https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/15/coretax-to-be-central-tax-administration-system-from-july-finance-ministry https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/12/2026_07_12_177537_1783853590.jpg A tax officer helps customers file their annual tax return via the new Coretax system of the Directorate General of Taxes on March 27, 2026, at the Meulaboh Tax Office in West Aceh, Aceh. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/15/beyond-the-world-cup-argentina-indonesia-cherish-70-years-of-ties https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/06/20/2023_06_20_139519_1687231576.jpg Argentina's Guido Rodríguez (right, front) fights for the ball with Indonesia's Marselino Ferdinan (left) during the international friendly football match between Indonesia and Argentina on June 19, 2023, in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/15/52-percent-of-jakarta-schools-located-near-heavy-metal-contaminated-sites-study https://img.jakpost.net/c/2019/06/24/2019_06_24_75067_1561387479.jpg Better together: Students of SMA Taman Siswa state senior high school in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, study together to prepare for national exams in this file photo. Students aspiring to enroll in their dream universities often resort to taking extra classes provided by school or private institutions. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/15/trial-of-potential-ebola-antiviral-under-way-says-who https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/15/2026_07_15_177637_1784084640.jpg A doctor provides care to a patient with Ebola virus disease at the Rwampara Ebola Treatment Center in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on July 13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/15/us-inflation-cools-in-june-before-renewed-mideast-fighting https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/15/2026_07_15_177638_1784087000.jpg People shop for groceries at a Wegman's store in Brooklyn on July 13, 2026 in New York City. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/15/ministry-pushes-to-end-open-garbage-dumping-in-landfills https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/14/2026_07_14_177610_1784031503.jpg People collect waste on April 17 at the Suwung landfill in Denpasar, Bali. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/14/2026_07_14_177611_1784031503.jpg A man picks garbage in the middle of burning piles of waste on July 1 at Jatiwaringin landfill in Tangerang regency, Banten. A fire broke out at the landfill on June 30 and burned around half of the 33-hectare site, with firefighters only putting out the fire completely by July 9. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/15/uk-announces-social-media-curfew-for-older-teens https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/15/2026_07_15_177636_1784083919.JPG Union Jack flag, social media app icons and a silhouette of children are seen in this illustration taken June 15, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/15/how-indonesia-can-sustain-growth-amid-a-post-crisis-middle-east https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/08/2026_07_08_177396_1783478551.jpg The 'Al-Yarmouk' oil tanker sails on June 27 in the Arabian Gulf waters, off the coast of Kuwait City. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/15/trump-resumes-iran-port-blockade-threatens-strikes-on-energy-targets https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/15/2026_07_15_177635_1784083538.jpg Ships are docked along a pier at the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in Sharjah Emirate, along the Gulf of Oman on July 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/15/two-n-sumatra-police-officers-arrested-for-running-drugs-network https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/01/28/2023_01_28_134948_1674870933.jpg Illustration of drugs wrapped in plastic packets. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/07/15/from-tears-to-the-open-fifa-laopakdees-links-golf-journey-comes-full-circle https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/14/2026_07_14_177609_1784031147.JPG Thailand's Fifa Laopakdee poses with the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship trophy and the flags representing his exemptions to the Masters and the 154th Open Championship on Oct. 26, 2025, after winning the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/15/the-mother-of-all-economic-shocks-is-chinese-mercantilism https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/05/27/2024_05_27_150860_1716826959.JPG An employee works on the production line for solar panels at a factory of GCL System Integration Technology in Hefei, Anhui province, China, on May 16, 2024. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/15/living-near-geothermal-sites-women-bear-the-greatest-impact https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/14/2026_07_14_177598_1784002879.jpg Danger zone: A hydrogen sulfide warning sign stands near a geothermal project in Ijen Blawan, Bondowoso, East Java, in this undated photo. Hydrogen sulfide is a toxic gas commonly found around geothermal and volcanic sites. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/14/2026_07_14_177597_1784002853.jpg Damaged farmland: Residents say a hot mud eruption associated with geothermal drilling in Mataloko, Ngada, East Nusa Tenggara, has damaged their farmland. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/14/2026_07_14_177595_1784002851.png The locations of the geothermal projects covered by Magdalene. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/14/2026_07_14_177596_1784002852.png Women on the frontlines, facing greater risks in geothermal projects. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/07/15/spain-deliver-world-cup-masterclass-against-france-to-reach-final https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/15/2026_07_15_177634_1784077868.jpg Spain's defender #12 Pedro Porro celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the 2026 World Cup football tournament semi-final match between France and Spain at the Dallas Stadium in Arlington on July 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/15/the-hidden-costs-of-indonesias-b50-biodiesel-revolution https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/10/2026_07_10_177473_1783662953.JPG President Prabowo Subianto gestures as he delivers remarks at the launch of Indonesia's B50 biodiesel program in Karawang, West Java, July 9, 2026. Indonesia on Thursday raised its mandatory biodiesel blend to 50 percent from 40 percent, requiring diesel fuel to contain half palm oil-based biodiesel. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/15/house-presses-ahead-with-asset-forfeiture-bill-dismisses-rejection-claims https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/18/2026_02_18_172713_1771397498.jpg Lawmakers attend a House of Representatives plenary session on July 1, 2025, at the Senayan legislative complex in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/15/indonesia-vietnam-aim-to-increase-trade-investment-by-2028 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/14/2026_07_14_177619_1784034889.jpg Foreign Minister Sugiono (right) shakes hands with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung during the Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) meeting between Indonesia and Vietnam on July 14 at the Foreign Ministry in Jakarta. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/14/2026_07_14_177620_1784034890.jpg Foreign Minister Sugiono (left) talks with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung (second right) during the Joint Commisison for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) between Indonesia and Vietnam on July 14 at the Foreign Ministry's office in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/15/why-ev-makers-choose-vietnam-not-nickel-rich-indonesia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2022/10/09/2022_10_09_130802_1665305866.jpg A Vinfast car drives past the entrance of the VinFast electric automobile plant in Haiphong on Aug. 26, 2022. Having conquered most industries at home, optimistic chiefs at conglomerate Vingroup are setting their sights much higher as they ramp up plans to sell the first ever Vietnamese car in the mighty United States market. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/15/analysis-soe-governance-reform-faces-a-major-test-at-pos-indonesia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/14/2026_07_14_177606_1784016630.jpg Students visit the office of postal company PT Pos Indonesia during a study tour in Medan, North Sumatra on Aug. 13, 2018. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/15/ago-police-close-ranks-after-graft-probe-tensions https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/14/2026_07_14_177612_1784033319.jpg National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo (right) and Attorney General ST Burhanuddin exchange a salute after meeting on July 13 at the Attorney General's Office in Jakarta. The two pledged to strengthen cooperation between their institutions amid public scrutiny over overlapping high-profile corruption investigations. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/15/layoff-free-soe-overhaul-deemed-unrealistic https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/10/15/2025_10_15_167695_1760509258.jpg The logo of the State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry is seen installed in front of the ministry's building in Jakarta on Jan. 1, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/15/dumpster-fire-no-more https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/05/2026_07_05_177284_1783223945.JPG A firefighter battles a blaze at the Jatiwaringin landfill in Tangerang regency, Banten, on July 4, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/15/twelve-killed-in-indramayu-after-pickup-truck-collides-with-two-trucks https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/06/2026_05_06_175438_1778064887.jpg Illustration of bus crash. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/14/free-meals-operators-protest-bgn-moratorium-on-new-kitchens https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/28/2026_06_28_177077_1782607421.jpg Women carry kitchen utensils and display posters, one of which reads “Life is already hard, taxes are used as they please,“ during a protest demanding the government review the free meal program, lower fuel prices, and open more job opportunities for women, in Jakarta on June 18, 2026. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP) (AFP/Bay Ismoyo) https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/14/iran-mocks-trump-over-tolls-for-hormuz-strait-passage https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/18/2026_02_18_172724_1771423283.jpg Statement eyes: Iranʼs Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi looks on after he delivered a speech during a session of the United Nations Conference on Disarmament on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, in Geneva, Switzerland, on the sidelines of a second round of United States-Iranian talks with Washington pushing Tehran to make a deal to limit its nuclear program. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/14/iran-says-it-struck-us-air-base-in-jordan https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/11/2026_06_11_176568_1781156059.JPG Aerial combat: Iranian missiles are launched, as Iran’s Revolutionary Guards carry out attacks against a United States base in Jordan and 21 other targets in the Persian Gulf on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in retaliation for US strikes around the Strait of Hormuz, from a location given as Tehran, in this still image taken from a video. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/14/how-flammable-decor-and-lax-rules-turned-bangkok-pub-into-a-death-trap https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/14/2026_07_14_177607_1784020563.JPG Flowers and offerings are placed outside Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar, the site of a deadly fire, to pay tribute to victims who lost their lives in the bar fire, the day after the incident, in Bangkok, Thailand, July 14, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/14/2026_07_14_177608_1784020565.JPG Members of the emergency response team inspect the ceiling of Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar, at the site of a deadly fire, in Bangkok, Thailand, July 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/14/govt-slashes-fuel-prices-for-mid-scale-fishermen https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/07/2026_05_07_175463_1778122460.jpg Chasing the catch: Fishermen pull up their nets on March 12 on a beach in Banda Aceh, Aceh. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/14/regaining-retail-investors-confidence https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/06/2026_02_06_172296_1770362808.jpg Momentous shot: A group of visitors takes a picture on Jan. 29, 2026, in front of a stock ticker display at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in South Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/14/govt-names-consortia-for-second-batch-of-waste-to-energy-projects https://img.jakpost.net/c/2017/02/09/2017_02_09_21231_1486620198.jpg A trashpicker and cattle are pictured at the Putri Cempo dumpsite in Surakarta, Central Java. The government plans to turn waste to energy by building 33 processing plants nationwide worth a combined $5.6 billion, much of it from foreign investors. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/14/wildfire-rages-near-paris-as-heatwave-scorches-europe https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/14/2026_07_14_177601_1784006701.JPG A firefighter works to extinguish flames in the Fontainebleau forest during wildfires, in Noisy-sur-Ecole, near Paris, during a heatwave affecting large parts of France, July 13, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/14/2026_07_14_177600_1784006698.JPG A drone view from Milly-la-Foret shows smoke rising from a wildfire in the Fontainebleau forest near Paris during a heatwave affecting large parts of France, July 13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/07/14/between-mountain-and-sea-aseans-music-evolves https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/13/2026_07_13_177564_1783922672.jpg Opening act: Malaysian music icon M. Nasir performs on June 26, 2026 before thousands of concertgoers on the opening night of the Rainforest World Music Festival at the Sarawak Cultural Village in Sarawak, Malaysia. His set drew one of the festival's largest crowds as fans sang along to his classic hits. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/13/2026_07_13_177567_1783922756.jpg New traditions: Sambasunda takes the stage on the second day of the Rainforest World Music Festival on June 27, 2026, at the Sarawak Cultural Village. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/13/2026_07_13_177565_1783922673.jpg Under the stars: British acid-jazz band Incognito closes the Rainforest World Music Festival on June 28, 2026, at the Sarawak Cultural Village. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/14/us-strikes-iran-for-third-day-will-reimpose-blockade https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/14/2026_07_14_177599_1784005902.jpg This US Navy handout photo released on May 8, 2026 by US Central Command Public Affairs, shows the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) implementing a maritime blockade against the Iran-flagged crude oil tanker vessel Herby while the latter was attempting to sail toward an Iranian port, on April 24, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/14/north-sumatra-university-investigates-student-over-alleged-sexual-harassment https://img.jakpost.net/c/2020/03/10/2020_03_10_88804_1583836533.jpeg Illustration of sexual assault https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/14/renewed-gulf-hostilities-and-global-uncertainty https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/10/2026_07_10_177509_1783701835.jpg A ship sails off the coast of Ajman on Friday. Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen sharply since Wednesday, especially through the United Nations-backed Omani route, analysts said, after vessels were attacked earlier this week and as the United States and Iran traded renewed strikes. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/14/understanding-the-cpc-the-key-to-decoding-chinas-development https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/13/2026_07_13_177563_1783917025.jpg (front row, left to right) Chinese President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Qiang, Secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party Cai Qi, and Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China Li Xi applaud during the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 12, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/14/asian-stocks-drop-as-oil-rises-after-trumps-hormuz-levy-threat https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/03/04/2026_03_04_173287_1772608009.JPG Currency dealers talk in front of an electronic board displaying the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), the exchange rate between the US dollar and South Korean Won and the Korea Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (KOSDAQ) at the dealing room of a bank in Seoul on March 4, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/14/indonesian-officials-cancel-participation-at-scs-tribunal-commemorative-conference https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/22/2026_02_22_172866_1771765192.jpg Philippine Senator Risa Hontiveros raises a Philippine flag on Feb. 21, 2026, on Thitu Island in the South China Sea. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/14/beyond-tax-day-reflection-fiscal-sovereignty-matters https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/12/2026_07_12_177537_1783853590.jpg An officer assists a taxpayer filing their annual tax return via the Directorate General of Taxes' (DGT) new Coretax system at the Meulaboh Tax Office in West Aceh, Aceh, on March 27, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/14/central-java-police-fire-south-tegal-officer-for-torture-drug-abuse https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/12/2026_07_12_177538_1783863152.jpg Nurudin (center), 50, who was dishonorably dismissed by the Central Java Police Professional Code of Ethics Committee on July 10, 2026, stands behind bars in the detention center at the provincial police headquarters in Semarang, in this undated handout photo.