https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/08/speculation-swirls-over-possible-tni-chief-change https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/07/2026_10_07_180431_1791370116.JPG President Prabowo Subianto (left) shakes hands with Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. Agus Subiyanto as newly appointed National Police chief Gen. Suyudi Ario Seto salutes the President on Wednesday before Prabowo briefs 800 high-ranking TNI and National Police officers at the Presidential Palace Complex in Jakarta. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/07/2026_10_07_180433_1791376504.JPG President Prabowo Subianto briefs senior TNI and National Police officers on Wednesday at the Presidential Palace Complex in Jakarta.  https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/08/diplomacy-rules-still-command-trust-in-hawkish-world-study https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/20/2026_06_20_176869_1781935722.jpg Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon on June 19, in the foreground sits a position across the border in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/08/2026_08_08_178440_1786151041.jpg This handout photograph taken and released by Pakistan's Prime Minister's Office on August 7 shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (center), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif posing after signing the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defense agreement on August 7 amid violence in the region from Houthi attacks and the US-Iran war. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/08/bgn-tests-buffet-style-free-school-meals-citing-japan-model https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/08/2026_10_08_180455_1791443792.jpg A student serves cut melon to a classmate during a trial of a buffet-style system for the free nutritious meal program on Oct. 8 at Muhammadiyah Bantar Elementary School in Sentolo, Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta. The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) is developing the buffet-style system, involving students in scheduled food service to test the effectiveness of serving meals that are warmer and fresher while reducing food waste. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/08/plaintiffs-criticize-governments-no-show-at-forest-fire-class-action-hearing-in-pontianak https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/27/2026_09_27_180108_1790491200.jpg Firefighters from specialized peatland wildfire tactical unit, Manggala Agni, direct a high-pressure water stream at a burning area in a vast field of tall dry grass in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra on September 25, 2026. Low visibility caused by persistent forest fires has hampered both commercial air travel and aerial firefighting operations across the province. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/08/el-nino-will-peak-in-december-un https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179598_1789035109.jpg Two children play with a kite at the dried-up Sumberkepuh Reservoir in Nganjuk, East Java, on Sept. 6, 2026. The 20.9-hectare reservoir, which provides irrigation for about 400 hectares of farmland, has been dry for the past two months amid the prolonged dry season. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/08/malaysia-to-work-towards-myanmars-full-reintegration-into-asean-pm-says https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/08/2026_05_08_175513_1778233326.jpg Myanmar's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Hau Khan Sum, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Timor Leste's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, Vietnam's Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet and Laos’ Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone hold hands for a group photo during the opening ceremony of the 48th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Cebu, central Philippines on May 8, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/10/08/marc-marquez-vows-to-attack-martins-lead-at-indonesian-motogp https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/10/03/2025_10_03_167228_1759485155.jpg Ducati Lenovo Team's Spanish MotoGP rider Marc Marquez rides during the practice session ahead of the MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix at the Mandalika International Circuit in Mandalika, West Nusa Tenggara on October 3, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/08/singapore-grand-prix-entertainment-may-be-curbed-if-haze-worsens https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/06/2026_10_06_180383_1791268699.JPG The Singapore Flyer and commercial buildings are shrouded in haze at the Marina Bay area in Singapore, September 15, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/08/what-do-we-know-so-far-about-plague-institute-lab-workers-death-in-russia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/07/2026_10_07_180416_1791339093.jpg A view of the entrance to the grounds of the anti-plague institute in the city of Irkutsk on October 6, 2026. Russian authorities denied on October 6, 2026 that they were imposing anti-plague measures after a laboratory technician reportedly died of the disease, and reacted to Washington's offer of assistance by proposing to help battle US infectious diseases. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/08/deciphering-indonesias-data-center-dilemma 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. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/08/indonesia-mulls-nickel-smelter-moratorium-as-global-supply-swells https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/08/05/2025_08_05_165121_1754373886.jpg Smoke rises at Weda Bay Industrial Park (WBIP), a major nickel processing and smelting hub, in Lelilef Sawai, Central Halmahera, North Maluku. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/08/next-steps-unclear-after-indonesias-pledge-to-stop-clearing-forests-for-rice-fields https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/03/03/2026_03_03_173238_1772513644.jpg Farmers plant rice in a paddy field on June 28, 2025, at Lambaro in Aceh. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/08/the-trump-xi-thaw-offers-breathing-room-for-the-world https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/24/2026_09_24_180019_1790211990.jpg United States President Donald Trump (center left) and US First Lady Melania Trump (left) greet on Sept. 23, 2026, Chinese President Xi Jinping (center right) and China’s First Lady Peng Liyuan (right) upon their arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, the US. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/08/batam-residents-protest-data-center-expansion-as-water-shortages-worsen https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/08/2026_10_08_180459_1791454646.jpeg Residents of Nongsa district in Batam, Riau Islands, block access to Nongsa Digital Park during a protest on Oct. 5, 2026, over months of water shortages in their community, while water supplies to data centres in the park remain uninterrupted. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/08/stocks-fall-further-as-oil-spike-fans-fresh-inflation-worries https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/11/05/2025_11_05_168591_1762313307.jpg An electronic quotation board displays numbers of the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo stock Exchange in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/08/the-haze-makes-us-angry-but-our-anger-needs-to-be-directed https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/06/2026_10_06_180383_1791268699.JPG Buildings in the Central Business District loom beyond the Singapore Flyer amid a shroud of haze Sept. 15, 2026, along the island-state’s Marina Bay prime waterfront area. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/08/smoke-in-the-air-noise-online-public-response-to-forest-fires https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/02/2026_10_02_180286_1790911051.jpg Motorcyclists commute on Oct. 2, 2026, as haze from forest and land fires shroud the road, in Palembang, South Sumatra. Wildfires in Indonesia have been blamed in large part on slash-and-burn land-clearing practices that result in the destruction of fire-resistant forest cover and the draining of peatlands. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/08/does-inclusive-finance-really-need-stablecoins https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/11/11/2024_11_11_157146_1731331014.jpg A customer scans a QRIS code to pay for a bowl of bakso (meatball soup) on Oct. 17, 2024, in Tangerang, Banten. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/08/pregnancies-of-two-sumatran-rhinos-raise-hope-for-conservation-efforts https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/12/20/2024_12_20_158604_1734701696.jpg Delilah, a 7-year-old female rhino, is shown here on Nov. 26, 2023, two days after giving birth to a Sumatran rhino calf at Way Kambas National Park in Lampung. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/08/forex-reserves-inch-down-in-september-amid-rupiah-volatility https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/28/2026_09_28_180141_1790577635.jpg A man walks past the Bank Indonesia (BI) headquarters on Sept. 2, 2024, in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/08/assault-on-ui-student-body-member-renews-intimidation-concerns https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/09/2026_08_09_178444_1786214329.jpg Two activists install a banner reading “Freedom of expression = a right” on March 6 on a fence surrounding the Central Jakarta District Court, after the court acquitted activists Delpedro Marhaen Rismansyah, Khariq Anhar, Muzaffar Salim and Syahdan Husein in their trial for incitement in relation to the anti-government protests in August-September 2025. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/18/2026_08_18_178794_1787060124.jpg Lines of police officers hold off student protesters from reaching the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle on Aug. 18 along Jl. Sudirman in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/08/wantimpres-and-its-million-dollar-question https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/03/2026_10_03_180314_1790983472.jpeg President Prabowo Subianto (right) inaugurates members of the Presidential Advisory Board (Wantimpres) on Oct. 2, 2026, at the State Palace in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/08/court-ruling-on-gibrans-diploma-puts-impeachment-question-in-spotlight https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/18/2026_06_18_176806_1781783175.jpg Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka (center) talks with student protesters after receiving them in a meeting on June 15 at the Vice Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/08/super-intelligence-anarchy-and-the-next-cold-war https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/30/2026_09_30_180202_1790729320.jpg United States President Donald Trump (center) speaks during a meeting with technology executives about artificial intelligence, at the White House in Washington, on Sept. 29, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/08/analysis-free-education-but-at-what-cost https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/07/2026_10_07_180429_1791367820.jpg Stock illustration of rising university costs https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/08/prabowo-tightens-grip-on-security-forces https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/07/2026_10_07_180432_1791370118.JPG President Prabowo Subianto delivers a briefing to high-ranking Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police officers on Wednesday at the Presidential Palace Complex in Jakarta. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/07/2026_10_07_180431_1791370116.JPG President Prabowo Subianto (left) shakes hands with Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. Agus Subiyanto as newly appointed National Police Chief Gen. Suyudi Ario Seto salutes the President on Wednesday before Prabowo briefs 800 high-ranking TNI and National Police officers at the Presidential Palace Complex in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/08/filling-the-void-mothers-volunteers-step-up-to-fight-wildfire https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/07/2026_10_07_180434_1791377357.jpg Members of the all-women The Power of Mama (TPoM) volunteer firefighting team and soldiers work on Sept. 27 in a peatland fire area near Tanjungpura village, Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan. Indonesia has been battling fires for weeks in parts of Kalimantan and Sumatra, sending suffocating haze across the islands and neighboring Malaysia and Singapore. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/07/2026_10_07_180435_1791377370.JPG A firefighter with the Manggala Agni fire brigade pulls a hose while extinguishing wildfires on Sept. 25 near a residential area in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/08/analysts-warn-of-risks-as-idx-brings-back-short-selling https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/29/2026_01_29_171947_1769651036.jpg Red day: Employees watch a digital screen displaying stock movements on Jan. 28 at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/08/danamon-looks-to-broaden-market-reach-through-integration https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/30/2026_09_30_180211_1790739274.jpg Nobuya Kawasaki, chief executive officer of private lender Bank Danamon, poses in this undated photograph. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/08/flawed-candidacy-untouchable-office https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/06/2026_10_06_180399_1791301746.JPG Constitutional Court Chief Justice Suhartoyo (center) reads out the court’s ruling on a petition challenging the eligibility requirements for Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s candidacy as vice president in the 2024 presidential election, alongside fellow Constitutional Court justices on Oct. 6 at the court’s building in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/08/five-injured-in-suspected-lpg-explosion-at-surabaya-restaurant https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/07/2026_10_07_180424_1791359975.jpg Personnel from the East Java Regional Police’s Gegana bomb squad inspect the site of an explosion on Oct. 6 at a shopping street in Pakuwon City, Surabaya, East Java. The blast injured five people, and police said an initial investigation indicated that it was caused by an LPG leak at a restaurant. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/07/political-reshuffle-puts-ri-industrial-policy-at-a-crossroads https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/02/2026_10_02_180300_1790936536.JPG Bahlil Lahadalia is sworn in as coordinating minister for downstreaming and energy transition on Oct. 1 at the State Palace in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/07/pontianak-court-hears-negligence-complaint-against-state-over-fires-haze https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/07/2026_10_07_180430_1791368996.jpg Members of the Nafas Kalbar Alliance hold a banner that reads “haze is not a natural disaster, haze is a crime“ outside the Pontianak District Court in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, on October 7, 2026. The government was accused of “gross negligence“ October 7 in a court case brought by residents against the president and others over a toxic haze from wildfires blanketing parts of Borneo island. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/07/danantara-invests-250m-in-us-oil-producer-highpeak-energy https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/22/2026_09_22_179964_1790070443.jpg A woman walks past the Wisma Danantara Indonesia building on Aug. 11 on Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto in South Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/07/ai-widening-economic-inequality-imf-boss-warns https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/07/2026_10_07_180423_1791357968.jpg International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during the 41st Annual Economics Conference organized by the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU), in Montevideo on July 30, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/07/indonesia-mulling-soybean-import-subsidy-as-prices-rise https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/11/2026_09_11_179629_1789119966.jpg A worker dumps a batch of freshly cleaned soybeans into a crushing machine on Feb. 5, 2026, at a tofu factory in Surabaya, East Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/07/oils-new-problem-is-logistics https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/06/2026_10_06_180378_1791252962.JPG Smoke rises from Saudi Aramco’s oil refinery in Riyadh on Oct. 3, 2026, after reported Houthi attacks. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/07/government-to-halt-clearing-forests-boost-output-from-existing-paddies https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/06/2026_10_06_180390_1791275325.jpg Anindya Bakrie (second left), chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), shares the stage with Investment and Downstream Minister Rosan Roeslani (fourth right) and Apindo chairwoman Shinta Kamdani (third) as well as other leading business figures on Oct. 6, the first day of the Indonesia International Sustainability Forum 2026 at Hotel Indonesia Kempinski in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/07/a-trump-xi-ai-hotline-is-not-governance-asean-must-build-its-own https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/24/2026_09_24_180029_1790225436.jpg United States President Donald Trump (center right) salutes after a B1 bomber flyby on Sept. 23, 2026, while welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping (center left) at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/07/climate-champion-australia-digging-more-coal https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/07/2026_10_07_180417_1791339440.jpg A coal hauler truck drives along a road with a load at the Moolarben coal mine, operated by Yancoal Australia, located in the western New South Wales coalfields and north of the town of Mudgee on September 3, 2026. Australia's coal mines are expanding as exports boom, awkward timing for a nation preparing to champion clean energy as lead negotiator for the UN's climate summit.