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. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/20/aid-gaps-persist-as-ntt-quake-displaces-over-90000 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/20/2026_08_20_178858_1787230658.jpg Patients receive treatment inside emergency tents at Komodo Regional Hospital in Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, on Thursday. The hospital has set up the tents in its courtyard as a precaution against aftershocks following a magnitude-7.7 earthquake that struck the region on Saturday. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/20/2026_08_20_178857_1787230658.jpg Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka (center), accompanied by Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister Pratikno (third right) and Sikka Regent Juventus Prima Yoris Kago (right), holds a baby being treated inside an emergency tent at TC Hillers Regional Hospital in Maumere, Sikka regency, East Nusa Tenggara, on Thursday. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/20/china-evergrande-founder-sentenced-to-life-in-prison https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/20/2026_08_20_178853_1787225999.JPG Hui Ka Yan, the founder of China's Evergrande Group stands in court at the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court, in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China in this handout image release by Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court on August 20, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/20/australia-passes-law-to-levy-tech-giants-that-fail-to-pay-for-local-news https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/20/2026_08_20_178849_1787216866.JPG Google and Facebook logos, words “media, news, media“ and Australian flag are displayed in this illustration taken, February 18, 2021. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/20/thai-myanmar-military-chiefs-meet-as-post-coup-thaw-progresses https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/20/2026_08_20_178848_1787216290.jpg Myanmar’s military commander-in-chief, General Ye Win Oo (center left) and Thailand’s Chief of Defense Forces, Ukrit Boontanon (center right ) shake hands after their High-Level Committee Meeting talks at the Chatrium Grand hotel in Bangkok on August 20, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/20/indonesia-to-kick-off-30-gw-tender-in-100-gw-solar-power-push https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/09/28/2025_09_28_166993_1759022880.jpg A maintenance staff member inspects solar panels on Dec. 5, 2024, on the roof of the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/20/state-owned-explosive-firm-launches-electronic-detonator-restarts-booster-plant https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/11/26/2025_11_26_169436_1764122447.jpeg Indonesian Air Force armorers load BNT-250 live bombs onto an F-16 AM from the 3rd Squadron on Nov. 18, 2025, at the Iswahjudi Air Force Base in Maospati, Magetan regency, East Java. The NATO-standard bomb is locally made by private arms maker PT Sari Bahari in cooperation with state-owned explosive maker PT Dahana. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/20/bi-launches-domestic-credit-card-for-public-retail-use https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/10/2026_01_10_171282_1768035343.JPG Credit cards are pictured in a wallet on Feb. 21, 2010, in Washington, DC. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/20/oil-market-starts-pricing-in-a-prolonged-hormuz-crisis https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/06/2026_08_06_178375_1785993488.JPG A drone view shows vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 15, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/20/trump-warns-of-economic-consequences-for-any-country-that-supports-iran https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/20/2026_08_20_178842_1787200309.JPG People walk by a mural depicting Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/20/the-shareholder-state-is-making-a-comeback https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178519_1786421096.jpg A man walks past the Wisma Danantara Indonesia building on Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto in South Jakarta on Aug. 11, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/20/festivities-and-restraint-as-indonesia-marks-81-years-of-independence https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/18/2026_08_18_178767_1786989017.JPG A silhouette of participants attempting to reach the top of a greased pole on Monday during an annual traditional pole-climbing competition held to mark Indonesia’s Independence Day in the Cilincing area of North Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/20/search-extended-for-four-missing-after-lombok-ferry-fire https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/12/2026_08_12_178573_1786515991.jpg Plumes of smoke billow from the deck of the ferry Putri Yasmin on Aug. 12 in the waters off Bali. https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2026/08/20/for-recreational-athletes-chicken-goes-by-another-name https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/19/2026_08_19_178824_1787129772.png https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/20/south-korean-container-ship-will-test-arctic-route-to-europe-amid-western-concern https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/20/2026_08_20_178841_1787197444.jpg A banner reading “Warmly Congratulate the first annual voyage of the China-Europe Arctic Container Route at Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in 2026“, is displayed on a container at the Ningbo-Zhoushan port in Ningbo, eastern China's Zhejiang province on Aug. 15, 2026. South Korea will flag off on Saturday a container ship bound for Europe via the Arctic, testing whether ​a route opened by melting sea ice can be commercially viable. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/20/the-mecca-pact-a-new-quest-for-strategic-autonomy https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/18/2026_08_18_178770_1787027057.jpg Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left), Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (center) and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meet in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Aug. 7, 2026. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defense agreement on Aug. 7 amid violence in the region from Houthi attacks and the United States-Iran war. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/20/10-foreigners-arrested-rp-7-79b-seized-as-police-raid-batam-casino https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/18/2026_08_18_178796_1787067676.jpeg Detectives escort detainees during a raid at the Nine Stage Lounge and Bar in Nagoya Indah Shophouse Block B2 No. 9, in Batam, Riau Islands, on Aug. 15, 2026. Detectives from the National Police's Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) raided the gambling den in cooperation with the Riau Islands Police and Batam, Rempang and Galang (Barelang) Police, arresting 197 staff and gamblers as well as Rp 7.79 billion (US$435,715) in cash. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/20/how-a-decoy-court-ruling-shields-indonesias-ruling-elite https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/14/2026_08_14_178684_1786713385.JPG Participants in a protest by a civil society coalition known as MBG Watch display a poster reading “Free Nutritious Meals and Red-and-White Cooperatives = Vampires of the State Budget” outside the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) office in Central Jakarta on Aug. 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/20/behind-the-white-coat-the-human-cost-of-being-an-intern-doctor-in-indonesia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/19/2026_08_19_178815_1787114557.jpg Doctors perform a free cataract eye surgery on a patient under a charity program funded by the Ministry of Health at Meuraxa Hospital in Banda Aceh, Aceh, on June 14, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/01/2026_04_01_174269_1775062416.jpg Protect young lives: A doctor attends to a toddler receiving a measles vaccine on March 27, 2026, at the Ibrahim Adjie community health center (Puskesmas) in Bandung, West Java. A doctor in Cianjur, West Java, died that month from a measles outbreak that had spread across the country. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/19/2026_08_19_178816_1787114564.jpg An eye doctor (left) examines a resident during a free health screening on Aug. 11, 2026, at the Semarang City Hall complex in Central Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/20/indonesia-is-buying-defense-it-should-also-buy-reach https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/16/2026_08_16_178723_1786850903.jpg Earthquake victims are treated in a temporary medical tent due to fears of aftershocks, on August 15 in front of the Ruteng hospital in Ruteng, Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). Rescuers combed through debris for survivors after a powerful earthquake struck off Flores Island, killing at least 47 people, according to disaster officials. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/20/constitutional-experts-oppose-revival-of-new-order-era-policy-guidelines 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 on Aug. 14 at the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/20/prabowo-jokowi-display-unity-amid-strained-ties-speculation 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 "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday before the ceremony commemorating the 81st anniversary of Indonesia’s independence at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/20/when-intellectuals-respond-to-the-dictates-of-power https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/19/2026_06_19_176827_1781852155.jpg Student demonstration cartoon https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/20/analysis-shooting-from-the-hip-prabowos-unscripted-presidency https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/19/2026_08_19_178818_1787119392.jpg President Prabowo Subianto delivers a statement on March 9, 2026, at his private residence in Hambalang village, Bogor, West Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/20/jakarta-police-plan-to-limit-protest-sites-draws-backlash https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/19/2026_08_19_178819_1787123480.jpg Students stage a protest in the city center on Aug. 18, a day after the 81st Independence Day in Jakarta, demanding the government eradicate corruption, collusion and nepotism, end wasteful programs, and lower the prices of basic necessities and fuel. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/19/2026_08_19_178820_1787123759.jpg A student protester holds up a placard reading “reform” on Aug. 18 in the city center a day after the 81st Independence Day in Jakarta, demanding the government eradicate corruption, collusion and nepotism, end wasteful programs, and lower the prices of basic necessities and fuel.