https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/11/09/when-state-capitalism-fails-to-keep-destructive-entrepreneurs-at-bay https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/30/2026_06_30_177151_1782820612.JPG Rows of young oil palm trees are planted on April 28 just on the border of Sebangau National Park area in Central Kalimantan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/09/one-dead-as-a-second-helicopter-crashes-during-water-bombing-in-kalimantan https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/08/2026_11_08_181353_1794139432.jpg People watched a Eurocopter EC225LP Super Puma firefighting helicopter on the banks of the Barito River on Nov. 8 after it crashed while scooping up water to extinguish forest and land fires in Barito Kuala regency, South Kalimantan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/09/batam-church-highlights-human-trafficking-as-more-indonesians-deported https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/05/2026_06_05_176401_1780634670.jpg Acting Batam Mayor Li Claudia Chandra (center) cuts a ribbon on May 29, flanked by representatives of the Catholic Church, to officiate the headquarters of Caritas Sentrum in Batam city, Riau Islands. Caritas Sentrum, a center under the Indonesian Catholic Church, provides vocational training and assistance for migrant workers and human trafficking victims. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/09/police-nab-man-for-selling-45-8-tonnes-of-adulterated-fertilizer https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/12/23/2025_12_23_170640_1766487814.jpg Two excavators knock down oil palms on Dec. 20, 2025, in Bagan Limau village, Ukui district, Pelalawan regency, Riau. The destruction of the oil palms marked the relocation of 228 families owning some 600 hectares of land out of the national park. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/11/09/the-unemployment-rate-is-falling-rural-distress-is-not https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/22/2026_08_22_178913_1787366668.jpg A farmer applies urea to paddy on June 10, 2026, at a drought-affected rice farm in Handapherang village, Ciamis regency, West Java, where around 12 hectares of rice fields have been left parched and cracked as the dry season intensifies. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/09/women-take-everyday-battles-to-jakarta-streets https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/07/2026_11_07_181342_1794056243.jpg A woman participating in the 2026 Women’s March Jakarta holds a placard reading “Already bleeding, now being exploited” on Nov. 7 to protest the government’s policy of imposing taxes on sanitary pads, a menstrual health essential, during a rally along Jalan MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta. Protesters highlighted concerns that the tax policy would place an additional financial burden on women in meeting their menstrual health needs. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/07/2026_11_07_181345_1794056256.jpg Several protesters are seen pushing against police officers on Nov. 7 after being barred from crossing the intersection of Jalan MH Thamrin and Jalan Kebon Sirih in Central Jakarta. Despite the initial restrictions, the 2026 Women’s March Jakarta, which planned to march from the Sarinah intersection to the Horse Statue area, eventually proceeded. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/11/09/beyond-elite-conflicts-how-state-surveillance-swept-up-lives https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/07/2026_11_07_181341_1794054988.jpg A police officer listens to phone conversations in this undated illustration of a police wiretapping cartoon. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/11/09/analysis-we-have-not-seen-the-full-political-fallout-of-the-police-scandal https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/08/2026_11_08_181367_1794155784.jpg National Police Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) chief Comr. Gen. Asep Safrudin (center) addresses a news conference in Jakarta on Nov. 3, 2026. Bareskrim has named three generals, Listyo Sigit Prabowo, Ahrie Sonta Nasution and Eko Hadi Santoso, as suspects for unlawful wiretapping of President Prabowo Subianto. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/09/wildfire-haze-sickens-more-children-as-respiratory-cases-hit-400000 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/08/2026_11_08_181352_1794135372.jpg Volunteers spray water to extinguish a land fire on Nov. 7 at Terantang in Barito Kuala regency, South Kalimantan, following months of forest and land fires. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/09/trumps-midterm-humbling-offers-little-relief-for-southeast-asian-exporters https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/15/2026_10_15_180680_1792028271.jpg Attendees listen as United States President Donald Trump speaks on Oct. 14 during a campaign rally at Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport in Bullhead City, Arizona, the US. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/09/wiretap-scandal-could-trigger-shake-up-in-ruling-coalition https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/21/2026_10_21_180867_1792588650.jpg President Prabowo Subianto delivers a speech on Oct. 21 during a plenary cabinet meeting at the Presidential Palace Complex in Central Jakarta, where over 100 officials from his Red and White cabinet gathered to mark the second anniversary of his presidency. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/11/09/the-path-to-a-law-abiding-nation https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/01/2026_11_01_181160_1793518109.jpg Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka looks on before President Prabowo Subianto's speech to lawmakers on May 20 at the Senayan Legislative Complex in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/08/indonesias-export-body-to-only-vet-paperwork-not-handle-deals https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/24/2026_08_24_178975_1787573260.jpg Danantara Indonesia chief executive officer Rosan Roeslani delivers a speech during the launch of PT Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia (DSI) at Wisma Danantara Indonesia in Jakarta, on Aug. 24, 2026. DSI will focus on three commodities, coal, crude palm oil (CPO) and ferroalloys, with combined exports worth nearly US$70 billion. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/08/indonesia-lands-385m-in-ai-industrial-investment-deals-in-uk https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/06/2026_11_06_181312_1793952259.jpg Indonesia's delegation pose on stage during the Indonesia Investment Forum 2026 in London, on Nov. 5, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/08/airlines-bet-that-more-premium-offerings-will-boost-profits https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/08/2026_11_08_181351_1794115188.jpg The interior of a First-class cabin inside an Emirates Airbus A380-800 jetliner aircraft is pictured during the 2023 Dubai Airshow at Dubai World Central - Al-Maktoum International Airport in Dubai on Nov. 13, 2023. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/08/jakartas-flood-problem-runs-deeper-than-rivers https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/23/2026_01_23_171747_1769167689.jpg Residents wade through floodwaters in the Kebon Pala neighborhood, Jatinegara, East Jakarta, on Jan. 23, 2026. Flooding from the Ciliwung River and Katulampa Dam in Bogor submerged the area, with water reaching up to 130 centimeters. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/07/2026_11_07_181340_1794030527.jpg Jakarta Water Resources Agency worker operates an excavator to revitalize the Mampang River in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, on Oct. 19, 2026. The Jakarta administration is implementing the JakTirta program, which includes river revitalization, polder systems and reservoir construction to strengthen flood control and promote sustainable water management in the capital. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/11/08/cop31-faces-tough-test-as-climate-threats-mount https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/08/2026_11_08_181350_1794105209.jpg The logo of the 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) is displayed on a public bus near the entrance of the Antalya Expo Center, venue of the conference, in Antalya on November 7, 2026. Turkey will host the COP31 climate talks from November 9 to 20 in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya, with Australia presiding over the negotiations. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/07/us-urges-china-to-meet-rare-earths-commitments-ahead-of-trump-xi-meetings https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/23/2026_09_23_179999_1790154935.jpg United States President Donald Trump (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/11/07/polar-vortex-faltering-weeks-earlier-than-ever-recorded https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/07/2026_11_07_181339_1794025371.jpg A person wearing a thick coat walks in freezing cold weather on Mount Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, their breath forming a cloud in the cold air, during a polar vortex disruption on January 23, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/07/tech-stocks-stage-partial-rebound-while-dollar-gains-after-us-jobs-data https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/07/2026_11_07_181338_1794024832.jpg Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 06, 2026 in New York City. Stocks were down slightly in morning trading after a day of steep sell-offs following Democratic victories in the midterm elections and concerns about the future of AI investments. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/11/07/chinas-giant-pandas-make-public-debut-at-us-zoo https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/07/2026_11_07_181336_1794023535.jpg Ping Ping, a giant panda on loan from China, is seen in his new habitat at the Arthur M. Blank Panda Grove, at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia on November 6, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/07/2026_11_07_181337_1794023536.jpg Zoo-goers watch Ping Ping, a giant panda on loan from China, in his new habitat at the Arthur M. Blank Panda Grove, at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia on November 6, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/07/2026_11_07_181335_1794023535.jpg Fu Shuang, a giant panda on loan from China, is seen in her new habitat at the Arthur M. Blank Panda Grove, at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia on November 6, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/07/three-png-nationals-among-seven-inmates-on-the-run-after-papua-jailbreak https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/09/19/2024_09_19_155001_1726732884.jpg An illustration of a prison inmate. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/11/07/newsroom-bomb-threats-follow-escalating-european-flight-hoaxes https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/07/2026_11_07_181334_1794022860.JPG People gather outside the offices of Irish National broadcaster RTE after staff were evacuated from the site following a bomb threat that the broadcaster has claimed is from the same group that has been behind a wave of bomb threats issued to passenger flights around Europe this week, in Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland, November 6, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/07/2026_11_07_181333_1794022858.JPG An EasyJet aircraft at Vaclav Havel Airport Prague after Czech police registered bomb threats against flights leaving from and arriving at the airport, amid a series of similar threats affecting flights across Europe, in Prague, Czech Republic, November 6, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/11/07/trump-names-hardliner-miller-chief-of-staff-after-midterms-rout https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/07/2026_11_07_181332_1794022139.jpg White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller attends the Memphis Safe Task Force roundtable with US President Donald Trump in Memphis, Tennessee on March 23, 2026. President Donald Trump on November 6, 2026, named Stephen Miller as his new chief of staff, promoting the architect of his hardline migration policy after the Republican Party's brutal US midterms defeat. Miller will replace current White House chief of staff Susie Wiles as of Monday, Trump said on his Truth Social network, thanking Wiles for an “outstanding job”. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/07/young-indonesians-take-fight-for-justice-to-constitutional-court https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/09/2026_01_09_171238_1767960364.jpg Protesters hold placards that read 'Stop destroying democracy' (left) and 'Stop revoking our votes' (right) during a protest in front of the Senayan legislative complex in Jakarta on Aug. 22, 2024 against the House of Representative's plan to reverse the Constitutional Court ruling on eligibility rules for regional election candidates. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/07/lightning-strike-kills-two-fishermen-in-north-sumatra https://img.jakpost.net/c/2018/12/27/2018_12_27_61813_1545926367.gif Lightning flashes during heavy rain in Karangsong, Indramayu, West Java, in this file photo. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/07/listyos-dramatic-fall-shakes-security-establishment https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/06/2026_11_06_181317_1793972202.jpg Former Indonesian National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo smiles as he arrives at the State Palace in Jakarta on Oct. 1, 2026. President Prabowo Subianto on Oct. 1 replaced his foreign minister in his seventh cabinet reshuffle in two years, as he also changed the police chief. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/06/2026_11_06_181318_1793972788.jpg National Police Chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo (center) reviews security preparations ahead of Idul Fitri which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Jakarta on April 17, 2023. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/11/07/analysis-indonesias-gdp-ranking-masks-deeper-economic-weaknesses https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/06/2026_11_06_181315_1793958437.jpg Black sky: Thick clouds cover residential areas and high-rise buildings on Jan. 23, 2026, in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/07/ris-digital-banks-outperform-peers-in-profitability-but-lending-risks-remain https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/07/05/2024_07_05_152127_1720146415.jpg Online banking: A man opens a digital bank app on July 4, 2024, in Jakarta. Digital banks have thrived as an alternative to conventional banks. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/07/wild-elephant-threat-forces-11-schools-to-close-in-aceh https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/11/29/2023_11_29_144822_1701234601.jpg This handout picture taken and released by the Environment and Forestry Ministry on Nov. 28, 2023, shows a female Sumatran elephant calf standing between her mother's legs at the Elephant Response Unit (ERU) camp in Margahayu, Kuala Penet, Lampung. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/11/07/the-z-in-resistance https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/29/2026_10_29_181088_1793245514.jpg Students stage a protest against economic hardship, graft and the government's handling of devastating wildfires causing toxic haze that has sickened thousands on Hotel Indonesia traffic circle n in Jakarta on Oct. 28, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/06/jobless-rate-up-as-informal-work-still-dominates https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/08/25/2025_08_25_165823_1756110346.jpg An official measures the height of a jobseeker applying for company security guard positions at JobFest 2025 on Aug. 19 at the Jakarta International Velodrome. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/06/pop-culture-fuels-youth-led-protests-against-govt https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/06/2026_11_06_181305_1793929846.JPG Protesters raise their hands in the three-finger salute, with their index, middle and ring fingers extended, symbolizing freedom, solidarity, equality and resistance to injustice and government policies, during a demonstration against economic hardship, corruption and the government’s handling of devastating wildfires that have blanketed the area in toxic haze and sickened thousands of people, along Jalan MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta on Oct. 28, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/06/2026_11_06_181304_1793929844.JPG A protester holds a poster calling for the use of the three-finger salute, a gesture in which the index, middle and ring fingers are raised, symbolising freedom, solidarity, equality and resistance to injustice and government policies, during the 932nd Kamisan protest across from the Merdeka Palace on Jl. Veteran in Central Jakarta on Nov. 5, 2026. (JP/Iqro Rinaldi). Usage: 0 https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/11/06/2026-most-likely-to-be-second-hottest-year-on-record-eu-monitor https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/04/2026_10_04_180328_1791088975.jpg Two women stand on the bank of Kahayan River whose water levels drop amid the dry season in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan on Sept. 15, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/11/06/kas-media-programme-asia-ann-continue-shared-mission-to-bring-asia-closer https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/11/06/2026_11_06_181316_1793959676.png Fabian Wagener, the director of the KAS Media Programme Asia, gives his opening remarks in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on November 5, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/06/police-chief-says-wiretapping-probe-a-matter-for-law-enforcement https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/13/2026_10_13_180621_1791892968.jpg Newly appointed National Police chief Gen. Suyudi Ario Seto (center) arrives for his inauguration at the State Palace in Jakarta on October 1, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/06/china-imports-crimp-local-plastic-industry-business-group-warns https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/08/24/2025_08_24_165779_1756007889.jpg A worker shows shredded plastic bottle to be recycled at the Bali PET Recycle facility in Denpasar, Bali on Aug. 22, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/06/stocks-tumble-as-ai-panic-sweeps-markets-bonds-draw-haven-demand https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/24/2026_06_24_176967_1782265691.JPG Futures-options traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange's NYSE American (AMEX) in New York City, US, on June 22, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/11/06/bad-loans-in-p2p-lending-breaches-ojks-5-cap https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/09/12/2024_09_12_154802_1726142205.jpg A user looks at peer-to-peer (P2P) lending app AdaKami on Sept. 10, 2024. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/11/06/rethinking-the-ai-workforce-equation-in-indonesia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/10/2026_10_10_180514_1791600764.jpg This photograph shows the logo of the AI assistant “Claude Mythos“ built by the United States artificial intelligence safety and research company Anthropic displayed on a smartphone's screen in Brussels on June 10, 2026.