https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/18/how-obscure-yttrium-became-a-global-flashpoint https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/21/2026_05_21_175962_1779362930.jpg An exhibitor looks at a wafer during the SEMICON China semiconductor exhibition in Shanghai on March 25, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/18/reading-the-pisa-scores-and-what-should-follow https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179722_1789381859.jpg Elementary school children sit on a bamboo raft as they cross the Citarum River on their way home in Saguling, Bandung, West Java, on Sept. 1, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/18/is-indonesia-returning-to-fiscal-orthodoxy https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/15/2026_09_15_179750_1789451421.JPG Newly appointed Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara (left) reacts as outgoing Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa signs a document, during a handover ceremony at the Finance Ministry, on Sept. 15, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/18/another-company-flees-batam-abandons-1025-workers https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/17/2026_09_17_179812_1789636815.jpeg PT Ghim Li Indonesia's workers, who have been abandoned by the management, lie down in the company's factory on Monday to safeguard company assets, such as sewing machines, at the factory's Sewing Department in the Tunas Industrial Area, Batam city in Riau Islands. The Ghim Li management team abandoned the workers after failing to pay August wages. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/18/the-un-cannot-and-need-not-wait-for-consensus https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/25/2026_08_25_178985_1787648519.jpg The United Nations (UN) logo is seen on a gate outside the UN headquarters ahead of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. the United States, on Sept. 21, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/18/state-led-food-estate-blamed-for-wildfire-in-papua https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/09/09/2025_09_09_166315_1757436161.jpg A deforested area to be converted into a sugar cane plantation by PT Murni Nusantara Abadi, directly threatening the adjacent customary forest protected by the Kwipalo Clan, scars the landscape on March 17, 2025, in Mandiri Jagebob, Merauke regency, South Papua. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/17/2026_09_17_179816_1789649134.jpg Officials use a combine harvester during the first rice harvest on March 9, 2025, attended by government officials, military officers and villagers at Kaliki Village in Merauke, South Papua, as part of the food estate program launched to improve food self-sufficiency through large-scale farming. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/18/house-discusses-changes-to-fiscal-deficit-limit https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/28/2026_08_28_179109_1787931205.jpg President Prabowo Subianto is displayed on screens as he delivers his annual State of the Nation address ahead of the country's 81st Independence Day anniversary in front of the members of the legislative bodies during the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) plenary session on Aug. 14, 2026, at the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/18/saudis-and-houthis-exchange-strikes-yemenis-flee-by-boat-as-middle-east-war-spreads https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/18/2026_09_18_179834_1789694869.jpg Vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on September 5, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/18/eu-commission-proposes-under-13s-social-media-ban https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/18/2026_09_18_179833_1789693926.JPG European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a press conference with Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Technological Sovereignty, Security, and Democracy Henna Virkkunen (not pictured) to present the EU Kids Act, in Strasbourg, France September 17, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/18/from-arsenic-to-acid-impunity-and-the-retreat-of-civilian-supremacy https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/12/2026_05_12_175630_1778555968.jpg Fights for justice: Members of the Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD), legal counsel for Andrie Yunus of Kontras, display legal documents on May 11, 2026, stating their client’s rejection of attendance at the military trial scheduled to be held at the Jakarta Military Court II-08 on May 13. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/18/papua-killings-renews-calls-for-peace-talks-end-armed-conflict https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/17/2026_09_17_179813_1789643631.jpg Officers of the Habema Joint Operations Command of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) retrieve the body of a victim killed by Papuan separatists, on Wednesday near Lake Habema in Highland Papua. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/18/prabowo-hints-at-another-cabinet-reshuffle-ahead-of-two-year-mark-in-office https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/23/2026_07_23_177941_1784806301.jpg President Prabowo Subianto leads a plenary cabinet meeting on July 20 at the State Palace in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/18/indonesia-and-china-toward-a-more-honest-conversation https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178898_1787319442.JPG Foreign Minister Sugiono (right) shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi as they attend a press conference after their meeting on Aug. 21 at the Foreign Ministry office in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/18/analysis-indonesia-russia-ties-deepen-might-this-time-be-different https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/17/2026_09_17_179809_1789626414.jpg In this photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, President Prabowo Subianto and Russia's President Vladimir Putin hold a meeting on Thursday on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/18/party-leaders-begin-talk-on-election-law-revision-weigh-higher-threshold https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/04/16/2024_04_16_149331_1713242437.jpeg A woman dips her finger into a jar of ink in on Feb. 14, 2024, after casting a ballot in the 2024 general election at a polling station in Teba hamlet, Jimbaran, Bali. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/18/businesses-not-ready-as-halal-deadline-nears-push-delays https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/23/2026_02_23_172908_1771851347.jpg A halal logo is displayed on Feb. 23 at a health and beauty retail store inside a shopping mall on Jl. Jend. Basuki Rachmat in East Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/18/armed-impunity https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/10/2026_06_10_176546_1781095809.JPG Military personnel Sami Lakka, Nandala Dwi Prasetya, Budhi Hariyanto Widhi Cahyono and Edi Sudarko charged over an acid attack on human rights activist Andrie Yunus, a ‌deputy coordinator with the rights group Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras), known for campaigning against the expanding public role of the armed forces, stand at the courtroom for their verdicts at the Jakarta Military Court on June 10, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/18/basarnas-ends-search-for-five-missing-journalists-in-sunda-strait https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/11/2026_09_11_179633_1789128277.JPG Search and rescue personnel ride on a rubber boat on Sept. 9 during a search operation for people who were reported missing in the waters of the Sunda Strait, including journalists covering the activity of Mount Anak Krakatau in Pandeglang, Banten. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/17/el-nio-dries-up-hydropower-lifeline-in-south-sulawesi https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/17/2026_09_17_179814_1789647377.jpg Residents fish at Lake Sibili, where water levels have receded in Palu, Central Sulawesi, on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/17/indonesia-seeks-fifth-unsc-term-pledges-global-south-voice https://img.jakpost.net/c/2018/06/19/2018_06_19_47808_1529373795.jpg The chamber of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in New York. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/17/dpd-demands-higher-regional-transfers-in-2027-state-budget https://img.jakpost.net/c/2016/10/21/2016_10_21_14399_1477059788.jpg Against poverty: A resident repairs a water pipe on Oct.17, 2025, in Sama Jaya village, Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi. The Health Ministry has intended to give people greater access to basic health care service facilities and to increase the development of clean water and sanitation infrastructure https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/09/17/artists-exit-sheeran-tour-in-solidarity-with-macklemore-pro-palestinian-comments https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/05/04/2023_05_04_138065_1683168940.jpg Ed Sheeran attends the Disney+ World Premiere of “Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All” at The Times Center on May 02, 2023 in New York City. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/17/gates-foundation-allocates-1b-for-equitable-ai https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/17/2026_09_17_179807_1789613100.jpg A banner showing the logo of the Gates Foundation, a United States private foundation founded by Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 20, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/17/malaysia-talks-to-rival-airlines-as-it-monitors-airasias-financial-health https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/06/2026_04_06_174383_1775461460.jpg AirAsia airplanes are pictured on the tarmac at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang on Jan. 8, 2024. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/17/rescuers-plan-to-right-ship-capsized-in-java-sea- https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/15/2026_09_15_179756_1789457044.JPG An aerial view of the Virgo Transport 8 passenger ship that capsized in Indonesia's Java sea, September 13, 2026, in this still image taken from video. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/17/why-russia-is-deepening-ties-across-the-global-south https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179677_1789261189.jpg Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira (from left), UAE's Supreme Council for National Security Secretary-General Ali Mohamed Hammad Al Shamsi, President Prabowo Subianto, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, China's President Xi Jinping, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian and Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pose for a family photo during the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/17/river-flows-were-among-driest-in-decades-in-2025-un-says https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/17/2026_09_17_179808_1789618549.jpg Geese stop at a water pool left on the partially dried-up river bed of the Rhine in Duesseldorf, western Germany, on August 20, 2026, following exceptionally hot weather. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/17/we-know-how-to-bring-degraded-land-back-to-life https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/09/25/2025_09_25_166917_1758787935.jpeg A guide leads a boat tour on Sept. 19, 2024, through Bali’s Ngurah Rai Forest Park, a mangrove conservation park spanning 1,373.5 hectares in Denpasar. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/17/shares-tick-higher-as-fed-hikes-rates-dollar-jumps https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/14/2026_04_14_174694_1776137729.jpg People walk past an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange along a street in Tokyo on April 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/17/israel-morocco-agree-to-mutually-open-embassies-israeli-foreign-ministry- https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/12/09/2024_12_09_158142_1733734416.jpg Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar and his Czech counterpart (not in picture) give a joint press conference on November 28, 2024, in Prague, Czech Republic. https://www.thejakartapost.com/main-story/2026/09/17/is-ai-really-making-us-better-workers https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/16/2026_09_16_179785_1789548943.png https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/17/mass-food-poisoning-strikes-again-as-opposition-to-free-meals-program-grows https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/02/2026_09_02_179302_1788325175.JPG Students rest Sept. 2 while receiving treatment for food poisoning at the regional general hospital after eating government-sponsored free school meals in Sidoarjo, East Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/17/indonesiaaustralia-neighbors-by-geography-allies-by-necessity https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/06/2026_02_06_172303_1770381781.jpg President Prabowo Subianto (right) shakes hands with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left) after signing the Treaty on Common Security during the latter's work visit to the State Palace in Jakarta on Feb. 6, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/17/us-congress-passes-sweeping-russia-sanctions-bill https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/17/2026_09_17_179806_1789609876.JPG A firefighter works at the site of a gas station hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on September 15, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/17/beyond-arrests-who-is-really-responsible-for-the-haze https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178896_1787313020.jpg Students attend a class at a state elementary school in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, on Aug. 21, 2026. The Palangka Raya Education Agency implemented measures for elementary and junior high school students, including delaying the start of classes to 8 a.m., temporarily suspending outdoor activities, requiring students to wear masks and implementing distance learning for early childhood education students due to haze from forest and land fires that had deteriorated air quality. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/17/when-violence-falls-between-the-cracks https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/15/2026_05_15_175762_1778861633.jpg The raid: Personnel from the National Police’s counterterrorism squad Densus 88 show seized firearms and other items on Aug. 14, 2023, following a raid on the house of an alleged sympathizer of the Islamic State movement in Bekasi, West Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/17/govt-prepares-fines-in-digital-child-safety-rules https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/03/27/2026_03_27_174079_1774613596.jpg Children play online games against each other on smartphones and tablets along an alley in Jakarta on March 26, 2026. 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/indonesia/2026/09/17/agrarian-ministry-in-spotlight-for-corruption https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/16/2026_09_16_179791_1789567166.jpg Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators hold up cash on Wednesday seized during the arrest of eight suspects in a bribery case involving the issuance of right-to-build (HGB) permits at the Agrarian and Spatial Planning Ministry. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/17/indonesias-fiscal-ambitions-are-too-big-for-its-finance-ministers https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179727_1789387998.JPG Newly appointed Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara (left) receives congratulations from Danantara Indonesia Chief Executive Officer Rosan Roeslani during a swearing-in ceremony on Sept. 14 at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta following a Cabinet reshuffle. President Prabowo Subianto appointed Nazara as finance minister for the remainder of the 2024–2029 term, replacing Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/17/analysis-when-wildfires-become-a-diplomatic-problem https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/16/2026_09_16_179784_1789543249.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.