attend a group photo session during the High-Level Conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, on July 24, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/24/indonesia-seeks-better-us-tariff-terms-after-10-forced-labor-duty https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/23/2026_01_23_171744_1769151180.jpeg Two tug boats pull a cargo ship on Jan. 20 carrying four containers holding hazardous e-waste to the United States at Batu Ampar Port in Batam, Riau Islands. The port previously held 914 containers holding hazardous and toxic containers that had to be re-exported to its country of origin, the United States. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/24/middle-east-crude-premiums-surge-asian-refiners-seeking-alternatives https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/24/2026_07_24_177965_1784884021.jpg A handout picture released by the Marine Nationale (French Navy) on May 6, 2026 shows the French Navy's Carrier Strike Group that includes the flagship aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (unseen) and its escort transiting the Suez Canal en route to the southern Red Sea to pre-position for a possible mission to restore navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/24/singapore-dismisses-claims-of-taking-advantage-of-indonesias-weakening-economy https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/24/2026_07_24_177963_1784873948.jpg A car carrying Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong arrives at the Merdeka Palace in Central Jakarta on July 6 ahead of the annual leaders retreat between the prime minister and President Prabowo Subianto, in which both leaders discuss bilateral ties between the two countries. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/24/2026_07_24_177962_1784873948.jpg President Prabowo Subianto (right) and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (left) deliver a joint press statement at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on July 6 after the annual leaders retreat between the two countries. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/24/constitutional-court-rules-unused-internet-quota-must-remain-active-usable https://img.jakpost.net/c/2018/03/02/2018_03_02_41594_1519983706.jpg Prepaid SIM cards now can still be registered through text message, internet or nearby cellular operator outlet. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/24/prabowo-callssome-journalistscriticslondo-ireng https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/24/2026_07_24_177961_1784870374.jpg President Prabowo Subianto delivers a speech on Thursday during the 28th anniversary celebration of the National Awakening Party (PKB) in Jakarta. Held under the theme “A New Direction for the Constitutional Economic Mandate“, the event reaffirmed the party's commitment to supporting the government in strengthening Indonesia's economy. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/24/china-australia-to-get-special-treatment-in-export-earnings-policy https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/04/28/2025_04_28_162260_1745835566.jpeg Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto addresses a press briefing at the State Palace in Central Jakarta on April 28, 2025, after a meeting with President Prabowo Subianto on ongoing tariff negotiations with the United States. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/24/japan-asean-navigating-our-future-together https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/22/2026_07_22_177890_1784714051.jpg Timor Leste's Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas (from left), 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 ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila on July 22, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/24/tobacco-industry-opposes-new-sweeping-controls-belated-clarity https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/01/18/2024_01_18_146480_1705541016.jpg A worker shows hand-rolled ‘kretek’ (clove cigarettes) on Jan. 4, 2024, at a cigarette factory in Kudus, Central Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/24/why-asean-pacific-islands-states-must-forge-a-strategic-front 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/2026/07/24/fuel-shortages-prompt-nationwide-crackdown-on-subsidized-fuel-misuse https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/17/2026_07_17_177722_1784252112.jpg Motorists wait to buy Pertalite gasoline at a gas station in Medan, North Sumatra, on July 16, 2026. PT Pertamina Patra Niaga is seeking to normalize long queues by extending operating hours to 24 hours and deploying 30 additional fuel tanker trucks to distribute fuel to gas stations across North Sumatra. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/24/oil-settles-over-100-as-houthi-attacks-intensify-middle-east-supply-risks https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/08/2026_07_08_177396_1783478551.jpg The 'Al-Yarmouk' oil tanker sails in the Arabian Gulf waters, off the coast of Kuwait City on June 27, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/24/opm-rebels-kill-three-indigenous-papuans https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/23/2026_07_23_177942_1784809887.jpg A group of rebels from the West Papua National Liberation Army-Papua Freedom Organization (TPNPB-OPM) gather on Tuesday behind a couple, identified as Kumis Kogoya and Seli Wenda, before their execution-style killing along Trans Papua Highway in Seradala District, Yahukimo regency, Papua Highlands. The rebels killed a total of three civilians in execution-style shootings, accusing the victims of being intelligence agents for the Indonesian government. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/24/securing-public-trust-in-indonesiasingapore-clean-energy-cooperation https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/06/2026_07_06_177321_1783332145.JPG President Prabowo Subianto (right) gestures next to Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong during a joint press conference after their meeting at the Presidential Palace complex in Jakarta on July 6, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/07/24/jakarta-provoke-2026-brings-contemporary-art-outdoors-to-menteng-park https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/23/2026_07_23_177934_1784796868.jpeg Art in the park: Visitors view artworks on July 17, 2026, at Jakarta Provoke! 2026 in Menteng Park, South Jakarta. The outdoor exhibition features 25 works by 25 artists, curated by 25 curators. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/23/2026_07_23_177935_1784796868.jpeg 'Becak’ reimagined: Becak-Ruang Bersiasat #2 – Ruang Publik, an installation by Jimmy Silaen, is displayed at Jakarta Provoke! 2026 in Menteng Park, South Jakarta, which runs through July 26, 2026. Made from recycled becak rickshaws arranged as public seating, the installation explores sustainability and the role of shared urban spaces. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/23/2026_07_23_177936_1784796868.jpg Betawi in motion: Kembang Goyang by Awan Simatupang is displayed at Jakarta Provoke! 2026 in Menteng Park, South Jakarta, in this undated photograph. The kinetic sculpture draws inspiration from kembang goyang, the traditional Betawi flower-shaped pastry whose name literally means “shaking flower.“ https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/24/abadi-masela-redefining-indo-pacific-lng-geopolitics https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/19/2026_07_19_177790_1784470607.jpeg Heavy equipment is used at the groundbreaking site for the Abadi Masela LNG project in Tanimbar Islands, Maluku, on July 16, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/24/us-unveils-new-tariffs-on-60-partners-as-trump-rebuilds-trade-agenda https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/30/2026_05_30_176213_1780109061.jpg US President Donald Trump reacts during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 27, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/24/childrens-day-spotlights-protection-flaws https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/10/2026_07_10_177472_1783662574.jpg Children play on June 26 at the Pasar Rumput low-cost apartment complex (rusun) in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/24/why-indonesia-needs-an-accountable-developmental-state https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/03/12/2026_03_12_173628_1773330593.jpg President Prabowo Subianto delivers his remarks during the first anniversary celebration of state asset fund Danantara at Wisma Danantara in Jakarta, on March 11, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/24/analysis-domestic-bottlenecks-in-ris-electricity-export-strategy https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/23/2026_07_23_177921_1784788242.jpg A technician performs maintenance work on a solar power system in Minas, Riau. (Photo:/R. Berto Wedhatama) https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/24/cabinet-seating-change-fuels-questions-over-prabowo-gibran-dynamics https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/23/2026_07_23_177940_1784805834.jpeg Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka (right), sits with coordinating ministers and cabinet ministers on Monday during a plenary cabinet meeting at the State Palace in Jakarta. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/23/2026_07_23_177941_1784806301.jpg President Prabowo Subianto leads a plenary cabinet meeting on Monday at the State Palace in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/24/asean-urges-safe-transit-through-hormuz 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 on July 22 in Pasay, Metro Manila. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/13/2026_07_13_177568_1783922857.jpg Cargo ships anchor near the Strait of Hormuz in the waters off Khor Fakkan Port in the eastern United Arab Emirates, in this video still from AFPTV footage taken on July 12, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/24/two-riau-islands-cooperatives-halt-operations-over-financial-struggles https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/11/2026_07_11_177522_1783783652.jpg Three children walk past a Red and White Cooperative outlet on July 11 that has yet to begin operations in Ternate, North Maluku. The Indonesian government aims to have 40,000 cooperatives operating by the end of 2026 as part of efforts to strengthen rural economies, complete cooperative facilities and prepare professional staff to manage the program. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/24/financial-hub-on-shaky-ground https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/23/2026_07_23_177914_1784780745.jpg People wait at the Sudirman Central Business District (SCBD) bus shelter in South Jakarta on Sept. 2, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/23/no-serious-investors-yet-for-90-day-oil-reserve-plan-govt-says https://img.jakpost.net/c/2016/04/03/2016_04_03_2224_1459689325.jpg An oil storage facility is pictured in Tanjung Sekong, Banten, on March 23, 2016. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/23/us-fbi-director-patel-returns-looted-papuan-artifacts-to-prabowo https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/23/2026_07_23_177938_1784797693.jpg President Prabowo Subianto (center) greets Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel (right) during a meeting on July 22 at Prabowo's private residence at Jl. Kertanegara in South Jakarta. At the meeting, Prabowo discussed the repatriation of artifacts smuggled from Indonesia to the United States. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/23/2026_07_23_177937_1784797693.jpg Four Papuan stone artifacts returned by United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel to the Indonesian government are displayed on the sidelines of his meeting on July 22 with President Prabowo Subianto at the latter's private residence at Jl. Kertanegara in South Jakarta. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/23/2026_07_23_177939_1784805450.jpg This handout photo taken and released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP) on July 22, 2026 shows Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet (right) meeting with United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/23/google-hit-with-1b-fine-by-eu-in-talks-to-avoid-more-penalties https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/11/22/2025_11_22_169317_1763780512.JPG The Google logo is seen through broken glass in this illustration photo created on Jan. 25, 2023. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/23/deadly-wildfires-force-thousands-from-homes-in-parts-of-europe https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/23/2026_07_23_177927_1784792329.jpg Residents look at the sky illuminated by wildfires in Le Porge, south-western France early on July 23, 2026. A fast-moving wildfire has burned 900 hectares north of Arcachon Bay in southwestern France, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,000 residents and tourists. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/07/23/killer-whales-orcas-blow-fish-to-bits-for-fun-study-finds https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/23/2026_07_23_177923_1784791003.jpg Orcas (Killer Whale) chase a baitball of herring near Spildra Island, Northern Norway, on November 6, 2025. Between October and January billion of herrings gather in northern Norway fjords to feed. Orcas and Humpback whales chase them to meet their needs of fat and proteins. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/23/indonesia-vaccine-coverage-rises-despite-challenges-un-report https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/14/2026_05_14_175722_1778776362.jpg A health worker prepares a measles-rubella vaccine on April 6, 2026, at an integrated health services post (Posyandu) amid a measles outbreak due to low vaccination coverage in Cikukuk, West Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/23/telkom-group-strengthens-indonesias-digital-sovereignty-via-nongsa-changi-cable https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/23/2026_07_23_177933_1784796447.jpg (Courtesy of Telkom Indonesia) https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/23/chinese-firm-breaks-ground-on-317m-electric-excavator-plant https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/23/2026_07_23_177920_1784787753.jpg LiuGong Machinery Indonesia's Final Technical Skills Competition 2024 proceeds on Oct. 17-18, 2024, at the company's Customer Experience Center in collaboration with Jakarta State Polytechnic (PNJ). https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/23/china-fires-water-cannon-on-philippine-ship-at-scarborough-shoal-manila-says https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/23/2026_07_23_177924_1784791354.JPG Philippine Navy personnel and China Coast Guard personnel clash near a grounded Philippine warship at Second Thomas Shoal, in the South China Sea, July 20, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/23/modi-vows-punishment-for-exam-fraud-fueling-india-protests https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/23/2026_07_23_177926_1784791556.jpg A Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporter shouts slogans at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on July 23, 2026 during the ongoing protest to demand the resignation of India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged NEET exam irregularities. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 23 vowed “stringent punishment“ for those involved in exam fraud that has fueled student anger, in his first direct comments tied to major protests challenging his government. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/23/credit-growth-accelerates-further-to-12-67-in-june https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/05/02/2025_05_02_162346_1746155707.jpg A buyer pays his bill using Quick Response Indonesia Standard (QRIS) code at a street foodstall on Jl. Ampera Raya in South Jakarta on Feb. 6, 2021. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/23/mrt-jakarta-to-reach-monas-next-year-as-stations-near-completion https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/23/2026_07_23_177915_1784781388.JPG The National Monument (Monas) is framed beyond the silhouette of a construction worker inside the underground tunnel of the Jakarta MRT Phase 2A Contract Package 201 project in Jakarta on July 22, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/23/2026_07_23_177917_1784781391.JPG A construction worker works inside the underground tunnel of the Phase 2A Contract Package 201 section of the Jakarta MRT project in Jakarta on July 22, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/23/asean-to-call-for-open-straits-as-us-iran-war-casts-shadow https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/22/2026_07_22_177894_1784724558.JPG Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) joins other foreign ministers during the Opening Statement of the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with China at the Philippine International Convention Centre in Manila, the Philippines, on July 22, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/23/southeast-asia-hosts-security-gathering-amid-middle-east-turmoil https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/23/2026_07_23_177922_1784790064.JPG Foreign ministers attend the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), part of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting, at the Philippine International Convention Center on July 23, 2026 in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/23/indonesia-braces-for-new-trade-measures-as-us-temporary-tariff-expires https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/05/2026_02_05_172254_1770282206.jpg Workers load and unload containers at the Tanjung Priok International Export-Import Port in Jakarta on Feb. 4, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/23/stop-policing-ai-in-the-classroom-start-teaching-it https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/17/2026_04_17_174828_1776436758.jpg A new law school graduate poses for a photo on April 16, 2026, in front of the statue of noted legal scholar Djokosoetono, the founding dean of the University of Indonesia Faculty of Law in Depok, West Java.