https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/20/helicopter-requested-to-extinguish-forest-fires-on-mount-lawu https://img.jakpost.net/c/2020/08/24/2020_08_24_103011_1598266495.jpg Mount Lawu is pictured in this undated file photo. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/20/indonesian-markets-inch-up-after-authorities-move-to-stem-rout-on-msci-expulsion-fears https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/14/2026_10_14_180647_1791950629.JPG A man uses his mobile phone in front of an electronic board displaying stock prices at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) building in South Jakarta on Oct. 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/20/the-frequent-flier-president-high-stakes-global-tour https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/03/06/2026_03_06_173409_1772788557.jpg President Prabowo Subianto (left) listens to United States President Donald Trump on Feb. 19, 2026, during the signing ceremony for the US-Indonesia Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) in Washington, DC. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/20/whither-remilitarization-two-years-of-prabowos-administration https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/16/2026_10_16_180722_1792121666.jpg President Prabowo Subianto (in passenger seat) and Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. Agus Subiyanto (second left, standing) ride an open-top jeep bearing the license plate “Indonesia 1” on Oct. 5, 2026, while inspecting troops during the 81st TNI Day parade in Cilangkap, East Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/20/asian-shares-tumble-oil-rises-as-markets-await-ai-sector-results https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/08/2026_09_08_179524_1788837636.jpg A man looks at a stock index board showing South Korea's benchmark stock index (KOSPI) after the close of trading in Seoul on July 28, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/20/bigger-not-better-prabowos-two-year-report-card https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/12/30/2025_12_30_170843_1767059736.jpg A worker inspects rice sacks on Dec. 29, 2025, at the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) warehouse in Lambaro, Aceh. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/10/20/dutch-royal-family-backed-colonial-rule-from-the-beginning-study-finds https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/19/2026_10_19_180788_1792388996.jpg Colonial reckoning: Five books from a research project examining the House of Orange-Nassau’s role in colonialism, alongside a summary for general readers, 'Oranje en de Koloniën', '1600-2025: De koloniale geschiedenis van het Huis Oranje-Nassau' (Orange and the Colonies, 1600-2025: The Colonial History of the House of Orange-Nassau), are displayed at Leiden University in the Netherlands in this undated photo. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/19/2026_10_19_180789_1792388998.png Facing the past: King Willem-Alexander (left) receives the research findings from historian Gert Oostindie (right) at Leiden University in the Netherlands on Oct. 2, 2026. The king described the findings as a “heart-rending and uncomfortable conclusion.” https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/20/a-two-year-roller-coaster-with-the-free-meals-program https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/25/2026_09_25_180091_1790355202.jpg Students lay on cots as they are treated for food poisoning linked to the free nutritious meal program on Sept. 2, 2026, at Sidoarjo Regional General Hospital in the East Java regency. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/20/govt-appears-to-shield-itself-from-criticism https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/28/2026_08_28_179090_1787889425.jpg Police form a barricade on the Jakarta Inner-City Toll Road during a protest by the United Pati People’s Alliance (AMPB) near the House of Representatives in Central Jakarta on Aug. 27, 2026. The Jakarta Police deployed 4,274 personnel to police the demonstration. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/20/diaspora-feel-left-out-of-dual-nationality-proposal https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/07/06/2023_07_06_139982_1688640113.jpg Stock illustration of an Indonesian passport. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/20/two-years-of-prabowo-resilience-today-bills-tomorrow https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/13/2026_05_13_175697_1778667047.jpg President Prabowo Subianto delivers remarks during the handover of administrative fines and forest land at the Attorney General’s Office in Jakarta on May 13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/20/analysis-gibran-wont-be-impeached-but-thats-not-the-point https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/19/2026_10_19_180787_1792388915.jpg An image of Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka is displayed in a frame outside a photo framing shop on Thursday in the Jatinegara area of East Jakarta https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/20/un-chief-highlights-indonesias-role-in-multilateralism https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/19/2026_10_19_180793_1792415582.JPG UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers his speech during the Foreign Policy Circle Talks on Oct. 19 in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/20/economy-strong-on-paper-but-people-struggling https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179587_1789011075.jpeg President Prabowo Subianto chairs a limited cabinet meeting on Sept. 7 at the Presidential Palace to discuss economic issues. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/20/prabowo-begins-third-year-with-tighter-grip-as-public-support-slips https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/10/20/2024_10_20_156320_1729410111.jpg President Prabowo Subianto (center) waves to a crowd of well-wishers on Oct. 20, 2024, as he heads to the State Palace following his inauguration at the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/20/power-for-the-people https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/05/2026_10_05_180363_1791206677.jpg President Prabowo Subianto (left), accompanied by Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. Agus Subiyanto (center) and other senior officers, pass by a contingent of Indonesian peacekeepers during a parade to celebrate the 81st anniversary of the military in Cilangkap, East Jakarta, on Oct. 5, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/19/government-extends-some-halal-certification-deadlines-to-2028 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/23/2026_02_23_172908_1771851347.jpg The Halal Indonesia logo, issued by the Religious Affairs Ministry’s Halal Product Assurance Administration Agency (BPJPH), is displayed on Feb. 23, 2026, on the storefront of a health and beauty outlet inside the Mall@Bassura retail complex in Jatinegara, East Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/19/sugar-refiners-warn-of-shortage-by-early-2027-urge-swift-import-permits https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/09/12/2025_09_12_166427_1757691414.jpg Workers plant sugarcane seedlings in Hamparan Perak, Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra, in this undated photograph. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/19/fires-in-indonesia-burned-over-19-million-hectares-through-september-monitor 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/business/2026/10/19/house-member-opposes-plan-to-distribute-civil-servant-salaries-through-cooperatives https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/11/2026_07_11_177523_1783783653.jpg A motorcyclist rides past a Red and White Cooperatives outlet that has yet to begin operations in Ternate, North Maluku, on July 11, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/10/19/eddy-susantos-lalitavistara-wallacea-explores-nature-through-sacred-texts https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/15/2026_10_15_180679_1792021943.jpg Wildlife in focus: A combination of two photographs of artworks by Indonesian artist Eddy Susanto, featured in his first solo exhibition, Lalitavistara Wallacea, at ArtSociates Jakarta in Central Jakarta through Oct. 25. The works depict endemic fauna, including (from left) the Javan muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak) and orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus). https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/15/2026_10_15_180678_1792021943.jpg Symbolic lines: Eddy Susanto's work is seen on display in Lalitavistara Wallacea. By inscribing sacred scripture onto endemic animals, Eddy explores the intersection of nature, spirituality and philosophy. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/19/el-nio-powered-drought-leaves-west-kalimantan-palm-farmers-high-and-dry-as-river-recedes https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/19/2026_10_19_180792_1792392824.JPG A drone view shows trucks loaded with oil palm fruit bunches waiting outside the Multi Prima Entakai (MPE) palm oil mill in Sanggau, West Kalimantan, October 2, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/19/rejuvenated-london-metal-exchange-looks-to-new-horizons https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/18/2026_10_18_180767_1792304288.jpg Traders, brokers and clerks gesture on March 11, 2025, on the trading floor of the open outcry pit, also known as The Ring, at the London Metal Exchange (LME) in London. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/19/kpk-arrests-klaten-regent-for-graft-fifth-from-central-java https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/24/2026_02_24_172946_1771914365.jpg The reflection of motorists is seen in the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building sign on June 27, 2023, in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/19/who-will-pay-to-preserve-tropical-forests https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/27/2026_08_27_179064_1787836176.jpg A firefighter sprays water to extinguish a fire on Aug. 26 in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/19/indonesian-stocks-slide-to-six-year-low-as-msci-standalone-warning-weighs https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/06/2026_05_06_175420_1778036680.jpg A board displaying stock prices at the Taiwan Stock Exchange is seen in Taipei on May 4, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/19/investment-readiness-is-key-for-asean-energy-transition https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/10/2026_04_10_174558_1775824272.jpg A solar-powered water pump irrigates a rice farm on April 6, 2026, in Lumajang, East Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/19/what-it-will-take-to-make-jkn-financially-sustainable https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/22/2026_04_22_174986_1776847304.jpg A Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) official (right) assists a customer on May 14, 2024, at the agency's South Jakarta office. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/19/ministry-probes-alleged-wildlife-violation-in-burned-oil-palm-concession https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/18/2026_10_18_180769_1792307568.JPG An orangutan hangs from a tree in a palm-oil plantation affected by wildfires before being rescued in Laman Satong village, Ketapang, West Kalimantan, on Sept. 30, 2026. The intense wildfires, burning mainly on Kalimantan and Sumatra, began in July and could continue until November, aggravated by a severe El Niño weather pattern, the government has warned. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/18/2026_10_18_180768_1792307567.jpg A 20-year-old orangutan tries to escape as members of the Central Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA), the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Indonesia evacuate it due to forest and land fire in Hampangen Village, Katingan, Central Kalimantan, on Oct. 17, 2026. Toxic haze has covered parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore for weeks as Jakarta struggles to contain fires that have scorched large tracts of Borneo and Sumatra Islands, with the smoke drifting across the region. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/19/has-indonesias-stock-market-really-changed https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/14/2026_10_14_180648_1791950633.JPG A man uses his mobile phone in front of a reflection of an electronic board displaying stock prices on Oct. 14 at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) building in South Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/19/prabowos-approval-rating-drops-below-50-percent-ahead-of-two-year-mark-in-office https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/07/2026_01_07_171123_1767778219.jpg President Prabowo Subianto (center) delivers a speech during the second cabinet retreat on Jan. 6 at his private residence in Hambalang, Bogor, West Java. During the gathering, the President set strategy for his flagship programs with members of his cabinet, among other focuses. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/19/bangkok-meetings-indonesias-high-stakes-growth-test https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/05/2026_08_05_178333_1785909973.jpg Export-oriented: Using a rubber-tired gantry crane, port workers load export-bound containers onto a vessel flying a Portuguese flag on June 24, 2025, at Tanjung Mas port in Semarang, Central Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/19/analysis-who-pays-when-indonesias-tax-ambitions-fall-short https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/17/2026_10_17_180761_1792214950.jpg (Courtesy of Finance Ministry) https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/19/prabowo-talks-multilateralism-with-un-chief-guterres-in-hambalang https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/18/2026_10_18_180771_1792326250.jpg United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (left) speaks with Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir on Oct. 17 upon his arrival at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/19/soldiers-policemen-operate-fuel-stations-to-reduce-queues-in-bali https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/15/2026_10_15_180690_1792038496.jpg Motorcyclists queue to refuel at a gas station in Denpasar amid a fuel supply shortage on Bali, on Oct. 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/19/more-blackouts-in-batam-as-local-media-face-intimidation https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/12/06/2024_12_06_158054_1733466984.jpg A technician from state electricity company PLN stands atop a transmission tower during regular maintenance work on Dec. 27, 2023, in Palu, Central Sulawesi. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/19/danantaras-transparency-mandate-remain-in-question-two-years-into-prabowos-rule 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/indonesia/2026/10/19/haze-response-draws-ire-at-home-and-abroad https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/18/2026_10_18_180773_1792334620.JPG People ride a wooden boat on the Kahayan River as haze from wildfires shrouds Palangka Raya in Central Kalimantan, on October 18, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/19/haze-from-forest-fires-still-blankets-sumatra-batam-islands https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/16/2026_10_16_180744_1792156378.jpg Thick smoke and haze from forest and land fires covers Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, on Oct. 15, 2026. Toxic haze has covered parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore for weeks as Jakarta struggles to contain fires that have scorched large tracts of Kalimantan and Sumatra, with the smoke drifting across the region. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/19/pln-needs-more-than-a-new-boss https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/12/06/2024_12_06_158054_1733466984.jpg A technician from state electricity company PLN stands atop a transmission tower on Dec. 27, 2023, during regular maintenance work in Palu, Central Sulawesi.