https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/29/why-asean-and-china-should-join-hands-on-global-governance 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 on July 22 during the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference with China on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/29/house-passes-2027-state-budget-bill-into-law https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/09/30/2025_09_30_167078_1759207985.jpg Some lawmakers of the House of Representatives attend the plenary meeting on the endorsement for 2019 state budget implementation bill (P2APBN) in the House's complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta while others joined the meeting virtually on Sept. 15, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/29/cnn-ms-now-politico-ask-judge-to-extend-block-on-white-house-ban https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/29/2026_09_29_180173_1790661065.JPG A reporter from Real America's Voice News, after the White House has blocked CNN from traveling with President Donald Trump on Air Force One for a trip on Saturday to Tennessee, and other media members stand next to Air Force One with a US military transport helicopter seen in the background at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, September 26, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/29/govt-to-inject-rp-20-trillion-into-bpjs-kesehatan-to-cover-cash-flow-deficit https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/24/2026_04_24_175061_1777012089.jpg A BPJS Kesehatan official helps a customer on May 14, 2024, at the agency's South Jakarta office. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/29/in-the-age-of-ai-purpose-is-becoming-a-business-strategy https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/22/2026_09_22_179954_1790037094.jpg A person is silhouetted next to the logo of the first Global Dialogue on AI Governance on July 6 in Geneva, Switzerland. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/29/twenty-one-years-on-acehs-peace-faces-new-strains https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/15/2026_08_15_178713_1786796990.jpg A man (top, left) climbs a flagpole as he attempts to raise a Free Aceh Movement flag alongside the Indonesian national flag during a rally outside the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh, Aceh, on Aug 15, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/29/stocks-drop-and-oil-rises-as-hormuz-hopes-fade https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/08/2026_06_08_176478_1780906471.jpg A man walks past an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange along a street in Tokyo on June 8, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/29/the-agrarian-reform-law-and-investment-prospects-of-palm-oil https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/10/17/2025_10_17_167800_1760699315.jpg Protesters hold posters and banners that read '481,000 hectares is not just number, but our lives!' (left) and 'Customary land is not empty land' (right) during a rally in front of the Agrarian and Spatial Planning Ministry in Jakarta on Oct. 7, 2025, to protest deforestation that threatens indigenous land in South Papua. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/29/uae-president-met-with-israeli-pm-on-sunday https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/29/2026_09_29_180166_1790649799.JPG The President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, delivers a speech during a banquet official toast at the official presidential residence, in Berlin, Germany, September 10, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/29/the-un-ordered-un-order https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/25/2026_09_25_180069_1790328781.JPG Delegates walk out as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, on Sept. 24, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/29/malaysia-starts-sending-myanmar-migrants-home https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/29/2026_09_29_180165_1790645807.jpg An immigration truck believed to be carrying Myanmar migrants from Malaysia back to their homeland, is seen heading towards the Naval base in Lumut, outside Kuala Lumpur on February 23, 2021. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/29/gowa-regent-named-graft-suspect-amid-impeachment-motion https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/07/2026_07_07_177370_1783415348.jpg Gowa regent Sitti Husniah Talenrang https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/29/us-iran-separately-talk-with-mediators-in-latest-bid-to-end-war https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/29/2026_09_29_180163_1790644426.JPG Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, departs a press conference after addressing the media during the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 25, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/29/lessons-indonesia-can-learn-from-the-recent-openai-agent-breaches https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/02/03/2025_02_03_159877_1738565794.jpg SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son (left) and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attend a discussion in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025, when Son announced a joint venture with the United States tech company to offer advanced artificial intelligence to businesses. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/29/civil-servant-death-renews-scrutiny-of-military-reserve-program https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/24/2026_06_24_176989_1782297648.jpg Civil servant participants in the first wave of the 2026 Reserve Component (Komcad) basic military training program chant slogans after a graduation ceremony at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in Jakarta on June 5, 2026. A total of 1,758 participants completed the training and were inducted into the national reserve force. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/29/certification-of-boeing-737-max-delayed-by-software-bug https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/29/2026_09_29_180162_1790641105.jpg A Boeing 737 MAX 10 fuselage is pictured during the opening ceremony for the company's new North Line assembly line, which will produce 737 MAX aircraft, at the Boeing Everett Factory in Everett, Washington, United States, on July 10, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/29/law-revision-must-prioritize-competitive-elections-forum-says https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/01/03/2025_01_03_158971_1735902015.jpg Democracy in action: An inmate has his finger inked after casting his ballot for the 2024 presidential and legislative elections on Feb. 14, 2024, at a polling station in a prison in Banda Aceh, Aceh. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/29/the-millennium-prize-proof-shows-why-ai-governance-cant-wait https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/28/2026_09_28_180134_1790568224.jpg The logo of United States artificial intelligence company OpenAI is displayed on Sept. 17 during Dreamforce 2026, the annual technology conference of American software firm Salesforce, at Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/29/analysis-everything-but-the-rate-bi-balances-growth-rupiah-stability https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/28/2026_09_28_180141_1790577635.jpg A man walks past the Bank Indonesia (BI) headquarters on Sept. 2, 2024, in Jakarta. ) https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/29/peatland-agency-revival-tests-commitment-to-curb-unchecked-conversion 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, Indonesia, Sunday, July 19, 2026. Wildfires have returned to the area, with authorities suspecting the blaze was caused by land clearing through burning. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/18/2026_09_18_179852_1789733468.JPG A staff member of the Regional Disaster Agency (BPBD) sprays water to extinguish a fire in a peatland area burnt by wildfires, in Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan province, Indonesia, September 15, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/29/sugarcane-farmers-query-house-over-sugar-imports https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/30/2026_07_30_178116_1785384606.jpg Field workers harvest sugarcane to have it ready for crushing in Purwosekar village in Malang, East Java, in this July 2026 photo. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/29/justice-in-the-choking-haze https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/25/2026_09_25_180075_1790337262.jpg A pulmonologist (right) checks the condition of a pneumonia patient at the Bhayangkara Anton Soedjarwo Hospital in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, on Aug. 28, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/29/aceh-north-sumatra-hit-by-floods-despite-prolonged-dry-spell-across-the-country https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/12/10/2025_12_10_170098_1765344631.jpg A resident walks past a house destroyed by flooding in Bundar Village, Karang Baru, Aceh Tamiang Regency, Aceh, on Dec. 9, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/28/goto-plunges-14-as-idx-lowers-minimum-price-cap 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, 2026, 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/world/2026/09/28/thousands-huddle-in-bangkok-shelters-as-thai-flood-damages-seen-at-320m https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/28/2026_09_28_180147_1790586971.JPG People navigate through a flooded area in Bangkok, Thailand, September 28, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/28/2026_09_28_180148_1790586971.JPG People travel by boats in a flooded street in Bangkok, Thailand, September 28, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/28/rupiah-back-near-18000-on-strong-dollar-high-oil-price https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/18/2026_05_18_175832_1779092813.jpg An employee shows rupiah and United States dollar bank notes at a Bank Mandiri Syariah branch in Jakarta, in this undated file photo https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/28/calls-grow-for-probe-into-alleged-luxury-cibinong-cells https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/28/2026_09_28_180139_1790575065.jpg Officials show a room previously raided by the Indonesian Ombudsman at the Cibinong Penitentiary in Bogor, West Java, on Sept. 24, 2026. West Java Corrections directorate head Yudi Suseno said the residences were designated for several prison officials, including the Cibinong penitentiary head. The authorities are still investigating the Ombudsman’s findings and will take action in accordance with procedures if the premises are found to have been misused. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/28/2026_09_28_180140_1790575065.jpg Officers stand guard in front of houses inspected by the Indonesian Ombudsman at the Cibinong Penitentiary in Bogor regency, West Java, on Sept. 24, 2026. West Java Corrections directorate head Yudi Suseno said the residences were designated for several prison officials, including the Cibinong penitentiary head. The authorities are still investigating the Ombudsman’s findings and will take action in accordance with procedures if the premises are found to have been misused. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/28/govt-earmarks-rp-17-trillion-for-integrated-livestock-ecosystem https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/05/2026_07_05_177280_1783212197.jpg A prison official assists an inmate in gathering eggs from chickens at the Pekalongan prison in Central Java on June 15, 2026. The penitentiary provides training in food processing and farming to support the government's food security drive. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/28/struggling-to-eat-survivors-suffer-after-ntt-quake https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/28/2026_09_28_180138_1790572673.jpg This picture taken on August 14, 2026 shows a woman weaving outside her home after it was damaged at Meken Detun village, Sikka regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake on August 15. The quake near Flores island damaged tens of thousands of homes and left the water supply in limbo on one small island, but it has also been followed by roughly 15,000 aftershocks. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/28/2026_09_28_180137_1790572547.jpg This picture taken on September 17, 2026 shows evacuees resting outside an evacuation centre at Cawalo hamlet, Rokirole village, Sikka regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake on August 15. The quake damaged tens of thousands of homes and left the water supply in limbo on one small island, but it has also been followed by roughly 15,000 aftershocks. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/28/anak-krakataus-eruption-begins-a-new-soil-story https://img.jakpost.net/c/2022/04/28/2022_04_28_125172_1651112731.jpg A man fishes at Pasauran beach, Anyer in Serang, Bantedn, on April 24, 2022 while Mount Anak Krakatau spews thick smoke into the air. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/28/ferry-death-toll-hits-66-as-search-enters-16th-day https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179731_1789390085.JPG An aerial view of the Virgo Transport 8 ferry that capsized in the Java Sea, Sept. 13, 2026, in this still image taken from a video handed out by the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas). https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/28/oil-prices-spike-after-trump-rejects-iran-truce-offer https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/28/2026_04_28_175170_1777346712.jpg A man fills in his car at a gas station in Saint-Etienne-de-Montluc, western France, on April 15, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/28/from-oil-wealth-to-waqf-building-intergenerational-social-capital https://img.jakpost.net/c/2018/07/24/2018_07_24_49772_1532417988.jpg In Indonesia, waqf revival has been very significant in the past decades after the consolidation of regulation and bureaucratic procedures in the waqf sector in the form of Law No. 41 of 2004 on Waqf and the establishment of the Indonesian Waqf Board (BWI) in 2007. https://www.thejakartapost.com/the-weekend-digest/2026/09/28/all-aboard-the-case-for-staying-grounded https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/25/2026_09_25_180073_1790331202.png https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/25/2026_09_25_180070_1790331199.png https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/25/2026_09_25_180072_1790331201.png https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/25/2026_09_25_180071_1790331199.png https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/28/indonesia-cant-afford-to-sit-out-the-first-cybercrime-treaty https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/10/2026_05_10_175570_1778411696.jpg A handout photo taken on May 6 and released by the Batam Immigration Office shows computers seized during a raid by immigration authorities and police that detained 210 foreign nationals over an alleged online investment scam operation at an apartment complex in Batam, Riau Islands. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/28/artificial-intelligence-needs-trusted-journalism https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/20/2026_09_20_179892_1789871249.jpg Protesters during a “Stop the AI Race“ demonstration call for a slowdown in the development of advanced artificial intelligence systems outside City Hall in San Francisco, California, the United States, on Sept. 17, 2026. The world's biggest AI companies are working on creating a standards body, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said on Sept. 15, as fears rise about the dangers of AI and pressure is on to create a safer version of the technology. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/09/28/oasis-lives-on-across-generations-in-indonesia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/27/2026_09_27_180130_1790525561.jpg Bring on the lights: Oasis guitarist and creative force Noel Gallagher plays the band’s favorite tunes to a sea of fans during the 2025 reunion tour, as seen in the Don’t Look Back in Anger documentary. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/27/2026_09_27_180128_1790525561.jpg Brothers reunited: Oasis singers Liam Gallagher (left) and Noel Gallagher react as they pose upon arrival on the red carpet for the United Kingdom premiere of Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger on Sept. 7, 2026, in Leicester Square, London. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/27/2026_09_27_180129_1790525561.jpg Of all ages: Local fans flock to a limited screening of Oasis’ documentary Don’t Look Back in Anger during its run from Sept. 11-13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/28/uk-arrests-five-on-suspicion-of-preparing-terrorist-act-near-air-base https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/28/2026_09_28_180132_1790558731.jpg A masked policeman guards an entrance to RAF Fairford base, blocked by heavy machinery (back right) inside the gate, in Fairford, south-west England on September 27, 2026, as UK counterterrorism police investigate an incident near the base in the village of Whelford. British police on September 27 declared a major incident and evacuated villagers living near a base used by the US air force after arresting several men on suspicion of explosives offenses. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/28/mideast-oil-exports-rebound-in-september-as-saudi-arabia-boosts-shipments https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/02/2026_09_02_179252_1788317623.JPG A drone view shows vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, Aug. 28, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/28/mandatory-budget-refocusing-amid-nationwide-disasters https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/31/2026_08_31_179174_1788176753.jpg Motorcyclists ride on a haze-shrouded road caused by forest and land fires in Palangkaraya city, Central Kalimantan, on Aug. 28, 2026.