https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/07/jakarta-international-airport-extends-closure-after-anak-krakatau-eruption https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/07/2026_09_07_179485_1788752699.jpg Stranded passengers wait to request refunds after scheduled flights were canceled following the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau at Soekarno-Hatta airport in Tangerang on September 6, 2026. T https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/07/what-a-recordshattering-el-nio-means-for-the-worlds-weather https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/02/2026_09_02_179359_1788354076.jpg A firefighter from the Banjar Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) douses a peatland fire on Sept. 2, 2026, in Banjar regency, South Kalimantan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/the-weekend-digest/2026/09/07/the-quiet-chapter-the-society-of-silent-book-clubs https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/04/2026_09_04_179419_1788514244.png https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/04/2026_09_04_179420_1788514245.jpg https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/07/from-vladivostok-to-gunungkidul-indonesia-must-export-skills-not-just-workers https://img.jakpost.net/c/2021/06/17/2021_06_17_114439_1623929951.jpeg Indonesian seafarers line up for immigration clearance following their arrival at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on June 16, 2021. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/07/eight-airports-remain-shut-on-monday-due-to-volcanic-ash-from-anak-krakatau https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/06/2026_09_06_179466_1788680225.jpeg A drone view of Anak Krakatau volcano documented by a team from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation at Indonesia’s Geological Agency on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/07/asias-natural-disasters-must-not-become-financial-crises https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/01/2026_09_01_179223_1788241774.JPG A thick haze shrouds Metro Manila due to smoke from ongoing fires in Kalimantan, Indonesia, in this drone picture taken in Quezon City, Philippines, on Sept. 1, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/07/fresh-push-for-asset-forfeiture-bill-met-with-political-concerns https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/05/2026_09_05_179453_1788625339.jpg Rallygoers, led by members of the United Pati People's Alliance (AMPB), stage a protest on Aug. 27 in front of the Senayan legislative complex in Central Jakarta. They demand the passage of the long-awaited asset forfeiture bill and harsher punishment for corrupt officials. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/05/2026_09_05_179452_1788625339.jpg House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad (right) of the Gerindra Party shows a copy of the legislature's commitment letter to pass the asset forfeiture bill to representatives of the United Pati People's Alliance (AMPB) on Aug. 27 at the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta. The AMPB staged a protest in front of the legislative complex to demand the passage of the long-awaited asset forfeiture bill and harsher punishment for corrupt officials. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/09/06/a-legend-in-his-youth-ellyas-pical https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/06/2026_09_06_179465_1788675758.jpg The archive photo from The Jakarta Post captures Elly in action against Dominican boxer Cesar Polanco, who took the IBF title from him on Feb. 15, 1986, though Elly would reclaim the title in a rematch less than five months later on July 5. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/07/sowing-division-when-the-state-pits-citizens-against-citizens https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/01/2026_09_01_179226_1788261235.JPG Riot police are deployed outside the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta on Aug. 27, 2026, during a protest against government policies that also called for harsher penalties against corrupters. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/07/indonesia-vows-to-work-with-asean-members-on-haze https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/06/2026_09_06_179456_1788630771.jpg Activists gather on Sept. 4 in front of the Indonesian embassy in Kuala Lumpur to submit an official memorandum calling for transparency and corporate accountability across borders. Air quality in Malaysia deteriorated further from Sept. 1, as smoke from Indonesian forest fires drove up respiratory complaints and sent residents scrambling for protective masks. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/06/2026_09_06_179454_1788630656.jpg Fire engulfs a piece of land on Sept. 5 in Teluk Kecapi village, Ogan Ilir regency, South Sumatra. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/07/what-sby-and-jokowi-can-teach-prabowo-about-regaining-public-trust https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/13/2026_07_13_177576_1783934500.jpg President Prabowo Subianto inspects the implementation of the free nutritious meal program on June 2 at State Junior High School (SMPN) 111 Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/07/analysis-oil-and-gas-reform-accelerates-but-will-it-boost-production https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/05/2026_09_05_179446_1788543583.jpg Technicians install a component at a gas pressure reduction station in East Java belonging to Ophir Indonesia (Sampang) Pty. Ltd., in this undated file photo. The London-listed energy company was acquired in May 2019 by PT Medco Energi Internasional. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/07/police-investigate-fire-at-factory-at-sei-mangkei-sez-killing-three-workers https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/06/2026_09_06_179468_1788685243.jpg Aerial view of PT Evyap Sabun Indonesia factory at Sei Mangkei Special Economic Zone in Sei Mangkei village, Bosar Maligas district in Simalungun regency, North Sumatra, in this undated picture. Owned by Turkish personal care and hygiene items manufacturer Evyap, the Indonesian factory produces fatty acids, glycerine and esters. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/07/british-man-gets-9-years-compatriot-faces-8-for-bali-drug-charges https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/06/2026_09_06_179459_1788663746.jpeg British national Baath Jarnail Singh (left) is handcuffed at the Denpasar District Court on Sept. 1, 2026, after the court in Bali’s provincial capital sentenced him to nine years in prison and Rp 1 billion (US$56,600) or an additional 190 days behind bars for possessing more than 1.4 kilograms of cocaine. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/07/anak-krakatau-eruption-grounds-flights-blankets-vast-region https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/06/2026_09_06_179467_1788680226.jpeg Anak Krakatau puffs smoke on Sept. 5, 2026, documented by a team from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation at Indonesia’s Geological Agency. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/07/barelang-police-japanese-diplomat-hold-meeting-on-batam-security https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/06/2026_09_06_179464_1788674420.jpeg Batam Rempang and Galang (Barelang) City Police chief Sr. Comr. Anggoro Wicaksono (center) talks with Japanese Consulate General in Medan's security consul Komada Takayasu (second left) and staffer Ahmad Hanafi during a courtesy call on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, at Barelang City Police headquarters in Batam, Riau Islands. The meeting was aimed as a silaturahmi (goodwill visit) to get the latest information on the public order situations in Batam city. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/07/asean-unity-at-stake https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/21/2026_07_21_177857_1784640268.JPG Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro (center) hosts an informal consultation on July 21, 2026, during the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay, Metro Manila. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/06/new-data-rules-could-unlock-cross-border-data-flows https://img.jakpost.net/c/2022/08/31/2022_08_31_129470_1661931624.jpg A man types on a laptop keyboard in this undated illustration photo of data theft. Cases of stolen personal or public data being sold on online forums, have continued to rise worldwide. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/06/haze-emergency-grips-sarawak-town https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/06/2026_09_06_179469_1788694865.jpg An aerial view shows thick haze over Serian, a town in the Kuching Division of Sarawak, on the island of Borneo on September 5, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/06/moscow-not-ruling-out-trilateral-meeting-of-russian-us-and-chinese-leaders https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/01/21/2025_01_21_159524_1737430422.jpg Foreign Minister Sugiono (rear, second left) poses for a group photo with (front, from left to right) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other participants in the outreach/BRICS Plus format meeting during the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia on Oct. 24, 2024. (AFP/Alexander Nemenov/Pool) https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/06/ojk-to-impose-5-ownership-cap-on-idx-after-demutualization https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/10/2026_07_10_177475_1783666362.jpg The logo sign of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) reflects the sun on April 19, 2026, at the bourse’s headquarters in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/06/three-men-get-year-in-jail-for-trading-pangolin-scales https://img.jakpost.net/c/2020/02/07/2020_02_07_86234_1581080811.jpg A Sunda pangolin ('Manis javanica') pup clings to its mother's tail on Feb. 7, 2020, at Bali Zoo in Gianyar regency, Bali. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/06/job-growth-but-record-high-diesel-prices--trumps-midterms-mixed-bag https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/06/2026_09_06_179463_1788673421.jpg US President Donald Trump gestures as he walks to board Air Force One on Sept. 4, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump was traveling to New Jersey for the Labor Day holiday weekend. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/06/us-iranian-forces-fire-at-vessels-in-waters-near-iran https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/06/2026_09_06_179462_1788671890.jpg Vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on September 5, 2026. The United States said it struck and destroyed three Iranian oil tankers on September 5 in response to attempted missile attacks on naval vessels, in the latest exchange of fire since renewed hostilities flared between the foes. The new clashes, which began with US raids last week, come with both sides deadlocked in the six-month war as Iran keeps a stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz and Washington presses its counter-blockade of Iranian ports. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/06/soekarno-hatta-airport-suspends-operations-after-volcanic-eruption https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/06/2026_09_06_179460_1788665781.jpg Stranded passengers gather as they wait at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang on September 6, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/06/us-envoys-outlined-number-of-ideas-on-ending-ukraine-war-to-putin https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/06/2026_09_06_179458_1788662236.jpg In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (left), Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov (2nd left) and Russia's presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev (center) attend a meeting with US special envoy Steve Witkoff (2nd right) and US President's son-in-law Jared Kushner (3rd right) in Moscow on September 5, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/06/soekarno-hatta-airport-suspends-flights-due-to-ash-from-anak-krakatau https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/06/2026_09_06_179457_1788656039.JPG Mount Anak Krakatau volcano spews hot lava as seen from Pasauran village in Serang, Banten on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (Reuters/Rikardo). Usage: 0 https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/05/graft-scandals-expose-flaws-in-university-admissions https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/04/2026_09_04_179430_1788523888.jpg Jenderal Soedirman University (Unsoed) rector Akhmad Sodiq (second left) walks toward a detention vehicle on Aug. 22 after undergoing questioning at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in Jakarta. The KPK detained six suspects following a sting operation on Aug. 20, including Sodiq, vice rector for student affairs Norman Arie Prayogo, academic affairs head Eko Sumanto, private-sector individuals Dian Mulia Wardhana and Adi Wiharto, and Sodiq’s nephew Mulyono. The agency also seized Rp 650 million (US$37,000) in cash and Rp 99 million in bank funds allegedly linked to corruption in the university’s 2025-2026 student admissions. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/04/2026_09_04_179429_1788523888.jpg Acting rector of Jenderal Soedirman University (Unsoed) Ali Rokhman (right) speaks with students on Aug. 27 about their demands for greater transparency and an evaluation of campus bureaucracy at the university rectorate in Purwokerto, Central Java. Rokhman agreed to all eight demands put forward by the Unsoed Student Alliance and pledged to establish a task force comprising lecturers, staff and alumni to review the university’s bureaucracy and improve transparency. The task force is expected to begin work in September following the arrest of rector Akhmad Sodiq by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/05/africa-bigger-us-smaller-un-adopts-new-map https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/05/2026_09_05_179451_1788580574.jpg This handout graphic provided by Equal Earth shows the Equal Earth cartographic projection. The United Nations General Assembly voted on Sept. 4, 2026, to back a resolution spearheaded by several African countries to adopt a map that makes their continent bigger while shrinking North America and Europe, which aimed at “a more accurate representation“ of continental landmasses. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/05/panama-canal-begins-reducing-crossings-due-to-el-nino https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/05/2026_09_05_179450_1788579867.jpg The container ship CMA CGM Arctic, sailing under the Maltese flag, passes through the Cocoli Locks of the Panama Canal in Panama City, Panama on Sept. 3, 2026, ahead of reduced transit measures linked to the El Niño weather phenomenon that are set to come into force on Sept. 4. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/05/us-china-gear-up-for-mid-september-ai-safety-talks https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/29/2026_04_29_175200_1777433666.JPG A message reading “AI artificial intelligence,“ a keyboard and robot hands are seen in this illustration created on Jan. 27, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/05/doubts-cast-over-police-probe-into-jakarta-unrest https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/04/2026_09_04_179432_1788527702.jpg Jakarta Police general crimes director Sr. Comr. Iman Imanuddin (left) and spokesperson Sr. Comr. Budi Hermanto (right) shows face sketches of alleged perpetrators of unrest that led to the killing of 60-year-old mirror vendor Bambang Setiyawan in Pejompongan during a press briefing at the Jakarta Police headquarters in South Jakarta on Sept. 2, 2026. The police also named 47 suspects allegedly involved in the damaging of public facilities and other violent acts during the unrest. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/04/2026_09_04_179431_1788527702.jpg Journalists take pictures of pieces of evidence seized by the police during the unrest in Jakarta during a press briefing at the Jakarta Police headquarters in South Jakarta on Sept. 2, 2026. During the unrest that followed a protest in front of the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta on Aug. 27, the police arrested 322 people allegedly involved in violent acts and damaging of public facilities. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/05/sydney-sweats-in-spring-hot-spell-faces-extreme-bushfire-risk https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/05/2026_09_05_179449_1788579066.JPG A man walks through a park with the Sydney Opera House in the background on the first day of spring in Sydney, Australia, on Sept. 1, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/05/us-midterms-begin-with-chaos-over-mail-voting-crackdown https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/05/2026_09_05_179448_1788578882.jpg Signage directs voters at a polling place in the Tamarack Nature Center on Aug. 11, 2026 in White Bear Township, Minnesota, the United States, with Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) are vying for Minnesota's Democratic nomination for US Senate in the primary election. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/05/israel-emptying-west-bank-refugee-camps-could-be-crime-against-humanity-un https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/05/2026_09_05_179447_1788571521.jpg Israeli army soldiers carry out a military operation at the Askar camp for Palestinian refugees, east of Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Sept. 4, 2026. Violence has surged in the West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967, since the start of the war in Gaza sparked by Hamas's October 2023 attack on Israel. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/05/army-deployed-as-mt-sinabungs-activity-increases https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/03/2026_09_03_179381_1788409307.JPG A motorcyclist rides through Kutarayat village, Karo, North Sumatra, as Mount Sinabung volcano erupts in the background on Sept. 2, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/09/05/names-in-our-veins-two-generations-one-inherited-history https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/03/2026_09_03_179394_1788439594.jpg Writing through darkness: A combination of images shows "Writing in the Dark Rain" (2025), a single-channel video work by FX Harsono in which the artist writes against a dark backdrop streaked with paint. The work is part of Names in Our Veins, on display from Sept. 3 to Jan. 3, 2027, at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam in the Netherlands. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/03/2026_09_03_179395_1788439595.jpg Layered memories: An installation view shows Vincent Ruijters’ "Kuburan" (2026), flanked by FX Harsono’s video works "Writing in the Rain" (2011) and "Writing in the Dark Rain" (2025), in this undated photo. The works are part of Names in Our Veins, on display at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/05/one-orangutan-dies-more-rescued-as-wildfire-rages https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/04/2026_09_04_179415_1788504102.JPG Sempurna, an adult male Bornean orangutan, receives emergency treatment after being rescued at an oil palm plantation near an area affected by wildfires in Kuala Satong village, Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan on Aug. 30, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/04/2026_09_04_179428_1788521495.jpg Smoke from wildfires blankets Lanjak village in Kapuas Hulu regency, West Kalimantan, on Sept. 4, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/05/analysis-external-debt-rises-current-account-deficit-widens https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/04/2026_09_04_179413_1788503424.jpg Containers are loaded onto ships at the Belawan New Container Terminal (BNCT) in Medan, North Sumatra, located in the Malacca Strait. BNCT has been developed and operated through a partnership between the INA, Pelindo and DP World. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/05/mass-poisonings-cast-doubt-on-free-meals-reforms https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/02/2026_09_02_179302_1788325175.JPG Students rest while receiving treatment for food poisoning at the regional general hospital after eating government-sponsored free school meals in Sidoarjo, East Java province, Indonesia, September 2, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/12/2026_08_12_178574_1786519021.jpg Workers transport containers of the free nutritious meals program by cart for distribution to schools in Sangkurio, Mamuju, West Sulawesi, on Aug. 11, 2026. The West Sulawesi Regional Office of the Directorate General of Treasury (DJPb) said the province had allocated Rp220 trillion (US$13.7 million) in state funds for the program by mid-2026, reaching 375,922 beneficiaries and supported by 169 Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPGs) out of a target of 189.