https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/01/legislature-confirms-destry-as-new-central-bank-chief https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/01/2026_09_01_179221_1788240082.jpeg A screenshot shows Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor-elect Destry Damayanti, BI Senior Deputy Governor-elect Aida S. Budiman and BI Deputy Governor-elect Solikin M. Juhro at the 4th Plenary Session of the House of Representatives in Jakarta on Sept. 1, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/01/2026_09_01_179221_1788240082.jpeg A screenshot shows Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor-elect Destry Damayanti, BI Senior Deputy Governor-elect Aida S. Budiman and BI Deputy Governor-elect Solikin M. Juhro at the 4th Plenary Session of the House of Representatives in Jakarta on Sept. 1, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/01/us-irks-g20-ministers-by-bringing-back-russia-barring-journalists https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/01/2026_09_01_179209_1788238590.JPG US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh attend a plenary session as finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 countries meet in Asheville, North Carolina, US, August 31, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/01/vietnams-hantavirus-warning-for-southeast-asia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/31/2026_08_31_179159_1788141180.jpg A passenger of the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius makes the heart hands sign on May 11, 2026, as he leaves aboard a military bus from the port of Granadilla de Abona on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Spain. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/01/nepal-toll-surges-as-rescuers-struggle-through-unimaginable-disaster https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/01/2026_09_01_179204_1788237934.jpg People scout for usable materials from debris after flash floods at Trishuli Center in Nepal's Nuwakot district on September 1, 2026. The huge wave of freezing water and debris, sparked by a glacial collapse on the China-Nepal border, killed at least 939 people and left nearly 4,500 missing, with Kathmandu warning reconstruction costs could run into the “billions of dollars“. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/01/soes-to-remit-rp-120t-to-state-budget-this-year-says-purbaya https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/05/2026_08_05_178334_1785911101.jpeg Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa speaks to reporters during a doorstep interview after attending the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) 2026 in Tangerang, Banten, on Aug. 4, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/01/sparring-and-engaging-asias-new-normal https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/30/2026_08_30_179141_1788102025.jpg Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles (left) shares a light moment with Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Aug. 18, 2026, during a joint news conference at Parliament House in Canberra. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/01/the-himalayan-warning-and-the-blind-spots-in-climate-risk https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/30/2026_08_30_179134_1788078573.JPG Sludge and mud inundate damaged buildings and houses in a riverbank settlement near the Likhu River on Aug. 30, 2026, after deadly flash floods and mudslides struck Devighat village in Nuwakot district, Nepal. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/01/ai-boom-can-indonesia-move-from-market-to-maker https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/14/2026_08_14_178672_1786700583.jpeg A group of people visit the facilities of the DayOne data center at Nongsa Digital Park (NDP) in Batam, the Riau Islands, on July 20, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/01/the-anti-fascist-playbook-how-we-can-reclaim-our-democracy https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/18/2026_08_18_178793_1787060124.JPG University of Indonesia (UI) students take part in a protest against wasteful state budget spending, President Prabowo Subianto's flagship programs and expanded military roles in civilian affairs in Central Jakarta, on Aug. 18, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/01/analysis-kki-expands-credit-access-amid-rising-household-risks https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/31/2026_08_31_179163_1788151327.jpg Cashless economy: State-owned bank BNI employees print credit cards on Aug. 10, 2012, at the lender’s Card Business Division in Jakarta. Bank Indonesia (BI) has cut the interest rate for credit cards from a maximum of 2 percent to 1.75 percent per month, effective on Thursday. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/01/mt-sinabung-erupts-after-five-years-status-raised-to-alert https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/30/2026_08_30_179132_1788075057.jpg Officials from various agencies look on as two men install a poster on Aug. 29 warning residents and tourists not to approach Mount Sinabung in Karo regency, North Sumatra. The Mount Sinabung Monitoring Post has increased the volcano's status to Level II Waspada (advisory) following increased volcanic activities. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/01/c-java-farmers-start-using-solar-powered-water-pumps https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/31/2026_08_31_179162_1788148246.jpg A farmer walks into a solar-powered water pump station on Aug. 22 in Tengengwetan village, Pekalongan, Central Java. Solar-powered water pumps allow farmers to reduce diesel fuel consumption and thus their production cost. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/31/2026_08_31_179161_1788148246.jpg A farmer touches the water flowing from a pipe on Aug. 22 at a solar-powered water pump station in Tengengwetan village, Pekalongan, Central Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/01/nu-elects-new-chief-as-indirect-vote-draws-political-scrutiny https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/31/2026_08_31_179178_1788179250.jpg President Prabowo Subianto (right) closes the 35th Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) congress on Aug. 31as newly elected supreme leader Miftahul Akhyar (center) and newly elected chairman Abdul Hakim Mahfudz, also known as Gus Kikin, look on at Bahrul Ulum Islamic boarding school in Jombang, East Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/01/deer-hunter-at-komodo-national-park-named-suspect https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/31/2026_08_31_179167_1788162994.jpg The suspect (left) in the case involving the illegal hunting of the Timor deer is questioned by two investigators from the Jawa, Bali, Nusa Tenggara Forestry Law Enforcement Agency in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, on Aug. 31, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/01/whoosh-at-a-juncture https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/31/2026_08_31_179160_1788145124.jpg A train of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Rail (HSR) service, which operates under the Whoosh brand, passes an elevated rail over rice fields on Aug. 12, 2026, as it heads toward Padalarang Station in West Bandung regency, West Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/31/govts-msme-credit-push-overlooks-deeper-structural-problem https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/05/14/2024_05_14_150415_1715691158.jpg A participant arranges bags made during a fashion training program on May 14, 2024, in Denpasar, Bali. Twenty people from micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) took part in the event organized by the Denpasar city administration. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/31/indonesia-probes-citizens-alleged-to-have-fought-for-russia-in-ukraine https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/03/31/2026_03_31_174193_1774892794.jpg 'Fresh meat’: A new recruit completes an obstacle course on March 21 during basic training at an undisclosed location in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/31/sarawak-eyes-cloud-seeding-as-haze-worsens https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/31/2026_08_31_179174_1788176753.jpg Motorcyclists ride on a haze-shrouded road caused by forest and land fires in Palangkaraya city, Central Kalimantan, on August 28, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/31/bank-jakarta-aims-to-go-public-in-2027 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/31/2026_08_31_179165_1788158724.png The Bank Jakarta office building is pictured in an undated photograph. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/31/jakarta-fines-waste-firms-over-illegal-dumping https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/31/2026_08_31_179171_1788164577.jpg Workers load trash into a truck on April 4 in Jakarta. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2022/08/12/2022_08_12_128854_1660280025.jpg Helping hands: Marked as the biggest landfill in Southeast Asia, Bantar Gebang attracts many philanthropists to help improve the lives of the local people in the area. (Pexels/Tom Fisk) https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/31/nepal-teams-seek-hundreds-trapped-in-hydropower-tunnels-after-deadly-floods https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/30/2026_08_30_179139_1788097525.JPG An undated handout photo released Sunday shows rescue workers taking part in a rescue operation near a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A Hydropower Project following deadly flash floods and mudslides in Rasuwa, Nepal. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/31/indonesia-presses-muslim-world-to-move-beyond-condemnation-on-gaza https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/31/2026_08_31_179166_1788159956.jpg Two girls walk past the rubble of collapsed buildings on Aug. 25 in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. A ceasefire in October 2025 has reduced but not halted the violence in Gaza. Israeli operations have killed 1,288 people since the ceasefire came into effect, according to Gaza's health ministry, which also operates under Hamas authority and whose figures are considered reliable by the United Nations. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/31/housing-expo-falls-short-subsidized-loans-slow https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/30/2026_06_30_177145_1782798023.jpg Rows of houses form a residential area on June 18 in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/31/spanish-pm-says-disinformation-on-ceuta-crisis-was-spread-by-russia-israel https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/31/2026_07_31_178160_1785476827.jpg This video frame grab obtained from an AFP video shows migrants reaching the shore of Spanish north African exclave of Ceuta, after swimming around the border fence between Morocco and Spain, in Ceuta on July 30, 2026. Hundreds of migrants entered the Spanish north African exclave of Ceuta today, AFP reporters saw, many of them having swum by sea around the frontier fence. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/31/chinas-three-biggest-airlines-post-heavy-first-half-losses-as-fuel-shock-bites https://img.jakpost.net/c/2020/02/04/2020_02_04_85915_1580811019.jpg Some of workers unloaded aircraft luggage belonging to China Southern airlines parked at the apron of Soekarno Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten, on Tuesday Februari 2, 2020. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/31/south-korea-seeks-incentives-to-deepen-nickel-partnership-with-indonesia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/07/10/2025_07_10_164359_1752127751.jpg A worker installs the battery of a Hyundai IONIQ 5 electric car on April 6, 2023, at the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (HMMI) assembly plant in Cikarang, West Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/31/g20-countries-should-consider-more-trade-barriers-on-china-to-cut-imbalances-bessent-says https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/25/2026_08_25_178983_1787620724.jpg US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent takes questions from reporters as he speaks during a press conference in Washington, DC on August 24, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/31/indonesia-us-and-allies-launch-annual-military-drill https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/11/11/2024_11_11_157131_1731306473.jpg Indonesian Military personnel rappel from the Indonesian Air Force H-225 M Caracal helicopter during the Super Garuda Shield 2024 joint military exercise including Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Australia, Britain and the US in Situbondo, East Java on September 6, 2024. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/31/subsidized-lpg-quota-set-to-run-out-energy-council-warns https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/09/2026_07_09_177461_1783615392.jpg Residents line up to exchange empty 3-kilogram liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) canisters for full ones in Cibodas, Tangerang city, Banten on Feb. 3, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/31/clerics-elect-gus-kikin-nu-chair-in-first-indirect-polls https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/31/2026_08_31_179164_1788155740.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/opinion/2026/08/31/peaceful-border-talks-require-secure-ground-first https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/30/2026_08_30_179130_1788061022.jpg Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (right) greets Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet (left) alongside Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on May 7, 2026, after their trilateral meeting ahead of the 48th ASEAN summit in Cebu, the Philippines. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/31/meeting-indonesias-growth-and-deficit-targets https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/27/2026_08_27_179055_1787804033.jpg President Prabowo Subianto stands atop the dais on Aug. 14, 2026, prior to delivering his State of the Nation Address and the 2027 state budget proposal during the plenary meeting of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) at the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2026/08/31/the-girl-i-chose-to-forget https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/28/2026_08_28_179094_1787897995.png https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/31/new-bi-leadership-brings-experience-and-stability https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/27/2026_08_27_179063_1787828920.jpg Acting Bank Indonesia governor Destry Damayanti waves on Aug. 26, 2026, prior to undergoing a fit and proper test with House of Representatives Commission XI at the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta to confirm her appointment as the central bank’s new governor. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/31/dollar-near-two-week-high-as-warsh-boosts-rate-hike-bets-yen-slips-past-160 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/04/2026_06_04_176379_1780573302.jpg A Rp 100,000 banknote is pictured next to a US$100 banknote at a currency exchange office in Jakarta on June 4, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/31/technocracy-cannot-fix-europe https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/30/2026_08_30_179131_1788063059.jpg An employee is seen inside the production facilities of high-end printed circuit boards (PCBs) and integrated circuit (IC) substrates manufacturer AT&S on Aug. 11 in Leoben, Styria, Austria. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/31/oecd-is-no-magic-lamp https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/05/02/2024_05_02_150028_1714659327.jpg Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto (right) receives the Roadmap for the OECD Accession of Indonesia from the organization’s secretary-general Mathias Cormann on May 2, 2024, during the opening of the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting in Paris. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/31/global-standards-governance-and-commercial-discipline-underpin-inas-investment-strategy https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/28/2026_08_28_179099_1787909268.jpg A plasma fractionation plant is pictured in Karawang, West Java in this file photo. The plant is owned by PT SK Plasma Core Indonesia, a joint venture between South Korea’s biopharmaceutical company SK Plasma and Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Indonesia Investment Authority (INA). (Images Courtesy of the Indonesia Investment Authority) https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/28/2026_08_28_179100_1787909448.jpg The Belawan New Container Terminal (BNCT) in Medan, North Sumatra, is located in the Malacca Strait. The port is developed and operated through a partnership between the INA, Pelindo and DP World. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/28/2026_08_28_179101_1787910224.jpg The Medan–Binjai and Bakauheni–Terbanggi Besar toll roads in Sumatra are among the key toll road projects in which the INA has invested. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/31/indonesia-new-zealand-eye-closer-food-energy-cooperation https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/30/2026_08_30_179137_1788079512.jpeg Foreign Minister Sugiono (second left) talks with New Zealander Foreign Minister Winston Peters (second right) during the 13th Joint Ministerial Commission between Indonesia and New Zealand on Aug. 28 in Auckland. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/31/burning-kalimantan-forests-put-orangutans-at-risk https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/30/2026_08_30_179128_1788060980.jpg A joint conservation team comprising representatives of the West Kalimantan Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA), Gunung Palung National Park management, the Internatioal Animal Rescue Foundation Indonesia (YIARI) and local communities evacuate on Aug. 19 one of three Bornean orangutans found in a community plantation in Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan. The orangutans were believed to come from a nearby forest that has been engulfed by wildfire. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/30/2026_08_30_179129_1788060980.JPG Wlidfires burn on Saturday in an area in Sungai Putri, Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan.