https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/06/a-stronger-macroeconomic-framework-for-a-stronger-indonesia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/28/2026_05_28_176162_1779959377.jpg A teller counts rupiah banknotes on Oct. 27, 2025, at the BNI Pasar Baru branch in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/06/the-case-for-a-pay-where-you-play-tax-system https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/05/2026_08_05_178330_1785901921.jpg Protesters gather before a monument with graffiti that reads “tax the rich” on Sept. 10, 2025, during a rally held as part of the “Bloquons tout“ (Let's block everything) protest movement at Place de la République in Paris. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/06/sri-mulyani-back-in-world-bank-leadership-role https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/05/30/2024_05_30_150963_1717073290.jpg Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati speaks during an event on April 18, 2024, about expanding health coverage for all during the IMF-World Bank Group spring meetings at World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/06/no-leader-no-ideology-indonesias-new-terror-threat https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/15/2026_07_15_177650_1784101219.jpg A janitor sweeps the floor after a homemade bomb blast at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri (MAN) 3 Padang in West Sumatra on July 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/06/jakarta-tightens-crackdown-on-polluters-as-illegal-dumpsites-grow-larger https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/11/2026_01_11_171316_1768149984.jpg Trash troubles: A scavenger collects items from piles of garbage on Jan.9 at the Kramat Jati Wholesale Market in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/06/free-health-screening-to-shift-focus-to-treatment https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/05/2026_08_05_178352_1785931436.jpg A health worker examines a female patient's blood pressure on July 17 during the free health screening at the Mandonga subdistrict office in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi. More than 73 million people nationwide received free screenings in the first seven months of 2026, according to the Health Ministry. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/05/2026_08_05_178350_1785931436.jpg A health worker examines a woman's blood sugar level on July 23 during a free health screening at the Bukit Harapan integrated health services post (posyandu) in Nunukan, North Kalimantan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/06/premature-repatriation-risks-deepening-the-rohingya-crisis https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/15/2026_01_15_171437_1768442418.jpg A Rohingya refugee carrying a sack walks across a market on Jan. 12, 2026, at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia, Bangladesh. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/06/analysis-indonesias-dhe-exemptions-create-a-two-tier-export-regime https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/05/2026_08_05_178333_1785909973.jpg Export oriented: Using a rubber-tired gantry crane, port workers load export-bound containers onto a vessel flying a Portuguese flag on June 24, 2025, at Tanjung Mas port in Semarang, Central Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/06/security-minister-brushes-off-unrest-concerns-ahead-of-independence-day https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/09/23/2025_09_23_166815_1758617241.JPG Indonesian military (TNI) troops prepare at the National Monument (Monas) complex for deployment on Aug. 31, 2025, amid widespread anti-government protests and rioting over issues such as extra pay for lawmakers, in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/06/rumor-of-national-police-chief-dismissal-resurfaces-amid-ago-police-tension https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/05/2026_08_05_178353_1785935840.jpg National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo (left) shakes hands with Attorney General ST Burhanuddin (right) on Wednesday during a press briefing at the Office of the Coordinating Politics and Security Minister in Central Jakarta. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/05/2026_08_05_178354_1785935840.jpg National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo (left), Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. Agus Subiyanto (center) and Attorney General ST Burhanuddin walk out of the main hall of the State Palace in Central Jakarta on July 22 following the inauguration of the new National Nutrition Agency (BGN) head as well as governors and deputy governors of the University of the Republic of Indonesia (URI). https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/06/when-war-comes-for-the-economy https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/04/2026_08_04_178304_1785822888.JPG Vessels wait in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Aug. 3, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/06/hsbc-indonesia-partner-to-bridge-indonesias-growth-with-global-capability https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/05/2026_08_05_178346_1785919601.jpg (Courtesy of HSBC Indonesia) https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/05/indonesia-condemns-renewed-israeli-strikes-amid-gaza-peace-talks https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/05/2026_08_05_178355_1785936822.JPG Palestinians attend the funeral of 112 members of the Hassayna and Abu Sharia clan, who were killed in an Israeli strike in 2023 and whose remains were recovered from beneath the rubble, according to Gaza's Civil Defense, in Gaza City, August 4, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/05/2026_08_05_178356_1785937029.JPG Palestinians inspect the site of an overnight Israeli strike on a medicine warehouse, according to medics, next to tents sheltering displaced Palestinians, in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, August 1, 2026, residents had been pre-warned by the Israeli military to evacuate. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/05/purbaya-urges-toyota-to-move-production-from-thailand https://img.jakpost.net/c/2019/04/11/2019_04_11_69843_1554996741.jpg Imported Toyota cars are parked on a dock on Wednesday after they were unloaded from a cargo vessel at the DaChan Bay Terminals in Shenzhen, China. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/05/businesses-urge-investment-climate-reforms-to-prevent-more-layoffs https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/05/2026_08_05_178335_1785911845.JPG Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) chairwoman Shinta Kamdani delivers a speech during the 35th National Working and Consultation Meeting at Claro Hotel in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Aug. 4, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/05/vibe-coding-how-asias-finance-teams-are-rewriting-rules https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/29/2026_04_29_175200_1777433666.JPG A message reading “AI artificial intelligence,“ a keyboard and robot hands are seen in this illustration created on Jan. 27, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/05/gdp-growth-slows-to-5-29-in-second-quarter https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/12/30/2025_12_30_170851_1767068610.jpg A passenger train runs on an elevated track in Jakarta's central business district on Aug. 5, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/05/jet-fuel-prices-ease-but-cost-pressure-persists-for-airlines https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/13/2026_04_13_174684_1776097301.jpg A worker pulls a hose after refueling a commercial aircraft with aviation fuel on April 7, 2026, at Terminal 1C of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/05/us-yen-intervention-signals-perfect-storm-rising-in-fx-and-bond-markets https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/03/17/2025_03_17_161257_1742178731.jpg US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent walks out of the West Wing to do a television interview on the North Lawn of the White House on March 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/05/tni-chief-observes-nighttime-airdrop-exercise https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/05/2026_08_05_178331_1785901934.jpg Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Agus Subiyanto (third left) receives a briefing from officers of the Airborne Operations Forward Team (KDOL) on Aug. 4 during an infiltration operation in Dabo Singkep, Lingga regency, the Riau Islands, as part of the 2026 Integrated TNI Exercise involving more than 12,000 troops. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/05/fear-influences-patient-access-to-medical-opioids https://img.jakpost.net/c/2019/05/23/2019_05_23_72988_1558587197.jpg Illustration of opioid https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/08/05/from-surabayas-alleys-rizky-ridho-carries-the-nations-hopes https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/04/2026_08_04_178308_1785830956.jpg Rizky Ridho, Indonesia team captain and center fullback. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/05/us-says-hormuz-deal-with-iran-imminent https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/05/2026_08_05_178332_1785904360.jpg A vessel is anchored off the coast of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on August 3, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/05/police-find-gas-leakage-point-in-medan-blast-killing-three https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/21/2026_07_21_177855_1784633317.jpg Rescue workers operate heavy equipment on July 21 during a search for victims following an explosion at the Grand Polonia residential complex in Medan, North Sumatra. According to the Medan Police, the explosion is believed to have been caused by a gas leak. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/05/a-personal-journey-a-shared-future-mexico-and-indonesia-in-a-new-era-of-partnership https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/03/2026_08_03_178233_1785743172.jpg Dancers from Mexico dance during the Surabaya Cross Culture International Folk Art Festival (SCCIFAF) on July 16, 2023, in Surabaya, East Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/05/asean-centrality-on-display-in-manila https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/24/2026_07_24_177970_1784895280.JPG Philippines Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro and other leaders attend a group photo session during the High-Level Conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, Manila on July 24, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/05/asia-shares-surge-on-tech-mood-swing-oil-retreats https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/07/2026_05_07_175466_1778123360.JPG A pedestrian looks at a stock quotation board showing the Nikkei share average outside a brokerage in Tokyo on May 7, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/05/what-a-sino-american-g2-would-mean-for-asian-security https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/16/2026_05_16_175787_1778908129.JPG Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) and United States President Donald Trump shake hands during a photo op at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026, amid talks focusing on trade, regional security and bilateral ties between the world’s two largest economies. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/05/whale-shark-found-stranded-on-west-java-beach-dies https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/02/2026_05_02_175296_1777657276.jpg Maritime giant: A whale shark swims in the waters off Raja Ampat Islands on March 20, 2023, in West Papua. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/05/fighting-forest-fires-starts-with-communities https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/21/2026_07_21_177844_1784612474.jpg An aerial view shows a fire burning shrubs on peatland in Cot Seumeureng village, Samatiga district, West Aceh, Aceh, on July 19, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/05/explainer-why-small-protests-are-drawing-outsized-attention-on-social-media https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/04/2026_08_04_178315_1785848465.jpg Protesters from the Islamic Unity Students Association (PP HIMA PERSIS) stage a demonstration outside the Attorney General's Office in South Jakarta on August 4, 2026. The students demand the AGO to transfer its money laundering investigation into former prosecutor Febrie Adriansyah to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and urge policymakers to pass an asset forfeiture law. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/05/prabowos-iran-nuclear-remarks-reminder-against-proliferation-foreign-ministry https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/04/2026_08_04_178311_1785843599.jpg President Prabowo Subianto (right) gestures on Friday as he enters the State Palace for a meeting with Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) members. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/05/analysis-corruption-in-the-kitchen-governance-crisis-in-bgn https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/04/2026_08_04_178306_1785824274.jpg Dadan Hindayana (center), former head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) that oversees the free nutritious meal program, is escorted by Attorney General's Office (AGO) officers and Indonesian Military personnel on June 3 as he leaves the AGO building in Jakarta. The AGO named Dadan and two former BGN deputies as graft suspects pertaining to the procurement and partnering foundation appointment for the program, a day after they were removed over concerns including food quality. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/05/early-wildfire-surge-rings-alarm-bells https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/04/2026_08_04_178313_1785848032.jpg Thick smoke rises from a forest and land fire on Tuesday in Tumbang Nusa village, Pulang Pisau regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. The Central Kalimantan provincial government has declared a forest and land fire emergency through Oct. 31. As of Monday, fires had burned 1,715.14 hectares across 907 incidents in the province. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/05/suits-scholars-and-the-silent-house https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/28/2026_07_28_178063_1785234389.jpeg Eleven of the "shadow cabinet's" 15 members gather for their first working meeting in Jakarta on July 27, 2026, following the launch of the self-styled watchdog initiative. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/05/us-citizen-investigated-after-allegedly-trying-to-sell-bali-land-on-social-media https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/03/05/2026_03_05_173342_1772691287.jpg Balinese Hindu women return from the beach on March 12, 2024, during a ritual a day after Nyepi, the day of silence that marks the New Year in the Balinese Hindu calendar, in Jimbaran, Bali. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/04/jakarta-steps-up-efforts-to-reduce-school-dropout-rates https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/04/2026_08_04_178309_1785839091.jpg A woman lies on a wooden frame above a floor piled with green mussel shells on Sept. 20, 2025, in Cilincing, North Jakarta. Green mussels are widely harvested in Jakarta Bay, but there are concerns that pollution from factories and households may accumulate in them, including heavy metals and other contaminants. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/03/2026_08_03_178222_1785731078.jpg Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung Wibowo (left) inspects a collapsed classroom on July 24 at state elementary school SDN Kebayoran Lama Selatan 09 Pagi. The Jakarta administration plans to rebuild the school beginning in September with a budget of Rp 48.1 billion (US$2.9 million). https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/04/rising-interest-rates-take-toll-on-bank-margins https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/08/13/2024_08_13_153472_1723558767.jpg High-rise buildings are illuminated by the sunset on Aug. 2, 2024, in the Sudirman Central Business District (SCBD) in South Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/04/indonesia-lifts-export-freeze-on-rare-earth-byproducts https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/02/2026_06_02_176272_1780365697.jpeg Indonesian Military (TNI) chief of general staff Lt. Gen. Richard Taruli H. Tampubolon (second right) holds a sack of minerals while Navy Fleet Command (Koarmada RI) Vice Adm. Denih Hendrata (second left) looks on at Naval Command (Kodaeral) IV/Batam in Batam, Riau Islands, on May 26, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/04/after-sparring-over-ceuta-eu-states-seek-lessons-from-crisis https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/04/2026_08_04_178305_1785823783.jpg Members of the Spanish Army's 'Regulares' infantry forces watch a group of migrants near the border post of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on August 2, 2026. At least 72 people died during last week's mass influx of migrants into Spain's Ceuta enclave, when tens of thousands of people mostly swam around the border post from Morocco, local officials said today. Most of the estimated 60,000 people who rushed into Spain's north African territory have returned to Morocco since the territory's largest mass migrant crossing.