https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/06/indonesias-bond-market-offers-attractive-yields-but-risks-remain https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/30/2026_09_30_180215_1790748847.jpg A teller counts rupiah bank notes on Jan. 20 at a money changer in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/06/india-china-thaw-faces-major-economic-tests https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179679_1789266671.JPG India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) shakes hands on Sept. 12, 2026, with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Bharat Mandapam, BRICS Summit venue, in New Delhi. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/10/06/indonesia-wins-inaugural-fifa-asean-cup https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/06/2026_10_06_180377_1791252464.jpg The national men's soccer team celebrates as head coach John Herdman (left) gestures on Oct. 5, 2026, during the medal ceremony of the FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026 at the main stadium of the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex in Central Jakarta, after routing Thailand 4-2 in a penalty shootout to win the inaugural tournament. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/06/medan-to-install-10000-cctv-cameras-to-curb-rising-thefts https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/02/24/2023_02_24_135872_1677201318.jpg An illustration of security CCTV camera or surveillance system within a prison compound. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/06/grappling-with-homework-scams-us-universities-shun-ai-detectors https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/21/2026_07_21_177853_1784632964.jpg This photograph shows a handheld smartphone displaying the icons of some of the main artificial intelligence based apps, including LLMs, chatbots and generative AI, in Saint-Mande, east of Paris, France on July 15, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/06/smi-europes-nuca-program-target-bankable-resilience-projects https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/25/2026_02_25_172996_1772000151.jpg People fill buckets, empty gallon bottles and other containers with clean water from a water truck on Feb. 25 in Kuala Simpang, a city Aceh Tamiang regency, Aceh, which was affected by the Sumatra floods and landslides in November 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/06/beyond-disaster-response-building-a-state-architecture-of-resilience https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/15/2026_09_15_179759_1789472645.jpg A firefighter from the Regional Disaster Management Agency douses a forest fire at Sungai Rambutan village in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra on Sept. 11, 2026. Toxic haze has shrouded parts of Indonesia and Malaysia for weeks as Jakarta struggles to contain fires that have scorched large tracts of Borneo and Sumatra, with the smoke drifting into neighboring Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/06/luxury-behind-bars https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/04/2026_10_04_180330_1791094912.jpg Officials show a room raided by the Indonesian Ombudsman on Sept. 23 at Cibinong Penitentiary in Bogor, West Java. West Java Corrections directorate head Yudi Suseno said the 11 official residences were provided for several prison officials, including the Cibinong penitentiary head. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/06/prabowonomics-from-diagnosis-to-delivery https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179689_1789300999.jpg President Prabowo Subianto arrives on Sept. 12 before the start of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/06/yemens-houthis-claim-striking-riyadh-airport-other-saudi-sites https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/06/2026_10_06_180378_1791252962.JPG Smoke rises from the site of the Saudi Aramco refinery after reported Houthi attacks, south of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this handout satellite image taken on October 3, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/06/two-vietnamese-arrested-in-east-java-over-smuggling-of-3400-songbirds https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/09/2026_08_09_178445_1786247110.jpeg Officers from the Bali Animal, Fish and Plant Quarantine Agency (BBKHIT) show 284 birds from various types after thwarting a smuggling effort at Gilimanuk Port in Jembrana, Bali, on Aug. 3, 2026. The smuggling interception operation involved officers from Bali BBKHIT, Bali Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and Gilimanuk Port Police. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/06/climate-resilience-starts-with-care https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/30/2026_09_30_180206_1790733606.jpg Members of the all-women The Power of Mama (TPoM) volunteer firefighting team spray water onto smoldering peatland on Sept. 26 in Mensubuk Lama, Tanjungpura village, Ketapang, West Kalimantan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/06/trump-approval-at-record-low-as-hispanic-voters-sour-on-republicans-poll https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/03/2026_09_03_179376_1788405864.jpg US President Donald Trump leaves the podium after speaking as he hosts a dinner in the Rose Garden at the White House on Sept. 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/06/middle-east-war-sharpens-focus-on-asean-energy-security-plans https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/24/2026_04_24_175058_1776991113.jpg A container ship sails past oil tankers anchored in the Singapore Strait, a key gateway to the Strait of Malacca, on April 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/06/ignoring-myanmar-normalizes-tyranny-upon-us https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/04/2026_10_04_180324_1791085666.jpg Family members wait outside the Myanmar Navy base in Thanlyin on Oct. 4, 2026 to welcome their loved ones returning from Malaysia. Nearly 1,500 Myanmar migrants from Malaysia arrived in their war-torn home country on Oct. 4, a Myanmar official said, returned under an opaque repatriation scheme that rights monitors say cannot assure their safety. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/06/prabowos-expansion-of-military-commands-fuels-militarization-concerns 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, passes by a contingent of Indonesian peacekeepers during a parade on Oct. 5 to celebrate the 81st anniversary of the military in Cilangkap, East Jakarta. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/05/2026_10_05_180362_1791206676.jpg Soldiers from elite Army special forces (Kopassus) march during the 81st anniversary of the Indonesian Military (TNI) on Oct. 5 in Cilangkap, East Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/06/jakarta-gears-up-to-expand-transjakarta-portfolio https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/07/2026_07_07_177354_1783398017.jpg Passengers walk after disembarking from a TransJakarta bus on July 7, 2026, at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle bus stop in Central Jakarta, Indonesia. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/06/beyond-bribery-rethinking-how-indonesia-understands-corruption https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/06/2026_07_06_177326_1783341356.jpg Langkat Regent Syah Afandin is escorted to a detention vehicle after questioning at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in Jakarta, on July 4, 2026. The KPK detained Afandin after naming him as a suspect in a bribery case related to public works projects in Langkat regency from 2025- 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/06/analysis-krl-import-stopgap-highlights-inkas-deeper-problems https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/05/2026_10_05_180357_1791186765.jpg A commuter train operated by PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia, a subsidiary of state railway company PT KAI, passes Jatinegara Station on April 15 in East Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/06/constitutional-court-set-to-rule-on-gibrans-eligibility-as-vice-president https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/11/28/2025_11_28_169523_1764295877.JPG Rare appearance: Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka arrives for the second day of the Group of 20 Leaders’ Summit on Nov. 23, 2025, at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/10/06/indonesia-spends-big-on-medals-less-on-development https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/05/2026_10_05_180360_1791196573.jpg Indonesian badminton players Daniel Marthin (second left) and Leo Carnando (second right), gold medalists, pose with bronze medalists Fajar Alfian (left) and Shohibul Fikri on the podium after the men's doubles event on Sept. 29 during the 2026 Asian Games at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium in Ichinomiya, Aichi prefecture. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/05/2026_10_05_180361_1791199573.JPG Indonesia contingent during the athletes parade at the closing ceremony in Nagoya, Japan, on Oct. 4, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/06/six-injured-75-foreign-workers-evacuated-after-clash-at-morowali-nickel-mine https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/10/16/2024_10_16_156109_1729094454.jpg Industrial cloud: Nickel smelters spew emissions on Jan. 26, 2024, into the skies above Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park and a nearby residential area in Bahodopi district, Morowali regency, Central Sulawesi. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/05/employers-workers-struggle-to-find-common-ground-as-employment-bill-nears-passage https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/01/2026_05_01_175274_1777647621.jpg Raucous cheer: Labor union members hold banners and wave posters on May 1, 2025, during a Labor Day rally in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/05/women-turn-forest-foods-into-new-livelihoods https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/05/2026_10_05_180356_1791184080.jpg Women forest defenders from Puan Rimba explain the forest-sourced ingredients featured in a lunch they served to guests on Sept. 30 in South Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/05/us-withdraws-all-bomber-aircraft-from-uk-airbase https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/05/2026_10_05_180359_1791192472.jpg US Air Force bombers sit on the tarmac at RAF Fairford base in Fairford, south-west England on September 28, 2026, a day after British counter-terrorism police were probing “a major“ incident near the base. Armed officers detained a group of five men in the early hours after a call to emergency services about three “suspicious vehicles which appeared to be travelling towards the air base“, London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/05/australia-probes-flydubai-co-pilots-links-to-the-country-police-say https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/05/2026_10_05_180358_1791191859.jpg A flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft prepares for landing at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in Lod on September 30, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/05/danantara-dividends-not-factored-into-state-budget-suahasil-says https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/19/2026_09_19_179883_1789834391.JPG Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara (left) speaks at the APBN Kita press conference in Jakarta on Sept. 19, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/05/new-stimulus-package-to-boost-economy-in-q4-and-beyond https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178541_1786444958.jpg Visitors look at shoes for sale on Aug. 11 at a retail outlet in Tangerang City, Banten. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/10/05/the-iconic-wheels-jakarta-left-behind https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/05/2026_10_05_180355_1791183394.jpg On Oct. 6, 1987, during a raid on Jl. Wolter Monginsidi in South Jakarta, officers seized and loaded pedicabs onto trucks as traffic whizzed by, seemingly oblivious to their removal. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/05/former-icj-president-says-world-needs-another-bandung-moment-for-peace https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/15/2026_04_15_174760_1776271612.jpg A foreign visitor takes a photo on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, of the Asia-Africa Conference gong at the Merdeka Building in Bandung, West Java. Inaugurated in 1980, the Asia-Africa Conference Museum receives 400-500 visitors per day and is expected to see an increase during the 71st anniversary of the Asia- Africa Conference from April 18 to 24. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/05/mercenary-recruitment-becomes-new-threat-for-riau-islands-migrant-workers https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/18/2026_01_18_171571_1768754336.jpg A woman walks behind a bus stop displaying a Ukrainian army recruiting placard on Jan. 16 in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/05/groundwater-recovery-can-help-sinking-cities https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/10/2026_02_10_172405_1770692313.jpg A man uses a manual pump to draw well water for bathing on Jan. 28, 2026, in Kemanggisan, Bekasi, West Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/05/euro-slides-as-french-fiscal-worries-grip-markets https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/05/2026_10_05_180350_1791173940.JPG A shopper pays with a 10 euro banknote at a market in Aix-en-Provence, France, Jan. 16, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/05/ensuring-the-human-right-to-adequate-housing-in-indonesia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/06/14/2024_06_14_151494_1718380263.jpg Children read books at Warna-Warni Reading Park in Tambora, West Jakarta, on May 21, 2024. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/05/n-sumatra-police-seize-244-kg-of-sabu-from-malaysian-drug-syndicate https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/01/28/2023_01_28_134948_1674870933.jpg Illustration of drugs wrapped in plastic packets. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/05/brazil-heads-to-run-off-as-bolsonaro-pulls-off-shock-first-place-finish-over-lula 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/world/2026/10/05/dutch-royal-house-was-involved-in-colonial-exploitation-study-shows https://img.jakpost.net/c/2018/02/09/2018_02_09_40274_1518130111.jpg This file photo taken on September 19, 2017 shows Dutch King Willem-Alexander delivering his 'Speech from the Throne' next to Queen Maxima in the Ridderzaal (Knights' Hall), during 'Prinsjesdag' (Prince's Day) in The Hague. Dutch MPs were on February 8, 2018 to debate scrapping 19th century laws making it a criminal offence to insult the king, with backers of a draft bill saying they no longer fit a https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/05/fire-razes-semarangs-jatibarang-landfill https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/04/2026_10_04_180332_1791098945.jpg A Semarang city firefighter walks next to two water tankers and a fire truck on Thursday at Jatibarang landfill in Semarang. The fire started on Wednesday and affects some 10 hectares of the 46.18-ha landfill. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/05/the-45-percent-indonesia-keeps-missing https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/04/2026_02_04_172223_1770219819.jpg Bright futures: A health worker from the Ulee Kareng community health center (Puskesmas) gives vitamin A supplements to a toddler on Feb. 4, 2026, at an integrated health services post (Posyandu) in Lambhuk village, Banda Aceh. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/05/middle-east-crude-oil-exports-exceed-pre-war-levels-but-tanker-attacks-increase https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180096_1790407491.jpg Men bathe in the Gulf waters as vessels in the background transit the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Iran's southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Sept. 7, 2026.