https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/12/meta-meets-its-own-tobacco-moment-in-court https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/29/2026_01_29_171957_1769653294.JPG A woman stands near a Meta logo during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/12/esr-ina-deepen-logistics-push-with-two-cikarang-facilities https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/12/2026_08_12_178571_1786512108.png ESR and INA representatives break ground on Aug. 11 on the ESR Cikarang Logistics Park 4 project in a joint investment to develop modern logistics infrastructure in Greater Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/12/passengers-rescued-as-second-ferry-in-days-catches-fire-in-indonesia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/12/2026_08_12_178573_1786515991.jpg This screen grab picture from a handout video taken and released on August 12, 2026 by the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) shows the Putri Yasmin ferry, which serves the Padangbai-Bali- to Lembar-West Nusa Tenggara route, on fire in the waters of Bali. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/12/ai-could-end-wall-streets-eps-obsession https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178518_1786416071.jpg Humanoid robots controlled by a remote control by Unitree Robotics take part in a fight during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 18, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/08/12/why-was-blackpinks-10th-anniversary-so-hard-to-pull-off https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/12/2026_08_12_178569_1786511355.jpeg Blackpink members Jennie (from left), Lisa, Jisoo and Rosé, pose for a photo on Lisa’s official social media account, to mark the group’s 10th anniversary on Aug. 8, 2026, in Seoul. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/12/2026_08_12_178570_1786511355.jpg Blackpink poses for a photo on the stage during the Deadline world tour on Jan. 24, 2026, at Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/12/dollar-firmer-as-markets-await-us-inflation-data-for-fed-clues https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/07/2026_08_07_178412_1786087000.jpg A bank employee counts Chinese renminbi notes next to US dollar bills on Jan. 25, 2023, at a Kasikornbank branch in Bangkok. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/08/12/total-solar-eclipse-to-spellbind-europe https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/12/2026_08_12_178566_1786504997.jpg Researchers from San Francisco's Exploratorium museum carry out preparations for the global live broadcast of the upcoming August 12 total solar eclipse, in the abandoned village of Villalibado, near Burgos, northern Spain, on August 10, 2026. Around thirty scientists from the Exploratorium museum – NASA's official partner for live astronomical coverage – have set up three powerful telescopes in Villalibado to broadcast the eclipse live to 10 million people, choosing the village for its clear horizon, strong communications infrastructure, and location within the path of totality. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/12/2026_08_12_178565_1786504997.jpg Solar eclipse glasses are displayed for sale at an outlet within Old Spitalfields Market in east London on August 11, 2026, ahead of the total eclipse of the sun expected in parts of Europe the following day. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/12/batam-hosts-inaugural-trilateral-coast-guard-exercise https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178544_1786446845.jpg Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) head Vice Adm. Irvansyah (center) is flanked by Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) director general Adm. Mohd. Rosli bin Abdullah (left) and Singapore Police Coast Guard commander Sr. Asst. Comr. Ang Eng Seng during the opening ceremony of the inaugural INSIMA trilateral exercise on Aug. 11 in Batam, Riau Islands. The trilateral exercise involved 60 personnel and three patrol vessels from the three participating countries. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/12/why-beijing-must-play-a-long-game-in-south-china-sea https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178517_1786414281.jpg Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro (left) shows the way to China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, on July 22, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/12/world-youth-unemployment-rate-rose-last-year-un https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/12/2026_08_12_178563_1786504744.jpg Job seekers browse information tables as they attend a Inspire Together job and resource fair in Los Angeles, California on July 29, 2026. The US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, with surging inflation fueled by President Donald Trump's war on Iran seeing three of the committee's 12 policymakers calling for a quarter-percentage-point rate hike. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/12/2026_08_12_178564_1786504746.JPG Job seekers and recruiters for garment factories gather on a street in Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, July 28, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/12/schools-close-flights-delayed-as-wildfire-haze-blankets-kalimantan https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/04/2026_08_04_178313_1785848032.jpg Thick smoke rises from a forest and land fire Aug. 4 in Tumbang Nusa village, Pulang Pisau regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. The Central Kalimantan provincial government has declared a forest and land fire emergency through Oct. 31. As of Aug. 3, fires had burned 1,715.14 hectares across 907 incidents in the province. https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2026/08/12/an-elevated-warteg-a-table-of-strangers-and-a-reason-to-love-this-country-again https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178535_1786441245.png https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178540_1786441246.jpg https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178536_1786441245.jpg https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178538_1786441245.jpg https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178534_1786441244.jpg https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178537_1786441245.jpg https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178539_1786441245.jpg https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/12/north-sumatra-police-detained-three-foreigners-over-alleged-online-scam https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/27/2026_02_27_173091_1772186882.jpg An illustration of online scams https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/12/taiwan-condemns-chinas-plan-for-navy-drill-with-indonesia-off-islands-east https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/12/2026_08_12_178567_1786505831.jpg A Taiwanese soldier operates an anti-drone gun while providing security for helicopters during a fuel and ammunition resupply drill as part of the annual Han Kuang military exercise in Taoyuan on Aug. 11, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/12/the-urgent-need-to-protect-academic-integrity https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178516_1786413505.jpg Scientific publication illustration https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/12/colombians-dig-through-rubble-as-quake-death-toll-surpasses-240 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/12/2026_08_12_178561_1786503732.jpg Rescuers and volunteers search for survivors amid the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia on August 11, 2026. Colombian volunteers and rescuers cleared rubble with their bare hands to search for survivors early on August 11 after the country's strongest earthquake in a decade killed at least 169 people and smashed dozens of buildings. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/12/the-extractive-trap-has-a-green-exit https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/11/14/2025_11_14_168958_1763087960.JPG An automated lithium-ion battery production line operates on Nov. 11, 2025, at a workshop of Zhejiang Shineway Technology Co Ltd in Yongkang, Zhejiang province, China. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/12/transjakartas-water-transit-plan-raises-connectivity-hope-for-thousand-islands https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178542_1786446721.jpg A motorboat carries ballot boxes for the 2024 general elections arrives on Feb. 9, 2024, at Pramuka Island in Thousand Islands regency, Jakarta. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178543_1786446721.jpg Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung (center) inspects the Jakarta Light Rail Transit (LRT) service on July 14 at an under-construction station in Rawamangun, East Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/12/regional-action-is-a-must-to-combat-human-trafficking https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/08/01/2025_08_01_165016_1754023921.jpg Indonesian victims of human trafficking in Myanmar arrive at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten on Feb. 28, 2025, after being flown from Thailand following their handover by the Myanmar regime to Thailand. Myanmar handed over 84 Indonesians to Thailand on Feb. 27, officials said, the latest group of alleged scam center workers set to be repatriated from the region. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/12/trial-begins-for-ex-minister-yaqut-in-haj-corruption-case https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178547_1786455267.jpg Graft defendant Yaqut Cholil Qoumas (center) is handcuffed on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, after a court hearing to read the indictment in a Haj quota corruption case at the Jakarta Corruption Court. Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prosecutors accused the former religious affairs minister of causing Rp 622 billion (US$38.6 million) in state losses. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/12/prison-term-sought-for-riau-student-activist-over-edited-protest-post https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178545_1786450783.jpg Activists display posters reading “Criminalizing Protesters = Evidence of Silencing“ and “Stop Silencing the People's Voice“ on March 6 at the Central Jakarta District Court when the court acquitted activists Delpedro Marhaen Rismansyah, Khariq Anhar, Muzaffar Salim and Syahdan Husein in their trial for incitement in relation to the anti-government protests in August-September 2025. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178546_1786450783.jpg University of Riau student Khariq Anhar poses while walking out the courtroom after a hearing on July 20 at the Central Jakarta District Court in Jakarta. Khariq is standing trial for allegedly altering a news article headline that contributed to the anti-government protests leading to nationwide unrests in August 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/12/analysis-court-hands-education-budget-a-win-over-school-free-meals https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178531_1786437807.jpg A police officer patrols the grounds of the Constitutional Court in Central Jakarta on Feb. 4, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/12/prabowos-textbook-overhaul-plan-fuels-revisionism-fears https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/01/29/2025_01_29_159742_1738119440.png President Prabowo Subianto visits the Bahri Sons bookstore on Jan. 25, 2024, in New Delhi, India. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/12/soes-public-listing-plan-faces-undervaluation-crowding-risks https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/24/2026_06_24_176966_1782261995.jpg A screen at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) shows stock quotes on Jan. 2, 2025, in Jakarta . (Antara Foto/Hafidz Mubarak A) https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/12/keep-education-funds-in-education https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/27/2026_07_27_178025_1785116884.jpg Pupils carry free nutritious meal packages past a classroom with a collapsed roof at SD Tanggirejo state elementary school in Tegowanu, Grobogan, Central Java, on July 21, 2026. According to the school, the classroom roof first collapsed in January and sustained further damage in April, forcing classes to rotate between the remaining usable classrooms, partitioned learning spaces and a mosque converted into a temporary classroom to ensure students' safety. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/11/worry-about-jobs-spending-power-hurts-consumer-confidence https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178541_1786444958.jpg Visitors look at shoes for sale on Aug. 11 at a retail outlet in Tangerang City, Banten. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/11/schools-closed-as-indonesia-battles-wildfires https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178530_1786436199.jpg Wildfire flames and smoke rise above a forest in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park near Mount Bromo in Probolinggo, East Java, on August 10, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/11/cooperatives-proposed-carbon-trading-role-faces-readiness-hurdles https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/20/2026_07_20_177813_1784528121.jpg President Prabowo Subianto salutes the crowd from his vehicle on July 21, 2025, ahead of inaugurating the establishment of 80,081 cooperatives under the Red and White Village Cooperatives initiative in a national rollout ceremony held in Bentangan village, Klaten, Central Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/11/the-economics-of-running-when-a-free-sport-becomes-big-business https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178523_1786423335.jpg Participants run toward the finish line during the Lila Wangsa Run 2026 in Lhokseumawe, Aceh, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/11/vietnam-starts-building-largest-homemade-anti-submarine-warship https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178522_1786422527.jpg A member of the Philippine Coast Guard personnel stands guard aboard the Gabriela Silang ship as a Vietnamese Coast Guard ship sails past during a joint maritime exercise off Bataan in the disputed South China Sea on August 9, 2024. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/11/everybody-wants-energy-security-post-the-iran-war-but-how https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/01/29/2024_01_29_146829_1706544039.jpg A mechanic installs electric components on Jan. 12, 2024 while converting an internal combustion engine motorcycle into an electric one at the Bintang Racing Team garage in Bogor regency, West Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/08/11/the-speech-that-redrew-the-lines https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/06/2026_08_06_178387_1785997939.jpg President BJ Habibie addresses the House of Representatives on Aug. 15, 1998, in Jakarta, where he called for military reform and a new democratic paradigm during the early days of Reform. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/11/hopes-for-hormuz-deal-fade-as-trump-demands-iranian-reparations https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/04/2026_08_04_178304_1785822888.JPG Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 3, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/11/economic-census-helps-businesses-spot-market-opportunities-bps https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/07/2026_08_07_178410_1786069410.jpg Deputy Statistics Indonesia (BPS) chief Sonny Harry Budiutomo Harmadi poses for a portrait at the BPS headquarters in Jakarta, in this undated photograph. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/11/more-than-100-killed-after-strongest-quake-this-century-hits-western-colombia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178521_1786421277.jpg Rescuers look for survivors amid the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Pereira, Colombia on August 10, 2026. A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Colombia on August 10, 2026, and killed at least 111 people, damaged more than 1,500 buildings, and left an unknown number of people buried under rubble. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/11/mangrove-recovery-offers-hope-for-coasts https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/11/07/2025_11_07_168715_1762507217.jpg A mangrove forest is seen on Oct. 28, 2025, in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/11/bali-plans-rp-2-2-trillion-tram-system-to-ease-congestion https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/18/2026_05_18_175818_1779074735.jpg Holiday rush: Tourists walk on Friday, May 15, 2026, near a lake during a visit to the Ulun Danu Beratan Tourist Attraction (DTW) in Tabanan, Bali. The DTW Ulun Danu Beratan management recorded visitor numbers reaching around 2,200 per day, an increase from the usual daily average of 600 to 800 visitors, during the Ascension Day holiday period. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/11/clean-water-for-all-building-inclusive-water-services https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/29/2026_07_29_178101_1785328208.JPG A woman carries water containers to collect free clean water distributed by the regional disaster agency in a drought-hit area during the dry season, amid forecasts that El Niño may contribute to drier-than-normal conditions, in Rido Galuh village, Bekasi regency, West Java on July 16, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/11/joint-team-seizes-1-3-tonnes-of-ketamine-off-bintan-island https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/09/2026_08_09_178470_1786293257.jpeg National Narcotics Agency (BNN) head Comr. Gen. Suyudi Ario Seto (left) and acting director of narcotics interdiction at the Customs and Excise Directorate General, Erwin Situmorang, (second left) display packages containing ketamine during a press conference at the Naval Regional Command IV/Batam headquarters in Batam, Riau Islands, on Aug. 9, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/11/can-progressives-deliver-economic-growth https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/02/2026_01_02_170931_1767322278.JPG People celebrate during New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's inauguration ceremony in New York City, the United States, on Jan. 1, 2026.