https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/11/rivers-dry-up-water-crisis-worsens-as-el-nio-intensifies https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179598_1789035109.jpg Two children play with a kite at the dried-up Sumberkepuh Reservoir in Nganjuk, East Java, on Sept. 6, 2026. The 20.9-hectare reservoir, which provides irrigation for about 400 hectares of farmland, has been dry for the past two months amid the prolonged dry season. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/11/stocks-tumble-as-oil-and-inflation-fan-rate-hike-bets https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/14/2026_08_14_178646_1786677211.JPG A currency dealer works as an electronic board displays the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), the exchange rate between the US dollar and South Korean won and the Korea Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (KOSDAQ) at the dealing room of a bank in Seoul on July 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/09/11/apples-foldable-iphone-poses-a-1999-question-who-is-it-for https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/11/2026_09_11_179619_1789097210.jpg Journalists take photos of the new foldable iPhone Duo displayed during an Apple event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Apple Park in Cupertino, California, on September 9, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/11/when-forests-burn-climate-commitments-falter https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/27/2026_08_27_179060_1787824303.jpg The Kapuas River delta, formed by the Landak (left) and Kapuas Kecil rivers, looms out of thick haze on Aug. 27, 2026, in Pontianak, the provincial capital of West Kalimantan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/11/assessing-the-merit-of-the-strategic-commodities-bill https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/27/2026_08_27_179055_1787804033.jpg President Prabowo Subianto looks on as he arrives on Aug. 14 at the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta 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. (Reuters/Stringer) https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/11/the-war-on-terror-and-its-unintended-consequences https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/24/2026_05_24_176037_1779593254.jpg Local members of Operation Madago Raya, a joint public security initiative on deradicalization and counterterrorism run by the National Police and the Indonesian Military, provide a box of basic staples to a former terrorist (second right) on Nov. 3, 2025, during a social assistance handover event in Poso, Central Sulawesi. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/11/communications-ministry-presses-meta-on-child-safety-compliance-after-us-ruling https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/03/29/2026_03_29_174121_1774727627.JPG Children use their phones in front of a house in Depok, West Java, on March 28, 2026, the day the government implemented restrictions for under-16 year olds for “high-risk“ social media and digital platforms, including Facebook, TikTok and Roblox. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/11/the-remedy-gap-in-transboundary-haze https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/24/2026_08_24_178958_1787550159.JPG A group of women crosses a street in front of Perdana Putra, the office of the prime minister in Malaysia’s administrative capital Putrajaya, shrouded in haze from regional wildfires on Aug. 13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/11/analysis-mandiri-account-freeze-puts-banking-trust-to-the-test https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179591_1789016707.jpg Two activists display a banner reading “Freedom of Expression = Rights“ during the verdict hearing for activists Delpedro Marhaen Rismansyah, Khariq Anhar, Muzaffar Salim and Syahdan Husein, who were standing trial in an alleged incitement case related to anti-government protests that ended in riots between August and September 2025, at the Central Jakarta District Court in Central Jakarta on March 6, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/11/prabowos-approval-slide-fuels-warm-up-to-2029-elections https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179601_1789042004.jpg President Prabowo Subianto gestures while giving a speech on Sept. 9 at the Democratic Party’s 25th anniversary celebration at the Indonesia Arena in Jakarta. In the speech, Prabowo praised Democratic Party leader Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono and the party for their commitment to his administration. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/11/unions-employers-divided-over-key-employment-bill-provisions https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/01/2026_05_01_175274_1777647621.jpg Labor union members hold banners and wave posters on May 1, 2025, during a Labor Day rally in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/11/free-meals-face-seven-day-ultimatum-possible-lawsuit https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179589_1789014821.JPG People take part in a rally demanding an end to the government's free nutritious meal program, following cases of food poisoning, in Yogyakarta, on Sept. 8, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179588_1789014820.JPG A student reacts while receiving treatment for food poisoning at the regional general hospital after eating government-sponsored free school meals in Pati, Central Java, on Sept. 9, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/11/living-on-the-edge https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/06/2026_09_06_179467_1788680226.jpeg Anak Krakatau volcano spews smoke and ash on Sept. 5, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/11/parents-pursue-criminal-case-after-free-meal-poisoning-in-north-sumatra https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179588_1789014820.JPG A student reacts while receiving treatment for food poisoning on Sept. 9 at the regional general hospital after eating a government-sponsored free meal in Pati, Central Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/10/iee-series-engineering-week-2026-aims-to-drive-indonesias-industrial-transformation https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179603_1789050165.jpg (Courtesy of Pamerindo Indonesia) https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179602_1789050165.jpg (Courtesy of Pamerindo Indonesia) https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/10/consumer-confidence-up-as-spending-recovers-slowly https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/11/2026_06_11_176584_1781184231.jpg A vendor serves customers shopping for staple foods on June 11 at Kahayan Market in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/09/10/prabowo-pledges-bigger-cash-bonus-for-asian-games-gold-medalists https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179599_1789040557.jpg Speed climbet athlete Veddriq Leonardo (center) waves the Red-and-White flag as President Prabowo Subianto (second right), Youth and Sports Minister Erick Thohir (third right) and Indonesia's contingent chef de mission Todotua Pasaribu (right) look on during the send-off ceremony for Indonesian athletes participating in the 2026 Asian Games at the State Palace in Central Jakarta on Sept. 9, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179600_1789040558.JPG Signs for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games are on display in Nagoya, Japan, on May 21, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/10/suicides-rise-as-indonesia-struggles-to-meet-demand-for-help https://img.jakpost.net/c/2020/05/26/2020_05_26_96140_1590476379.jpg suicide, depression https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/10/openai-pushes-for-mandatory-national-ai-safety-rules https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/02/20/2023_02_20_135669_1676851070.JPG The logo of OpenAI is displayed near a response by its AI chatbot ChatGPT on its website, in this illustration picture taken on Feb. 9. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/10/telkom-ramps-up-data-center-expansion-seeks-strategic-partner https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/11/10/2025_11_10_168805_1762761748.jpg The logo of PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, commonly known as Telkom Indonesia, is pictured on a building wall in this undated photograph. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/10/china-buys-1-million-tons-of-us-soybeans-ahead-of-xi-visit-sources-say https://img.jakpost.net/c/2018/12/19/2018_12_19_61230_1545230646.gif Farmer Lucas Richard of LFR Grain harvests a crop of soybeans at a farm in Hickory, North Carolina, United States, on Nov. 29. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/10/trump-promises-americans-5000-if-republicans-win-congress https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179593_1789023870.jpg US President Donald Trump dances at the conclusion of his remarks during the Republican National Midterm Convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on September 9, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/10/student-led-water-guardian-initiative-takes-long-term-approach-to-sanitation https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179594_1789024224.jpg Darren Ismaya Karmaina collaborated with EcoWater Technology for the Water Guardian initiative, which focuses on issues related to clean water and sanitation. (Courtesy of EcoWater Technology) https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179595_1789024557.jpg As Water Guardian’s first site in Kemayoran, the public MCK facility consists of four toilet stalls and a water recycling system designed to recover approximately 70 percent of the water used by the facility. (Courtesy of EcoWater Technology) https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179596_1789024557.jpg Water Guardian will collect data from the Kemayoran site to evaluate the system, with the aim of improving the facility and adapting it for use in other communities.(Courtesy of EcoWater Technology) https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/10/govt-earmarks-rp-11-trillion-to-open-200-million-new-personal-bank-accounts https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179587_1789011075.jpeg President Prabowo Subianto chairs a limited cabinet meeting to discuss economic issues on Sept. 7, 2026, at the Presidential Palace Complex in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/10/hottest-june-to-august-period-on-record-for-13-billion-people-copernicus-data https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/12/28/2024_12_28_158818_1735356339.jpg First responders arrive at an area burning by the Jennings Creek Wildfire on Nov. 13, 2024 in Greenwood Lake, New York. An extended drought has helped fuel the Jennings Creek Wildfire on the New York-New Jersey border, which has grown to 5,000 acres across both states. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/10/myanmar-tin-mega-mine-restarts-operations-think-tank https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179592_1789019063.jpg This handout satellite image taken on April 24, 2026 by 2026 Planet Labs PBC shows a mining area believed to be the Man Maw mine, located in autonomous Wa State in eastern Myanmar, near the Chinese border. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/10/capped-at-home-china-extends-its-aluminum-dominance-abroad https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/09/2026_09_09_179560_1788928477.jpg A worker checks an aluminum sheet roll on Feb. 11, 2025, at an aluminum processing factory in Huaibei, Anhui, China. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/10/ntt-to-tighten-shelter-security-after-alleged-sexual-assault-of-earthquake-survivor https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/30/2026_08_30_179155_1788107627.jpg Children at an evacuation shelter in Ruteng, NTT, participate in a coloring activity as part of psychosocial support and trauma-healing efforts following the earthquake. (Courtesy: Dwi Pambudo) https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/10/ending-southeast-asias-never-ending-haze-cycle https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/06/2026_09_06_179456_1788630771.jpg Activists led by Greenpeace Malaysia and Himpunan Advocacy Rakyat Malaysia (HARAM) stage a rally in front of the Indonesian embassy in Kuala Lumpur on Sept. 4, 2026, calling for transparency and corporate accountability over transboundary haze due to wildfires in Indonesia. https://www.thejakartapost.com/main-story/2026/09/10/more-trains-more-stations-but-greater-jakarta-still-isnt-connected https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/09/2026_09_09_179566_1788942762.png https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/10/currency-markets-subdued-as-oil-shock-lifts-global-yields https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/19/2026_06_19_176824_1781841745.JPG An employee of the foreign exchange trading company Gaitame.com works in front of monitors displaying the current Japanese Yen exchange rate against the US dollar, at their dealing room in Tokyo on June 19, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/10/when-volcanoes-reshape-geopolitics-and-aseans-balance-of-power https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/07/2026_09_07_179487_1788755082.JPG Stranded passengers wait in a terminal at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang on Sept. 7, 2026, after the main airport serving Jakarta halted operations following the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/10/the-donald-trump-shock-in-east-asia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/15/2026_01_15_171436_1768442417.JPG Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (right) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung pose on Jan. 12, 2026, for photographs before performing on drums after their meeting in Nara, Japan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/10/riau-police-prevent-departure-of-10-illegal-migrant-workers-to-malaysia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/09/2026_01_09_171229_1767938288.jpg A member of a joint security team (center rear, crouching) talks to five people in a room at the Amira Wisma Dumai hotel in Riau on Dec. 12, 2025, as two colleagues (in doorway) look on, during an operation to prevent their departure to jobs in Cambodia via Malaysia, allegedly organized by a human trafficking syndicate. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/10/ethics-met-with-weak-institutional-systems-in-indonesia-academics-say https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/09/2026_09_09_179571_1788954914.jpg An illustration of wooden blocks showing ethics, integrity, honesty and respect https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/10/asset-forfeiture-bill-the-paradox-of-prabowos-anticorruption-rhetoric https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/26/2026_08_26_179022_1787740640.JPG People gather in front of the Parliament Complex in Jakarta on Aug. 26, 2026, in preparation for a peaceful protest by the United Pati Community Alliance, or AMPB. The group held a peaceful protest that Thursday over corruption eradication and the passage of the Asset Forfeiture Bill. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/10/local-foreign-firms-own-largest-burned-concessions-in-kalimantan https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/09/2026_09_09_179573_1788958953.JPG A partially burned oil palm plantation is blanketed by haze on Aug. 30 in Kuala Satong village, Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/09/2026_09_09_179572_1788958953.jpg Fire fighters battle peatland fires on Sept. 5 in Sintang, West Kalimantan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/10/mpr-deputy-speaker-calls-on-oic-to-step-up-pressure-on-israel https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/09/2026_09_09_179569_1788949115.jpg Palestinians inspect a family home on Sept. 8 destroyed by the Israel army following a military operation in the Israel-occupied West Bank village of Aqraba, south of the city of Nablus. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/10/ahys-remark-on-limits-of-power-fuel-2029-election-bid-speculation https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/02/26/2025_02_26_160618_1740564827.jpg Democratic Party chairman Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (left) hands a command stick to President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta on Feb. 25, 2025, during the party’s sixth congress. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/10/children-are-no-longer-the-priority-were-they-ever https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/02/2026_09_02_179302_1788325175.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, on Sept. 2, 2026.