https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/17/us-congress-passes-sweeping-russia-sanctions-bill https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/17/2026_09_17_179806_1789609876.JPG A firefighter works at the site of a gas station hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on September 15, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/17/beyond-arrests-who-is-really-responsible-for-the-haze https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178896_1787313020.jpg Students attend a class at a state elementary school in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, on Aug. 21, 2026. The Palangka Raya Education Agency implemented measures for elementary and junior high school students, including delaying the start of classes to 8 a.m., temporarily suspending outdoor activities, requiring students to wear masks and implementing distance learning for early childhood education students due to haze from forest and land fires that had deteriorated air quality. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/17/when-violence-falls-between-the-cracks https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/15/2026_05_15_175762_1778861633.jpg The raid: Personnel from the National Police’s counterterrorism squad Densus 88 show seized firearms and other items on Aug. 14, 2023, following a raid on the house of an alleged sympathizer of the Islamic State movement in Bekasi, West Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/17/govt-prepares-fines-in-digital-child-safety-rules https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/03/27/2026_03_27_174079_1774613596.jpg Children play online games against each other on smartphones and tablets along an alley in Jakarta on March 26, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/16/2026_09_16_179786_1789557870.jpg Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid (center) is accompanied by the ministry's public information and communications director general Fifi Aleyda Yahya (right) and digital oversight director general Alexander Sabar (left) during a press briefing at the ministry's building in Central Jakarta on Sept. 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/17/agrarian-ministry-in-spotlight-for-corruption https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/16/2026_09_16_179791_1789567166.jpg Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators hold up cash on Wednesday seized during the arrest of eight suspects in a bribery case involving the issuance of right-to-build (HGB) permits at the Agrarian and Spatial Planning Ministry. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/17/indonesias-fiscal-ambitions-are-too-big-for-its-finance-ministers https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179727_1789387998.JPG Newly appointed Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara (left) receives congratulations from Danantara Indonesia Chief Executive Officer Rosan Roeslani during a swearing-in ceremony on Sept. 14 at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta following a Cabinet reshuffle. President Prabowo Subianto appointed Nazara as finance minister for the remainder of the 2024–2029 term, replacing Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/17/analysis-when-wildfires-become-a-diplomatic-problem https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/16/2026_09_16_179784_1789543249.jpg Activists led by Greenpeace Malaysia and Himpunan Advocacy Rakyat Malaysia (HARAM) stage a rally in front of the Indonesian embassy in Kuala Lumpur on Sept. 4, 2026, calling for transparency and corporate accountability over transboundary haze due to wildfires in Indonesia. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/17/ago-moves-closer-to-febrie-prosecution https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/07/2026_08_07_178424_1786108955.jpg Febrie Adriansyah (center), a former senior prosecutor who is now a suspect in a corruption and money laundering case, arrives at the Attorney General's Office (AGO) headquarters in Jakarta on Aug. 7 for an interrogation by a team of nine senior investigators. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/17/worsening-haze-delays-japan-firefighting-mission-in-west-kalimantan 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 at Kijing port in Mempawah regency, West Kalimantan on Sept. 15, 2026. 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. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/16/2026_09_16_179790_1789564172.JPG Volunteers stand in a peatland area burnt by wildfires in Kubu Raya regency, West Kalimantan, on Sept. 15, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/17/us-fed-raises-rates-to-tackle-too-high-inflation-irking-trump https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/17/2026_09_17_179805_1789601164.jpg US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, DC, on September 16, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/17/malaysian-files-report-against-senior-policeman-over-n-sulawesi-gold-mine-deal https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/08/15/2024_08_15_153546_1723706197.jpg Illustration of a police tape sealing a crime scene. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/17/not-the-ministry-of-magic https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/15/2026_09_15_179751_1789451422.JPG Newly appointed Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara (left) signs a document as his predecessor Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa observes on Sept. 15, 2026, during a handover ceremony at the Finance Ministry in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/16/whoosh-takeover-in-limbo-after-purbaya-ousted-as-finance-minister https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/10/28/2025_10_28_168252_1761654241.jpg A Whoosh train is seen on Oct. 2, 2023, after the inauguration of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway at Padalarang Station in Padalarang, West Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/16/bali-authorities-investigate-deaths-of-three-australians-in-suspected-murder-suicide https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/08/15/2024_08_15_153545_1723706189.jpg A forensic officer writes on a notepad in this undated illustration of a crime scene. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/16/prabowo-opens-new-lrt-link-backs-jakartas-expansion-push https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/16/2026_09_16_179787_1789562649.jpg President Prabowo Subianto (second left) and Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung (second right) test the Jakarta light rapid transit (LRT)’s extension from North Jakarta to Manggarai, South Jakarta, on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/16/2026_09_16_179788_1789562649.jpg President Prabowo Subianto enters the Jakarta light rapid transit (LRT) station in North Jakarta on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, to inaugurate the new route connecting North Jakarta with Manggarai in South Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/16/purbaya-ousted-after-clash-with-prabowos-ex-army-colleague-sources-say https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/15/2026_09_15_179750_1789451421.JPG Indonesia's newly appointed Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara reacts as outgoing Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa signs a document, during a handover ceremony at the Finance Ministry in Jakarta, September 15, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/16/poll-shows-rising-trust-in-global-institutions-less-comfort-with-us-as-global-leader https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/27/2026_02_27_173090_1772186603.jpg US President Donald Trump greets President Prabowo Subianto during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025. Trump landed in Egypt on October 13 for a summit on Gaza, following a lightning visit to Israel after a ceasefire he brokered entered into force. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/09/16/artists-exit-sheeran-tour-in-solidarity-with-macklemore-pro-palestinian-comments https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/05/04/2023_05_04_138065_1683168940.jpg Ed Sheeran attends the Disney+ World Premiere of “Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All” at The Times Center on May 2, 2023 in New York City, US. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/16/danantara-to-inject-25m-to-revive-stalled-lrt-city-projects https://img.jakpost.net/c/2018/11/18/2018_11_18_58888_1542556346.gif Property developer LRT City Jaticempaka-Gateway Park project director Ibnu Mahmud Junaidi (left) and Adhi Commuter Properti marketing director Djoko Santoso are pictured at the LRT City project site in Bekasi, West Java, in this file photo. The project, built near a planned light rail transit station (LRT), adheres to the principles of a transit-oriented development, such as being a high-density mixed-use area and walkable. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/16/china-defense-minister-urges-nations-to-curb-regressive-historical-trends https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/16/2026_09_16_179783_1789535854.JPG Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun delivers the keynote speech at the opening ceremony for the Beijing Xiangshan Forum in Beijing, China September 16, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/16/bayan-resources-declares-force-majeure-amid-delayed-rkab-approval https://img.jakpost.net/c/2016/10/12/2016_10_12_13663_1476231949.png Heavy equipment and trucks pass through a coal mining site in East Kalimantan in August 2016. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/16/saudi-says-houthis-target-mecca-warn-of-red-line https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/16/2026_09_16_179782_1789535394.jpg This handout picture released on September 15, 2026 by Ansarullah Media Centre reportedly shows burning military vehicles that they targeted in al-Jawf, Saudi Arabia. The Houthis have been engaged in renewed fighting with Saudi-backed government forces since Yemen's civil war reignited in July, when the group declared a maritime blockade on Riyadh and began targeting its ships in the Red Sea. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/16/a-fractured-world-tests-the-limits-of-multilateralism https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/09/15/2025_09_15_166491_1757921371.jpg Chinese President Xi Jinping (center) attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin on Sept. 1, 2025, in this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/16/batam-land-dispute-ends-in-two-deaths-10-injured-after-clash https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/15/2026_09_15_179757_1789461031.jpeg A tactical vehicle from the Mobile Brigade's Gegana Unit is on standby during a readiness roll call on Sept. 14 at Batam, Rempang and Galang (Barelang) City Police headquarters in Batam city, Riau Islands. The roll call was held following a deadly clash on Setokok Island killing two and injuring 10 people. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/09/16/indonesian-students-to-conduct-un-backed-microgravity-experiment-in-germany https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/16/2026_09_16_179781_1789535031.jpg Indonesian students Alessander Reynard Aritonang, 19 (center), Rendy Dwi Nugraha, 20 (right) and Idam Sholikhah, 21, pose in this undated handout photo. The team will conduct a United Nations-supported microgravity experiment in Germany. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/16/the-red-sea-crisis-exposes-brics-deep-divisions https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/12/2026_09_12_179662_1789183911.JPG A satellite image shows black smoke rising from an area of Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline south of Medina, Hejaz region, Saudi Arabia on Sept. 10, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/16/malaysia-talks-to-batik-air-malaysia-airlines-to-absorb-airasia-domestic-routes https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/06/2026_04_06_174383_1775461460.jpg AirAsia airplanes are pictured on the tarmac at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang on Jan. 8, 2024. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/16/ferry-accident-revives-indonesias-bermuda-triangle-myth https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/15/2026_09_15_179756_1789457044.JPG The Virgo Transport 8 passenger ship that capsized on Sunday in the waters of Masalembu Islands in East Java is seen in this still image taken from video. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/15/2026_09_15_179761_1789475721.JPG Rescuers use a stretcher on Tuesday to carry a passenger of the Virgo Transport 8 ferry upon arrival at Trisakti Port in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan. The passenger ship capsized in the Java Sea on Sunday while sailing from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/16/twenty-years-on-brics-faces-a-defining-choice https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179683_1789282090.jpg The leaders of participating countries take a “family photograph” on Sept. 13, 2026, during the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/16/ri-shines-on-world-stage-sinarmas-world-academy-ranks-among-top-5-ib-schools-in-the-world https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/16/2026_09_16_179778_1789527321.jpg (Courtesy of Sinarmas World Academy) https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/16/2026_09_16_179779_1789527395.jpg (Courtesy of Sinarmas World Academy) https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/16/2026_09_16_179776_1789527321.jpg (Courtesy of Sinarmas World Academy) https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/16/floods-and-landslides-hit-parts-of-aceh-killing-one-injuring-13 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/08/2026_05_08_175522_1778240976.jpg Thick mud covers homes and roads in a residential area of Meurah Dua in Pidie Jaya regency, Aceh, on Feb. 22, 2026, months after the 2025 Sumatra floods and landslides struck three provinces in the island’s north. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/16/chinese-smes-in-malaysia-and-asean-coming-in-fast-and-furious https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179723_1789384164.jpg A fishmonger holds a basket of fish on Oct. 18, 2024, at a wet market in Kuala Lumpur. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/16/asian-markets-make-nervous-start-ahead-of-fed-decision https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/22/2026_07_22_177876_1784691498.jpg Pedestrians walk past an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on July 22, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/16/jakartas-makeshift-classrooms-under-sweltering-threat https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179726_1789386237.jpeg Extra lesson: Children in fourth to sixth grade do coloring activities with volunteers during the noon session at Rumah Belajar Senen in Senen, Central Jakarta, on July 18, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179724_1789386236.jpeg Fighting drowsiness: Kristina (left) shows workbooks to students during a class session at the Alternative School for Street Children (SAAJA), in South Jakarta on Aug. 4, 2026. With classes taking place from morning to early afternoon, volunteers often struggle teaching kindergarten students who are sleepy or have a hard time focusing. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179725_1789386236.jpeg Peer learning: Students of the Alternative School for Street Children (SAAJA) in South Jakarta play among themselves during a class on Aug. 4, 2026, in Karet Kuningan subdistrict, South Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/16/democratic-dilemma-communist-vietnam-outpaces-indonesia-philippines https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/12/2026_09_12_179669_1789194154.jpg A container is loaded onto a cargo ship on April 16, 2025, at the Port Hai Phong in Northern Vietnam. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/16/push-to-postpone-village-head-elections-draws-democratic-concerns https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/12/06/2023_12_06_145062_1701798251.jpg Members of the All-Indonesia Village Administration Association (Apdesi) hold a protest on Dec. 5, 2023, in front of the legislative complex in Jakarta. They demanded the House of Representatives revise the 2014 Village Law, urging lawmakers to increase the maximum village head term from six to nine years. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/16/sumatran-elephants-run-out-of-room-as-fires-spread https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/15/2026_09_15_179758_1789472515.jpg A mahout rides a Sumatra elephant on July 18 at the Conservation Response Unit in Bener Meriah in the highlands of Aceh province. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/15/2026_09_15_179759_1789472645.jpg A firefighter from the Regional Disaster Management Agency douses a forest fire on Sept. 11 at Sungai Rambutan village in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra. Toxic haze has shrouded parts of Indonesia and Malaysia for weeks as Jakarta struggles to contain fires that have scorched large tracts of Borneo and Sumatra, with the smoke drifting into neighboring Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/16/no-signs-of-journalists-boat-crew-missing-near-anak-krakatau-after-a-week https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/15/2026_09_15_179762_1789477078.JPG Rescuers board a rubber boat on Sept. 15 as search-and-rescue operations continue for missing journalists and boat crew members who lost contact while covering the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait last week, in Carita, Pandeglang regency, Banten. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/16/suahasil-can-restore-budget-credibility-but-challenges-remain https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/15/2026_09_15_179749_1789451420.JPG Newly appointed Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara (left) shakes hands with outgoing finance minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa during a handover ceremony on Sept. 15 at the Finance Ministry in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/16/analysis-adaro-witness-summons-revives-questions-over-tycoon-rivalry https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/15/2026_09_15_179748_1789447345.jpg PT Adaro Energy.