https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/28/indonesia-cant-afford-to-sit-out-the-first-cybercrime-treaty https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/10/2026_05_10_175570_1778411696.jpg A handout photo taken on May 6 and released by the Batam Immigration Office shows computers seized during a raid by immigration authorities and police that detained 210 foreign nationals over an alleged online investment scam operation at an apartment complex in Batam, Riau Islands. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/28/artificial-intelligence-needs-trusted-journalism https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/20/2026_09_20_179892_1789871249.jpg Protesters during a “Stop the AI Race“ demonstration call for a slowdown in the development of advanced artificial intelligence systems outside City Hall in San Francisco, California, the United States, on Sept. 17, 2026. The world's biggest AI companies are working on creating a standards body, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said on Sept. 15, as fears rise about the dangers of AI and pressure is on to create a safer version of the technology. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/09/28/oasis-lives-on-across-generations-in-indonesia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/27/2026_09_27_180130_1790525561.jpg Bring on the lights: Oasis guitarist and creative force Noel Gallagher plays the band’s favorite tunes to a sea of fans during the 2025 reunion tour, as seen in the Don’t Look Back in Anger documentary. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/27/2026_09_27_180128_1790525561.jpg Brothers reunited: Oasis singers Liam Gallagher (left) and Noel Gallagher react as they pose upon arrival on the red carpet for the United Kingdom premiere of Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger on Sept. 7, 2026, in Leicester Square, London. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/27/2026_09_27_180129_1790525561.jpg Of all ages: Local fans flock to a limited screening of Oasis’ documentary Don’t Look Back in Anger during its run from Sept. 11-13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/28/uk-arrests-five-on-suspicion-of-preparing-terrorist-act-near-air-base https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/28/2026_09_28_180132_1790558731.jpg A masked policeman guards an entrance to RAF Fairford base, blocked by heavy machinery (back right) inside the gate, in Fairford, south-west England on September 27, 2026, as UK counterterrorism police investigate an incident near the base in the village of Whelford. British police on September 27 declared a major incident and evacuated villagers living near a base used by the US air force after arresting several men on suspicion of explosives offenses. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/28/mideast-oil-exports-rebound-in-september-as-saudi-arabia-boosts-shipments https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/02/2026_09_02_179252_1788317623.JPG A drone view shows vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, Aug. 28, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/28/mandatory-budget-refocusing-amid-nationwide-disasters https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/31/2026_08_31_179174_1788176753.jpg Motorcyclists ride on a haze-shrouded road caused by forest and land fires in Palangkaraya city, Central Kalimantan, on Aug. 28, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/09/28/guruh-soekarnoputra-influential-musician-and-dance-maestro-dies-at-73 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/27/2026_09_27_180111_1790499161.jpg Guruh Soekarnoputra (center), brother of fifth Indonesia president Megawati Soekarnoputri, waves to journalists on January 12, 2008, after visiting his sister's political rival, the second Indonesia president, Soeharto, at the hospital. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/28/new-agrarian-law-expected-to-curb-farmer-criminalization https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180102_1790437936.jpg Farmers wearing hats reading “True agrarian reform“ protest against what they described as the government's failure to implement agrarian reforms as they commemorate National Farmers Day in front of the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta on Sept. 24, 2024. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180103_1790437937.jpg Demonstrators participate in a rally to commemorate National Farmers Day in front of the Central Java gubernatorial office in Semarang, Central Java, on Sept. 24, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/28/prabowo-turns-to-experts-to-tackle-peatland-fires-after-swipe-at-researchers https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/27/2026_09_27_180108_1790491200.jpg Firefighters from the specialized peatland wildfire tactical unit (Manggala Agni) direct a high-pressure water stream at a burning area in a field of tall dry grass in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra on Sept. 25, 2026. Low visibility caused by persistent forest fires has hampered both commercial air travel and aerial firefighting operations across the province. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/28/land-reform-is-here-now-let-prabowo-prove-he-meant-what-he-said https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/14/2026_08_14_178660_1786689230.JPG President Prabowo Subianto (left) raises his hand, next to Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, as he shouts 'merdeka’ (freedom), during his annual state of the nation address before members of the legislature, ahead of the country's 81st Independence Day, in Jakarta, on Aug. 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/28/analysis-haji-isams-bayan-deal-lands-exposing-coal-minings-risks https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/28/2026_09_28_180131_1790548680.jpg Heavy equipment owned by PT Berau Coal is used for coal mining activities at an East Kalimantan mining site, Binungan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/28/kri-sriwijaya-joins-navy-fleet-ready-for-operations https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/21/2026_09_21_179933_1789980090.jpg The newly acquired aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi (left), now KRI Sriwijaya, is accompanied by KRI Brawijaya (center) and KRI Prabu Siliwangi as they sail through the Bangka waters on Sept. 17, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/18/2026_09_18_179844_1789721762.jpg Workers stand next to the former Italian Navy aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi docked upon its arrival from Italy at Tanjung Priok port in North Jakarta on Sept. 18, 2026, ahead of its handover to the Indonesian Navy. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/28/palestine-test-for-un-resilience-says-indonesia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/27/2026_09_27_180113_1790507661.jpeg Foreign Minister Sugiono delivers his speech on Sept. 26 at the United Nations General Assembly high-level debate in New York City, the United States. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/28/the-politics-of-soil https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/02/22/2024_02_22_147667_1708616642.jpg Protesters rally in front of the Arjuna Wijaya Statue in Central Jakarta on Sept. 20, 2023, against a government plan to develop Rempang Island near Batam into a Chinese-funded economic zone that would displace around 7,500 people. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/27/power-exports-to-singapore-hinge-on-regulatory-clarity https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/10/15/2025_10_15_167702_1760516775.jpg A farmer stands on a boat that passes through solar panels installed as part of the Rawa Pening floating solar photovoltaic plant in Tuntang, Semarang regency, Central Java, on Oct. 12, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/27/indonesia-signs-un-treaty-to-combat-prevent-cybercrime https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180092_1790380589.jpeg Foreign Minister Sugiono (center) signs the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime at the UN headquarters building in New York, the United States on Sept. 24, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/27/bangkok-floodwaters-recede-after-torrential-rain-as-residents-count-losses https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/27/2026_09_27_180109_1790491825.JPG People are transported by boats as others wade through a flooded area during heavy rain in Bangkok, Thailand, September 27, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/27/russia-accuses-europe-of-blocking-ukraine-peace-talks https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/27/2026_09_27_180107_1790472569.jpg Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives to speak during the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York on September 26, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/27/bi-to-expand-qris-to-timor-leste-hong-kong https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/08/26/2025_08_26_165865_1756202184.jpg A customer makes a payment using the Quick Response Code Indonesia Standard (QRIS) app at a merchant in Tulungagung, East Java, on Aug. 21, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/09/27/manchester-city-chair-rallies-fans-after-reports-club-found-guilty-of-114-charges https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180105_1790439332.JPG A man walks in front of the statue of former Manchester City player Sergio Aguero outside the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, Britain, on Sept. 26, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/27/indonesia-pledges-us1-2-million-reaffirms-support-for-unrwa https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180101_1790429520.jpg Employees walk toward the Qalandiya Vocational Training Centre run by the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, at Qalandiya in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Aug. 4, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/27/trump-rejects-iran-proposal-for-deal-to-reopen-hormuz https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/27/2026_09_27_180106_1790471556.jpg US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press before boarding Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 26, 2026. Trump is heading to Knoxville, Tennessee to attend the Tennessee/Texas college football game. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/27/indonesian-wildfires-threaten-critically-endangered-orangutan-iucn https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/04/2026_09_04_179415_1788504102.JPG An orangutan, named Sampurna, receives emergency treatments after being rescued, at a palm-oil plantation near an area affected by wildfires, in Kuala Satong village, Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan province, Indonesia, August 30, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/27/china-us-agree-to-ai-dialogue-tariff-cuts-on-30b-in-goods-during-xi-visit https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/24/2026_09_24_180019_1790211990.jpg US President Donald Trump and US First Lady Melania Trump greet Chinese President Xi Jinping and China’s First Lady Peng Liyuan upon their arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on September 23, 2026. Xi is visiting the United States from September 23 to 25. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/27/death-toll-from-java-sea-ferry-sinking-jumps-to-64 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/20/2026_09_20_179887_1789859554.jpg Indonesian Navy personnel maneuver their boats on Sept. 17, 2026 directly above the Virgo Transport 8 passenger ship which capsized in the Java Sea waters. The Virgo Transport 8 carried 213 passengers and 30 crew when it lost contact with its shipping company after departing from Surabaya, East Java to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan on Sept. 13. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/27/china-pushes-back-against-us-on-iran-cuba-in-un-speech https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180104_1790438455.JPG Chinese Vice President Han Zheng addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, the United States, on Sept. 26, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/09/26/japan-schoolboy-11-wins-gold-while-empty-seats-blight-asian-games https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180100_1790418034.jpg Japan's Yuki Kurihara competes in the Puyo Puyo Champions final of the eSports event during the 2026 Asian Games at the Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, Japan on Sept. 26, 2026. Japan's 11-year-old eSports prodigy Yuki Kurihara won Asian Games gold in style after thrashing a series of opponents up to three times his age. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/26/canals-full-roads-submerged-as-bangkok-declares-flood-disaster https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180098_1790414632.jpg People walk along a flooded Petchaburi road in Bangkok, Thailand on Sept. 26, 2026. Bangkok authorities declared a flood disaster across the Thai capital after almost 48 hours of heavy rain left canals full, roads submerged and residents wading through deep water. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180099_1790414632.jpg Young men navigate a small boat through floodwaters in the Bang Bua district of Bangkok, Thailand on Sept. 26, 2026. Bangkok authorities declared a flood disaster across the Thai capital after almost 48 hours of heavy rain left canals full, roads submerged and residents wading through deep water. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/26/tv-networks-resume-covering-white-house-as-press-access-fight-continues https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180097_1790414177.JPG An updated solidarity sign adding CNN, MSNOW and 'POLITICO' hangs outside the Associated Press booth at the White House grounds after United States President Donald Trump banned three major news outlets, CNN, MS NOW and Politico, from the White House, in Washington, D.C., the US, on Sept. 21, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/26/indonesians-still-have-low-awareness-against-pneumonia-survey https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/25/2026_09_25_180075_1790337262.jpg A pulmonologist (right) checks the condition of a pneumonia patient at the Bhayangkara Anton Soedjarwo Hospital in Pontianak, West Kalimantan on Aug. 28, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/26/trump-reportedly-refuses-iran-offered-hormuz-plan 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. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/26/millions-in-us-northeast-brace-for-powerful-storm https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180095_1790394758.jpg This handout satellite image obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) shows a storm system over the Atlantic Ocean along the East Coast of the United States and Canada on September 25, 2026. The National Weather Service is warning of a nor'easter storm this weekend for the US East Coast, with potential for high winds, coastal flooding and heavy rain. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180094_1790394758.jpg People watch surfers take advantage of large waves along Rockaway Beach as a Nor'easter heads into the New York area on September 25, 2026, in New York City. Much of the Northeast is preparing for the storm, which is expected to bring heavy rain and high winds over the weekend. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/26/riau-police-foil-effort-to-smuggle-mangrove-charcoal-to-malaysia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/25/2026_09_25_180074_1790332561.jpg Riau Police chief Insp. Gen. Herry Heryawan (third right) listens to an explanation from Special Crimes Investigation (Reskrimsus) Directorate chief Sr. Comr. Ade Kuncoro (second right) on Wednesday at a mangrove charcoal production center on Rupat Island in Bengkalis regency, Riau. Detectives from the Reskrimsus Directorate thwarted on Sept. 14 an effort to smuggle mangrove charcoal from Rupat Island to Batu Pahat in Johor, Malaysia. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/26/tiktok-reaches-first-state-settlement-over-teen-safety-claims-agrees-to-user-limits https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/12/2026_05_12_175652_1778583491.JPG The icons of Facebook, What'sApp and TikTok are seen on a smartphone screen in this illustration photo taken on Oct. 27, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/09/26/manchester-city-found-guilty-of-premier-league-charges-set-to-appeal-reports https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180093_1790386811.jpg Fans arrive outside the Etihad Stadium ahead of the UEFA Champions League second leg semifinal soccer match between Manchester City and Real Madrid in Manchester, England, on May 17, 2023. Manchester City have been found guilty of all but one of 115 Premier League charges they face for breaching financial regulations, as reproted by 'The Athletic' reported on Sept. 25, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/26/philippines-pardons-frees-mary-jane-veloso https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/12/18/2024_12_18_158503_1734506035.JPG Philippine drug convict and former death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso is kissed by her sons at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, the Philippines, on Dec. 18, 2024. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/26/extending-jakartas-cfd-may-raise-awareness-but-not-dent-pollution https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/16/2026_07_16_177680_1784176045.jpg A group of people take advantage of Car Free Day on Dec. 4, 2022, exercising along a Jakarta thoroughfare closed to motor vehicles between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/12/2026_05_12_175631_1778557085.jpg People throng the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle fountain on May 10, 2026, taking in the skyline of downtown Jakarta on Car Free Day. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/26/govt-kicks-off-rp-150-billion-revamp-of-historic-surakarta-palace https://img.jakpost.net/c/2019/04/09/2019_04_09_69547_1554799453.jpg Courtiers dressed in traditional Javanese costumes enter the Surakarta Palace complex. JP/Maksum Nur Fauzan https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/26/analysis-for-the-sake-of-public-safety-mbg-should-be-put-on-hold https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/25/2026_09_25_180091_1790355202.jpg Students rest while receiving treatment for food poisoning at the regional general hospital after eating government-sponsored free school meals in Sidoarjo, East Java province, Indonesia, September 2, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/26/millions-of-informal-sector-workers-ill-prepared-for-retirement https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/11/21/2024_11_21_157526_1732122005.jpg A roadside vendor prepares food on May 12, 2024, to sell at his stall next to a railway in Jakarta.