https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/12/data-center-firms-push-for-clearer-coordinated-approvals https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/08/2026_10_08_180454_1791442531.jpg Illustration of servers in a data center. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/12/pressure-intensifies-on-indonesia-as-regional-haze-worsens https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/11/2026_10_11_180535_1791723862.jpg A child and mother wearing face masks ride a motorcycle on Saturday through thick haze from forest and land fires in the region in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan. Toxic haze has shrouded 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://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/11/2026_10_11_180536_1791723862.jpg A couple rides a motorcycle on Saturday through thick haze from forest and land fires in Barito Kuala, South Kalimantan. Toxic haze has shrouded 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://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/11/2026_10_11_180537_1791723862.JPG Kuala Lumpur's skyline is shrouded in haze from regional wildfires on Friday. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/11/2026_10_11_180534_1791723862.jpg Cable cars travel to Sentosa island on Friday as haze shrouds Singapore. Indonesia has been battling fires for weeks in parts of Kalimantan and Sumatra, sending suffocating haze across the islands and neighboring Malaysia and Singapore. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/12/riau-islands-bp3mi-hands-over-people-trafficking-case-to-police https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/23/2026_02_23_172899_1771840121.jpg Stock illustration of human trafficking. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/12/a-much-needed-balance https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/02/2026_05_02_175294_1777657273.jpg President Prabowo Subianto (at podium) gestures on May 1 while delivering a speech in front of thousands of workers during Labor Day celebrations at the National Monument (Monas) in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/12/free-meals-causes-food-poisoning-in-medan-with-6-pupils-hospitalized 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 Village Cooperatives = Vampires of the State Budget” on Aug. 14 outside the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) office in Central Jakarta. The protest was held to voice public concerns and criticize government budget policies, particularly the free nutritious meals program, amid continuing reports of food poisoning in several regions. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/11/orangutans-rescued-from-fires-released-to-protected-forest https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/11/2026_10_11_180533_1791711656.jpg This handout picture taken on September 4, 2026 and released on September 10, 2026 by the Forestry Ministry and conservation group International Animal Rescue (IAR) Indonesia shows a rescue operation for orangutans caught up in wildfires in Pemangkat village in West Kalimantan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/11/harness-engineering-can-scale-development-of-indonesias-digital-economy 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. United Nations secretary-general Guterres called for a global governance system to shape artificial intelligence for the good of humanity, warning against allowing the technology itself to “vibe-code“ our future. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/10/11/bezzecchi-wins-indonesian-motogp- https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/11/2026_10_11_180532_1791709323.jpg Aprilia Racing rider Marco Bezzecchi of Italy during the qualifying session ahead of the MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix at the Mandalika International Circuit in Mandalika on October 10, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/11/lula-accuses-meta-of-election-interference https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/05/2026_10_05_180349_1791171846.jpg This combination of pictures created on October 4, 2026, shows Brazil's President and re-election candidate for the Workers' Party (PT) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (right) speaks to the media after casting his vote during the presidential election at a polling station in Sao Bernardo do Campo, state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 4, 2026; and Brazil's right-wing senator and presidential candidate for the Liberal Party (PL) Flavio Bolsonaro gives thumbs up in front of Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial candidate Douglas Ruas (C, back), as he leaves a polling station after voting during the presidential election in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 4, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/11/consumer-sentiment-retail-sales-weaken-amid-cautious-spending https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/12/20/2023_12_20_145596_1703008128.jpg A woman walks down an aisle of sugar-sweetened beverages at a supermarket in Jakarta on Dec. 14, 2023. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/11/india-detains-thousands-locks-down-delhi-to-foil-election-chief-protest https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/11/2026_10_11_180524_1791682473.jpg Police personnel detain supporters of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) during a protest demanding the resignation of India’s Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter roll irregularities linked to the “special intensive revision“ (SIR), in Ahmedabad on October 10, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/11/china-says-can-avoid-escalation-after-eu-trade-talks https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/11/2026_10_11_180525_1791687125.JPG European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic answers questions from journalists at a press briefing at the EU Delegation to China in Beijing on Oct. 9, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/11/houthi-attack-on-saudi-airport-kills-12-over-300-wounded https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/11/2026_10_11_180523_1791681135.jpg This screen grab taken from video footage released by Ansarullah Media Center on October 10, 2026 shows what they say is fire burning in the distance following a drone strike against Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces. The Iranian-backed Houthis, at war against the internationally-recognized government, launched a lightning offensive in September 2026, that has killed hundreds of combatants on both sides and, according to UN figures, forced more than 145,000 people to flee their homes. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/10/france-germany-lock-horns-over-long-term-eu-budget https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/10/2026_10_10_180522_1791631332.jpg French President Emmanuel Macron greets German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier upon the Steinmeier's arrival ahead of a state dinner at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on Oct. 8, 2026. The dinner was held during Steinmeier's state visit to France. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/10/brazil-prosecutors-sue-shell-for-108m-over-deadly-2024-floods https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/10/2026_10_10_180520_1791605888.jpg Sander Diego uses a damaged refrigerator as a boat to carry groceries on a flooded street in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil on May 26, 2024. Brazilian prosecutors on October 9, 2026, filed an unprecedented lawsuit against oil giant Shell's subsidiary in the country, demanding US$108 million in compensation over deadly 2024 floods. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/10/10/man-city-boss-says-club-will-win-financial-charges-appeal https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/10/2026_10_10_180521_1791606268.jpg Manchester City's Italian coach Enzo Maresca is pictured before the UEFA Champions League first round day 1 football match between FC Porto and Manchester City at Dragao stadium in Porto on September 8, 2026. Maresca on October 9 said that he had absolute faith in the club after it was found guilty of more than 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/10/outrage-over-plan-to-livestream-us-military-firing-squad-execution https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/10/2026_10_10_180519_1791605352.JPG US Vice President JD Vance disembarks Air Force Two as he arrives at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, following a rally in Lima, Ohio, in Hebron, Kentucky, US, October 9, 2026. Vance traveled to Ohio to cast his early ballot and campaign for local Republican candidates ahead of the midterm elections. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/10/us-announces-sanctions-on-icc-hours-after-nobel-award-to-former-judge https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/10/2026_10_10_180517_1791602433.jpg This general view shows the exterior and the logo of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on March 28, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/10/saudi-arabia-says-three-killed-at-airport-as-yemen-war-expands https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/10/2026_10_10_180518_1791604902.jpg A plume of smoke rises during a reported airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition on the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa, on October 9, 2026. The Houthis, who are fighting the Saudi-backed, internationally recognized government, seized the coastline alongside a crucial trade route during a lightning offensive last month, extending their control over all of Yemen's Red Sea coast. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/10/central-java-acts-against-bullying-after-death-of-pupil https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/09/23/2024_09_23_155134_1727074430.jpeg Bullying illustration. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/10/trump-hails-russia-deal-to-release-diesel-as-midterms-loom https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/10/2026_10_10_180513_1791599847.jpg US President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he walks off stage after speaking at a campaign rally at the Oncenter Convention Center in Syracuse, New York, on October 9, 2026. President Trump is campaigning for Republican nominee for New York governor, Bruce Blakeman, as well as other Republican candidates in November's general election. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/10/anthropic-discloses-fake-tip-to-police-among-new-rogue-ai-incidents https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/10/2026_10_10_180516_1791600764.jpg This photograph shows the logo of the US artificial intelligence safety and research company Anthropic displayed on a smartphone's screen in Brussels on June 10, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/10/jakarta-school-renovations-win-praise-but-funding-leaves-others-waiting https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/09/2026_10_09_180494_1791535551.jpeg Students take part in a physical education activity outside state elementary school SDN Jati Pulo 07 and 08 in Palmerah, West Jakarta, on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. The Jakarta administration, through the Jakarta Education Agency, recently renovated the school buildings. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/09/2026_10_09_180493_1791535551.jpeg Students ride an elevator under a teacher’s supervision at state elementary school SDN Jati Pulo 07 and 08 in Palmerah, West Jakarta, on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. The newly renovated school is equipped with two elevators to improve access between floors, as well as disability-friendly toilets. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/10/regions-step-up-influenza-a-surveillance-amid-rising-cases https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/08/2026_01_08_171198_1767887058.jpg Super flu alert: A healthcare worker performs a swab test on a patient during influenza symptom screening on Jan. 7 at a community health center (Puskesmas) in Serpong, South Tangerang, Banten. The South Tangerang Health Agency has tightened monitoring by deploying surveillance for influenza-like illness (ILI), including strict testing and sending samples to the city’s health laboratory. So far, no cases of “super flu” have been detected in South Tangerang. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/10/former-icc-judge-navi-pillay-wins-nobel-peace-prize https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/10/2026_10_10_180512_1791598496.jpg South African lawyer and champion of international law Navi Pillay is pictured after she was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, on October 9, 2026 at the historic Courtroom 600 of Nuremberg's Palace of Justice, venue of the 1945-1946 Nuremberg Trials against leaders of defeated Nazi Germany, in Nuremberg, southern Germany, where she was attending the Nuremberg Forum 2026 conference of the International Nuremberg Principles Academy. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Pillay, the judge who headed the Rwanda genocide tribunal and who last year presided over a UN commission which accused Israel of genocide in Gaza. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/10/new-monument-in-papua-honors-late-military-chief-l-b-moerdani https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/30/2026_07_30_178128_1785412817.jpg Soldiers of the Indonesian Military's (TNI) 613th Infantry Battalion/Raja Alam chant during a homecoming ceremony on July 22 at Semayang Port in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, after returning from a 12-month border security deployment along the Indonesia–Papua New Guinea frontier. A total of 450 personnel took part in the mission. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/09/2026_10_09_180495_1791536445.jpg Three former Indonesian military chiefs, retired generals Benny Moerdani (left), Try Sutrisno (second left) and Feisal Tanjung (third left) and a former Aceh military commander, retired lieutenant general Sarwan Hamid, answer questions from a special parliamentary commission on Nov. 29, 1999, in Jakarta. The four were questioned over their involvement and policies in the province of Aceh during a decade of harsh counter-insurgency military operations. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/10/riyadh-air-to-fly-to-jakarta-on-nov-16-ticket-sales-ongoing https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/09/2026_10_09_180498_1791554812.jpeg A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner of Saudi Arabia's second flag carrier Riyadh Air receives a customary water salute on its first landing at an undisclosed airport in this undated picture. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/10/free-meal-buffet-trial-leaves-safety-risks-unresolved https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/08/2026_10_08_180456_1791443792.jpg Students collect buffer meals at state junior high school SMPN 2 Kandeman in Batang regency, Central Java, on Oct. 8, 2026. The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) is testing a buffet-style meal service model to provide warmer and fresher meals, reduce the risk of food spoilage that could cause health problems and strengthen the educational experience for beneficiaries. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/30/2026_09_30_180224_1790772216.jpg A worker carries meal trays under the free nutritious meal program to be disbursed to students at the state-run Islamic elementary school MIN 11 West Aceh, Aceh, on Sept. 21, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/10/data-hubs-troubled-waters https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/09/2026_10_09_180489_1791526324.jpg The data center construction project is underway in the Nongsa Digital Park Special Economic Zone (KEK) in Batam, Riau Islands, on Aug. 29, 2024. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/10/police-investigate-deadly-highway-crashes-linked-to-wildfire-haze-in-lampung https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/07/2026_09_07_179491_1788759125.JPG A person walks with a bicycle along a road shrouded in haze from wildfires in Banyuasin, South Sumatra, on Sept. 6, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/09/govt-tightens-purse-strings-despite-on-track-budget https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/19/2026_09_19_179883_1789834391.JPG Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara speaks at the APBN Kita press conference on Sept. 19 in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/09/indonesia-flags-metas-gaps-in-child-safety-compliance https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/07/07/2023_07_07_140009_1688696192.jpg The Threads' Instagram app is pictured on the App Store, in this photo illustration created in Washington, on July 5, 2023. Threads, meant to compete with Twitter, was released in 2023. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/16/2026_09_16_179786_1789557870.jpg Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid (center) is accompanied by the ministry's public information and communications director general Fifi Aleyda Yahya (right) and digital oversight director general Alexander Sabar (left) during a press briefing at the ministry's building in Central Jakarta on Sept. 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/09/garuda-indonesia-appoints-thomas-oentoro-as-president-director https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/03/30/2026_03_30_174156_1774842596.jpg Workers clean a Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-800 NG airplane at the Garuda Maintenance Facility (GMF), AeroAsia, at Soekarno-Hatta International airport in Banten. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/09/malaysia-closes-schools-in-capital-parts-of-country-due-to-haze https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/09/2026_10_09_180492_1791532658.jpg Traffic moves along a highway amid hazy condition in Kuala Lumpur on October 9, 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/opinion/2026/10/09/international-students-face-australias-migration-churn https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/15/2026_07_15_177643_1784092205.jpg Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during an official event at Sydney University in Australia, on July 15, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/09/bali-court-jails-35-indian-nationals-over-online-gambling-operation https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/08/2026_10_08_180460_1791460975.jpg Thirty-five Indian nationals sit before judges on Oct. 7 at the Denpasar District Court during their verdict hearing in an online gambling case. They were sentenced to between two and two-and-a-half years in prison and will be deported and barred from re-entering Indonesia after serving their sentences. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/09/ai-regulation-is-becoming-a-question-of-national-security https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/22/2026_09_22_179954_1790037094.jpg A person is silhouetted against the logo of the United Nations’ Global Dialogue on AI Governance on July 6, 2026, the opening day of its inaugural two-day session held in Geneva, Switzerland. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/10/09/genre-defying-canadian-poet-anne-carson-wins-2026-nobel-prize-in-literature https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/09/2026_10_09_180480_1791507468.JPG Canadian poet Anne Carson performs her work “Antigonick“ at the Moderna Museet art gallery in Stockholm, Sweden, in this file photograph dated May 8, 2015. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/09/prabowo-launches-10-2b-nickel-downstream-projects-at-weda-bay https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/08/2026_10_08_180457_1791448443.jpeg President Prabowo Subianto speaks at a ceremony for 11 new downstream nickel processing facilities the first shipment of electric vehicle batteries on Oct. 8, 2026, at Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park (IWIP) in Central Halmahera, North Maluku. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/09/godrej-consumer-products-indonesia-builds-new-rp-500-billion-factory-in-kendal https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/09/2026_10_09_180484_1791515594.jpg The inauguration of Godrej Consumer Products Indonesia’s (GCPI) new manufacturing facility in Kendal Special Economic Zone (KEK), Central Java on Tuesday (6/10/2026) was attended by business head - Indonesia; global head - business transformation and digital Godrej Consumer Products Limited Rajesh Sethuraman, managing director & CEO of Godrej Consumer Products Limited Aasif Malbari, and Ambasador of India to Indonesia Sandeep Chakravorty. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/09/2026_10_09_180485_1791515594.jpg Aasif Malbari, managing director & CEO of Godrej Consumer Products Limited, planting the rare Kendal Tree, a native symbol of Kendal and local biodiversity. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/09/2026_10_09_180486_1791515706.jpg Godrej Consumer Products Indonesia newest manufacturing facility in the Kendal Special Economic Zone (KEK).