https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/27/power-exports-to-singapore-hinge-on-regulatory-clarity https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/10/15/2025_10_15_167702_1760516775.jpg A farmer stands on a boat that passes through solar panels installed as part of the Rawa Pening floating solar photovoltaic plant in Tuntang, Semarang regency, Central Java, on Oct. 12, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/27/indonesia-signs-un-treaty-to-combat-prevent-cybercrime https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180092_1790380589.jpeg Foreign Minister Sugiono (center) signs the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime at the UN headquarters building in New York, the United States on Sept. 24, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/27/bangkok-floodwaters-recede-after-torrential-rain-as-residents-count-losses https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/27/2026_09_27_180109_1790491825.JPG People are transported by boats as others wade through a flooded area during heavy rain in Bangkok, Thailand, September 27, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/27/russia-accuses-europe-of-blocking-ukraine-peace-talks https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/27/2026_09_27_180107_1790472569.jpg Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives to speak during the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York on September 26, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/27/bi-to-expand-qris-to-timor-leste-hong-kong https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/08/26/2025_08_26_165865_1756202184.jpg A customer makes a payment using the Quick Response Code Indonesia Standard (QRIS) app at a merchant in Tulungagung, East Java, on Aug. 21, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/09/27/manchester-city-chair-rallies-fans-after-reports-club-found-guilty-of-114-charges https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180105_1790439332.JPG A man walks in front of the statue of former Manchester City player Sergio Aguero outside the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, Britain, on Sept. 26, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/27/indonesia-pledges-us1-2-million-reaffirms-support-for-unrwa https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180101_1790429520.jpg Employees walk toward the Qalandiya Vocational Training Centre run by the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, at Qalandiya in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Aug. 4, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/27/trump-rejects-iran-proposal-for-deal-to-reopen-hormuz https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/27/2026_09_27_180106_1790471556.jpg US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press before boarding Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 26, 2026. Trump is heading to Knoxville, Tennessee to attend the Tennessee/Texas college football game. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/27/indonesian-wildfires-threaten-critically-endangered-orangutan-iucn https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/04/2026_09_04_179415_1788504102.JPG An orangutan, named Sampurna, receives emergency treatments after being rescued, at a palm-oil plantation near an area affected by wildfires, in Kuala Satong village, Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan province, Indonesia, August 30, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/27/china-us-agree-to-ai-dialogue-tariff-cuts-on-30b-in-goods-during-xi-visit https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/24/2026_09_24_180019_1790211990.jpg US President Donald Trump and US First Lady Melania Trump greet Chinese President Xi Jinping and China’s First Lady Peng Liyuan upon their arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on September 23, 2026. Xi is visiting the United States from September 23 to 25. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/27/death-toll-from-java-sea-ferry-sinking-jumps-to-64 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/20/2026_09_20_179887_1789859554.jpg Indonesian Navy personnel maneuver their boats on Sept. 17, 2026 directly above the Virgo Transport 8 passenger ship which capsized in the Java Sea waters. The Virgo Transport 8 carried 213 passengers and 30 crew when it lost contact with its shipping company after departing from Surabaya, East Java to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan on Sept. 13. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/27/china-pushes-back-against-us-on-iran-cuba-in-un-speech https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180104_1790438455.JPG Chinese Vice President Han Zheng addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, the United States, on Sept. 26, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/09/26/japan-schoolboy-11-wins-gold-while-empty-seats-blight-asian-games https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180100_1790418034.jpg Japan's Yuki Kurihara competes in the Puyo Puyo Champions final of the eSports event during the 2026 Asian Games at the Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, Japan on Sept. 26, 2026. Japan's 11-year-old eSports prodigy Yuki Kurihara won Asian Games gold in style after thrashing a series of opponents up to three times his age. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/26/canals-full-roads-submerged-as-bangkok-declares-flood-disaster https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180098_1790414632.jpg People walk along a flooded Petchaburi road in Bangkok, Thailand on Sept. 26, 2026. Bangkok authorities declared a flood disaster across the Thai capital after almost 48 hours of heavy rain left canals full, roads submerged and residents wading through deep water. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180099_1790414632.jpg Young men navigate a small boat through floodwaters in the Bang Bua district of Bangkok, Thailand on Sept. 26, 2026. Bangkok authorities declared a flood disaster across the Thai capital after almost 48 hours of heavy rain left canals full, roads submerged and residents wading through deep water. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/26/tv-networks-resume-covering-white-house-as-press-access-fight-continues https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180097_1790414177.JPG An updated solidarity sign adding CNN, MSNOW and 'POLITICO' hangs outside the Associated Press booth at the White House grounds after United States President Donald Trump banned three major news outlets, CNN, MS NOW and Politico, from the White House, in Washington, D.C., the US, on Sept. 21, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/26/indonesians-still-have-low-awareness-against-pneumonia-survey https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/25/2026_09_25_180075_1790337262.jpg A pulmonologist (right) checks the condition of a pneumonia patient at the Bhayangkara Anton Soedjarwo Hospital in Pontianak, West Kalimantan on Aug. 28, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/26/trump-reportedly-refuses-iran-offered-hormuz-plan https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180096_1790407491.jpg Men bathe in the Gulf waters as vessels in the background transit the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Iran's southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Sept. 7, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/26/millions-in-us-northeast-brace-for-powerful-storm https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180095_1790394758.jpg This handout satellite image obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) shows a storm system over the Atlantic Ocean along the East Coast of the United States and Canada on September 25, 2026. The National Weather Service is warning of a nor'easter storm this weekend for the US East Coast, with potential for high winds, coastal flooding and heavy rain. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180094_1790394758.jpg People watch surfers take advantage of large waves along Rockaway Beach as a Nor'easter heads into the New York area on September 25, 2026, in New York City. Much of the Northeast is preparing for the storm, which is expected to bring heavy rain and high winds over the weekend. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/26/riau-police-foil-effort-to-smuggle-mangrove-charcoal-to-malaysia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/25/2026_09_25_180074_1790332561.jpg Riau Police chief Insp. Gen. Herry Heryawan (third right) listens to an explanation from Special Crimes Investigation (Reskrimsus) Directorate chief Sr. Comr. Ade Kuncoro (second right) on Wednesday at a mangrove charcoal production center on Rupat Island in Bengkalis regency, Riau. Detectives from the Reskrimsus Directorate thwarted on Sept. 14 an effort to smuggle mangrove charcoal from Rupat Island to Batu Pahat in Johor, Malaysia. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/26/tiktok-reaches-first-state-settlement-over-teen-safety-claims-agrees-to-user-limits https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/12/2026_05_12_175652_1778583491.JPG The icons of Facebook, What'sApp and TikTok are seen on a smartphone screen in this illustration photo taken on Oct. 27, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/09/26/manchester-city-found-guilty-of-premier-league-charges-set-to-appeal-reports https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180093_1790386811.jpg Fans arrive outside the Etihad Stadium ahead of the UEFA Champions League second leg semifinal soccer match between Manchester City and Real Madrid in Manchester, England, on May 17, 2023. Manchester City have been found guilty of all but one of 115 Premier League charges they face for breaching financial regulations, as reproted by 'The Athletic' reported on Sept. 25, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/26/philippines-pardons-frees-mary-jane-veloso https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/12/18/2024_12_18_158503_1734506035.JPG Philippine drug convict and former death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso is kissed by her sons at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, the Philippines, on Dec. 18, 2024. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/26/extending-jakartas-cfd-may-raise-awareness-but-not-dent-pollution https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/16/2026_07_16_177680_1784176045.jpg A group of people take advantage of Car Free Day on Dec. 4, 2022, exercising along a Jakarta thoroughfare closed to motor vehicles between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/12/2026_05_12_175631_1778557085.jpg People throng the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle fountain on May 10, 2026, taking in the skyline of downtown Jakarta on Car Free Day. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/26/govt-kicks-off-rp-150-billion-revamp-of-historic-surakarta-palace https://img.jakpost.net/c/2019/04/09/2019_04_09_69547_1554799453.jpg Courtiers dressed in traditional Javanese costumes enter the Surakarta Palace complex. JP/Maksum Nur Fauzan https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/26/analysis-for-the-sake-of-public-safety-mbg-should-be-put-on-hold https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/25/2026_09_25_180091_1790355202.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://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/26/millions-of-informal-sector-workers-ill-prepared-for-retirement https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/11/21/2024_11_21_157526_1732122005.jpg A roadside vendor prepares food on May 12, 2024, to sell at his stall next to a railway in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/26/indonesia-reasserts-palestine-focus-at-united-nations https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/25/2026_09_25_180069_1790328781.JPG Delegates walk out as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City, the United States on Sept. 24, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/25/2026_09_25_180077_1790341392.jpg Protesters hold an image of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bearing the word “Criminal“ above a crowd waving Palestinian flags and holding “Free Palestine“ signs during a demonstration on the day of his address to the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, the United States on Sept. 24, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/26/welcoming-kri-sriwijaya https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/21/2026_09_21_179933_1789980090.jpg The newly acquired aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi (left), now the KRI Sriwijaya, is accompanied by the KRI Brawijaya (center) and the KRI Prabu Siliwangi as they sail past Bangka waters on Sept. 17, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/25/indonesia-steps-up-bid-for-unsc-seat https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/25/2026_09_25_180076_1790338469.jpeg Foreign Minister Sugiono delivers a speech at a high-level meeting marking the 40th anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development at United Nations headquarters in New York on Sept. 23, 2026, during the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/25/veteran-aceh-journalist-and-serambi-indonesia-founder-sjamsul-kahar-dies-at-80 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/25/2026_09_25_180054_1790291207.jpeg Sjamsul Kahar, veteran Aceh journalist, founder and former editor-in-chief of Serambi Indonesia, gestures in this undated photo. Kahar died on Sept. 24, 2026, at the age of 80. https://www.thejakartapost.com/the-weekend-digest/2026/09/25/questioning-and-nurturing-the-self-with-abell-octovan https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/25/2026_09_25_180062_1790322989.png https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/25/2026_09_25_180065_1790322991.png https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/25/2026_09_25_180063_1790322990.png https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/25/2026_09_25_180066_1790322993.png https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/25/2026_09_25_180064_1790322990.png https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/25/danantara-frances-thales-to-explore-ai-defense-investment-cooperation https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/22/2026_09_22_179964_1790070443.jpg A woman looks at a device Aug. 11, 2026, as she walks past Wisma Danantara Indonesia, the state asset fund’s headquarters, on Jl. Gatot Subroto in South Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/25/pakistan-us-ties-a-new-chapter-for-an-old-friendship https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/24/2026_09_24_180023_1790220990.jpg Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif raises a hand on Sept. 22, 2026, as he arrives at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the United States, to attend the first day of the high-level general debate during the 81st UN General Assembly. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/25/agrinas-asserts-co-op-managers-soe-employees-refuting-danantara-claim https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/31/2026_07_31_178165_1785485050.jpg Manager candidates of the Red and White Cooperatives march in full camo outfits on July 31, 2026, prior to attending the closing ceremony for the Defense Ministry’s Bachelor of Indonesian Development Drivers (SPPI) degree program at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in East Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/25/discharged-policeman-sentenced-to-death-penalty-for-killing-sister-in-law https://img.jakpost.net/c/2019/07/06/2019_07_06_75843_1562376537.png Illustration: death penalty. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/25/different-times-shared-hearts-what-brings-china-and-the-us-together https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/23/2026_09_23_179999_1790154935.jpg United States President Donald Trump (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk on Oct. 30, 2025, as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Busan, South Korea. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/25/trump-welcomes-xi-with-fanfare-but-no-breakthroughs-emerge https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/25/2026_09_25_180061_1790307255.jpg (From left) China's First lady Peng Liyuan, China's President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump and US First Lady Melania Trump pose ahead of a State Dinner at the White House in Washington, DC, on September 24, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/25/asian-cities-battle-child-malnutrition-as-junk-food-gains-ground https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/24/2026_09_24_180039_1790253952.jpg Muslims break their fast on March 18, 2024, during Ramadan at the Wekanda Jumma mosque in Colombo. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/24/2026_09_24_180040_1790253952.jpg House of Representatives lawmaker Yoyok Riyo Sudibyo (top left) of the NasDem Party and Batang regent Faiz Kurniawan (bottom left) visit a patient on Sept. 24 at the Kalisari Regional General Hospital (RSUD) in Batang regency, Central Java. The patient was hospitalized after suffering from food poisoning from eating a meal disbursed under the free nutritious meal rollout. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/25/delegates-walk-out-as-netanyahu-defends-israel-at-un- https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/25/2026_09_25_180056_1790300334.jpg Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 81st United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on September 24, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/25/when-citizens-demand-accountability-for-forest-fires https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/16/2026_09_16_179789_1789564172.jpg A Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) crew walks towards a CH-47 Chinook helicopter ahead of Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin's visit to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's (JMSDF) ship JS Kunisaki on Sept. 15, 2026, at Kijing port in Mempawah, West Kalimantan. In his visit, Sjafrie held a limited meeting with the Japanese officers on the joint waterbombing missions to extinguish forest and land fire in the province.