https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/15/government-taps-msme-exports-amid-push-into-nontraditional-markets https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/05/14/2024_05_14_150415_1715691158.jpg One of 20 participants from micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) arranges products made during a fashion training program on May 14, 2024, organized by the Denpasar city administration in Bali. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/15/middle-east-lng-industry-remains-hostage-of-iran-war https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/03/19/2026_03_19_173836_1773884903.JPG QatarEnergy's liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility continues production amid the United States-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar, on March 2, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/15/the-rich-worlds-climate-distraction https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/07/2026_08_07_178425_1786109011.JPG Two schoolgirls look at an informal riverbank settlement on Aug. 7, 2026, from a bridge in Kebon Melati village, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/the-weekend-digest/2026/10/15/fx-harsono-revisits-indonesias-unresolved-past-in-ambangthreshold https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/15/2026_10_15_180684_1792033487.png https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/15/2026_10_15_180681_1792033484.png https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/15/2026_10_15_180685_1792033487.png https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/15/2026_10_15_180683_1792033487.png https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/15/2026_10_15_180682_1792033486.png https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/15/trumps-russian-diesel-deal-is-a-warning-to-asia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/14/2026_10_14_180642_1791937658.jpg An oil tanker sails Nakhodka Bay on Dec. 4, 2022, near the Russian port city of Nakhodka. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/15/pln-egm-appoints-suroso-isnandar-to-replace-darmawan-prasodjo-as-new-chief https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/09/2026_10_09_180489_1791526324.jpg A data center is under construction on Aug. 29, 2024, in the Nongsa Digital Park Special Economic Zone (KEK) in Batam, the Riau Islands. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/15/public-investment-is-fiscally-responsible https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/14/2026_10_14_180652_1791953493.jpg (left to right) Finland’s Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Riikka Purra, World Bank president Ajay Banga, Thailand’s Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas, International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva and BBC economics editor Faisal Islam sit during the "Building Resilience in a Fragmented World" panel at the Annual IMF and World Bank Meetings at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok on Oct. 13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/10/15/benteng-chinese-women-in-tangerang-find-strength-in-numbers https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/14/2026_10_14_180640_1791936141.jpeg Savings in action: Chen Fie (second right) oversees savings and loan transactions at the Lampion Merah Abadi Women’s Resource Development Cooperative in Kosambi, Tangerang, Banten, on Aug. 20, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/14/2026_10_14_180641_1791936141.png Stitch by stitch: Oey Cin Wah, 63, a member of the Lampion Merah Abadi cooperative in Tangerang, Banten, knits a red yarn headband in this undated photo. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/15/geopolitical-uncertainty-leads-to-mass-layoffs-in-east-java https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/01/2026_05_01_175255_1777617019.jpg President Prabowo Subianto (center) arrives at the National Monument (Monas) to attend the International Workers’ Day commemoration in Central Jakarta on May 1, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/15/us-consumer-inflation-hotter-than-expected-as-midterms-loom https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/15/2026_10_15_180680_1792028271.jpg Attendees listen as US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport on Oct. 14, 2026 in Bullhead City, Arizona. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/15/women-in-power-corruption-and-the-limits-of-affirmative-action https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/06/2026_10_06_180393_1791284077.jpg Gowa Regent Sitti Husniah Talenrang (center) walks to an interrogation room in the Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) on Oct. 1, 2026, after arriving at the National Police headquarters in South Jakarta for questioning as a suspect in four cases involving corruption, extortion and money laundering. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/15/flores-quake-victimsdemand-govt-accountability-over-slow-disaster-response https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/24/2026_09_24_180037_1790250867.jpg A teacher gives a lesson to students on Sept. 9 under a tree at SDN Jarak elementary school in Golo Mori village, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), after damage to their classroom forced lessons outdoors. Elementary and Secondary Education Ministry data show that 1,931 schools, involving 171,476 students, have resumed classes after being temporarily closed following the NTT earthquake. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/02/2026_10_02_180284_1790905952.jpg Several women sit near a makeshift tent on Sept. 29 at a communal evacuation shelter in Nagekeo regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). Around 24,000 people are still staying in various shelters across Flores Island in NTT after the 7.7-magnitude earthquake jolted the island on Aug. 15. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/15/indonesia-badly-needs-inclusive-institutions-not-rhetoric https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/05/2026_06_05_176421_1780660240.jpg Protesters hold posters, one of which reading “Oligarchic families should be eradicated", on Aug. 23, 2024, during a rally in front of the General Election Commission (KPU) building in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/15/analysis-same-uniform-new-master-the-limits-of-police-reform https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/14/2026_10_14_180677_1791995546.jpg President Prabowo Subianto (right) attaches rank insignia on Oct. 1, 2026, to the uniform of newly appointed National Police Chief Suyudi Ario Seto (left) during his inauguration at the State Palace in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/15/asean-urged-to-take-extra-measures-on-regional-haze-amid-rising-health-concerns https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/14/2026_10_14_180644_1791948750.jpg A woman walks as haze shrouds Petronas Twin Towers and other commercial buildings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Oct. 13, 2026. Toxic haze has shrouded parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore for weeks as Indonesian authorities struggle to contain fires that have scorched large tracts of Kalimantan and Sumatra, with the smoke drifting across the region. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/14/2026_10_14_180643_1791948750.jpg Firefighters prepare to contain a wildfire in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, on Oct. 13, 2026. Toxic haze has shrouded parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore for weeks as Indonesian authorities struggle to contain fires that have scorched large tracts of Kalimantan and Sumatra, with the smoke drifting across the region. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/15/five-arrested-for-corruption-at-disaster-agency-amid-funding-concerns https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/14/2026_10_14_180663_1791986833.jpg A Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk firefighting helicopter operated by the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) sits on the tarmac enveloped in haze on Sept. 24 at Tjilik Riwut Airport in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan. 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/2026/10/15/prove-the-ground-first https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/07/2026_07_07_177376_1783428759.JPG Passengers ride a Transjakarta bus traveling through the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle area in Central Jakarta on June 21, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/15/protests-erupt-across-sumatra-as-frustration-grows-over-persistent-wildfires https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/02/2026_10_02_180286_1790911051.jpg People commute along a road as haze from forest and land fires shrouds Palembang, South Sumatra, on Oct. 2, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/14/bocelli-concerts-face-uncertainty-after-mui-opposition https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/14/2026_10_14_180662_1791982780.jpg Demonstrators ride in a convoy on Oct. 13, 2026, to the Borobudur Temple Tourism Park office to protest Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli’s planned concert in Magelang, Central Java. Members of various community groups gathered at the complex to oppose the concerts, scheduled for Borobudur Temple on Oct. 31 and Jakarta on Nov. 3, citing the singer’s perceived links to Israel. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/14/idx-tightens-ipo-rules-despite-muted-market-activity https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/24/2026_06_24_176966_1782261995.jpg A screen at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in Jakarta shows stock quotes on Jan. 2, 2025. (Antara Foto/Hafidz Mubarak A) https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/14/serious-bullying-cases-in-central-java-raise-questions-over-student-safety https://img.jakpost.net/c/2020/02/25/2020_02_25_87357_1582641169.jpg Bullying illustration https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/14/indonesia-haze-spikes-singapore-pollution-shuts-timor-leste-schools https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/14/2026_10_14_180661_1791974365.jpg This picture provided by The Straits Times taken and received on October 14, 2026 shows the city shrouded with haze in Singapore. Air pollution in western Singapore hit the country's “very high“ band on October 14, the environment agency said, as haze from Indonesia forest fires causes a regional crisis. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/14/on-the-cusp-of-change-creating-waves-in-climate-investment https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/14/2026_10_14_180660_1791972959.jpg Nadia Chiarina recounts her journey on how she found her calling in the climate investment sector, from her upbringing to joining the World Bank Group. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/14/2026_10_14_180659_1791972959.jpg After graduating, Nadia came back to work in investment with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in Jakarta before pursuing other opportunities https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/14/2026_10_14_180658_1791972959.jpg Nadia was granted a scholarship by Putera Sampoerna Foundation, which led her to enroll at the University of Pennsylvania from 2002 to 2004 to study finance https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/14/ukraine-says-spacex-limits-starlink-operations-disrupting-military https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/01/2026_09_01_179228_1788267036.jpg This handout picture taken on Aug. 22, 2026 and released on Aug. 24 by press-service of Ukraine's 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade shows the serviceman of the brigade walking in Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, amid Russian invasion of Ukraine. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/14/hedge-funds-are-a-top-draw-in-asia-as-investors-look-beyond-bonds https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/10/2026_07_10_177468_1783654428.JPG Bull statues are pictured near screens showing the Hang Seng stock index and stock prices outside Exchange Square, in Hong Kong, China, on Feb. 3, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/14/government-turns-to-ai-to-track-wealthy-taxpayers-and-their-assets https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/29/2026_09_29_180176_1790662755.jpg An officer (right) helps a woman file her annual income tax return via the new Coretax platform of the Finance Ministry’s Directorate General of Taxes (DGT) on March 27, 2026, at the Meulaboh Tax Office in West Aceh regency, Aceh. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/14/malaysia-court-denies-najib-razaks-request-to-suspend-15-year-jail-term https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/12/27/2025_12_27_170760_1766771331.jpg Jailed former prime minister of Malaysia Najib Razak (left) arrives for a court hearing where he seeks to land a ruling allowing him serve the rest of his six-year sentence under house arrest instead of in the Kajang Prison, at the Kuala Lumpur High Court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Dec. 22, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/14/wri-indonesia-launches-working-paper-on-corporate-green-power-demand https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/14/2026_10_14_180655_1791961046.jpg Arief Wijaya, managing director of the World Resources Institute (WRI) Indonesia, speaks during the launch of its working paper “Corporate green power procurement options in Indonesia” on Oct. 6 at the Indonesia International Sustainability Forum 2026 in Jakarta. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/14/2026_10_14_180656_1791961223.jpg Representatives from the World Resources Institute (WRI) Indonesia and the Asia Clean Energy Coalition (ACEC) pose for a group photo during the launch of their working paper “Corporate green power procurement options in Indonesia” on Oct. 6, the first day of the Indonesia International Sustainability Forum 2026 in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/14/data-center-project-should-not-be-halted-amid-policy-rift-ministry https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/08/2026_10_08_180454_1791442531.jpg Servers in a corridor of a data center process information in this undated illustration. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/10/14/top-selling-novelist-denies-ai-use-admits-plagiarism-mistakes- https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/14/2026_10_14_180654_1791956358.jpg Canadian-Haitian novelist Thelyson Orelien (left) and Rwandan author, dancer and stage director Dorcy Rugamba take part in the 28th edition of “Les Correspondances“ literature festival in Manosque, south-eastern France on September 24, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/14/judge-extends-white-house-access-for-cnn-ms-now-politico-amid-legal-fight https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/14/2026_10_14_180650_1791953020.JPG The CNN booth at the White House after US President Donald Trump announced he would ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House in Washington, D.C., US, September 18, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/14/shifting-mental-health-care-to-communities https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/21/2026_07_21_177854_1784632964.jpg A man opens the Jateng Ngopeni Nglakoni application by the Central Java administration in his smartphone to access a free psychological consultation service in Semarang, Central Java, on July 3, 2026. The Central Java administration launched the app as an effort to early detect mental health issues among its residents, including children and students. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/14/advanced-economies-must-act-now-to-lower-debt-as-bond-yields-spike-imf https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/14/2026_10_14_180651_1791953353.jpg Era Dabla-Norris, deputy director of the Fiscal Affairs Department at the International Monetary Fund, speaks during a media interview on the opening day of the 2026 Annual Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok on Oct. 12, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/14/pope-leo-has-cancerous-tumor-removed-in-lung-operation https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/14/2026_10_14_180649_1791952342.jpg This photo taken and handout on October 13, 2026 by The Vatican Media shows Pope Leo XIV arrival at Rome's Gemelli University Hospital ahead of an operation to remove a lump from his lung. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/14/can-central-java-afford-the-water-cost-of-ai https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/21/2026_05_21_175939_1779332788.jpg Farmers loosen soil using water flow from an irrigation canal in Batang regency, Central Java, in an aerial photo released on May 19, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/14/fresh-floods-hit-north-west-sumatra-as-communities-recover-from-last-years-disaster https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/12/2026_10_12_180568_1791780021.jpg A search and rescue team from the West Sumatra Police’s Mobile Brigade (Brimob) evacuates residents on Oct. 10 as flash floods hit the Lumin Park area in Padang, West Sumatra. Flash floods inundated several subdistricts in Padang following heavy rainfall on Saturday afternoon, affecting residential areas and prompting authorities to evacuate residents to safer locations. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/14/why-producing-more-food-is-no-longer-enough https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/07/2026_10_07_180418_1791346812.jpg An aerial view shows a farmer spraying crops on Oct. 2 in a rice field in Sukakarya, Bekasi, West Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/14/brazilian-woman-arrested-for-smuggling-3-6-kg-liquid-cocaine-into-bali https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/13/2026_10_13_180610_1791878481.jpeg A Brazilian woman, identified only as TCDS, sits in front of seven bottles of personal care products containing some 3.6 kilograms of liquid cocaine after she was arrested upon arrival on Oct. 6, 2026 at the I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Badung regency, Bali. The suspect said the smuggling attempt was ordered by a man identified only as G, who bore all the cost and promised a fee of US$50,000. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/14/the-next-world-order-will-be-built-on-systems-capacity 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 in Batam, Riau Islands, on Aug. 29, 2024. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/14/asia-shares-edge-up-as-chip-selloff-eases-us-cpi-awaited https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/10/2026_07_10_177468_1783654428.JPG Bull statues are pictured near screens showing the Hang Seng stock index and stock prices outside Exchange Square, in Hong Kong, China, on Feb. 3, 2026.