https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/11/parents-pursue-criminal-case-after-free-meal-poisoning-in-north-sumatra https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179588_1789014820.JPG A student reacts while receiving treatment for food poisoning on Sept. 9 at the regional general hospital after eating a government-sponsored free meal in Pati, Central Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/10/iee-series-engineering-week-2026-aims-to-drive-indonesias-industrial-transformation https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179603_1789050165.jpg (Courtesy of Pamerindo Indonesia) https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179602_1789050165.jpg (Courtesy of Pamerindo Indonesia) https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/10/consumer-confidence-up-as-spending-recovers-slowly https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/11/2026_06_11_176584_1781184231.jpg A vendor serves customers shopping for staple foods on June 11 at Kahayan Market in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/09/10/prabowo-pledges-bigger-cash-bonus-for-asian-games-gold-medalists https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179599_1789040557.jpg Speed climbet athlete Veddriq Leonardo (center) waves the Red-and-White flag as President Prabowo Subianto (second right), Youth and Sports Minister Erick Thohir (third right) and Indonesia's contingent chef de mission Todotua Pasaribu (right) look on during the send-off ceremony for Indonesian athletes participating in the 2026 Asian Games at the State Palace in Central Jakarta on Sept. 9, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179600_1789040558.JPG Signs for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games are on display in Nagoya, Japan, on May 21, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/10/suicides-rise-as-indonesia-struggles-to-meet-demand-for-help https://img.jakpost.net/c/2020/05/26/2020_05_26_96140_1590476379.jpg suicide, depression https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/10/openai-pushes-for-mandatory-national-ai-safety-rules https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/02/20/2023_02_20_135669_1676851070.JPG The logo of OpenAI is displayed near a response by its AI chatbot ChatGPT on its website, in this illustration picture taken on Feb. 9. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/10/telkom-ramps-up-data-center-expansion-seeks-strategic-partner https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/11/10/2025_11_10_168805_1762761748.jpg The logo of PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, commonly known as Telkom Indonesia, is pictured on a building wall in this undated photograph. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/10/china-buys-1-million-tons-of-us-soybeans-ahead-of-xi-visit-sources-say https://img.jakpost.net/c/2018/12/19/2018_12_19_61230_1545230646.gif Farmer Lucas Richard of LFR Grain harvests a crop of soybeans at a farm in Hickory, North Carolina, United States, on Nov. 29. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/10/trump-promises-americans-5000-if-republicans-win-congress https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179593_1789023870.jpg US President Donald Trump dances at the conclusion of his remarks during the Republican National Midterm Convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on September 9, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/10/student-led-water-guardian-initiative-takes-long-term-approach-to-sanitation https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179594_1789024224.jpg Darren Ismaya Karmaina collaborated with EcoWater Technology for the Water Guardian initiative, which focuses on issues related to clean water and sanitation. (Courtesy of EcoWater Technology) https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179595_1789024557.jpg As Water Guardian’s first site in Kemayoran, the public MCK facility consists of four toilet stalls and a water recycling system designed to recover approximately 70 percent of the water used by the facility. (Courtesy of EcoWater Technology) https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179596_1789024557.jpg Water Guardian will collect data from the Kemayoran site to evaluate the system, with the aim of improving the facility and adapting it for use in other communities.(Courtesy of EcoWater Technology) https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/10/govt-earmarks-rp-11-trillion-to-open-200-million-new-personal-bank-accounts https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179587_1789011075.jpeg President Prabowo Subianto chairs a limited cabinet meeting to discuss economic issues on Sept. 7, 2026, at the Presidential Palace Complex in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/10/hottest-june-to-august-period-on-record-for-13-billion-people-copernicus-data https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/12/28/2024_12_28_158818_1735356339.jpg First responders arrive at an area burning by the Jennings Creek Wildfire on Nov. 13, 2024 in Greenwood Lake, New York. An extended drought has helped fuel the Jennings Creek Wildfire on the New York-New Jersey border, which has grown to 5,000 acres across both states. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/10/myanmar-tin-mega-mine-restarts-operations-think-tank https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/10/2026_09_10_179592_1789019063.jpg This handout satellite image taken on April 24, 2026 by 2026 Planet Labs PBC shows a mining area believed to be the Man Maw mine, located in autonomous Wa State in eastern Myanmar, near the Chinese border. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/10/capped-at-home-china-extends-its-aluminum-dominance-abroad https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/09/2026_09_09_179560_1788928477.jpg A worker checks an aluminum sheet roll on Feb. 11, 2025, at an aluminum processing factory in Huaibei, Anhui, China. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/10/ntt-to-tighten-shelter-security-after-alleged-sexual-assault-of-earthquake-survivor https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/30/2026_08_30_179155_1788107627.jpg Children at an evacuation shelter in Ruteng, NTT, participate in a coloring activity as part of psychosocial support and trauma-healing efforts following the earthquake. (Courtesy: Dwi Pambudo) https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/10/ending-southeast-asias-never-ending-haze-cycle https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/06/2026_09_06_179456_1788630771.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/main-story/2026/09/10/more-trains-more-stations-but-greater-jakarta-still-isnt-connected https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/09/2026_09_09_179566_1788942762.png https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/10/currency-markets-subdued-as-oil-shock-lifts-global-yields https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/19/2026_06_19_176824_1781841745.JPG An employee of the foreign exchange trading company Gaitame.com works in front of monitors displaying the current Japanese Yen exchange rate against the US dollar, at their dealing room in Tokyo on June 19, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/10/when-volcanoes-reshape-geopolitics-and-aseans-balance-of-power https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/07/2026_09_07_179487_1788755082.JPG Stranded passengers wait in a terminal at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang on Sept. 7, 2026, after the main airport serving Jakarta halted operations following the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/10/the-donald-trump-shock-in-east-asia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/15/2026_01_15_171436_1768442417.JPG Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (right) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung pose on Jan. 12, 2026, for photographs before performing on drums after their meeting in Nara, Japan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/10/riau-police-prevent-departure-of-10-illegal-migrant-workers-to-malaysia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/09/2026_01_09_171229_1767938288.jpg A member of a joint security team (center rear, crouching) talks to five people in a room at the Amira Wisma Dumai hotel in Riau on Dec. 12, 2025, as two colleagues (in doorway) look on, during an operation to prevent their departure to jobs in Cambodia via Malaysia, allegedly organized by a human trafficking syndicate. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/10/ethics-met-with-weak-institutional-systems-in-indonesia-academics-say https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/09/2026_09_09_179571_1788954914.jpg An illustration of wooden blocks showing ethics, integrity, honesty and respect https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/10/asset-forfeiture-bill-the-paradox-of-prabowos-anticorruption-rhetoric https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/26/2026_08_26_179022_1787740640.JPG People gather in front of the Parliament Complex in Jakarta on Aug. 26, 2026, in preparation for a peaceful protest by the United Pati Community Alliance, or AMPB. The group held a peaceful protest that Thursday over corruption eradication and the passage of the Asset Forfeiture Bill. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/10/local-foreign-firms-own-largest-burned-concessions-in-kalimantan https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/09/2026_09_09_179573_1788958953.JPG A partially burned oil palm plantation is blanketed by haze on Aug. 30 in Kuala Satong village, Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/09/2026_09_09_179572_1788958953.jpg Fire fighters battle peatland fires on Sept. 5 in Sintang, West Kalimantan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/10/mpr-deputy-speaker-calls-on-oic-to-step-up-pressure-on-israel https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/09/2026_09_09_179569_1788949115.jpg Palestinians inspect a family home on Sept. 8 destroyed by the Israel army following a military operation in the Israel-occupied West Bank village of Aqraba, south of the city of Nablus. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/10/ahys-remark-on-limits-of-power-fuel-2029-election-bid-speculation https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/02/26/2025_02_26_160618_1740564827.jpg Democratic Party chairman Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (left) hands a command stick to President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta on Feb. 25, 2025, during the party’s sixth congress. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/10/children-are-no-longer-the-priority-were-they-ever https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/02/2026_09_02_179302_1788325175.JPG Students rest while receiving treatment for food poisoning at the regional general hospital after eating government-sponsored free school meals in Sidoarjo, East Java, on Sept. 2, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/10/analysis-nu-struggles-for-independence-by-changing-chairs https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/09/2026_09_09_179558_1788925135.jpg Abdul Hakim Mahfudz, better known as Gus Kikin, (at podium) addresses the audience as the new chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) on Aug. 31, 2026, the final day of the 35th NU National Congress (Muktamar) at Pondok Pesantren Bahrul Ulum Tambakberas, an Islamic boarding school in Jombang, East Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/10/wildfires-continue-to-rage-across-indonesia-139-arrested-for-arson https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/03/2026_09_03_179379_1788408616.JPG A boy reacts as smoke rises from wildfires in a residential area in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra, on Sept. 2, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/10/much-ado-about-asset-forfeiture https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/27/2026_08_27_179062_1787828336.jpg Representative of the protestors from Central Java’s Pati community alliance, Supriyono, attends a meeting to voice grievances to the House of Representatives at the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta on Aug. 27, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/09/volcanic-eruptions-take-toll-on-economy https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/06/2026_09_06_179467_1788680226.jpeg A drone view of Anak Krakatau volcano documented by a team from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation at Indonesia’s Geological Agency on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/09/search-intensifies-for-journalists-crew-as-anak-krakatau-ashfall-eases https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/09/2026_09_09_179568_1788945758.jpg Five journalists pose on a boat on Sept. 7 that took them to cover the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau in Lampung, before they were reported missing. Rescuers resumed the search operation on Sept. 9 for a speedboat carrying eight people, including the five journalists, that lost contact with the boat owner soon after departure, according to the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas). https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/09/2026_09_09_179567_1788945758.jpg National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) officers take part in search operations for a speedboat carrying eight people, including five journalists covering the volcanic eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau, on Sept. 9 in waters of the Sunda Strait. The five journalists were on a mission to capture photos and video of the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau, which for days paralyzed several airports and blanketed cities including Jakarta in volcanic ash. (Photo by Handout / LAMPUNG REGIONAL POLICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / LAMPUNG REGIONAL POLICE“ - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/09/b50-rollout-hits-milestone-as-govt-eyes-downstream-expansion https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/13/2026_07_13_177560_1783916375.JPG President Prabowo Subianto delivers a speech on July 9, 2026, during the launch ceremony for the B50 biodiesel program, which contains 50 percent palm oil-derived diesel, in Karawang, West Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/09/indonesian-wildfire-emissions-surge-to-worlds-highest https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/02/2026_09_02_179359_1788354076.jpg A firefighter from the Banjar Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) douses a peatland fire on Sept. 2, 2026, in Banjar regency, South Kalimantan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/09/european-businesses-want-asean-fta-despite-bilateral-trade-progress https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/11/28/2025_11_28_169567_1764339292.jpg ASEAN’s ability to act with clarity will be tested more than ever in 2026. (Image courtesy of Bernama) https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/09/pefindo-downgrades-inkas-rating-amid-commuter-train-delivery-delays https://img.jakpost.net/c/2019/02/27/2019_02_27_66489_1551244244.jpg An LRT Jabodebek train made by state-owned train manufacturer PT Industri Kerata Api (INKA) is pictured in this file photo. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/09/israel-tells-british-consulate-in-east-jerusalem-to-close-within-30-days 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/opinion/2026/09/09/asias-next-leverage-driven-market-crash-could-be-brewing https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/08/2026_09_08_179524_1788837636.jpg A man looks at an electronic display in Seoul on July 28, 2026, showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) after the close of trading. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/09/australia-sees-no-threat-to-us-ties-after-white-house-criticism-of-social-media-reforms https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/09/2026_09_09_179559_1788925863.JPG A person poses while holding a mobile phone, in Sydney, Australia on July 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/09/celebrating-literature-culture-and-nature-at-the-lake-toba-writers-festival https://img.jakpost.net/c/2022/08/01/2022_08_01_128466_1659327733.JPG Visitors are seen enjoying the sunset on Lake Toba at Bulbul Beach, in Balige, Toba regency, in June 2022. 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