https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/23/time-for-indonesia-to-build-a-new-coalition-of-middle-power https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/07/31/2025_07_31_164971_1753930685.jpg South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa (left) talks with an advisor next to President Prabowo Subianto during a plenary session of the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 7, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/23/sumatran-tapanuli-orangutan-populations-down-nearly-20-forestry-ministry-says https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/11/2026_06_11_176585_1781184262.jpg A female Tapanuli orangutan calls as it perches in a tree with its infant in the Batang Toru Forest in North Sumatra, in this undated handout photograph released by the Medan-based Orangutan Information Centre on June 10, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/07/23/brahms-beethoven-and-austro-german-mastery-resonate-in-jakarta https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/23/2026_07_23_177911_1784774766.JPG Rapture: Taiwanese pianist Rueibin Chen (center) reacts on June 20, 2026, after receiving a standing ovation at the end of his concert at Aula Simfonia Jakarta in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/23/2026_07_23_177912_1784774766.JPG Virtuoso: Taiwanese pianist Rueibin Chen (center) performs on June 20, 2026, during his concert at Aula Simfonia Jakarta in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/23/government-warns-overseas-job-seekers-after-myanmar-hostage-case https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/03/11/2025_03_11_161118_1741693280.jpg Indonesian migrant workers repatriated from Myanmar waits for airport transfer upon arriving at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten on Feb. 28, 2025. Eighty-four Indonesian migrant workers are repatriated from Myanmar through Thailand after they were found of working in illegal cyber scam centers in ThaiMyawaddy, myanmar. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/23/us-announces-nuclear-deal-with-saudi-arabia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/11/25/2025_11_25_169402_1764046080.jpg US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC on Nov. 19, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/23/who-will-sit-atop-the-next-world-order https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/08/17/2025_08_17_165550_1755411156.jpg United States President Donald Trump (right) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the end of a joint press conference after participating in a US-Russia summit on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/23/can-indonesias-rights-law-tackle-cross-border-abuses https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/22/2026_02_22_172859_1771757419.jpeg Indonesian nationals line up during questioning at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten on Feb. 22, 2026, upon returning from Cambodia on commercial airliners. The largest group of returning citizens entangled in online scam operations in Cambodia underwent questioning by a joint team that included law enforcement officers. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/23/partners-vie-for-asean-trust-as-global-divisions-deepen https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/22/2026_07_22_177895_1784724558.JPG United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio (right) gestures as he arrives for a group photo session, while (from left to right) Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, Brunei's Foreign Minister Prince Abdul Maseen Bolkiah, Foreign Minister Sugiono, Laos Foreign Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane, Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, Myanmar's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hau Khan Sum and ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn react during the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference on July 22 with the United States on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) in Manila, the Philippines. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/22/2026_07_22_177894_1784724558.JPG Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) joins other foreign ministers during the Opening Statement of the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with China on July 22 at the Philippine International Convention Centre in Manila, the Philippines. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/23/indonesias-dangerous-gamble-with-defactualization-of-public-life https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/14/2026_07_14_177613_1784033539.jpg National Police Chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo (right), and Attorney General St. Burhanuddin exchange a handshake after a meeting on July 13 at the Attorney General's Office in Jakarta. The meeting was held as part of efforts to strengthen ties between the National Police and the Attorney General's Office and to enhance cooperation among law enforcement agencies. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/23/analysis-credit-growth-rebounds-but-households-remain-under-pressure https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/22/2026_07_22_177878_1784696480.jpg Visitors line up to take the escalator at Plaza Blok M on Feb. 1, 2025. Consumption remains the main driver of Indonesia's economic growth https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/23/stop-mideast-escalation https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/13/2026_07_13_177568_1783922857.jpg Cargo ships anchor near the Strait of Hormuz in the waters off Khor Fakkan Port in the eastern United Arab Emirates, in this video still from AFPTV footage taken on July 12, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/23/prabowo-names-new-top-prosecutor-for-special-crimes-after-graft-scandal https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/22/2026_07_22_177893_1784720430.jpg State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi announces that President Prabowo Subianto has appointed senior prosecutor Kuntadi as the new assistant attorney general for special crimes to replace Febrie Adriansyah, who currently is being investigated for corruption by the Attorney General’s Office (AGO), in a press conference at the State Palace complex in Central Jakarta on July 22, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/23/wave-of-graft-cases-tests-regional-retreat-program https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/22/2026_07_22_177892_1784716516.jpg West Lombok Regent Lalu Ahmad Zaini (center) walks toward a detention vehicle after questioning at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in Jakarta on July 21, 2026. The KPK has detained Zaini, PT Air Minum Giri Menang president director Sudirman and PT Meconel Sistim Instrument president director Alvonsus Gani following a sting operation the previous day over alleged corruption involving conflicts of interest in government procurement, procurement bribery and gratuities in the West Lombok administration. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/23/flexibility-bargaining-power-in-focus-as-ri-treats-gig-workers-as-micro-businesses https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/24/2026_02_24_172947_1771916869.jpg (Courtesy of Gojek) https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/23/new-free-meals-agency-chief-resigns-as-program-faces-fresh-turbulence https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/13/2026_07_13_177576_1783934500.jpg President Prabowo Subianto inspects the implementation of the free nutritious meals program on June 2, 2026, at State Junior High School (SMPN) 111, Jakarta. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/22/2026_07_22_177897_1784725628.JPG Sudaryono, head of National Nutrition Agency (BGN), speaks to the press at the agency building in Jakarta, on July 22, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/23/former-surabaya-zoo-director-arrested-over-alleged-corruption https://img.jakpost.net/c/2022/06/29/2022_06_29_127280_1656472191.jpg This photo taken on June 27, 2022, shows Four-month-old juvenile Komodo dragons, hatched in captivity as part of a breeding programme for the endangered lizard, in their enclosure at the Surabaya Zoo in East Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/22/indias-domestic-workers-go-online-as-instant-services-boom https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/22/2026_07_22_177896_1784725279.jpg Household gigs: Employees of the on-demand home-services platform Snabbit make beds on June 22 at the company's training center in Bengaluru, India. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/22/bi-holds-rate-but-banks-on-other-way-to-help-rupiah https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/06/2026_05_06_175433_1778048880.jpg Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo (second right), Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto (right), Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa (second left) and Financial Services Authority (OJK) chief Friderica Widyasarin deliver a press statement after a meeting with President Prabowo Subianto on May 5 at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/22/indonesia-walks-ai-tightrope-between-china-us https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/22/2026_07_22_177891_1784715695.jpg Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto (second left) visits technology and robotics exhibition booths during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, China, on July 18, 2026. Held from July 17 to 20, the conference attracted around 300,000 visitors and featured more than 1,100 companies showcasing developments in artificial intelligence, intelligent computing and embodied intelligence across three venues. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/22/rubio-says-he-discussed-presidents-xi-visit-to-us-in-meeting-with-wang-yi- https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/20/2026_07_20_177815_1784536440.jpg US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) shakes hands with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Munich, on February 12, 2026, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/22/nongsa-changi-cable-strengthens-indonesia-singapore-digital-corridor https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/21/2026_07_21_177841_1784611036.jpeg Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto (third left) shares a light moment with Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister and Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong (third right) on July 20, 2026, during the landing ceremony for the Nongsa Changi Cable at the Nongsa Digital Park in Batam, the Riau Islands. Accompanying them are (from left) Citramas Group founder Kris Wiliuan (left to right), Riau Islands Deputy Governor Nyanyang Haris Pratamura, Telkom Indonesia president director Dian Siswarini and Indonesian Ambassador to Singapore Lt. Gen. (ret) Hotmangaradja Panjaitan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/22/prabowo-cuts-more-than-2-billion-in-free-meal-budget https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/17/2026_07_17_177736_1784287826.jpg Members of the Cimahi Clown Community distribute free meals to new students during the school orientation program at the SDN Cibeber elementary school complex in Cimahi, West Java, on July 14, 2026. The community organized entertainment, motivational activities and educational sessions on the “Seven Habits of Great Indonesian Children“ while promoting the government's free meals program to help new students feel safe and welcome. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/22/allowing-iran-control-of-hormuz-dangerous-precedent-rubio-tells-asean https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/22/2026_07_22_177890_1784714051.jpg Timor Leste's Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas, Vietnam Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, Brunei Foreign Minister Abdul Mateen Bolkiah, Indonesia's Foreign Minister Sugiono, Laos Foreign Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane, Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, Myanmar Permanent Secretary Hau Khan Sum and ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn join hands during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila on July 22, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/22/australia-protests-chinas-destabilizing-missile-test https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/22/2026_07_22_177883_1784700620.jpg US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila on July 22, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/22/minister-to-hold-soe-accountable-as-lrt-city-progress-stalls https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/25/2026_01_25_171795_1769354851.jpg Public Housing and Settlements Minister Maruarar Sirait (center) speaks to reporters on Jan. 21, 2026, after a meeting at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in Jakarta. The meeting discussed plans to use land in the Meikarta area for the construction of subsidized housing. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/22/south-korean-garment-maker-to-shut-local-factory-after-years-of-losses https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/10/30/2025_10_30_168338_1761796350.jpg Workers are pictured at a textile factory in Bandung, West Java, on Oct. 29, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/22/inside-indonesias-slave-island-i-want-my-children-to-be-free https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/22/2026_07_22_177880_1784698725.jpg This photo taken on June 23, 2026 shows villagers riding a truck along a road at Tanggedu village in East Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/22/2026_07_22_177881_1784698927.jpg This photo taken on June 24, 2026 shows 'atas' (slaves/servants) taking care of household chores at Kampung Raja Prailiu at Waingapu in East Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/22/2026_07_22_177882_1784699174.jpg This photo taken on June 23, 2026 shows Umbu Ana Rara (left), a 'maramba' (nobleman), looking on at his 'ata' (slave), Kanisius Kanyali Hambarita, at Tanggedu village in East Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/22/us-hits-iran-says-war-cost-at-375-billion https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/22/2026_07_22_177879_1784698048.jpg This screen grab taken from UGC video footage posted on social media on July 18, 2026, shows a plume of black smoke and flames billowing over the town of Mangaf, south of Kuwait City. Kuwait accused Iran on July 18 of targeting civilian sites and vital infrastructure in the country, after reporting attacks on an oil facility and a power and water plant. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/22/forget-crude-war-pushes-refiners-to-the-brink https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/16/2026_07_16_177705_1784208710.jpg Motorists queue to buy Pertalite gasoline on July 16 at a gas station in Medan, North Sumatra. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/22/purbaya-doubles-down-on-selective-additional-transfers-amid-regional-shortfalls https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/26/2026_04_26_175117_1777215188.jpg Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa speaks to someone off camera on Oct. 24, 2025, as he prepares to deliver his weekly press briefing at the Finance Ministry in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/22/chief-of-troubled-free-meals-agency-resigns-on-health-grounds https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/08/2026_06_08_176484_1780922876.JPG In this file photo, Nanik Sudaryati Deyang, head of National Nutrition Agency (BGN), wipes her tears during her inauguration at the State Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 8, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/22/chile-and-indonesia-building-a-pacific-strategic-partnership-for-the-future https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/20/2026_07_20_177819_1784544614.jpg Chile's Minister of Foreign Affairs Francisco Perez Mackenna delivers a speech during a breakfast organized by the Association of Marketing Executives of Uruguay (ADM) on July 2 in Montevideo. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/22/french-parliament-backs-social-media-ban-for-children-under-15 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/22/2026_07_22_177874_1784689904.JPG A screen shows the result of a vote on the bill that aims to ban social media access for children under the age of 15, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, July 21, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/22/tech-lifts-asia-stocks-brent-crude-back-above-92 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/22/2026_07_22_177876_1784691498.jpg Pedestrians walk past an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on July 22, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/22/ai-models-went-rogue-during-testing-triggering-unprecedented-breach-openai https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/29/2026_04_29_175200_1777433666.JPG A message reading “AI artificial intelligence,“ a keyboard and robot hands are seen in this illustration created on Jan. 27, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/22/national-unity-a-lesson-from-spains-world-cup-triumph https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/20/2026_07_20_177808_1784519095.jpg Spain's supporters cheer prior the 2026 World Cup final match between Spain and Argentina on July 19 at Colon square's fan zone in Madrid. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/22/rubio-to-hold-talks-with-chinas-wang-yi-as-regional-powers-join-asean-meeting https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/22/2026_07_22_177872_1784689014.JPG US Secretary of State Marco Rubio makes an opening statement during the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with the US on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, July 22, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/22/two-killed-one-missing-after-suspected-gas-leak-blast-in-medan https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/21/2026_07_21_177855_1784633317.jpg Rescue workers operate heavy equipment during a search for victims following an explosion at the Grand Polonia residential complex in Medan, North Sumatra, on July 21, 2026. According to the Medan Police, the explosion is believed to have been caused by a gas leak. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/22/subsidies-do-not-explain-chinas-competitiveness https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/04/2026_07_04_177275_1783150626.jpg Individual investors visit a securities firm on June 6 in the complex of the West Kowloon rail station in Hong Kong, China. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/22/indonesia-as-a-global-financial-hub-fantasy-or-strategic-opportunity https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/04/02/2024_04_02_148944_1712044779.jpg Singapore's financial business district is seen on July 12, 2019, from Marina Bay.