https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/12/trump-says-he-would-be-ok-with-china-building-cars-in-us https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/12/2026_09_12_179666_1789188131.JPG Employees work on the production line at a factory of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio in Hefei, Anhui province, China, on April 2, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/12/twenty-five-years-after-911-americans-reflect-on-attack-that-changed-a-nation https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/12/2026_09_12_179664_1789187916.JPG Law enforcement officers carry a United States flag next to the reflecting pools at the 9/11 Memorial during a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, in New York City, the US, on Sept. 11, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/12/2026_09_12_179665_1789187916.JPG A flight attendant visits the Shanksville Volunteer Fire Department Flight 93 Memorial on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the United States, on Sept. 11, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/12/first-bodies-of-philippines-ferry-fire-victims-land-as-toll-hits-35 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/12/2026_09_12_179663_1789187005.jpg This handout photo taken on Sept. 11, 2026 and released by the Philippine coast Guard (PCG), shows an aerial shot of the ill-fated M/V June Aster with coast guard boats (right) at the stern off the shores of Coron town, Palawan province, the Philippines. The deadly blaze that swept through a Philippine ferry happened “in seconds“, the coast guard said on Sept. 11, as rescuers battled heavy smoke in the search for dozens of missing people. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/12/police-hunt-opm-rebels-after-civil-servants-murdered-in-papua-highlands https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/11/2026_09_11_179632_1789124541.jpg A relative cries in front of the coffin containing the body of Willi Mbuik, one of three civil servants killed in a shooting allegedly carried out by members of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) in Muliama district, Jayawijaya regency, Papua Highlands, on Sept. 9, as her remains arrive at El Tari Airport in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, on Sept. 11, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/12/saudis-shut-down-oil-pipeline-as-houthis-tighten-grip-on-red-sea-shipping https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/12/2026_09_12_179662_1789183911.JPG A satellite image shows black smoke rising from an area of Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline south of Medina, Hejaz Region, Saudi Arabia on Sept. 10, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/12/31-malaysians-taiwanese-arrested-in-west-kalimantan-over-alleged-scam https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/27/2026_02_27_173091_1772186882.jpg An illustration of online scams https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/12/a-small-victory-for-big-freedom-court-shows-the-way https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/11/26/2023_11_26_144722_1700998376.jpg Free speech on trial: Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) coordinator Fatia Maulidiyanti (center) leaves the courtroom after a hearing on Nov. 13, 2023 at the East Jakarta District Court. State prosecutors are demanding a three-year prison sentence for Fatia for her alleged defamation of Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/12/growing-domestic-investor-dominance-double-edged-sword-for-idx https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/29/2026_01_29_171947_1769651036.jpg Employees watch a digital screen displaying stock movements on Jan. 28 at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/12/three-more-volcanoes-erupt-following-sinabung-anak-krakatau https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/06/2026_09_06_179467_1788680226.jpeg A drone view of Anak Krakatau volcano documented by a team from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMG) on Sept. 5, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/03/2026_09_03_179380_1788409300.JPG Pupils walk at an elementary school as Mount Sinabung volcano erupts, as seen from Karo regency, North Sumatra, on Sept. 2, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/12/modi-putin-seek-stronger-ties-as-russia-calls-for-brics-to-counter-west https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/12/2026_09_12_179657_1789171194.jpg This handout photograph taken and released by the Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) on September 11, 2026 shows India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) speaking with Russia's President Vladimir Putin at an exhibition during the BRICS Business Forum 2026 in New Delhi. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/12/analysis-removing-the-price-floor-price-discovery-or-speculation https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/11/2026_09_11_179627_1789117666.jpg Stock traders monitor the Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) on April 8, 2025, in South Tangerang, Banten. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/12/wildfire-haze-chokes-more-people-as-respiratory-illness-cases-rise https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/11/2026_09_11_179635_1789132279.jpg Manggala Agni forest firefighting personnel ride on a boat on Thursday to reach the forest and land fire inside the Padang Sugihan animal sanctuary in Ogan Komering Ilir regency, South Sumatra. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/11/2026_09_11_179634_1789132279.jpg An Indonesian Air Force trooper signals a helicopter on Thursday during a water bombing mission at a peatland in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/12/deportation-10-year-ban-for-australian-who-committed-public-sex-act-in-bali https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/11/2026_09_11_179617_1789086789.jpeg Two immigration officers escort an Australian, identified only as BA (center), who was deported for a public indecent act at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Badung, Bali, on Sept. 8, 2026. The Australian was also blacklisted from entering Indonesia for 10 years. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/12/jakartas-big-bond-bid https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/11/2026_09_11_179618_1789088868.jpg A Jakarta LRT train plies the route between Manggarai and Velodrome stations on Sept. 10, 2026, as the light rail transit service kicks off a limited trial of Phase 1B operations through Sept. 16. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/11/gifa-indonesia-and-metec-indonesia-return-to-strengthen-downstream-industry-development https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/11/2026_09_11_179642_1789138222.jpg (Images courtesy of Pamerindo Indonesia) https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/11/2026_09_11_179641_1789138222.jpg (Images courtesy of Pamerindo Indonesia) https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/11/govt-spp-tdln-complements-digital-vat-collection-not-new-or-double-taxation https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/11/2026_09_11_179637_1789137559.jpg (Courtesy of Jalin) https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/11/2026_09_11_179638_1789137559.jpg (Courtesy of Jalin) https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/11/search-reaches-nearby-islands-as-eight-remain-missing-near-anak-krakatau https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/11/2026_09_11_179625_1789114986.JPG A National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) helicopter lands in a field during a search operation for people who were reported missing in the waters of the Sunda Strait, including journalists covering the activity of Mount Anak Krakatau in Pandeglang, Banten, on Sept. 10, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/11/2026_09_11_179633_1789128277.JPG Search and rescue personnel search for people who were reported missing in the waters of the Sunda Strait, including journalists covering the activity of Mount Anak Krakatau in Pandeglang, Banten, on Sept. 9, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/11/budget-can-weather-100-crude-amid-renewed-iran-tensions-govt-says https://img.jakpost.net/c/2022/10/13/2022_10_13_130968_1665675334.jpeg Oily business: Chevron Indonesia Company operates an offshore platform in Sepinggan field in the Makassar Strait, 37 kilometers east of Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, on April 23, 2019. Oil and gas will likely remain strategic for Indonesia despite the global commitment to net-zero emissions. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/11/military-training-for-student-protesters-draws-criticism https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/05/2026_09_05_179453_1788625339.jpg Rallygoers, led by members of the United Pati People's Alliance (AMPB), stage a protest in front of the Senayan legislative complex in Central Jakarta on Aug. 27, 2026. They demand the passage of the long-awaited asset forfeiture bill and harsher punishment for corrupt officials. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/11/tanihub-subsidiaries-to-pay-restitution-in-venture-capital-graft-case https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/11/2026_09_11_179631_1789123259.jpg A smartphone shows agricultural tech start-up TaniHub's logo on Oct. 30, 2020. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/11/2026_09_11_179630_1789123259.jpg Former BRI Ventures president director Nicko Widjaja (second left) attend the verdict hearing for his appeal at the Jakarta High Court in Central Jakarta on Sept. 3, 2026. The high court rejected Nicko's appeal against his guilty verdict in a corruption case pertaining to venture capital firms investment to agritech start-up TaniHub, in which he was sentenced to three years in prison. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/11/micron-promises-taiwan-workers-up-to-68-months-pay-after-strike-threat https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/11/2026_09_11_179626_1789116175.JPG The logo of United States-based chipmaker Micron Technology and a rising stock graph are pictured on June 11. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/09/11/indonesia-hong-kong-to-host-new-14-team-fifa-asean-cup https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/28/2026_08_28_179107_1787927847.jpg Tight ties: Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) chairman Erick Thohir (left) and FIFA president Gianni Infantino clasp hands in a photo Erick posted to his Instagram account on March 22, 2025, as part of a birthday message to Infantino. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/11/mining-operations-at-weda-bay-nickel-restart-after-four-month-halt https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/10/29/2024_10_29_156718_1730187577.jpg Smoke billows from the Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park in Lelilef, North Maluku, in this undated photograph. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/11/local-companies-making-bulk-of-14000-govt-cars-not-pindad-ministry-official https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/12/07/2025_12_07_169937_1765073270.jpeg President Prabowo Subianto waves from the sunroof of a Pindad-made presidential state car in Oct. 5, 2025, as he inspects troops ahead of the 80th anniversary celebrations of the Indonesian Military (TNI) near the National Monument (Monas) at Merdeka Square, Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/11/india-to-push-brics-digital-currency-link- https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/04/2026_09_04_179409_1788488117.JPG A man walks past a board featuring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sept. 3, 2026, ahead of the upcoming BRICS Summit in New Delhi. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/11/in-a-global-economic-heatwave-beware-financial-wildfires https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/10/28/2025_10_28_168248_1761644502.jpg A worker sorts copper production at El Teniente mine, the world's largest underground copper mine in Machali, near Rancagua, Chile, on April 2, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/11/drivers-demand-more-piers-at-ketapang-gilimanuk-ferry-crossing-after-extreme-traffic-jam https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/07/25/2025_07_25_164808_1753457497.jpg An aerial photo shows trucks waiting for their turn to board ferries at Bulusan Port in Banyuwangi, East Java, on July 25, 2025. To ease congestion caused by heavy vehicles, state-owned ferry operator PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry added an additional vessel to carry trucks to Gilimanuk Port in Bali. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/11/from-trust-to-kizuna-20-years-of-japan-asean-integration-fund https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/09/2026_09_09_179570_1788951501.jpg (left to right) Foreign Minister Sugiono, Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Laos' Foreign Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane and ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn talk before a group photo during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila on July 23, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/11/wildfires-cause-respiratory-infections-to-double-in-indonesia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/08/2026_09_08_179538_1788872979.JPG A drone view shows the Ampera Bridge shrouded in haze from forest fires in Palembang, South Sumatra on September 6, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/11/rivers-dry-up-water-crisis-worsens-as-el-nio-intensifies https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179598_1789035109.jpg Two children play with a kite at the dried-up Sumberkepuh Reservoir in Nganjuk, East Java, on Sept. 6, 2026. The 20.9-hectare reservoir, which provides irrigation for about 400 hectares of farmland, has been dry for the past two months amid the prolonged dry season. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/11/stocks-tumble-as-oil-and-inflation-fan-rate-hike-bets 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/2026/09/11/apples-foldable-iphone-poses-a-1999-question-who-is-it-for https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/11/2026_09_11_179619_1789097210.jpg Journalists take photos of the new foldable iPhone Duo displayed during an Apple event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Apple Park in Cupertino, California, on September 9, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/11/when-forests-burn-climate-commitments-falter https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/27/2026_08_27_179060_1787824303.jpg The Kapuas River delta, formed by the Landak (left) and Kapuas Kecil rivers, looms out of thick haze on Aug. 27, 2026, in Pontianak, the provincial capital of West Kalimantan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/11/assessing-the-merit-of-the-strategic-commodities-bill https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/27/2026_08_27_179055_1787804033.jpg President Prabowo Subianto looks on as he arrives on Aug. 14 at the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta 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. (Reuters/Stringer) https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/11/the-war-on-terror-and-its-unintended-consequences https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/24/2026_05_24_176037_1779593254.jpg Local members of Operation Madago Raya, a joint public security initiative on deradicalization and counterterrorism run by the National Police and the Indonesian Military, provide a box of basic staples to a former terrorist (second right) on Nov. 3, 2025, during a social assistance handover event in Poso, Central Sulawesi. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/11/communications-ministry-presses-meta-on-child-safety-compliance-after-us-ruling https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/03/29/2026_03_29_174121_1774727627.JPG Children use their phones in front of a house in Depok, West Java, on March 28, 2026, the day the government implemented restrictions for under-16 year olds for “high-risk“ social media and digital platforms, including Facebook, TikTok and Roblox. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/11/the-remedy-gap-in-transboundary-haze https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/24/2026_08_24_178958_1787550159.JPG A group of women crosses a street in front of Perdana Putra, the office of the prime minister in Malaysia’s administrative capital Putrajaya, shrouded in haze from regional wildfires on Aug. 13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/11/analysis-mandiri-account-freeze-puts-banking-trust-to-the-test https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179591_1789016707.jpg Two activists display a banner reading “Freedom of Expression = Rights“ during the verdict hearing for activists Delpedro Marhaen Rismansyah, Khariq Anhar, Muzaffar Salim and Syahdan Husein, who were standing trial in an alleged incitement case related to anti-government protests that ended in riots between August and September 2025, at the Central Jakarta District Court in Central Jakarta on March 6, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/11/prabowos-approval-slide-fuels-warm-up-to-2029-elections https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179601_1789042004.jpg President Prabowo Subianto gestures while giving a speech on Sept. 9 at the Democratic Party’s 25th anniversary celebration at the Indonesia Arena in Jakarta. In the speech, Prabowo praised Democratic Party leader Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono and the party for their commitment to his administration. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/11/unions-employers-divided-over-key-employment-bill-provisions https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/01/2026_05_01_175274_1777647621.jpg Labor union members hold banners and wave posters on May 1, 2025, during a Labor Day rally in Jakarta.