https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/04/komnas-ham-calls-for-police-to-probe-food-poisoning-of-more-than-2000-students https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/12/11/2025_12_11_170157_1765440470.jpg Jakarta Transportation Agency officers inspect a free-meals delivery vehicle that struck students and a teacher at SDN Kalibaru 01 Pagi state elementary school in Cilincing, North Jakarta, on Dec. 11, 2025. The incident left 20 students and a teacher injured and requiring treatment at nearby hospitals. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/04/iee-series-energy-week-reflects-growing-ecosystem-seeking-connections https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/04/2026_09_04_179417_1788511699.jpg (Images courtesy of Pamerindo Indonesia) https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/04/2026_09_04_179418_1788511700.jpg (Images courtesy of Pamerindo Indonesia) https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/04/sarawak-declares-emergency-in-serian-district-due-to-haze https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/01/2026_09_01_179225_1788259756.jpg An aerial view shows haze shrouding the area around the Sarawak Legislative Assembly building (top) in Kuching, the capital city of Sarawak state, Malaysia on September 1, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/04/villagers-ignore-warning-still-working-in-sinabungs-danger-zones https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/03/2026_09_03_179382_1788409307.jpg Mount Sinabung spews ash and thick smoke early on Wednesday as seen from Karo, North Sumatra province. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/04/riau-islands-guarantees-investment-despite-large-scale-drug-smuggling https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/02/2026_09_02_179303_1788325177.jpg Armed officers stand guard on Tuesday near a pile of evidence during a news conference on a drug smuggling case at the Riau Islands Police headquarters in Batam, Riau Islands. A joint team from the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), the National Police Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim Polri), the Directorate General of Customs and Excise and the Riau Islands Police foiled an attempt to smuggle 800 kilograms of ketamine in Riau Islands waters by an international syndicate and named a Taiwanese national, identified by the initials WLC, a suspect accused of acting as the syndicate's controller. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/04/why-do-dayak-recruits-get-a-special-military-pathway https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/30/2026_07_30_178128_1785412817.jpg Soldiers of the Indonesian Military's (TNI) 613th Infantry Battalion/Raja Alam chant during a homecoming ceremony at Semayang Port in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, on July 22, 2026, after returning from a 12-month border security deployment along the Indonesia–Papua New Guinea frontier. A total of 450 personnel took part in the mission. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/04/indonesia-russia-ink-fertilizer-investment-deal https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/03/2026_09_03_179386_1788418245.jpg In this photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, President Prabowo Subianto and Russia's President Vladimir Putin hold a meeting on Thursday on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/04/j-p-morgan-sees-idx-at-7000-this-year-flags-hurdles-to-6-gdp-growth https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/03/2026_09_03_179393_1788436422.png Gioshia Ralie, CEO of J.P. Morgan Indonesia (left) and Benny Kurniawan, head of equity research at J.P. Morgan Indonesia (right), speak on Thursday in a media briefing in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/04/the-river-does-not-forget https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/03/2026_09_03_179383_1788412554.jpg Bride Lhiane Galang (center) walks down the aisle at the St. John the Baptist Parish church during her wedding ceremony in a flooded church in Hagonoy town, Bulacan, the Philippines, on Sept. 1, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/04/breaking-into-navigating-aseans-consumer-market https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/08/06/2024_08_06_153232_1722943529.jpg A customer picks a bottled beverage from a refrigerated display on July 5, 2024, at a supermarket in South Tangerang, Banten. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/04/industrial-estates-need-a-new-measure-of-success https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/05/18/2025_05_18_162825_1747575022.jpeg Guests visit the Marunda Flow Center during its launch ceremony at KBN Marunda Industrial Estate in North Jakarta, on May 13, 2025. Supply chain specialist APL Logistics operates the 32,000 square meters distribution facility. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/04/asian-stocks-rally-as-traders-pare-rate-bets-ahead-of-jobs-data https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/30/2026_01_30_172011_1769744397.jpg Stock traders monitor the Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) in South Tangerang, Banten, on April 8, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/09/04/sunken-graves-in-indramayu-even-death-has-lost-its-space https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/04/2026_09_04_179410_1788488472.jpg Graves beneath water: A row of gravestones is partially submerged in Eretan Wetan, Indramayu, West Java, in this undated photo. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/04/2026_09_04_179411_1788488474.jpg Washed-away kitchen: A resident’s kitchen has been washed away by tidal flooding in Eretan Wetan, Indramayu, West Java, in this undated photo. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/04/indonesia-backs-indias-brics-chairship https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/04/2026_09_04_179409_1788488117.JPG A man walks past a board featuring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sept. 3, 2026, ahead of the upcoming BRICS Summit in New Delhi. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/04/american-gtterdmmerung https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/01/2026_09_01_179209_1788238590.JPG United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh attend a plenary session on Aug. 31, 2026, as finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 countries meet in North Carolina, the US. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/04/malaysia-must-not-breathe-indonesias-governance-failure https://img.jakpost.net/c/2016/04/08/2016_04_08_2685_1460106196.jpg Haze from forest fires in Kalimantan, Indonesia blankets Papar district, in Sabah, Malaysia. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/04/purbaya-reasserts-budget-for-cooperatives-debt https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/31/2026_07_31_178164_1785485050.jpg A soldier sweeps the entrance to a Red and White Cooperatives building on July 22 in Suka Damai village, Muaro Jambi regency, Jambi. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/04/civil-groups-seek-better-recognition-for-indigenous-peoples-in-new-bill https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/10/19/2025_10_19_167835_1760848247.jpg Gelar Alam ethnic people carry bundles of rice stalks on Oct. 5, 2025, during a Seren Taun harvest festival procession in Sukabumi, West Java. The annual ceremony expresses gratitude for the year's harvest and seeks blessings for harmony with nature and ancestors. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/03/indonesias-data-center-push-gains-ground-but-faces-execution-test https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/18/2026_06_18_176799_1781767530.jpg The construction of Digital Edge Indonesia data center in Cikarang, West Java is underway in this undated picture. State power producer PT PLN is set to supply 2x725 megavolts of electricity to support the operation of the country’s largest data center. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/04/rowing-between-two-reefs-why-indonesia-wont-pick-a-side https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/09/01/2023_09_01_141945_1693570121.jpg Indonesian, Australian, Singaporean and United States military personnel attend the opening ceremony of the Super Garuda Shield 2023 joint military exercise in Situbondo, East Java on Aug. 31, 2023. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/04/analysis-indonesias-solar-energy-bet-cautious-optimism https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/03/2026_09_03_179377_1788407892.jpg President Prabowo Subianto (center) presses a button during the launch and groundbreaking ceremony for the solar power plant programs in Gilimanuk, Jembrana, Bali, on Aug. 25, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/04/prabowo-pitches-eurasia-southeast-asia-economic-bridge https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/03/2026_09_03_179385_1788418244.jpg Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto hold a meeting on Sept. 3 on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/04/jakarta-transit-grows-but-greater-jakarta-stays-disconnected https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/05/15/2025_05_15_162756_1747301375.jpg A Transjakarta bus leaves the Flavor Bliss shelter in Serpong, South Tangerang, Banten after the launching of Transjabodetabek bus service's new route between Alam Sutera township and Blok M, South Jakarta on April 24, 2025. The Jakarta administration worked with the Banten administration to open the Alam Sutera-Blok M route for Transjabodetabek in a bid to tackle the city's perennial traffic problem. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/09/02/2025_09_02_166096_1756812635.jpg Wallet slam: Motorists are stuck in traffic on Jl. KH Guru Amin, Jakarta, on Aug. 28, 2025. Jakarta Deputy Governor Rano Karno said that the impact of traffic congestion in the capital and surrounding areas goes beyond disrupting mobility, causing economic losses of up to Rp 100 trillion (US$6 billion) annually. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/04/unchecked-businesses-blamed-for-raging-wildfires https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/03/2026_09_03_179389_1788433716.JPG Fire fighters with the Forest and Land Fire Control Brigade spray water to extinguish a fire on Aug. 12 in an area close to an oil palm plantation affected by wildfire in Pulang Pisau regency in Central Kalimantan. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/03/2026_09_03_179390_1788433716.jpg Officers from the Kampar Regency Police put up police tape while sealing a five-hectare area that was burned by wildfire on Aug. 22 in Kampar regency, Riau. The police seized the area as part of their investigation into the alleged land burning in the area, often done to open land for agriculture purposes. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/04/the-states-new-muscle https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/28/2026_08_28_179105_1787922326.jpg Police officers and protesters face each other on Aug. 27 during a demonstration urging lawmakers to immediately pass an asset forfeiture law for corrupt officials outside the Senayan Legislative complex in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/03/more-than-1700-students-and-teachers-sickened-this-week-due-to-free-meals https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/11/13/2025_11_13_168931_1763017295.jpg Workers prepare nutritious meals under the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program at the Samarinda Police Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG) in Samarinda Ulu, East Kalimantan, on Nov. 4. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/03/malaysia-starts-cloud-seeding-to-help-clear-toxic-haze https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/01/2026_09_01_179225_1788259756.jpg An aerial view shows haze shrouding the area around the Sarawak Legislative Assembly building (top) in Kuching, the capital city of Sarawak state, Malaysia on September 1, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/03/indonesias-global-commodities-price-setting-ambition-risks-backfiring https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/08/2026_06_08_176469_1780854737.jpg Heavy equipment is operated at a coal mine in East Kalimantan owned by PT Berau Coal in this undated photograph. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/03/new-bi-governor-puts-stability-as-top-agenda https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/02/2026_09_02_179356_1788347337.JPG Destry Damayanti, Indonesia’s newly appointed central bank governor, speaks during a press conference after her inauguration on Sept. 2 at the Supreme Court building in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/09/03/el-nino-to-be-very-strong-last-until-february-un-warns https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/03/2026_09_03_179387_1788418440.jpg A villager collects water from a remaining natural spring as the area is hit by a prolonged dry season at Wening Galih village in Bogor, West Java on August 28, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/03/authorities-intercept-800-kg-of-ketamine-in-anambas-waters https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/02/2026_09_02_179303_1788325177.jpg Armed officers stand guard near a pile of evidence during a news conference on a drug smuggling case at the Riau Islands Police headquarters in Batam, Riau Islands, on Sept. 1, 2026. A joint team from the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), the National Police Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim Polri), the Directorate General of Customs and Excise and the Riau Islands Police intercepted 800 kilograms of ketamine in Riau Islands waters, and named a Taiwanese national, identified by the initials BNC, as a suspect accused of acting as the syndicate's controller. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/03/energy-subsidy-bill-seen-to-soar-by-rp-300t-without-renewables-push https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/25/2026_08_25_178991_1787662439.jpg Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia (center), Bali Governor Wayan Koster (left) and PLN president director Darmawan Prasodjo (right) inspect the construction site of the 100-gigawatt-peak (GWp) Gilimanuk solar power plant in Jembrana, Bali, on Aug. 25, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/03/clear-business-climate-dealmaker-amid-rising-protectionism-usabc-says https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/31/2026_08_31_179175_1788177904.jpg US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) president and CEO Brian McFeeters poses in an undated picture. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/03/iran-attacks-us-targets-despite-trump-threats https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/03/2026_09_03_179384_1788413397.jpg A large screen displays a verse from the Koran reading “My Lord, make this city secure,“ alongside the Kuwaiti flag and the landmark Kuwait Towers, on a skyscraper in Kuwait City on September 2, 2026. Iran launched a wave of attacks on US sites across the Middle East on September 2. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/03/the-americas-oil-bonanza-will-outlast-the-iran-conflict https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/02/2026_09_02_179282_1788322379.jpg Smoke drifts from an oil refinery on May 5, 2026, from a Syncrude joint venture site in Alberta's Wood Buffalo, Canada. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/03/nurturing-a-culture-to-protect-humanity-in-wartime https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/10/29/2025_10_29_168289_1761712266.jpg Graves are seen after the commemoration ceremony of the cessation of World War II in Asia at the Menteng Pulo Dutch war cemetery in Jakarta on Aug. 15, 2024. https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2026/09/03/the-long-pli https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/02/2026_09_02_179308_1788330253.png https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/03/mount-semeru-fires-spreading-as-e-java-experiences-extreme-drought https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178530_1786436199.jpg Wildfire flames and smoke rise above a forest on Aug. 10 in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park near Mount Bromo in Probolinggo, East Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/03/stocks-rise-yields-ease-as-oil-slips-on-trump-hint-at-short-bombing-campaign https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/03/2026_09_03_179376_1788405864.jpg US President Donald Trump leaves the podium after speaking as he hosts a dinner in the Rose Garden at the White House on Sept. 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/03/donald-trump-and-xi-jinping-should-align-on-ai https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/29/2026_07_29_178082_1785295865.jpg Humanoid robots controlled by a remote control by Unitree Robotics take part in a fight on July 18 during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China.