https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/14/prabowo-invokes-pdi-ps-marhaenism-ideology-to-court-support-for-new-mineral-exchange https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/14/2026_08_14_178675_1786703430.JPG President Prabowo Subianto (center) and House of Representatives speaker Puan Maharani (left) wave, as they arrive on Aug. 14 at the Senayan Legislative Complex, ahead of the country's 81st Independence Day anniversary, in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/14/australias-albanese-says-aukus-remains-full-steam-ahead-after-trump-call https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/14/2026_08_14_178671_1786697860.jpg In this file photo, US President Donald Trump greets Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House in Washington on October 20, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/14/housing-ownership-backlog-falls-to-9-29-million-in-march https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/10/2026_07_10_177472_1783662574.jpg Children play on June 26 at the Pasar Rumput low-cost apartment complex (rusun) in Jakarta. The Jakarta administration plans to build 11 new rusun complexes in several strategic locations starting in 2027 to expand access to decent housing and support the central government’s goal of building 3 million homes nationwide. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/14/thousands-stranded-as-heavy-rain-kills-at-least-four-in-japan https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/14/2026_08_14_178668_1786696840.jpg Passengers line up to enter the train station at the Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba prefecture on August 14, 2026, after many of the train lines to the airport were closed. At least four people died in eastern Japan after unprecedented heavy rain that left thousands stranded at Narita airport overnight and snarled up roads and rail services, authorities said. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/14/2026_08_14_178666_1786696772.jpg People sleep at the terminal 2 of Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba prefecture on August 14, 2026. At least four people died in eastern Japan after unprecedented heavy rain that left thousands stranded at Narita airport overnight and snarled up roads and rail services, authorities said. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/14/2026_08_14_178667_1786696772.JPG An aerial view of flooded areas after heavy rain in Oamishirasato, Chiba prefecture, Japan, August 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/14/proposal-on-new-order-style-policy-guidelines-needs-more-research-says-mpr https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/14/2026_08_14_178665_1786693380.jpg People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) members and cabinet ministers stand for the national anthem as they attend the annual State of the Nation address by President Prabowo Subianto, ahead of the country's Independence Day celebrations, in Jakarta on August 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/14/ri-india-to-share-ai-digital-platforms-for-official-statistics https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/14/2026_08_14_178657_1786688153.jpg Statustics Indonesia (BPS) chief statistician Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti (left) stands next to MoSPI secretary Saurabh Garg (middle) on Aug. 4 after signing a Letter of Intent (LoI) on the sidelines of the BRICS Meeting of Heads of National Statistical Offices in Lucknow, India. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/14/prabowo-vows-to-crack-down-on-bad-soe-governance-directors https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/14/2026_08_14_178650_1786677737.JPG Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (left) delivers his annual state of the nation address in front of members of the legislature as Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka sits next to him, ahead of the country's 81st Independence Day anniversary, in Jakarta on Aug. 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/14/telkoms-financial-statement-under-scrutiny-amid-fraud-claims https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/11/10/2025_11_10_168805_1762761748.jpg PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk, commonly known as Telkom Indonesia, is a multinational Indonesian telecommunications conglomerate. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/14/rank-meaningless-if-state-apparatus-cant-curb-illegal-mining-prabowo https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/14/2026_08_14_178655_1786681841.jpg President Prabowo Subianto delivers his annual State of the Nation address, ahead of the country's Independence Day celebrations, in Jakarta on Aug. 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/14/malvinas-the-strength-of-a-just-cause https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/12/2026_08_12_178579_1786534704.jpg Argentina's fans hold a banner reading “The Malvinas are Argentine“ on July 19 as they gather near the Obelisk after Argentina lost the FIFA World Cup final soccer match against Spain in Buenos Aires. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/14/gowa-dprd-moves-to-impeach-regent-over-alleged-graft-extramarital-affair https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/07/2026_07_07_177370_1783415348.jpg Gowa regent Sitti Husniah Talenrang https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/14/the-token-economy-requires-collective-data-governance https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/21/2026_07_21_177853_1784632964.jpg A man holds a handheld smartphone on July 15, 2026, displaying the icons of some of the major artificial intelligence LLMs, chatbots and generative AI apps, in Paris, France. https://www.thejakartapost.com/the-weekend-digest/2026/08/14/the-storied-past-of-wayang-in-indonesias-currency https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/13/2026_08_13_178609_1786613709.png https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/13/2026_08_13_178608_1786613709.jpg https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/13/2026_08_13_178611_1786613710.jpg https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/13/2026_08_13_178610_1786613709.jpg https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/13/2026_08_13_178612_1786613710.jpg https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/14/asian-stocks-set-for-weekly-gain-on-fading-us-rate-hike-wagers 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/opinion/2026/08/14/how-chinas-gdi-can-support-aseans-next-phase-of-growth https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/13/2026_08_13_178600_1786595557.jpg Chinese Foreign Minster Wang Yi poses for a group photo with ASEAN foreign ministers during the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference with China on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, on July 22, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/14/riau-struggles-to-tackle-forest-fires-amid-budget-cuts https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/03/19/2024_03_19_148478_1710859776.jpg Workers of the Dumai Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) strive to put out fires that engulfed plantations in Tanjung Sari village in East Dumai district, Dumai, Riau, on March 19, 2024. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/14/ex-presidents-yudhoyono-megawati-skip-prabowos-second-state-address https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/14/2026_08_14_178642_1786673812.jpg President Prabowo Subianto (right) arrives to deliver his annual State of the Nation Address, ahead of the country's Independence Day celebrations, in Jakarta on August 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/14/a-chief-but-unrecognized-supporter-of-indonesias-independence https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/09/2026_08_09_178455_1786277739.jpg A participant unfurls a red-and-white flag on Sunday while taking part in the Red and White Parade along Jl. Jenderal Sudirman in Bogor, West Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/08/14/octora-challenges-the-colonial-gaze-in-menamai--naming https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/13/2026_08_13_178623_1786632615.jpg The flower that remembers: Octora’s 'The Flower That Remembers', created in 2025-2026, is made of merino wool and aluminum and measures 100 centimeters in diameter and 30 cm in height. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/13/2026_08_13_178622_1786632613.jpg The other view: Octora’s 'Mona Lisa dari Jawa' (Mona Lisa from Java), was created in 2025, made of merino wool, cotton and metal and measures 111 × 130 centimeters. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/13/2026_08_13_178624_1786632616.jpg Archival pairing: An installation view of Octora’s 'After Stratz' alongside 'Word', 2026, made of merino wool and cotton, measuring 144 × 33 centimeters. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/14/indonesia-at-81-whose-sovereignty-are-we-celebrating https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/08/25/2025_08_25_165819_1756101943.jpg President Prabowo Subianto delivers his annual State of the Nation address on Aug. 15, 2025, ahead of the country's Independence Day in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/14/womens-groups-challenge-jobs-law-over-discriminatory-provisions https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/08/10/2024_08_10_153405_1723260120.jpeg Female workers plant shallot bulbs on Aug. 8, 2024, at a farm in Kawatuna village, Palu, Central Sulawesi. The regional administration is encouraging farmers to plant shallots, as the food commodity commands high prices in the domestic market. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/14/analysis-whooshs-mounting-financial-burden-is-now-govts-problem https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/13/2026_08_13_178597_1786593711.jpg A China-backed high-speed railway train connecting Jakarta and Bandung called “Whoosh“ is parked on Oct. 2, 2023, at Halim station in East Jakarta https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/14/calls-for-reform-grow-ahead-of-prabowos-state-address https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/13/2026_08_13_178617_1786626161.jpg Student protestors hold banners, including one reading "Indonesia in Emergency", during a rally against a rise of non-subsidized fuel prices and the free nutritious meal program on June 15 in Surabaya, East Java. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/13/2026_08_13_178616_1786626161.jpeg Several academics and intellectuals grouped under the Interdisciplinary Intellectual Forum (FIAD) read the manifesto calling for political and institutional reform during an event on Aug. 13 at Taman Ismail Marzuki in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/14/rising-exports-offer-new-hope-for-textile-industry https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/10/30/2025_10_30_168338_1761796350.jpg Workers produce clothes on Oct. 29, 2025, at the Tectona textile factory in Pameungpeuk, Bandung Regency, West Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/14/poultry-farmers-take-to-the-streets-as-egg-prices-plunge https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/13/2026_08_13_178615_1786622209.jpg Members of the Solo Raya People’s Livestock Farmers Association deliver speeches during a protest on Aug. 5 in Solo, Central Java. The farmers protested high poultry feed prices and plumetting egg prices. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/14/red-card-for-politicians https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/09/2026_08_09_178447_1786256653.jpg Indonesia's wingers Thom Haye (left) and Beckham Putra (right) react after their defeat to Vietnam in the Group A match of the ASEAN Championship 2026 at the Pakansari Stadium in Bogor regency, West Java on Aug. 3, 2026. Vietnam beat Indonesia 3-0. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/13/indonesia-fires-surge-as-haze-hits-malaysia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/13/2026_08_13_178601_1786599793.JPG Tourists look at the skyline on Aug. 12 in Kuala Lumpur, as the city lies shrouded in haze from wildfires in Borneo. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/13/msci-drops-battered-goto-from-stock-indexes https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/11/2026_06_11_176580_1781163892.jpg An electronic display board inside the main hall of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in South Jakarta shows an overall downward movement across most stocks during the lunch break on Jan. 29, when the IDX Composite index fell 6.3 percent after global investment firm MSCI raised concerns about free float and trading transparency. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/13/quran-challenge-for-alcohol-draws-outrage-police-probe-1786623515 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/13/2026_08_13_178614_1786619911.jpg This screengrab, with no time or location provided, shows the atmosphere during The Sounds Project music festival held Aug. 7-9, 2026, at Ecovention & Ecopark Ancol in North Jakarta, Indonesia. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/13/prabowo-kicks-off-e-motorcycle-ecosystem-to-push-nickel-use https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/09/21/2023_09_21_142566_1695272596.jpg Workers assemble electric motorbikes at the Alva Manufacturing Facility in Cikarang, West Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/13/putin-visits-disputed-island-near-japan-drawing-tokyos-ire https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/13/2026_08_13_178613_1786614858.JPG Russian President Vladimir Putin observes a military drill of the Pacific fleet on board the missile cruiser “Varyag”, in Russia's far eastern Sakhalin Region, Russia, August 12, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2026/08/13/senopatis-newest-wagyu-spot-has-a-48-year-old-story-behind-it https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/13/2026_08_13_178605_1786608828.png https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/13/2026_08_13_178607_1786608831.png https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/13/2026_08_13_178606_1786608830.png https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/13/2026_08_13_178604_1786608824.jpg https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/13/australia-to-make-tech-companies-pay-more-outlets-for-content-under-reworked-media-law https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/09/24/2025_09_24_166859_1758685914.jpg A file photo taken on November 28, 2024 shows people looking at their phones in Melbourne, Australia. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/13/free-meals-drive-leaves-remote-kitchen-investors-deep-in-debt https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/18/2026_05_18_175824_1779075149.jpg Workers arrange meal boxes containing free nutritious meals on May 6 at the Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG) kitchen at Ternate Police headquarters in Ternate, North Maluku. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/13/govt-to-reroute-danantara-dividends-back-to-state-budget https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178520_1786421096.jpg A woman walks past the Wisma Danantara Indonesia building on Aug. 11, 2026, on Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto in South Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/13/rescuers-comb-waters-near-bali-for-5-missing-after-ferry-blaze https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/13/2026_08_13_178603_1786600360.jpg A distressed woman is supported by a rescue team member upon arriving at Lembar port in West Lombok on August 12, 2026. A navy vessel and other ships rushed in on August 12 to rescue over 100 people from a ferry on fire off the tourist island of Bali, officials said, in the second such incident in days. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/13/japans-complex-and-forgotten-ties-with-islam https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/12/2026_08_12_178562_1786503872.jpg Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (center) leaves with his wife Crown Princess Kiko (center, right) after visiting the Hagia Sofia Mosque in Istanbul, on Dec. 5, 2024. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/13/two-motorcyclists-killed-by-train-at-unguarded-n-sumatra-railway-crossing https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/12/2026_08_12_178568_1786506409.jpg Passengers alight from Putri Deli train on June 6, 2025, at Medan station in Medan, North Sumatra. The train plies the Medan-Tanjungbalai route with a distance of some 175 kilometers in 4 hours and 45 minutes. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/13/hidden-inequality-in-indonesias-new-university-accreditation-system https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/07/2026_05_07_175486_1778155562.jpg Rector of Lambung Mangkurat University, Prof. Ahmad Alim Bachri, turns the tassel for the top graduates on July 3, 2024, at the faculty level at the ULM Auditorium, Banjarbaru, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/13/freeports-gresik-smelter-halts-operations-for-furnace-repairs https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/03/18/2025_03_18_161288_1742281744.jpg This handout photo taken and released on March 17, 2025, by the Presidential Palace shows an aerial view of the smelter facility operated by PT Freeport Indonesia.