https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/01/breaking-arrmanatha-takes-over-as-foreign-minister-in-latest-reshuffle https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/06/2026_08_06_178392_1786012929.jpeg Second Deputy Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir attends an emergency meeting of foreign ministers from Arab and Muslim countries on Aug. 5, 2026, in Amman. The meeting was hosted by Jordan to reaffirm the kingdom’s custodianship of Jerusalem’s holy sites amid escalating Israeli incursions in occupied East Jerusalem. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/01/breaking-prabowo-reshuffles-cabinet-replaces-police-chief https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/09/22/2025_09_22_166759_1758508703.jpg President Prabowo Subianto prepares to address an inauguration ceremony for new ministers and deputy ministers on Sept. 8, 2025, at the State Palace in Central Jakarta, following the first reshuffle of his administration. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/01/japan-tightens-rules-for-foreigners-wanting-permanent-residency https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/01/2026_10_01_180245_1790836480.jpg Tourists and commuters cross an intersection near shops in Shinjuku in Tokyo on July 21, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/01/indonesia-haze-creates-regional-pollution-but-little-legal-recourse 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. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/01/businesses-warn-against-more-rigid-manpower-law https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/24/2026_09_24_180034_1790247295.JPG Members of the Grand Coalition for Indonesian Workersʼ Struggle (KBPBI) rally on Sept. 24, 2026, during a demonstration in front of UOB Plaza on Jl. Thamrin in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/01/judge-rules-trump-can-deport-president-of-wisconsins-largest-mosque https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/09/2026_01_09_171220_1767926566.JPG Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Border Patrol stand guard, while an upside down U.S flag flutters, while demonstrators protest against the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, during a rally against increased immigration enforcement across the city, outside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 8, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/01/police-arrest-captain-of-capsized-ferry-for-violating-shipping-law https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/14/2026_09_14_179731_1789390085.JPG An aerial view of the Virgo Transport 8 ferry that capsized in the Java sea, September 13, 2026, in this still image taken from video. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/01/manufacturing-pmi-hits-7-month-high-in-september-on-stronger-demand https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/07/2026_09_07_179488_1788755082.jpg Workers assemble electric cars at a BYD production facility in Subang, West Java, on Sept. 3, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/01/how-to-stop-the-ai-pocalypse https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/20/2026_09_20_179892_1789871249.jpg Protesters during a “Stop the AI Race“ demonstration on Sept. 17, 2026, calling for a slowdown in the development of advanced artificial intelligence outside City Hall in San Francisco, California, the United States. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/01/where-will-fed-tightening-hit-hardest-in-asia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/28/2026_09_28_180143_1790582247.jpg A teller places a bundle of Rp 100,000 banknotes in a money counting machine on June 4, 2026, at a currency exchange office in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/01/e-java-earmarks-rp-6-billion-to-improve-ferry-pier-in-banyuwangi https://img.jakpost.net/c/2020/12/28/2020_12_28_109439_1609147962.jpg A port worker (right) gestures to a van at the Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi, East Java, on Dec. 27, 2020. According to government data, the Ketapang-Gilimanuk ports saw 31,932 travelers and 6,854 vehicles in the run-up to the Christmas and New Year holidays. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/01/ibc-urges-policy-support-to-streamline-nickel-battery-industry-fend-off-imports https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/10/27/2024_10_27_156652_1730015860.jpg Warehouse shelves hold boxes of finished battery cells on Aug. 28, 2024, at the electric vehicle battery plant of PT HLI Green Power, a joint venture between South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution, at Karawang New Industry City (KNIC) in Karawang, West Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/01/the-vanishing-of-indonesia-from-the-heart-of-papua https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/07/2026_08_07_178415_1786095488.jpg Padaidori fishermen show their catches on a beach in the Padaido Islands, Biak Numfor regency, Papua, in this file photo published on Aug. 7, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/01/investigation-finds-animal-welfare-concerns-at-bali-wildlife-attractions https://img.jakpost.net/c/2018/12/19/2018_12_19_61221_1545222338.gif A visitor feeds a Bengal tiger at Bali Zoo in Gianyar, Bali, in this file photograph. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/01/greater-china-us-exchanges-crucial-for-deepening-trust-between-peoples https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/24/2026_09_24_180019_1790211990.jpg United States President Donald Trump (center left) and US First Lady Melania Trump (left) greet Chinese President Xi Jinping (center right) and China’s First Lady Peng Liyuan (center right) upon their arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, the US, on Sept. 23, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/01/a-dangerous-loophole-awaits-agrarian-reform-law https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180102_1790437936.jpg Farmers wearing hats reading “True agrarian reform“ protest on Sept. 24, 2024, against what they described as the government's failure to implement agrarian reforms as they commemorate the National Farmers' Day in front of the Senayan legislative complex in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/10/01/randy-bintang-rayhan-latief-chase-asia-pacific-amateur-golf-title https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/29/2026_09_29_180175_1790662593.JPG Randy Bintang of Indonesia plays a tee stroke on the No. 14 tee during the first round of the 2025 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship being played at the Emirates Golf Club Majlis Course in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Oct. 23, 2025. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/29/2026_09_29_180174_1790662593.JPG Indonesia's Rayhan Latief plays a tee shot on Oct. 24 during the second round of the 2025 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at the Emirates Golf Club in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/01/after-gestapu-monuments-a-gestok-memorial-must-follow https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/09/29/2024_09_29_155382_1727603678.jpg Resilient pursuit: Activists of the Justice for Victims Solidarity Network partake in the Kamisan (Thursday) rally on Sept. 19, 2024 in front of Merdeka Palace in Central Jakarta, to demand the settlement of past human rights violations, including the mass killings following the abortive coup on Sept. 30, 1965 that was blamed on the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI). https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/01/living-lab-ventures-hosts-ambassador-of-japan-to-asean-highlights-japanasean-investment https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/30/2026_09_30_180220_1790761619.jpg The management of Living Lab Ventures (LLV) received a working visit on Sept. 21 from H.E. Yonetani Koji (center left), Ambassador of Japan to ASEAN, at the Biomedical Campus, BSD City, South Tengerang, Banten (Courtesy of Sinar Mas Land) https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/30/2026_09_30_180218_1790761619.jpg (Courtesy of Sinar Mas Land) https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/30/2026_09_30_180219_1790761619.jpg Bayu Seto, partner at Living Lab Ventures (left) handed over the Token of Appreciation (ToA) to H.E. Yonetani Koji, Ambassador of Japan to ASEAN (center), witnessed by Shingo Kobayashi, director, chairman office at Sinar Mas Group & advisor at Japan Thematic Fund (right) as a symbol of strengthening collaboration and relations between Japan and ASEAN, especially Indonesia in the fields of investment, business and innovation (Courtesy of Sinar Mas Land) https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/01/us-trade-court-probes-trumps-forced-labor-tariffs https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/03/2026_09_03_179376_1788405864.jpg US President Donald Trump leaves the podium after speaking as he hosts a dinner in the Rose Garden at the White House on Sept. 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/01/ago-wraps-up-probe-against-ex-free-meals-chief https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/30/2026_09_30_180223_1790772216.jpg Former National Nutrition Agency (BGN) head Dadan Hindayana walks toward a prisoner van on Tuesday after an interrogation at the Central Jakarta Prosecutor's Office in Jakarta. The Attorney General's Office (AGO) suspects Dadan and former deputies of the agency of being involved in corruption pertaining to the free nutritious meal program. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/30/2026_09_30_180224_1790772216.jpg A worker carries meal trays under the free nutritious meal program to be disbursed to students on Sept. 21 at the MIN 11 West Aceh state Islamic elementary school in West Aceh regency, Aceh. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/01/police-name-train-driver-suspect-amid-wider-systemic-factors https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/29/2026_04_29_175210_1777459433.jpg Workers clear debris on April 28 at the train collision site after the locomotive of a passenger train pierced through the rear car of a commuter train at Bekasi Timur Station in Bekasi, West Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/01/analysis-land-agency-graft-probe-puts-high-profile-figures-in-spotlight https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/30/2026_09_30_180212_1790742592.jpg Barren land: Rows of dead coconut trees are seen in this photo taken on July 25, 2023, in one of the former coconut plantations of Kuala Selat village in Indragiri Hilir, Riau. Seawater is intruding further inland as the village loses the mangrove forests that protect it from waves and erosion. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/01/death-of-indonesian-recruited-by-russian-military-leaves-family-bereft https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/30/2026_09_30_180221_1790766056.png Rendi Apriyanto, 30, an Indonesian national who was fighting for Russia in the war in Ukraine, poses in a military uniform with a man at an undisclosed location, in this undated photo. Rendi was reportedly killed in September in a drone attack. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/01/water-concerns-triggers-suspension-of-west-java-data-center-project https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/30/2026_09_30_180225_1790775889.jpg The Jatiluhur Dam is seen in Purwakarta regency, West Java in this undated photo https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/22/2026_09_22_179960_1790058342.jpg West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi (center), BDx Indonesia chief executive officer Agus Hartono Wijaya and BDx Data Centers CEO Mayank Srivastava attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the CGK4 campus on July 28 in Jatiluhur, Purwakarta, West Java, alongside local leaders and community representatives. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/01/chinas-art-of-trade https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/25/2026_09_25_180058_1790301371.JPG Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and United States President Donald Trump converse on Sept. 24, 2026, during a state dinner at the White House in Washington, DC. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/30/indonesia-pushes-back-against-renewed-papua-scrutiny https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/30/2026_09_30_180222_1790771913.jpeg Indonesia exercises its right of reply during the General Debate of the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in response to statements by representatives of Solomon Islands and Vanuatu regarding the situation in Papua, on Sept. 28, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/30/haze-pushes-kuala-lumpur-singapore-into-worlds-most-polluted-cities https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/26/2026_08_26_179031_1787751594.jpg Haze shrouds the Kuala Lumpur skyline in Malaysia on Aug. 26, 2026, amid high levels of air pollution from regional wildfires. Indonesia has for weeks battled wildfires that have led to school closures and thousands of people requiring medical treatment, with smoke also reaching neighboring Malaysia and Singapore. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/09/30/cape-verde-ghana-and-nigeria-crash-in-afcon-qualifying https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/20/2026_06_20_176859_1781919464.JPG Cape Verde's Vozinha celebrates after the 2026 FIFA World Cup Group H match between Spain and Cape Verde at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta, the United States on June 15, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/30/textile-industry-urges-govt-to-refocus-support https://img.jakpost.net/c/2018/01/13/2018_01_13_38854_1515835110.jpg Yarns are dried prior to being woven in a textile factory in this undated file photograph. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/30/malaysias-ex-pm-mahathir-in-hospital-for-observation https://img.jakpost.net/c/2020/10/30/2020_10_30_106582_1604001470.jpg Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, speaks at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on August 7, 2020. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/30/us-led-coalition-ends-mission-in-iraq https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/30/2026_09_30_180217_1790759336.jpg A giant Iraqi flag hangs off the reconstructed 12th century “Hadba“ leaning minaret at the historic Great Mosque of al-Nuri in the old city of Mosul on September 29, 2026 as Iraq marks the withdrawal of the US-led anti-Islamic State coalition forces from the country. After more than a decade, the US-led coalition is ending its mission in Iraq, having helped save the country from jihadists but causing persistent friction in the country. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi declared that October 1, the day following the coalition's departure, should be celebrated as Sovereignty Day. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/30/bonds-set-for-bruising-september-but-stocks-little-fazed https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/16/2026_02_16_172643_1771208389.JPG A woman walks past an electronic board displaying the Nikkei share average, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the level of Japan's 10-year government bonds and the exchange rate between the US dollar and Japanese yen, outside a brokerage in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/30/whisky-big-screen-tv-seized-from-prison-villas-in-west-java https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/28/2026_09_28_180139_1790575065.jpg Officials show a room raided by the Indonesian Ombudsman at the Cibinong Penitentiary in Bogor, West Java, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. West Java Corrections directorate head Yudi Suseno said the 11 official residences were provided for several prison officials, including the Cibinong penitentiary head. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/30/morocco-names-fatima-ezzahra-el-mansouri-first-woman-pm https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/30/2026_09_30_180216_1790755243.jpg Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, Morocco's newly appointed head of government, arrives for a meeting in Rabat on September 29, 2026. The king of Morocco on September 29, named Marrakesh mayor Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri the country's first woman prime minister, the royal cabinet announced, after her party won last week's parliamentary elections. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/30/danantara-reportedly-looking-to-set-up-hong-kong-branch-office https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/06/2026_08_06_178376_1785994136.jpg A logo sign for Danantara adorns the brick edifice of Wisma Danantara Indonesia, the state asset fund’s Central Jakarta headquarters, on July 8, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/30/govt-suspends-bdx-data-center-project-in-west-java-amid-environmental-concern https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/22/2026_09_22_179960_1790058342.jpg West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi (center), BDx Indonesia chief executive officer Agus Hartono Wijaya and BDx Data Centers CEO Mayank Srivastava attend the groundbreaking ceremony on July 28, 2026, for the CGK4 campus in Jatiluhur, Purwakarta, West Java, alongside local leaders and community representatives. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/30/bp-batam-requires-data-centers-to-construct-desalination-plants-after-water-crisis https://img.jakpost.net/c/2019/02/01/2019_02_01_64495_1548990804.JPG Nongsa Digital Park's main building in Batam, Riau Islands in December 2018. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/09/30/man-city-guilty-of-using-sham-deals-to-distort-finances-premier-league-says https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/30/2026_09_30_180208_1790734702.JPG A general view of the Etihad Stadium before the UEFA Champions League football match between Manchester City and Napoli in Manchester, Britain on September 18, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/30/hsbc-forecasts-slower-gdp-growth-next-year-despite-renewed-capital-inflows https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/29/2026_09_29_180180_1790670843.jpeg HSBC’s Herald van der Linde (left), head of equity strategy for Asia-Pacific, and Frederic Neumann, chief Asia economist and cohead global investment research Asia, address a media briefing for the HSBC Indonesia Summit 2026 in Jakarta on Sept. 29.