https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/12/breaking-gibran-hands-resignation-letter-to-assembly https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/01/2026_11_01_181160_1793518109.jpg Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka looks toward the central dais on May 20, 2026, prior to President Prabowo Subianto's speech on the macroeconomic framework to lawmakers at the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/12/indonesia-norway-strike-carbon-credit-deal-at-cop31 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/12/2026_11_12_181470_1794449387.jpeg Indonesian Environment Minister Mohammad Jumhur Hidayat (second right) and his Norwegian counterpart, Sigrun Aasland (first left), witness the signing of a carbon credit deal, known as a Mitigation Outcome Purchase Agreement (MOPA), between PLN and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) during the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, Turkey, on Nov. 11, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/12/suspended-cilacap-regent-sentenced-to-five-years-for-extortion https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/11/2026_11_11_181450_1794390651.JPG Suspended Cilacap Regent Syamsul Auliya Rachman speaks to reporters on Tuesday after a court hearing at the Semarang Corruption Court in Semarang, Central Java. Syamsul was sentenced to five years in prison for extorting local government agency heads to collect money for holiday payments to regional officials. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/12/gibran-has-tendered-his-resignation-to-president-prabowo-aide-says- https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/06/19/2024_06_19_151613_1718795956.JPG Then communications and information minister Budi Arie Setiadi gestures during an interview at his office in Jakarta on June 14, 2024. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/11/12/debris-from-intercepted-missiles-falls-in-mecca-region https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/21/2026_05_21_175941_1779332796.jpg Quiet devotion: Muslim pilgrims from various countries prepare to perform the maghrib (dusk prayer) at the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Indonesia’s Haj and Umrah Ministry said that ahead of the peak of the haj pilgrimage, the movement of pilgrims to Mecca continues in stages. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/12/asian-stocks-fragile-nvidia-plummets-as-board-to-decide-ceos-fate https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/14/2026_08_14_178646_1786677211.JPG A currency dealer works as an electronic board displays the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), the exchange rate between the US dollar and South Korean won and the Korea Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (KOSDAQ) at the dealing room of a bank in Seoul on July 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/11/12/yang-mulia-a-tale-of-family-secrets-and-the-shadows-of-may-1998 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/11/2026_11_11_181438_1794381305.jpg Butterfly effect: The Indonesian edition of The Majesties, titled Yang Mulia, features a striking cover of monarch butterfly wings, a motif that extends onto the inner flaps. The design echoes the novel’s themes of migration, transformation and family ties across generations. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/11/2026_11_11_181439_1794381305.jpg New life: Author Tiffany Tsao signs a copy of Yang Mulia, the Indonesian translation of her 2020 novel The Majesties, during an interview on Oct. 30 in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/11/12/veep-drama https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/11/2026_11_11_181436_1794376524.jpg President Prabowo Subianto (right) delivers a speech on the macroeconomic framework to lawmakers as Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka (left) looks on at the House of Representatives in Jakarta on May 20, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/12/health-ministry-considers-banning-vapes-after-mui-fatwa https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/06/2026_08_06_178374_1785993020.jpg A vendor arranges bottles of e-cigarette, or vape, liquids on April 8 at a shop in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/12/prabowo-visits-aceh-amid-tensions-over-deadly-flag-clash https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/11/2026_11_11_181453_1794401804.jpeg President Prabowo Subianto embraces a young child on Wednesday through the sunroof of his presidential Maung Garuda vehicle as he passes a 24-kilometer-long red-and-white flag unfurled by residents in Nagan Raya regency, Aceh. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/11/12/analysis-indonesias-digital-tax-welcome-but-not-enough https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/11/2026_11_11_181467_1794415174.jpg A customer shops on the Tokopedia online market place on his mobile phone on May 4. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/12/fresh-floods-and-landslides-hit-aceh-hamper-disaster-recovery https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/09/2026_11_09_181379_1794218028.jpg People cross a makeshift wooden bridge on Oct. 10 in Pintu Rime village, Pining subdistrict, Gayo Lues, Aceh. Built by residents after the main bridge was damaged by floods and landslides on Nov. 25, 2025, the temporary crossing remains the main link between Pintu Rime, Pepelah, Uring and Gajah villages as authorities have yet to build a permanent replacement. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/12/danantara-doubles-overseas-bets-as-indonesia-seeks-capital-at-home 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/indonesia/2026/11/12/house-presses-ahead-with-gibran-impeachment https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/03/24/2026_03_24_173962_1774369909.jpg Presidential gesture: President Prabowo Subianto (left), accompanied by Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, leads a plenary cabinet meeting on March 13 at the State Palace in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/11/yogyakarta-crackdown-leaves-dozens-unreachable https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/11/2026_11_11_181452_1794400181.jpg Students and members of the Gadjah Mada University Workers' Union (SEJAGAD) stage a solidarity rally on Nov. 11 outside the university's Balairung building in Sleman, Yogyakarta. The rally was held in response to the reported police siege of the campus and the arrest of several students following a demonstration in Yogyakarta on Nov. 10. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/11/2026_11_11_181426_1794367428.jpg Students from various universities in Yogyakarta stage a peaceful protest to voice their demands on Nov. 10 at the city's Kilometer Zero landmark. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/11/riau-fisherman-found-dead-in-crocodiles-jaws https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/12/07/2024_12_07_158094_1733537940.jpg A 5-meter estuarine crocodile weighing up to 500 kilograms is moved at Kasang Kulim Zoo in Kampar, Riau, on Feb. 8, 2023, after being caught by residents of Mandiangin village in West Pasaman, West Sumatra, who considered it a threat to people's safety. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/11/11/nepal-urges-climate-justice-for-himalayas-at-cop31 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/11/2026_11_11_181448_1794389559.jpg Nepal's Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal (center) addresses the opening plenary of the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Antalya, Turkey. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/11/11/nvidia-ceo-affair-revives-push-for-tougher-us-line-on-china https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/08/28/2025_08_28_165915_1756344461.jpg A sign is pictured in front of Nvidia headquarters on Aug. 27, 2025 in Santa Clara, California, US. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/11/prabowo-set-to-open-cepa-talks-with-xi-during-apec-summit https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/09/03/2025_09_03_166115_1756866058.jpg Chinese President Xi Jinping greets visiting President Prabowo Subianto (right) on Nov. 9, 2024, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/11/idx-tightens-screening-flags-383-stocks-for-concentrated-ownership https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/04/2026_11_04_181259_1793808536.jpg An electronic board displays stock prices on Jan. 29 at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/11/indonesia-forest-fires-burned-through-nearly-29-million-hectares https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/13/2026_10_13_180623_1791897457.jpg Firefighters work on cointaining a wildfire in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, on October 13, 2026. Toxic haze has shrouded parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore for weeks as Jakarta struggles to contain fires that have scorched large tracts of Borneo and Sumatra, with the smoke drifting across the region. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/11/11/chinese-woman-accused-of-spying-on-nvidia-boss-entered-taiwan-on-hong-kong-passport https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/11/2026_11_11_181447_1794387461.jpg This screengrab from video footage by CTI obtained via AFPTV on November 9, 2026 shows Alice Huang (right), a Chinese executive linked to the data centre company called Megaspeed, attending a dinner hosted by Nvidia's chief executive and co-founder Jensen Huang (left in black back facing camera) at a restaurant in Taipei on May 22, 2025, during Computex, the island's top tech expo. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/11/120-lawmakers-sign-petition-that-could-lead-to-gibrans-impeachment https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/10/2026_11_10_181409_1794314416.jpg Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka (center) speaks at a press conference at the Vice Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Nov. 10, 2026, addressing controversy over the validity of his educational credentials. Gibran said he would respect the ongoing legal proceedings at the State Administrative Court (PTUN) and coordinate with the Primary and Secondary Education Ministry to file a judicial review with the Supreme Court. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/11/pgn-to-upgrade-pipeline-network-for-renewable-gas-push https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/02/2026_11_02_181186_1793595578.jpg A floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) belonging to PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN), operates in the waters off Lampung in this undated photograph. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/11/police-detain-dozens-after-night-of-protest-violence-in-yogyakarta https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/05/2026_11_05_181282_1793877969.jpg Students raise their hands during a peaceful protest outside the Yogyakarta Regional Representatives Council (DPRD) building in Yogyakarta, on Oct. 28, 2026. The demonstrators called for higher minimum wages, better wildfire management, and measures to address the rising cost of living. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/11/cement-sales-pick-up-but-what-lies-ahead https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/11/2026_11_11_181425_1794363710.jpg A construction worker picks up a bag of cement while renovating a substandard house in Bandar Kidul, Kediri, East Java, on Oct. 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/11/ugm-seeks-students-as-police-deny-campus-raid https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/11/2026_11_11_181426_1794367428.jpg Students from various universities in Yogyakarta stage a peaceful protest to voice their demands at the city's Kilometer Zero landmark on Nov. 10, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/10/2026_11_10_181407_1794314054.jpg University students demand the government lower the prices of basic commodities, end military involvement in civilian affairs, the free meals program, taxation of sanitary pads and address the issue of wildfires in Surabaya, East Java, on Nov. 10, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/11/bonds-reel-as-hot-inflation-fuels-jumbo-fed-hike-fears https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/06/2026_11_06_181300_1793925461.JPG A futures-options trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, US, on Nov. 5, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/11/11/unifil-comes-under-fire-in-southern-lebanon https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/26/2026_04_26_175115_1777209227.JPG United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers arrive at the site of an Israeli strike that severed the last remaining bridge linking southern Lebanon to the rest of the country in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon on April 16, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/11/police-arrest-four-faced-buddha-statue-thief-amid-rampant-ritual-items-thefts https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/10/2026_11_10_181406_1794305722.jpeg A suspected thief (left) is seen in this CCTV recording carrying a four-faced Buddha statue from Shan Fo Tang Miao temple in Batam, Riau Islands, on Oct. 11, 2026. Several temples and houses have recently lost ritual items made of brass. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/11/11/us-house-blocks-bid-to-impeach-defense-secretary-hegseth https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/30/2026_05_30_176215_1780111107.JPG US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore, May 30, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/11/11/jakarta-cranks-up-the-volume-on-southeast-asias-entertainment-scene https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/10/2026_11_10_181402_1794292418.jpg Larger than life: United States rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, makes a grand gesture on Oct. 24, 2026, during his Ye Live in Indonesia concert at Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Senayan, Central Jakarta, his only Southeast Asian stop. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/10/2026_11_10_181401_1794292418.jpg City in stride: Runners take part in the Jakarta Running Festival 2026 on Oct. 24, 2026, along Jl. Jenderal Sudirman in Central Jakarta. The two-day event drew more than 37,000 participants from 48 countries across the 5K, 10K, half-marathon and marathon categories. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/11/hoegeng-ali-sadikin-among-19-new-national-heroes https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/10/2026_11_10_181410_1794316805.jpg President Prabowo Subianto speaks during a ceremony to award national hero titles posthumously to 19 figures at the State Palace in Jakarta on Nov. 10, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/11/golkar-denies-bahlils-role-in-wiretapping-scandal https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/16/2026_10_16_180740_1792145648.jpeg Coordinating Downstream and Energy Transition Minister Bahlil Lahadalia speaks to reporters in his office in Jakarta on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/11/11/analysis-lemigas-streamlining-energy-imports-or-shifting-power https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/10/2026_11_10_181405_1794302359.jpg A fuel terminal owned by state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina functions normally on Dec. 8, 2025, in Masohi, Central Maluku regency, Maluku. The government will build more fuel storage to extend national fuel stock from 21 days to three months. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/11/free-meal-cost-cuts-spark-backlash-from-kitchen-workers-operators https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/18/2026_05_18_175824_1779075149.jpg Good food, on us: Workers arrange meal boxes containing free nutritious meals on May 6 at a nutrition fulfillment service unit (SPPG) at the Ternate Police headquarters in Ternate, North Maluku. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/11/latest-pppk-plan-leaves-contract-teachers-in-limbo https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/06/26/2025_06_26_163964_1750923622.jpg A contract teacher teaches a classroom at the SD Proyonanggan 01 state elementary school in Batang regency, Central Java, on June 3, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/11/gibran-offers-to-resign https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/20/2026_10_20_180828_1792508566.JPG A demonstrator holds a mask depicting Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka alongside a plain white full-face mask while raising three fingers in a salute symbolizing freedom, solidarity and equality on Oct. 20 during a protest marking the second anniversary of the Prabowo-Gibran administration near the Tugu Tani statue in Central Jakarta. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/10/2026_11_10_181409_1794314416.jpg Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka (center) speaks at a press conference on Tuesday at the Vice Presidential Palace in Jakarta addressing controversy over the validity of his educational credentials. Gibran said he would respect the ongoing legal proceedings at the State Administrative Court (PTUN) and coordinate with the Primary and Secondary Education Ministry to file a judicial review with the Supreme Court. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/11/11/not-a-true-cooperative https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/20/2026_07_20_177813_1784528121.jpg President Prabowo Subianto salutes the crowd from his vehicle on July 21, 2025, ahead of inaugurating the establishment of 80,081 cooperatives under the Red and White Cooperatives initiative in a national rollout ceremony held in Bentangan village, Klaten, Central Java. (Courtesy of/BPMI Setpres) https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/10/forest-fires-cloud-indonesias-bid-for-conservation-funding-at-cop31 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/10/2026_11_10_181400_1794288518.jpg Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and Energy Hashim Djojohadikusumo speaks at the Indonesian Pavilion during the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, Turkey, on Nov. 9, 2026.