https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/14/mamdanis-american-dream https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/03/2026_01_03_170966_1767377500.JPG New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani reacts on Jan. 1, 2025, as confetti falls during his inauguration ceremony in New York City, the United States. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/14/kpk-arrests-in-regions-raise-alarm-over-systemic-corruption https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/02/2026_07_02_177214_1782992635.jpg Kuantan Singingi Regent Suhardiman Amby (center) walks after questioning on July 1 at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in South Jakarta. The KPK named Suhardiman and Kuantan Singingi Secretary Zulkarnain as suspects in an alleged bribery case. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/14/when-landfills-become-time-bombs-a-lesson-from-jatiwaringin https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/05/2026_07_05_177286_1783223948.JPG A trash picker walks past a large mound of burning garbage on July 4, 2026, at the Jatiwaringin landfill in Tangerang regency, Banten. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/14/jakarta-library-reopens-to-packed-rooms-long-queues https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/13/2026_07_13_177579_1783939875.jpeg Visitors read, study and work on their laptops at the Nyi Ageng Serang Public Library in Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, on July 10, 2026. The library, which reopened on July 8, provides free access to thousands of books, workstations, reading areas and meeting rooms. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/13/2026_07_13_177580_1783939879.jpeg Visitors queue outside the Nyi Ageng Serang Public Library in Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, on July 10, 2026. Entry is temporarily restricted once the library reaches capacity, requiring visitors to wait for their turn to enter. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/14/justice-at-the-barrel-of-a-gun-the-anticlimax-of-antigraft-policy https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/09/2026_07_09_177444_1783604493.jpg Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel stand guard in front of the house of Assistant Attorney General for Special Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Ardiansyah in Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta on July 8, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/14/analysis-the-corruption-risk-at-the-heart-of-prabowos-free-meals-program https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/13/2026_07_13_177576_1783934500.jpg President Prabowo Subianto inspects the implementation of the free nutritious meals program on June 2, 2026, at State Junior High School (SMPN) 111 Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/14/lapindo-mudflow-embankment-leaks-triggering-fresh-safety-concerns https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/13/2026_07_13_177578_1783938429.jpg An aerial view shows heavy equipment reinforcing and raising the Lapindo mudflow embankment in Siring subdistrict, Porong district, Sidoarjo regency, East Java, on July 10, 2026. The work is intended to strengthen the embankment after a leak developed due to land subsidence and increased pressure from mud in the containment pond. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/14/mystery-over-ex-prosecutors-whereabouts-adds-to-scrutiny-of-ago-probe https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/10/2026_07_10_177494_1783688419.jpg Assistant Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah walks out of the Attorney General's Office (AGO) special crimes division building in South Jakarta ahead of a press briefing on July 10, 2026. During the press conference, Febrie denied allegations of his involvement in a corruption case pertaining to coal supply to PLN. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/14/selective-justice https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/11/22/2025_11_22_169314_1763779826.jpeg A worker walks near a sign for the Martabe gold mine operated by PT Agincourt Resources, the mining arm of PT Astra International, in Batang Toru district, South Tapanuli regency, North Sumatra, in this undated file photo. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/13/police-arrest-suspect-over-bomb-threat-at-south-jakarta-elementary-school https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/13/2026_07_13_177581_1783944185.jpg Officers from the Jakarta Police's Gegana bomb disposal unit search SD Srengseng Sawah 15 Pagi state elementary school in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta, on July 13, 2026 after the school received a bomb threat via a messaging application. Authorities swept the campus to ensure it was safe before declaring the threat a hoax. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/13/sp-affirms-bbb-rating-stable-outlook-for-indonesia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/10/22/2024_10_22_156430_1729611703.jpg The credit rating agency's logo appears on the fronticepiece of the S&P Global headquarters on Dec. 13, 2018, in the financial district of New York City, the United States. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/13/iran-widens-attacks-on-us-bases-in-gulf-hormuz-tensions-lift-oil-prices https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/13/2026_07_13_177577_1783935728.jpg This screen grab taken from video footage shared by the US Central Command on social media platform X and made available via AFPTV on July 13, 2026 purportedly shows US strikes against Iranian military installations. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/13/ri-to-require-plastic-packaged-goods-makers-fund-waste-management https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/08/24/2025_08_24_165780_1756007890.jpg A worker gathers used plastic bottle to be recycled at the Bali PET Recycle facility in Denpasar, Bali on Aug. 22, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/13/bangkok-pub-fire-kills-27-police-investigating-possible-negligence https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/13/2026_07_13_177574_1783928295.JPG Members of emergency personnel work at the site of a deadly fire at a pub in Bangkok, Thailand, July 13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/13/govt-allows-cooperatives-to-manage-mining-community-wells https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/11/2026_07_11_177522_1783783652.jpg Three children walk past a Red and White Cooperative outlet on July 11, 2026, that has yet to begin operations in Ternate, North Maluku. The government aims to have 40,000 Red and White Cooperatives by the end of 2026 as part of efforts to strengthen rural economies, complete cooperative facilities and prepare professional staff to manage the program. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/13/iran-escalates-attacks-on-us-bases-in-gulf-states https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/13/2026_07_13_177572_1783927407.jpg In this US Army handout photo released by US Central Command public affairs, US forces conduct air defence operations in the US Central Command area of responsibility during Operation Epic Fury on April 2, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/13/europe-records-10000-excess-deaths-during-late-june-heatwave https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/13/2026_07_13_177570_1783925678.JPG A woman walks with an umbrella to shelter from the sun as Britain experiences record temperatures during a heatwave in Fulham, London, Britain, June 26, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/13/2026_07_13_177569_1783925677.JPG Smoke billows from a wildfire that has been ravaging mountain vegetation for several days, amid a heatwave affecting a large part of the country, at sunset near Die in the Drome department, France, July 9, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/13/us-hits-iran-as-gulf-states-targeted-in-flareup-over-hormuz https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/13/2026_07_13_177568_1783922857.jpg This frame grab taken from AFPTV video footage on July 12, 2026 shows cargo ships anchoring near the Strait of Hormuz off the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates at Khor Fakkan. Tehran announced it was closing the Strait of Hormuz on July 12 and launched missiles and drones at its Gulf neighbors. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/13/misreading-china-risks-strategic-failure https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/15/2026_05_15_175749_1778827817.JPG Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) welcomes United States President Donald Trump on May 15, 2026, at the Zhongnanhai garden in Beijing. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/13/oil-prices-spike-on-fresh-us-iran-attacks-tech-weighs-on-stocks-again https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/03/17/2026_03_17_173770_1773720174.jpg Trucks are seen at an oil terminal in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture on March 17, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/13/asean-ministers-push-stalled-peace-plan-in-myanmar-talks https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/08/2026_07_08_177412_1783509146.jpg Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro (left) delivers an opening statement during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting ahead of the 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu, the Philippines, on May 7, 2026. (AFP/Pool/Eloisa Lopez). Usage: 1 https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/13/how-do-pakistan-and-india-go-from-conflict-to-dialogue https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/05/10/2025_05_10_162613_1746876601.jpg An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier stands guard on May 9, 2025, near the India-Pakistan Wagah border post, about 35 kilometers from Amritsar in India. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/07/13/world-cup-gets-set-for-pair-of-blockbuster-semi-finals https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/10/2026_07_10_177488_1783687555.JPG France's Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match against Morocco at Boston Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, Thursday, July 9, 2026. France defeated Morocco 2-0 to advance to the semifinals. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/13/front-of-package-labeling-what-constitutes-unhealthy-food https://img.jakpost.net/c/2021/04/28/2021_04_28_112810_1619581956.JPG Fast-food fun: Toys and fast-food packaging are pictured in the home of Percival Lugue, who has the Guinness world record for the largest fast-food toy collection, on April 20, 2021, in Apalit, Pampanga province, the Philippines. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/13/two-generals-one-democratic-corridor https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/09/2026_07_09_177444_1783604493.jpg External reinforcements: A group of soldiers stands guard on Wednesday at the front gates of a luxury house in South Jakarta’s upscale Kebayoran Baru neighborhood identified as the private residence of Febrie Ardiansyah, who resigned as assistant attorney general for special crimes on Friday amid an ongoing corruption investigation by the National Police. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/07/13/desak-climbs-to-world-no-1-as-indonesia-team-faces-funding-uncertainty https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/12/2026_07_12_177539_1783868460.jpg Top of the world: Indonesian climber Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi (center) celebrates her victory in the women's individual speed event final on July 5, 2026, flanked by Poland’s Natalia Kalucka (left) as runner-up and the United States’ Emma Hunt, at the IFSC World Climbing Series Krakow 2026 in Poland. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/12/2026_07_12_177540_1783868460.jpg Podium partners: Indonesian climbers Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi (left) and Rajiah Salsabillah pose with their bronze medals on July 6, 2026, after finishing third in the women's speed relay final at the IFSC World Climbing Series 2026 in Krakow, Poland. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/13/pdi-p-reaffirms-balancing-role-amid-scrutiny-from-ruling-coalition https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/08/19/2025_08_19_165637_1755615769.jpg Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri inaugurates several party executives for the 2025-2030 term on Aug. 14, 2025, at the party's headquarters in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/13/no-short-cut-for-100-gw-renewable-ambition https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/07/19/2024_07_19_152612_1721401794.jpg Hilly terrain forms a backdrop on Nov. 9, 2023 against the Cirata Floating Solar Power Plant at Cirata Reservoir in Purwakarta, West Java, the largest energy facility of its kind in Southeast Asia that was developed jointly by the Indonesian government and Abu Dhabi-owned renewable company Masdar of the United Arab Emirates. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/13/analysis-turning-marketplaces-into-tax-collectors https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/10/2026_07_10_177476_1783666810.jpg A customer shops on the Tokopedia online market place on his mobile phone on May 4. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/13/medan-courts-acquit-defendants-from-all-charges https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/13/2026_01_13_171358_1768287620.jpg Illustration of a Criminal Code (KUHP) book next to a gavel and a Lady Justice statue. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/13/indonesia-iran-reaffirm-commitment-for-dialogue-peace https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/12/2026_07_12_177530_1783826813.jpeg Foreign Minister Sugiono (left) talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during a bilateral meeting in Mashhad, Iran on July 10, 2026, on the sidelines of the funeral for Iranian late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was slain in the United States-Israeli strike on Iran in February. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/12/2026_07_12_177531_1783826813.jpg The grave of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei lay next to the graves of his family at the Shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, Iran in this handout photograph released on July 10, 2026, over four months after his killing in an airstrike, as two recent days of the United States and Iranian attacks raised fears of a return to all-out war. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/13/tiger-suspected-of-mauling-12-year-old-girl-in-riau https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/03/14/2026_03_14_173685_1773466227.jpg Animal welfare: A Sumatran tiger is seen in a cage trap set by officials from the Riau Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BBKSDA) in Pulau Muda village, Pelalawan regency, Riau, as shown in this undated photograph released by Antara on March 12, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/13/industry-bemoans-lng-supply-shortfall-despite-latest-price-cut https://img.jakpost.net/c/2017/01/10/2017_01_10_19213_1484019376.jpg A worker manages a production line on April 1, 2011, at a factory of ceramics company PT Arwana Citramulia in Serang, Banten. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/13/eyes-on-ago-after-takeover-of-probe-into-ex-top-prosecutor https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/11/2026_07_11_177524_1783783759.jpg Acting Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes Rudi Margono (left) shakes hands with National Police Anti-Corruption Corps chief Insp. Gen. Totok Suharyanto after a news conference at the Attorney General's Office in Jakarta on July 11, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/13/malaysia-seizes-two-boats-slaps-20000-ringgit-fine-for-border-trespassing https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/12/2026_07_12_177533_1783833936.jpeg Two Indonesian fishing vessels skippers (fourth left and center) are flanked by Malaysian officers (left) and diplomats from the Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru on July 6, 2026, in front of the Kota Tinggi Magistrate Court in Kota Tinggi, Johor. The court seized KM Hai Yang 3 and KM Baruna Jaya and imposed a fine of 10,000 ringgit (US$2,457) to each of the skippers, or a five-month jail term, for trespassing Malaysian waters. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/13/when-prosecutors-become-prosecuted https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/11/2026_07_11_177521_1783762765.jpg Then-assistant attorney general for special crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah (center) talks to journalists during a press briefing at the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) building in South Jakarta on July 10, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/12/govt-banks-on-rp-500t-inflows-to-international-financial-center https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/08/13/2024_08_13_153472_1723558767.jpg On the rise: High-rise buildings are illuminated by the sunset on Aug. 2, 2024, in the Sudirman Central Business District in South Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/07/12/switzerland-coach-blasts-unacceptable-var-rule-after-argentina-defeat https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/12/2026_07_12_177536_1783852761.jpg Switzerland's head coach Murat Yakin gestures during the 2026 World Cup football tournament quarter-final match between Argentina and Switzerland at the Kansas City Stadium in Kansas City on July 11, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/12/us-senator-and-trump-ally-lindsey-graham-dies-age-71 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2021/06/02/2021_06_02_113837_1622629202.JPG Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks during a Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services Subcommittee hearing looking into the budget estimates for National Institute of Health (NIH) and state of medical research on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, May 26, 2021. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/12/russia-aims-to-strengthen-cooperation-with-indonesia-asean https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/10/2026_07_10_177495_1783696121.jpeg Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto (fourth right) is flanked by Russian Ambassador to ASSEAN Evgeny Zagaynov (third left) and Russian Ambassador to Indonesia Sergei Tolchenov (third right) during a diplomatic reception to commemorate Russia Day on June 29, 2026, in Jakarta. Also accompanying Airlangga were (left to right) Transmigration Minister Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanegera, Regional Representatives Council Speaker Sultan Bachtiar Najamuddin, Culture Minister Fadli Zon, Tourism Minister Widiyanti Putri Wardhana and Environment Minister Jumhur Hidayat.