https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/15/social-aid-exclusion-errors-spur-call-for-bigger-data-registry-budget https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/11/15/2024_11_15_157323_1731643673.jpg Social aid recipients receive sacks of rice from the government's food reserves distribution program at Dumai Post Office in Riau on Oct. 29, 2024. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/15/one-hostage-escapes-another-dies-a-month-after-opm-abducted-nine-in-central-papua https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179717_1789368331.jpg A police tape reads “Crime scene [...]“ in this undated illustration of a crime scene. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/15/dollar-near-two-week-high-as-oil-surge-lifts-yields-fed-hike-bets https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/04/2026_06_04_176379_1780573302.jpg A 100,000 rupiah banknote is pictured next to a 100 United States dollar banknote at a currency exchange office in Jakarta on June 4, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/15/the-land-bank-paradox-for-profit-or-justice https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/16/2026_07_16_177684_1784179469.jpg A signpost is seen in Pantai Melayu village on Rempang Island, Batam city, Riau Islands, announcing that the Batam Free Trade Zone Authority (BP Batam) has the rights to manage the land, reportedly to be used as a Sekolah Rakyat location, as seen on July 15, 2026. BP Batam's unilateral claim is strenuously challenged by villagers, who say they own the land. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/15/australian-woman-dies-after-falling-from-cliff-at-balis-kelingking-beach https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179721_1789378348.jpeg Rescuers help to evacuate the body of 29-year-old Australian tourist Brianna Lani Cronin after she fell from an 80-meter cliff at Kelingking Beach in Nusa Penida, Bali, on Sept. 12, 2026. Cronin was later found dead at the beach. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/15/global-developments-missing-ingredient https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/07/2026_08_07_178425_1786109011.JPG Two schoolchildren look over a densely populated informal settlement in the Kebon Melati neighborhood of Jakarta, on Aug. 7, 2026. Statistics Indonesia reported that the country's poverty rate stood at 8.07 percent in March 2026, with 22.93 million people living below the poverty line, down by 430,000 from September 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/15/us-has-weapons-deployed-in-orbit-space-force-says https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/08/16/2025_08_16_165524_1755320876.jpg The SpaceX Starship rocket launches from Starbase, Texas, as seen from South Padre Island on May 27, 2025. SpaceX mission control lost contact with the upper stage of Starship as it leaked fuel, spun out of control and made an uncontrolled reentry after flying halfway around the world, likely disintegrating over the Indian Ocean, officials said. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/09/15/from-toy-bears-to-formulas-making-math-tangible-for-indonesian-children https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179706_1789353728.jpg Learning by doing: Twin sisters Kimberly Georgia and Kathleen Victoria, 17, demonstrate their mathematics teaching approach on Aug. 26, 2026, in Jakarta. Their concrete, pictorial and abstract (CPA) approach uses hands-on materials and visual aids to make mathematics more engaging for children. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179705_1789353727.png Math scores: Indonesia’s PISA mathematics score fell to 364 in 2025, from 379 in 2018 and 366 in 2022, according to the report released on Sept. 8, 2026. PISA measures how well education systems prepare students to apply knowledge and skills to real-world challenges. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/15/delhis-brics-moment-a-bite-without-teeth https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179683_1789282090.jpg In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, leaders of participating countries gather for a family photograph during the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on Sept. 13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/15/calls-mount-for-police-to-hunt-down-mastermind-behind-deadly-jakarta-unrest https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/04/2026_09_04_179432_1788527702.jpg Director of the Jakarta Police Criminal Investigation Department, Sr. Comr. Iman Imanuddin,(left) and spokesperson Sr. Comr. Budi Hermanto (right) show face sketches of alleged perpetrators of unrest that led to the killing of 60-year-old mirror vendor Bambang Setiyawan in Pejompongan, Central Jakarta, during a press briefing at the Jakarta Police headquarters in South Jakarta on Sept. 2, 2026. The police also named 47 suspects allegedly involved in the damaging of public facilities and other violent acts during the unrest. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/15/pisa-gains-belie-indonesias-persistent-education-crisis https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179722_1789381859.jpg Elementary school children use a bamboo raft to cross the Citarum River on their way home in Saguling, Bandung, West Java, on Sept. 1, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/27/2026_07_27_178023_1785116785.jpg Fifth-grade students attend class in a mosque used as a temporary classroom at state elementary school SDN Tanggirejo in Tegowanu, Grobogan, Central Java, on July 21, 2026, after the roof of their school building collapsed. According to the school, the roof first gave way in January and sustained further damage in April, forcing classes to rotate between the remaining usable classrooms, partitioned learning spaces and the mosque to ensure students' safety. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/15/jakarta-quick-fixes-become-rare-bright-spot-amid-disasters-government-shortcomings https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179730_1789388900.jpg Firefighters spray water along Jl. Sudirman in Central Jakarta on Sept. 9, 2026 to clear volcanic ash spewed from Mount Anak Krakatau's eruption. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/15/the-bayan-valuation-mystery-when-markets-need-answers-not-speculation https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179690_1789310331.jpg Coal is loaded onto barges at a jetty operated by the group along the Kedang Kepala River in Senyiur village, East Kutai regency, East Kalimantan, in this file photo. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/15/analysis-death-of-mirror-seller-investigation-puts-state-on-trial https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179717_1789368331.jpg A police tape reads “Crime scene [...]“ in this undated illustration of a crime scene. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/15/stricter-caps-trusted-supply-key-for-ri-to-hit-40-carbon-price https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/02/05/2025_02_05_159937_1738734517.jpg People watch carbon trading activity on a digital screen on Jan. 20, 2025, at the Indonesian stock exchange building in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/15/faulty-tool-costs-fortune https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/11/15/2024_11_15_157323_1731643673.jpg Social aid recipients receive a sack of rice from the government's food reserves distribution program at Dumai Post Office in Riau on Oct. 29, 2024. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/15/wildfire-breaks-out-again-at-mount-bromo 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/indonesia/2026/09/14/ferry-disaster-renews-scrutiny-of-vessel-safety-checks https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179719_1789378080.jpg Rescue personnel carry a body bag containing clothes of victims of the Virgo Transport 8 passenger ferry on Sept. 14 at the port in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan. The vessel capsized on Sept. 13 carrying 213 passengers and 30 crew while en route from Banjarmasin to Surabaya. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179731_1789390085.JPG The capsized Virgo Transport 8 ferry floats upside down on Sept. 13 in the Java Sea. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/14/prabowo-replaces-finance-minister-purbaya-with-his-deputy https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179718_1789374551.jpg Indonesia's Deputy Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara attends a monthly media briefing on the state budget at the Finance Ministry in Jakarta on June 5, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/14/rescuers-battle-turbulent-seas-in-search-for-129-people-after-ferry-sinks-off-java https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179720_1789378309.JPG Rescuers work during a search operation after the Virgo Transport 8 ferry sank while sailing from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, in the Java Sea, September 13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/14/pertamina-seeks-excise-exemption-for-ethanol-import-to-boost-biofuel-rollout https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/07/30/2024_07_30_152959_1722328993.jpg Pertamina Technology and Innovation Senior Vice President Oki Muraza fills a car with biofuel on July 24, 2024, at the Pertamina and Toyota Sorghum Bioethanol Prime Filling event held at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition in Tangerang City, Banten. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/14/makassar-fuel-queues-trigger-wfh-rotating-purchase-policy https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/10/2026_08_10_178495_1786347254.jpg Motorists wait to buy Pertalite gasoline at a gas station in Medan, North Sumatra, on July 16, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/14/france-submits-new-proposal-to-ban-social-media-for-under-15s https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179716_1789366275.jpg This photograph shows a set up smart-phone screen displaying the logo of main social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Reddit, Telegram, X, Bluesky, Tiktok and Whatsapp in Saint-Mande, east of Paris, on April 29, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/14/okinawa-election-win-may-give-tokyo-freer-hand-on-military-build-up https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179714_1789364462.jpg Genta Koja (front center) celebrates with his supporters after reports projected his victory in the Okinawa gubernatorial election in Naha, Okinawa prefecture on September 13, 2026. Koja won the September 13 gubernatorial election in Okinawa, Japan's southernmost prefecture, bringing into power a leader who approves a contentious US military base relocation plan for the first time in 12 years. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/14/houthis-yemen-advance-leaves-gulf-states-with-uncomfortable-choice https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179713_1789363741.JPG A satellite view shows a closer view of Perim Island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Yemen, September 13, 2026. Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reached the strategic island on September 11, according to four Yemeni government sources. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/14/ai-linked-asian-stocks-slump-after-top-lab-ceos-call-for-development-slowdown https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179712_1789362562.jpg This combination of pictures created on September 12, 2026 shows (left to right) Open AI CEO Sam Altman in Washington, DC, on May 8, 2025, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei in New York on December 3, 2025, and Elon Musk in Morristown, New Jersey, on March 22, 2025. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on September 12, 2026, called on artificial intelligence (AI) firms to slow down the development of the powerful technology, amid mounting worries over the risks of “superintelligent“ computer systems. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/14/korean-troops-for-the-us-israeli-war-against-iran https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179680_1789278119.jpg People protest against South Korea’s potential military involvement in the US operations in the Strait of Hormuz on Sept. 9 in Seoul. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/14/rescuers-searching-for-129-people-still-missing-after-java-sea-accident https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179707_1789358347.jpg Survivors of the Virgo Transport 8 passenger ferry, which capsized September 13 carrying 213 passengers and 30 crew while en route from Banjarmasin to Surabaya, wait to disembark following their rescue at the port in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, on September 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/14/electing-a-new-who-boss-an-opportunity-for-indonesia-and-the-world https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/08/2026_05_08_175510_1778225959.jpg Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin delivers a presentation on April 20 during a meeting with House of Representatives Commission IX at the Senayan parliamentary complex, Jakarta. The meeting discussed the handling of extraordinary outbreaks of measles and other infectious diseases, as well as an evaluation of the national immunization program. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/14/oil-prices-jump-more-than-2-percent-after-new-strikes-on-saudi-strait-of-hormuz https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/12/2026_09_12_179670_1789224638.JPG This Planet Labs PBC satellite image shows damage to the East-West pipeline facility in the Hejaz Region, Saudi Arabia, on Sept. 11, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/14/the-program-redesign-the-imf-needs https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179681_1789280831.jpg Banners decorate the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington on April 13, the first day of the 2026 Spring Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group (WBG). https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/14/skepticism-around-green-ridehailing-how-to-gain-riders-trust https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/03/27/2026_03_27_174074_1774606642.jpg An online motorcycle transportation driver drops off a passenger on Jan. 14, 2026, in front of a shopping mall in East Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/14/cyber-resilience-requires-fixing-indonesias-old-tech https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/14/2026_08_14_178672_1786700583.jpeg People walk near DayOne data center at Nongsa Digital Park (NDP) on July 20 in Batam city, Riau Islands. Batam has attracted at least 16 new data centers in various stages, despite limited utility infrastrucutre of clean water and electricity. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/14/jakarta-to-expand-satpol-pp-amid-staffing-gaps https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/12/2026_09_12_179673_1789226906.jpg Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) personnel sit in the agency's patrol car on Jan. 10, 2024, in Jakarta. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/12/2026_09_12_179674_1789226906.jpg Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) personnel chase away a homeless man on Nov. 3, 2024, in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/14/six-killed-129-missing-after-ferry-capsizes-off-java https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179704_1789345198.jpg Rescue teams prepare to evacuate victims of the Virgo Transport 8 passenger ferry, which capsized while carrying 243 people on its route to Banjarmasin from Surabaya, at the port hall before heading to a hospital in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan on September 13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/14/wildfire-emissions-may-cause-indonesia-to-miss-climate-target https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179676_1789237205.jpg A Manggala Agni forest firefighter struggles to extinguish a forest and peatland fire on Saturday in Rambutan village, Ogan Ilir regency, South Sumatra. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179675_1789237155.jpg Environmental activists march as they criticize the 10 years of then-President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration for worsening the climate crisis and creating a crisis of democracy on Sept. 27, 2024, during the Global Climate Strike 2024 in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/14/the-benefit-of-the-doubt-has-expired https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/05/2026_04_05_174351_1775383609.jpg A boy is treated for food poisoning at a Jakarta hospital on April 4, 2026, after consuming food provided via the government’s free nutritious meal program. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/14/analysis-tighter-food-import-controls-squeeze-producers https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/11/2026_09_11_179629_1789119966.jpg A worker rinses soybeans on Feb. 5, 2026, at a tofu factory in Surabaya, East Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/14/two-free-meal-poisoning-victims-from-n-sumatra-treated-in-jakarta https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/14/2026_08_14_178684_1786713385.JPG Participants in a protest by a civil society coalition known as MBG Watch display a poster reading “Free Nutritious Meals and Red-and-White Village Cooperatives = Vampires of the State Budget” on Aug. 14 outside the National Nutrition Agency, or BGN, office in Central Jakarta. The protest was held to voice public concerns and criticize government budget policies, particularly the free nutritious meal program, amid continuing reports of food poisoning in several regions. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/14/prabowo-calls-for-global-south-brics-unity-amid-fragmented-world-order https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179689_1789300999.jpg In this photo distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, President Prabowo Subianto arrives on Saturday before the start of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. (Photo by Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL / AFP) https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179688_1789300999.jpg In this photo distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) shakes hands with President Prabowo Subianto on Saturday during a welcome ceremony before the start of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi.