https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/22/us-canada-fail-to-reach-trade-pact-to-avert-trump-tariffs https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/22/2026_08_22_178919_1787373657.jpg Trucks pass over the Peace Bridge between Canada and the United States in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada on Aug. 18, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/22/tesla-other-automakers-begin-record-vehicle-recall-in-china https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/22/2026_08_22_178917_1787371216.JPG A staff member attends to a customer next to a Model Y L electric car inside a Tesla store at a shopping mall in Beijing, China, on May 12, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/22/us-iran-keep-up-hostile-rhetoric-ahead-of-new-sanctions https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/22/2026_08_22_178916_1787370298.JPG People walk by a mural depicting Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on a street in Tehran, Iran, on Aug. 13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/22/australias-capital-to-join-gun-buyback-in-response-to-bondi-beach-attack-albanese https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/22/2026_08_22_178915_1787367523.JPG Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (center) speaks during a press conference on the government’s home battery installation program with Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen (left) and former Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe (right) in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/22/power-must-match-responsibility-yudhoyono-tells-conference https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178887_1787296434.jpg Former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono delivers a keynote speech in a video recording on Thursday during the opening of the 5th Biennial International Conference on International Relations (ICON-IR) dan the 20th Congress of the Asian Political and International Studies Association (APISA) at Parahyangan Catholic University in Bandung. Yudhoyono called on all countries to actively involve in creating and realizing international order and world peace, which currently appears to be decided only by “strong” countries. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/22/clean-air-cant-wait https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/12/12/2025_12_12_170208_1765520955.jpg The Suralaya coal-fired power plant is pictured on Oct. 31, 2023, in Cilegon, Banten. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/22/trump-announces-temporary-tariff-relief-on-ground-beef-imports https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/22/2026_08_22_178914_1787366937.jpg Ground beef is offered for sale at a grocery store in Chicago, Illinois, the United States on May 22, 2026. High demand and shrinking herds have driven prices for beef to near-record highs heading into Memorial Day weekend, causing many consumer to turn to pork, chicken and plant-based alternatives. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/22/analysis-drought-rising-prices-expose-vulnerabilities-in-rice-supply https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/22/2026_08_22_178913_1787366668.jpg A farmer applies urea to paddy on June 10, 2026, at a drought-affected rice farm in Handapherang village, Ciamis regency, West Java, where around 12 hectares of rice fields have been left parched and cracked as the dry season intensifies. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/08/22/saparinah-sadli-a-century-of-curiosity-courage-and-conviction https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178876_1787272055.jpg Lifetime of advocacy: Saparinah Sadli, a pioneering psychologist and women's rights advocate, poses in this file photo. She turns 100 on Aug. 24, 2026, after decades of advancing women's studies and human rights in Indonesia. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/22/uk-forecasts-biggest-el-nino-will-smash-records-spark-hottest-year https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/18/2026_08_18_178791_1787057880.JPG A car passes by next to flames as a wildfire burns in Rambutan village, Ogan Ilir regency, South Sumatra, on Aug.15, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/22/indonesia-china-agree-to-boost-economy-security-ties https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178898_1787319442.JPG Foreign Minister Sugiono (right) shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) as they attend a press conference on Aug. 21 after their meeting at the Foreign Ministry office in Jakarta. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178890_1787302531.JPG (From left to right) Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Foreign Minister Sugiono and Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin stand for a photo on the day of a “2+2“ meeting on Aug. 21 at the Foreign Ministry office in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/22/kalimantan-fires-rage-as-response-lags https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178895_1787312877.jpg Motorists drive with headlights ong Aug. 20 along a haze-shrouded road in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, as smoke originating from widespread forest and land fires has significantly reduced visibility and degraded air quality across the province. Indonesia's government says over 100,000 hectares burned in the first half of the year. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178896_1787313020.jpg Students attend a class on Friday at a state elementary school in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan. The Palangkaraya Education Agency has 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 has deteriorated air quality. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178897_1787319076.JPG A drone view shows smoke and flames rising from wildfire burning in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan province, August 13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/22/indonesia-bets-on-gold-to-deepen-markets-but-risks-capital-diversion https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/03/14/2025_03_14_161228_1741971402.jpg An employee shows two bars of gold produced by state-owned diversified mining company PT Aneka Tambang (Antam). https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/22/ntt-earthquake-death-toll-rises-to-83-as-aftershocks-hamper-recovery https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/16/2026_08_16_178723_1786850903.jpg Earthquake victims are treated on Aug. 15 in a temporary medical tent because of fears of aftershocks, in front of the Ruteng hospital in Ruteng, Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). Rescuers combed through debris for survivors on Aug.15 after a powerful earthquake struck off Flores island, killing at least 47 people, according to disaster officials. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/21/jakartans-disinclined-about-indonesian-credit-card https://img.jakpost.net/c/2021/06/30/2021_06_30_114939_1625061964.jpg Cashless economy: State-owned bank BNI employees print credit cards on Aug. 10, 2012, at the lender’s Card Business Division in Jakarta. Bank Indonesia (BI) has cut the interest rate for credit cards from a maximum of 2 percent to 1.75 percent per month, effective on Thursday. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/21/iranian-oil-offers-to-chinese-buyers-fall-as-us-blockade-bites https://img.jakpost.net/c/2019/07/29/2019_07_29_77122_1564378815.jpg Iranian ship Bavand (left), loaded with 48,000 tons of corn, is seen anchored in the port of Paranagua, Brazil, on July 19, 2019. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/21/whirlwind-damages-dozens-of-houses-injures-one-in-north-sumatra https://img.jakpost.net/c/2018/02/27/2018_02_27_41344_1519705611.jpg Damaged: Residents clean up debris after a whirlwind hit their houses on Feb, 26 in Siboras village, Sumbul district, Dairi regency, North Sumatra. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/21/pacific-nations-detain-chinese-indonesian-boats-for-illegal-fishing https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/12/31/2024_12_31_158897_1735616046.jpg A Chinese coast guard vessel draws alongside Indonesian Navy ship KRI Usman Harun as the latter moves to intercept Chinese fishing boats in Indonesia's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the North Natuna Sea on Nov. 1, 2020. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/21/indonesia-eu-target-october-cepa-signing https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178882_1787293687.jpeg Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto speaks at a press conference after meeting with European Union ambassadors at the Office of the Coordinating Economy Minister in Jakarta on Aug. 21, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/21/people-first-why-human-resilience-will-shape-asias-future https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/20/2026_08_20_178845_1787211943.jpg (Courtesy of Sun Life Indonesia) https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/21/lower-ev-motorcycle-subsidy-may-stall-adoption-industry-warns https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/13/2026_08_13_178619_1786632537.JPG President Prabowo Subianto launches a national electric motorcycle and its supporting ecosystem at an electric motorcycle production facility in Cikarang, Bekasi regency, West Java, on Aug. 13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/21/trump-signs-memo-to-help-drastically-boost-us-commercial-space-launches https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/17/2026_05_17_175799_1778985617.jpg A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is displayed outside a Space Exploration Technologies Corp. facility in Hawthorne, United States, on March 26, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/21/malaysias-nasi-lemak-index https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/20/2026_08_20_178840_1787192743.jpg (From left) Joanne Chan Chiew Ean, Ain Nadzirah Othman and R. Reveka Nair, show their packets of nasi lemak in George Town, Malaysia, on June 28, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/21/the-world-is-burning-less-but-the-rhetoric-says-otherwise https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/23/2026_07_23_177927_1784792329.jpg Residents look at the sky illuminated by wildfires in Le Porge, south-western France early on July 23, 2026. A fast-moving wildfire has burned 900 hectares north of Arcachon Bay in southwestern France, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,000 residents and tourists. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/21/asian-markets-extend-rally-as-traders-assess-us-treasuries-pledge https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/27/2026_01_27_171854_1769480415.JPG Currency dealers work in front of an electronic board displaying the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) over 5,000 points in the dealing room of a bank, in Seoul on Jan. 22, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/main-story/2026/08/21/adulthood-in-installments-the-hidden-cost-of-keeping-things-together https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/20/2026_08_20_178846_1787213874.png https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/21/the-harder-work-of-holding-papua https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/15/2026_07_15_177651_1784105105.jpg Dozens of Papuans gather on July 4, 2026, at the Sugapa field in Intan Jaya regency, Central Papua, to meet with representatives from the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) following the deadly clash between the Indonesian Military (TNI) and a separatist group in the district two days earlier. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/21/presidents-muted-nusantara-support-chills-investment https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/19/2026_08_19_178813_1787113477.jpg President Prabowo Subianto (center) talks with Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka (right) and former President Joko Widodo before the ceremony commemorating the 81st anniversary of Indonesia’s independence at the State Palace in Jakarta on Aug. 17, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/21/sekolah-sawit-lestari-nurtures-future-generations-one-tree-at-a-time https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/20/2026_08_20_178852_1787219045.jpg (Courtesy of Asian Agri) https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/20/2026_08_20_178850_1787219045.jpg (Courtesy of Asian Agri) https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/20/2026_08_20_178851_1787219045.jpg (Courtesy of Asian Agri) https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/21/bridging-indonesias-deepening-youth-development-gap https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/25/2026_06_25_177014_1782370188.jpg Job seekers wait in line during the opening of the 2026 Bogor Job Fair at Plaza Jambu Dua in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, on June 8, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/21/joint-team-foils-effort-to-smuggle-2-6-tonnes-of-liquid-sabu-off-bengkalis https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/20/2026_08_20_178843_1787201932.png Officers from the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), the Customs and Excise Directorate General and the Riau Islands Police pose with 10 Myanmar nationals, the crew of the Tanzanian-flagged MV Ocean Porter (previously the MV Rain Maker) on Monday at the Customs Operational Base in Tanjung Balai Karimun in Karimun regency, Riau Islands. A joint operation involving the agencies intercepted the MV Ocean Porter, which was carrying 2.6 tonnes of liquid sabu (methamphetamine). https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/21/nine-women-children-allegedly-held-hostage-by-opm-in-central-papua https://img.jakpost.net/c/2018/11/01/2018_11_01_57674_1541039293.jpg stock illustration of child abduction https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/08/21/pintu-opens-a-new-runway-between-france-and-indonesia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178874_1787269176.jpg Streetwise: A model showcases a gray denim ensemble from Fas Delman, a streetwear collection by Indonesian designer Vincent Mikhael of Denimitup and French-Senegalese designer Etienne Diop of Tareet, created through Pintu's Accelerator program. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178875_1787269177.jpg 'Garuda’ takes flight: Two models showcase looks from Garuda, a collection by French designer Mickaël Nana and Indonesian designer Beatrice Angelica, created during their Pintu residency in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178873_1787269176.jpg Checks and stripes: A model showcases a special batik pattern by Indonesian designer Gabriel Marcella and French designer Lisa Rayar, combining Indonesia's iconic checkered sarong patterns with the distinctive stripes of the French marinière as part of the Pintu Residency. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/21/earthquake-language-and-collective-compassion https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/17/2026_08_17_178745_1786953637.JPG People are seen on Monday in a makeshift hospital tent outside a damaged hospital, in the aftermath of an earthquake in Nagekeo, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/21/house-eyes-passage-of-asset-forfeiture-bill-by-december https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/12/24/2025_12_24_170708_1766572678.jpg Officials arrange stacks of money collected from forestry administrative fines and recovered state assets from corruption cases on Dec. 24, 2025, at the Attorney General’s Office complex in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/21/how-much-state-intervention-is-too-much-for-indonesia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/16/2026_08_16_178726_1786857551.JPG President Prabowo Subianto is displayed on screens as he delivers his annual State of the Nation address ahead of the country's 81st Independence Day anniversary in front of the members of the legislative bodies during the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) plenary session at the Senayan legislative complex in Central Jakarta on Aug. 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/21/analysis-purbayas-liquidity-push-lending-catalyst-or-the-wrong-cure https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/20/2026_08_20_178847_1787215392.jpg Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa (right) delivers a presentation on Oct. 14, 2025, during a monthly press briefing on the state budget at the Finance Ministry in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/21/chinese-fm-wang-yi-to-discuss-economy-security-in-jakarta https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/20/2026_08_20_178855_1787227713.jpg Foreign Minister Sugiono (left) shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the 26th ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers' meeting during the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting and related meetings on July 10, 2025, at the Convention Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/20/2026_08_20_178856_1787227713.jpg (From left to right) Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, Foreign Minister Sugiono, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attend a press briefing after the first meeting of the China-Indonesia joint foreign and defense ministerial dialogue on April 21, 2025, at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/21/prabowos-data-claims-draw-public-scrutiny https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/14/2026_08_14_178645_1786674667.JPG President Prabowo Subianto looks on as he arrives on Aug. 14 at the Senayan legislative complex in Central Jakarata for the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) plenary meeting, in which he delivered the State of the Nation address and the 2027 state budget proposal. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/20/2026_08_20_178859_1787233719.jpg A teacher stands next to a caved-in classroom on Aug. 10 at SMPN 17 Tasikmalaya state junior highschool in Tasikmalaya, West Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/21/fact-checking-the-president https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/14/2026_08_14_178647_1786677296.jpg President Prabowo Subianto delivers his annual State of the Nation Address on Aug. 14 ahead of the country's Independence Day celebrations, in Jakarta.