https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/30/n-korea-defense-minister-dismissed-state-media https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/30/2026_08_30_179138_1788079792.jpg In this file photo dated April 23, 2019, North Korean Defense Minister No Kwang Chol tours war exhibitions at the military Patriot Park outside Moscow. The minister was in the Russian capital to attend the VIII Moscow Conference on International Security. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/30/europes-central-bankers-fear-more-turbulence-in-testy-us-relations https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/30/2026_08_30_179136_1788079284.JPG A view of the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 6, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/30/china-identifies-countries-of-261-foreigners-missing-in-himalayan-mudslide https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/30/2026_08_30_179134_1788078573.JPG A drone view shows damaged buildings and houses covered in mud next to the Likhu River following deadly flash floods and mudslides, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, August 30, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/30/2026_08_30_179135_1788078629.JPG People walk next to damaged buildings and houses covered in mud following deadly flash floods and mudslides, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, August 30, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/30/tests-loom-for-popular-uk-pm-burnham-as-parliament-returns https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/30/2026_08_30_179133_1788077673.jpg Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham smiles during a visit to Bath, western England, on July 22, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/30/idx-begins-trial-to-lower-stock-price-floor-to-rp-1 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/24/2026_06_24_176966_1782261995.jpg A screen at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in Jakarta shows stock quotes on Jan. 2, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/28/as-forests-fragment-arboreal-bridges-offer-orangutans-a-lifeline https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/28/2026_08_28_179098_1787905055.jpg This undated handout photograph taken by the Orangutan Information Centre and released on June 10, 2026 shows the Tapanuli orangutans over a tree in the Batang Toru forest in Indonesia's North Sumatra. Climate change-fueled landslides wiped out nearly one in 10 remaining members of the world's rarest great ape species on Sumatra island, scientists said on June 10. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/27/2026_04_27_175142_1777254009.jpg This screen grab from a handout video taken on December 14, 2025, and released by the Sumatran Orangutan Society (SOS), shows a Sumatran orangutan using a canopy bridge constructed by conservation NGO Tangguh Hutan Khatulistiwa (TaHuKah) in collaboration with government partners and UK-based charity SOS to cross a road in Pakpak Bharat district, North Sumatra. A Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time crossing a man-made canopy bridge constructed to help the endangered animals bypass a tarred road on the Indonesian island, an NGO said on April 26. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/29/trump-announces-deal-for-huge-us-stake-in-venezuelan-oil-reserves https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/29/2026_08_29_179127_1788013311.jpg This combination of pictures created on March 05, 2026, shows US President Donald Trump smiling during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Aug. 18, 2025, and Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez smiling alongside US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum (out of frame), after their meeting at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas on March 4, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/29/iceland-votes-on-whether-to-resume-eu-membership-talks https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/29/2026_08_29_179126_1787986557.jpg A supporter of the 'No' campaign displays a placard against the EU that reads 'EU – no thanks' during a rally against reopening Iceland's European Union accession negotiations in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Aug. 27, 2026, two days ahead of a national referendum. Icelanders will vote on Aug. 29 on whether the country should resume EU accession negotiations, which were suspended in 2013. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/28/jakarta-commuters-unhappy-with-proposed-parking-fee-hike https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/27/2026_08_27_179052_1787803482.jpg A sanitation worker walks through a parking lot at an apartment complex on Jl. Jend. Basuki Rachmat in East Jakarta, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/11/12/2025_11_12_168874_1762915213.jpg An ‘ojol’ (on-demand motorcycle transportation) driver wearing a Gojek helmet transports a passenger donning a Grab helmet in Jakarta on Nov. 12, 2025. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/03/2026_08_03_178223_1785732691.jpeg Morning commute: Passengers wait for a Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) train on July 3, 2026, at Blok M BCA Station in South Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/29/number-of-missing-in-nepal-china-floods-soars-to-nearly-3000 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/29/2026_08_29_179125_1787984143.jpg Workers use excavators to clear the mud at the Dhunge Bazaar in Nepal's Nuwakot district on Aug. 29, 2026 after flash floods and landslides hit the Nepal-Tibet border. Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling Aug. 29 to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region, engulfing villages. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/29/2026_08_29_179124_1787984143.jpg Paramilitary police conduct search and rescue operations on a hillside 2 kilometers from Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, in China’s western Tibet region on Aug. 28, 2026, which was damaged after a mudslide two days earlier. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/29/malaysia-nabbed-for-smuggling-etomidate-vapes-to-medan https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/01/28/2023_01_28_134948_1674870933.jpg Two packets of white powder lay next to drugs wrapped in black plastic in this undated illustration. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/08/29/why-indonesia-is-betting-on-infantino https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/01/2026_08_01_178186_1785552542.JPG FIFA President Gianni Infantino attends a FIFA reception on July 17 at Trump Tower in New York City, the United States. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/28/2026_08_28_179107_1787927847.jpg Tight ties: Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) chairman Erick Thohir (left) and FIFA president Gianni Infantino clasp hands in a photo Erick posted to his Instagram account on March 22, 2025, as part of a birthday message to Infantino. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/28/2026_08_28_179108_1787927847.jpg Red-hot course: Members of the Indonesian men’s national soccer team dribble the ball during a training session at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Central Jakarta on Aug. 2, a day before facing Vietnam in their third Group A match in the 2026 ASEAN Championship at Pakansari Stadium in Bogor, West Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/29/australian-man-arrested-for-alleged-public-sex-act-in-bali https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/08/15/2024_08_15_153545_1723706189.jpg Illustration of a police tape sealing a crime scene. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/08/29/indonesias-u-16-girls-gain-ground-toward-future-development https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/26/2026_08_26_179013_1787728584.jpg Heartbreak: Raisya Novita Amalia (second right) is comforted by her teammates on Aug. 23, 2026, after the Indonesia under-16 girls’ national team lost 0-1 to Thailand during the Srikandi Merdeka Cup final at the Supersoccer Arena in Kudus, Central Java. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/26/2026_08_26_179015_1787728584.jpg High stakes: Indonesia’s Keysa Arabela Manisya (left) mounts an aerial attack as Hong Kong goalkeeper Wong Hiu Yau Hazel rushes in to prevent a score on Aug. 18, 2026, during their Srikandi Merdeka Cup match at the Supersoccer Arena in Kudus, Central Java. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/26/2026_08_26_179014_1787728584.jpg Streaming triumph: The Thailand U-16 girls’ national soccer team celebrates on Aug. 23, 2026, after winning the Srikandi Merdeka Cup at the Supersoccer Arena in Kudus, Central Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/29/illegal-logging-persists-in-riau-as-wildfires-sweep-province https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/11/04/2023_11_04_144022_1699058760.JPG Imam Taufik, a coconut grower in Kuala Selat, Indragiri Hilir, Riau, points on July 26, 2023 to the land that used to be his coconut plantation. He has lost six plantations because of coastal erosion and seawater intrusion following mangrove deforestation. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/29/analysis-pphn-prabowos-green-light-for-soehartos-ghost https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/28/2026_08_28_179109_1787931205.jpg President Prabowo Subianto is displayed on screens as he delivers his annual State of the Nation address ahead of the country's 81st Independence Day anniversary in front of the members of the legislative bodies during the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) plenary session on Aug. 14 at the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/29/jakarta-deadly-unrest-prompts-calls-to-probe-alleged-mobilizers https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/28/2026_08_28_179105_1787922326.jpg Police officers and protesters face each other during a demonstration urging lawmakers to immediately pass an asset forfeiture bill for corrupt officials outside the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta on Aug. 27, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/28/2026_08_28_179106_1787922561.jpg A protester throws a projectile next to a burning pile of posters and banners during a demonstration urging lawmakers to immediately pass an asset forfeiture bill for corrupt officials outside the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta on Aug. 27, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/29/nu-leadership-race-tests-strength-to-distance-itself-from-jakarta https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/28/2026_08_28_179103_1787920838.jpg Participants of the 35th Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) national congress (Muktamar) interrupt the first plenary session of the event on Friday at the Tambakberas 'pesantren' Islamic boarding school in Jombang, East Java. The plenary session was suspended because of a wave of interruptions from attending participants. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/28/2026_08_28_179104_1787920838.jpg President Prabowo Subianto (second left) and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka (left) greets members of 35th Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) national congress (Muktamar) on Thursday after the event's opening ceremony at the Tambakberas "pesantren" (Islamic boarding school) in Jombang, East Java. In his address, the President underlined NU's importance in maintaining the nation's unity and stability. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/29/wildfires-all-hands-on-deck https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/27/2026_08_27_179065_1787836176.jpg Smoke billows from burning peatland on Aug. 26, 2026, obscuring an adjacent oil palm plantation in East Tanjung Jabung regency, Jambi. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/28/uiii-marks-first-commencement-ceremony-for-doctoral-graduates https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/28/2026_08_28_179102_1787911873.jpeg About 200 graduates of master's and doctoral programs gather for their commencement ceremony on Thursday at the Lecture Hall of the Indonesian International Islamic University (UIII) in Depok, West Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/28/funding-hurdles-cloud-local-game-developers-despite-nintendos-entry https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178888_1787299253.jpeg Deputy Creative Economy Minister Irene Umar visits the Indonesian Games Showcase booth on Aug. 11 during the Nintendo Business Conference in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/28/danantara-puts-360000-property-units-on-offer-at-expo https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/28/2026_08_28_179092_1787892406.png Danantara officials at the opening of the Danantara Housing Expo (DHE) 2026 at NICE PIK 2 in Tangerang, Banten, in this undated photograph. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/28/norways-new-king-haakon-popular-face-of-shaken-monarchy https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/28/2026_08_28_179097_1787903626.jpg Norway's King Harald, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Prince Sverre Magnus pose for a group photo aboard the kingship Norway in the Geirangerfjord on August 31, 2024, where they attend Princess Martha Louise of Norway and her future husband Durek Verrett's wedding. Princess Martha Louise, the eldest child of King Harald will tie the knot on Saturday with American self-proclaimed shaman Durek Verrett. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/28/switzerland-eyes-drone-battalion-by-2028 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/28/2026_08_28_179096_1787902770.jpg An FPV drone targets a balloon mounted on a tank during a demonstration of procedures for deploying mini-drones in combat situations by the Swiss Army's Drones and Robotics Defense Competence Center at the Wichlen shooting range near Glarus-Sud on May 18, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/28/backlash-after-man-jailed-for-reselling-starlink-service-on-remote-island https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/03/06/2023_03_06_136229_1678061370.jpg An antenna of the Starlink satellite-based broadband system donated by American tech billionaire Elon Musk transmits data on Sept. 25, 2022, in Izyum, Kharkiv region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/28/danantara-deploys-1-billion-private-credit-to-partners-group-bloomberg https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/29/2026_06_29_177112_1782716682.jpg The logo sign for Danantara Indonesia is mounted on the edifice of the state asset fund’s South Jakarta headquarters on July 8, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/28/belgium-to-reactivate-honorary-consul-in-medan https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/26/2026_08_26_179009_1787717121.jpeg North Sumatra Vice Governor Surya (left) shakes hands with Belgian Ambassador to Indonesia David Jordens (center) next to assistant to North Sumatra Secretary for governance and people's welfare Basarin Yunus Tanjung, during a meeting in Medan on Aug. 24, 2026. Jordens said he planned to reactivate the Belgian honorary consul post in Medan, given the city's strategic position as one of Indonesia's international gateways and its status as the largest city on Sumatra. https://www.thejakartapost.com/main-story/2026/08/28/a-year-after-affan-the-anger-that-stayed https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/28/2026_08_28_179093_1787896668.png https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/28/post-protest-unrest-disrupts-jakarta-commute https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/28/2026_08_28_179090_1787889425.jpg Police form a barricade on the Jakarta Inner-City Toll Road while securing a protest by the United Pati People’s Alliance (AMPB) near the House of Representatives complex in Jakarta on Thursday (Aug. 27, 2026). The Jakarta Police deployed 4,274 personnel to secure the demonstration. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/28/meta-settlement-opens-new-front-in-global-fight-over-social-media-harm https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/29/2026_01_29_171957_1769653294.JPG A woman stands near a Meta logo during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/28/asian-stocks-turn-cautious-ahead-of-warsh-speech https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/01/2026_06_01_176233_1780284899.jpg A woman walks past an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange along a street in Tokyo on June 1, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/28/gen-zled-uprisings-across-asia-strengths-and-limitations-of-youth-protest https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/12/24/2025_12_24_170692_1766547507.jpg Fire rages through Singha Durbar in Kathmandu during a Gen Z protest on Sept. 9, 2025, a day after a police crackdown on demonstrations over a ban on 26 social media platforms and alleged government corruption. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/28/breaking-the-vicious-cycle-of-forest-fires-and-haze https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/24/2026_08_24_178973_1787573255.jpg A fireman extinguishes a peatland fire on Aug. 24, 2026, in Kampar regency, Riau. The Riau provincial administration and other agencies reduced the area affected by forest and land fires from about 16,000 to 900 hectares between January and August 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/28/prabowo-highlights-nus-role-in-maintaining-national-stability https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/27/2026_08_27_179070_1787839469.jpg President Prabowo Subianto delivers a speech on Aug. 27 during the opening ceremony of Nahdlatul Ulama’s 35th congress in Jombang, East Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/08/28/lalala-festival-2026-the-art-of-finding-something-you-didnt-come-for https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/27/2026_08_27_179071_1787841845.jpeg Larger than life: The Flaming Lips perform on the first day of the 2026 LaLaLa Festival on Aug. 22, 2026, at Jakarta International Expo (JIExpo) Kemayoran in Central Jakarta. The set featured four enormous inflatable pink robots during “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1,” alongside fan favorites including “She Don't Use Jelly” and “Fight Test.” https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/27/2026_08_27_179073_1787841847.jpg One more time: Fans cheer during Irish band Kodaline’s performance on the first day of the 2026 LaLaLa Festival on Aug. 22, 2026, at JIExpo Kemayoran in Central Jakarta. The performance was part of the band’s farewell tour. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/27/2026_08_27_179072_1787841846.jpeg Nordic pop: Norwegian singer Astrid Smeplass, known as Astrid S, performs on the first day of the 2026 LaLaLa Festival on Aug. 22, 2026, at JIExpo Kemayoran in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/28/death-toll-nears-400-rescuers-search-for-1400-missing-after-nepal-tibet-floods https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/28/2026_08_28_179087_1787884320.jpg An aerial view shows houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods at Devighat, Bidur Municipality, along the confluence of the Trishuli and Tadi rivers in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 27, 2026. Nepal's disaster agency said that 823 people remained out of contact on August 27, more than 24 hours after a deadly flood tore through the border region with Tibet. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/28/why-dolly-parton-was-one-of-americas-greatest https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/27/2026_08_27_179051_1787800764.jpg People visit the Dolly Parton exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee, the United States, on Aug. 26, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/28/can-indonesia-build-trust-in-its-welfare-data https://img.jakpost.net/c/2022/07/18/2022_07_18_128012_1658158349.jpeg Children defy the heat as they play on the rail tracks on July 15, 2022, in a low-income area in Pejompongan, Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/28/deeper-indonesia-australia-cooperation-to-secure-indo-pacific https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/27/2026_08_27_179058_1787821752.jpeg Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin (left) and Foreign Minister Sugiono (second right) pose with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Minister Richard Marles (second left) and Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Aug. 26, 2026, during the 10th Australia-Indonesia Foreign and Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Melbourne. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/28/jokowi-loyalistbudi-arie-apologizes-for-early-election-remarks https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/07/17/2023_07_17_140352_1689562523.jpg Projo cofounder and chairman Budi Arie Setiadi (center) speaks on July 6, 2023, during a meeting at the South Jakarta headquarters of the organization, known as the largest group of supporters of former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.