https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/06/luxury-behind-bars https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/04/2026_10_04_180330_1791094912.jpg Officials show a room raided by the Indonesian Ombudsman on Sept. 23 at Cibinong Penitentiary in Bogor, West Java. 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/opinion/2026/10/06/prabowonomics-from-diagnosis-to-delivery https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179689_1789300999.jpg President Prabowo Subianto arrives on Sept. 12 before the start of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/06/yemens-houthis-claim-striking-riyadh-airport-other-saudi-sites https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/06/2026_10_06_180378_1791252962.JPG Smoke rises from the site of the Saudi Aramco refinery after reported Houthi attacks, south of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this handout satellite image taken on October 3, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/06/two-vietnamese-arrested-in-east-java-over-smuggling-of-3400-songbirds https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/09/2026_08_09_178445_1786247110.jpeg Officers from the Bali Animal, Fish and Plant Quarantine Agency (BBKHIT) show 284 birds from various types after thwarting a smuggling effort at Gilimanuk Port in Jembrana, Bali, on Aug. 3, 2026. The smuggling interception operation involved officers from Bali BBKHIT, Bali Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and Gilimanuk Port Police. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/06/climate-resilience-starts-with-care https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/30/2026_09_30_180206_1790733606.jpg Members of the all-women The Power of Mama (TPoM) volunteer firefighting team spray water onto smoldering peatland on Sept. 26 in Mensubuk Lama, Tanjungpura village, Ketapang, West Kalimantan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/06/trump-approval-at-record-low-as-hispanic-voters-sour-on-republicans-poll 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/business/2026/10/06/middle-east-war-sharpens-focus-on-asean-energy-security-plans https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/24/2026_04_24_175058_1776991113.jpg A container ship sails past oil tankers anchored in the Singapore Strait, a key gateway to the Strait of Malacca, on April 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/06/ignoring-myanmar-normalizes-tyranny-upon-us https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/04/2026_10_04_180324_1791085666.jpg Family members wait outside the Myanmar Navy base in Thanlyin on Oct. 4, 2026 to welcome their loved ones returning from Malaysia. Nearly 1,500 Myanmar migrants from Malaysia arrived in their war-torn home country on Oct. 4, a Myanmar official said, returned under an opaque repatriation scheme that rights monitors say cannot assure their safety. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/06/prabowos-expansion-of-military-commands-fuels-militarization-concerns https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/05/2026_10_05_180363_1791206677.jpg President Prabowo Subianto (left), accompanied by Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. Agus Subiyanto (center) and other senior officers, passes by a contingent of Indonesian peacekeepers during a parade on Oct. 5 to celebrate the 81st anniversary of the military in Cilangkap, East Jakarta. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/05/2026_10_05_180362_1791206676.jpg Soldiers from elite Army special forces (Kopassus) march during the 81st anniversary of the Indonesian Military (TNI) on Oct. 5 in Cilangkap, East Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/06/jakarta-gears-up-to-expand-transjakarta-portfolio https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/07/2026_07_07_177354_1783398017.jpg Passengers walk after disembarking from a TransJakarta bus on July 7, 2026, at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle bus stop in Central Jakarta, Indonesia. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/06/beyond-bribery-rethinking-how-indonesia-understands-corruption https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/06/2026_07_06_177326_1783341356.jpg Langkat Regent Syah Afandin is escorted to a detention vehicle after questioning at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in Jakarta, on July 4, 2026. The KPK detained Afandin after naming him as a suspect in a bribery case related to public works projects in Langkat regency from 2025- 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/06/analysis-krl-import-stopgap-highlights-inkas-deeper-problems https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/05/2026_10_05_180357_1791186765.jpg A commuter train operated by PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia, a subsidiary of state railway company PT KAI, passes Jatinegara Station on April 15 in East Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/06/constitutional-court-set-to-rule-on-gibrans-eligibility-as-vice-president https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/11/28/2025_11_28_169523_1764295877.JPG Rare appearance: Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka arrives for the second day of the Group of 20 Leaders’ Summit on Nov. 23, 2025, at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/10/06/indonesia-spends-big-on-medals-less-on-development https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/05/2026_10_05_180360_1791196573.jpg Indonesian badminton players Daniel Marthin (second left) and Leo Carnando (second right), gold medalists, pose with bronze medalists Fajar Alfian (left) and Shohibul Fikri on the podium after the men's doubles event on Sept. 29 during the 2026 Asian Games at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium in Ichinomiya, Aichi prefecture. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/05/2026_10_05_180361_1791199573.JPG Indonesia contingent during the athletes parade at the closing ceremony in Nagoya, Japan, on Oct. 4, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/06/six-injured-75-foreign-workers-evacuated-after-clash-at-morowali-nickel-mine https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/10/16/2024_10_16_156109_1729094454.jpg Industrial cloud: Nickel smelters spew emissions on Jan. 26, 2024, into the skies above Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park and a nearby residential area in Bahodopi district, Morowali regency, Central Sulawesi. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/05/employers-workers-struggle-to-find-common-ground-as-employment-bill-nears-passage https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/01/2026_05_01_175274_1777647621.jpg Raucous cheer: Labor union members hold banners and wave posters on May 1, 2025, during a Labor Day rally in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/05/women-turn-forest-foods-into-new-livelihoods https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/05/2026_10_05_180356_1791184080.jpg Women forest defenders from Puan Rimba explain the forest-sourced ingredients featured in a lunch they served to guests on Sept. 30 in South Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/05/us-withdraws-all-bomber-aircraft-from-uk-airbase https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/05/2026_10_05_180359_1791192472.jpg US Air Force bombers sit on the tarmac at RAF Fairford base in Fairford, south-west England on September 28, 2026, a day after British counter-terrorism police were probing “a major“ incident near the base. Armed officers detained a group of five men in the early hours after a call to emergency services about three “suspicious vehicles which appeared to be travelling towards the air base“, London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/05/australia-probes-flydubai-co-pilots-links-to-the-country-police-say https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/05/2026_10_05_180358_1791191859.jpg A flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft prepares for landing at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in Lod on September 30, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/05/danantara-dividends-not-factored-into-state-budget-suahasil-says https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/19/2026_09_19_179883_1789834391.JPG Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara (left) speaks at the APBN Kita press conference in Jakarta on Sept. 19, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/05/new-stimulus-package-to-boost-economy-in-q4-and-beyond 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/culture/2026/10/05/the-iconic-wheels-jakarta-left-behind https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/05/2026_10_05_180355_1791183394.jpg On Oct. 6, 1987, during a raid on Jl. Wolter Monginsidi in South Jakarta, officers seized and loaded pedicabs onto trucks as traffic whizzed by, seemingly oblivious to their removal. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/05/former-icj-president-says-world-needs-another-bandung-moment-for-peace https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/15/2026_04_15_174760_1776271612.jpg A foreign visitor takes a photo on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, of the Asia-Africa Conference gong at the Merdeka Building in Bandung, West Java. Inaugurated in 1980, the Asia-Africa Conference Museum receives 400-500 visitors per day and is expected to see an increase during the 71st anniversary of the Asia- Africa Conference from April 18 to 24. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/05/mercenary-recruitment-becomes-new-threat-for-riau-islands-migrant-workers https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/18/2026_01_18_171571_1768754336.jpg A woman walks behind a bus stop displaying a Ukrainian army recruiting placard on Jan. 16 in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/05/groundwater-recovery-can-help-sinking-cities https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/10/2026_02_10_172405_1770692313.jpg A man uses a manual pump to draw well water for bathing on Jan. 28, 2026, in Kemanggisan, Bekasi, West Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/05/euro-slides-as-french-fiscal-worries-grip-markets https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/05/2026_10_05_180350_1791173940.JPG A shopper pays with a 10 euro banknote at a market in Aix-en-Provence, France, Jan. 16, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/05/ensuring-the-human-right-to-adequate-housing-in-indonesia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/06/14/2024_06_14_151494_1718380263.jpg Children read books at Warna-Warni Reading Park in Tambora, West Jakarta, on May 21, 2024. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/05/n-sumatra-police-seize-244-kg-of-sabu-from-malaysian-drug-syndicate https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/01/28/2023_01_28_134948_1674870933.jpg Illustration of drugs wrapped in plastic packets. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/05/brazil-heads-to-run-off-as-bolsonaro-pulls-off-shock-first-place-finish-over-lula https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/05/2026_10_05_180349_1791171846.jpg This combination of pictures created on October 4, 2026, shows Brazil's President and re-election candidate for the Workers' Party (PT) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (right) speaks to the media after casting his vote during the presidential election at a polling station in Sao Bernardo do Campo, state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 4, 2026; and Brazil's right-wing senator and presidential candidate for the Liberal Party (PL) Flavio Bolsonaro gives thumbs up in front of Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial candidate Douglas Ruas (C, back), as he leaves a polling station after voting during the presidential election in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 4, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/10/05/dutch-royal-house-was-involved-in-colonial-exploitation-study-shows https://img.jakpost.net/c/2018/02/09/2018_02_09_40274_1518130111.jpg This file photo taken on September 19, 2017 shows Dutch King Willem-Alexander delivering his 'Speech from the Throne' next to Queen Maxima in the Ridderzaal (Knights' Hall), during 'Prinsjesdag' (Prince's Day) in The Hague. Dutch MPs were on February 8, 2018 to debate scrapping 19th century laws making it a criminal offence to insult the king, with backers of a draft bill saying they no longer fit a https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/05/fire-razes-semarangs-jatibarang-landfill https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/04/2026_10_04_180332_1791098945.jpg A Semarang city firefighter walks next to two water tankers and a fire truck on Thursday at Jatibarang landfill in Semarang. The fire started on Wednesday and affects some 10 hectares of the 46.18-ha landfill. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/05/the-45-percent-indonesia-keeps-missing https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/04/2026_02_04_172223_1770219819.jpg Bright futures: A health worker from the Ulee Kareng community health center (Puskesmas) gives vitamin A supplements to a toddler on Feb. 4, 2026, at an integrated health services post (Posyandu) in Lambhuk village, Banda Aceh. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/05/middle-east-crude-oil-exports-exceed-pre-war-levels-but-tanker-attacks-increase https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/26/2026_09_26_180096_1790407491.jpg Men bathe in the Gulf waters as vessels in the background transit the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Iran's southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Sept. 7, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/10/05/saudi-arabia-unexpectedly-cuts-oil-prices-to-asia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/06/09/2024_06_09_151270_1717899785.JPG General view of Aramco's oil field in the Empty Quarter, Shaybah, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 12, 2024. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/05/without-ideas-or-proposal-prabowo-stands-on-brics-periphery https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/13/2026_09_13_179683_1789282090.jpg Leaders of participating countries gather for a family photograph during the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on Sept. 13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/05/public-health-measures-urged-amid-el-nios-extreme-heat https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/04/2026_10_04_180328_1791088975.jpg Two women stand on the receded bank of the Kahayan River on Sept. 15 in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/04/2026_10_04_180329_1791088976.jpg Villagers collect spring water with plastic bottles on July 17 at Gunung Batur village in Cilegon, Banten, after struggling to access groundwater at their homes in part because of the impacts of El Niño, which has brought a prolonged dry season and triggered extreme drought, threatening food security in various regions of the countru. The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has warned that the country's dry season will be more intense and prolonged than average, in part because of the El Niño weather pattern heightening risks of wildfires and droughts. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/05/unblurring-the-boundary-of-civil-military-relations https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/14/2026_06_14_176684_1781432959.jpg Protesters react after Indonesian military personnel blocked a road during a student protest in Jakarta, on June 12, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/05/residents-flock-to-greater-jakartas-growing-green-spaces https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/04/2026_10_04_180321_1791072554.jpg The skyline of downtown Jakarta appears in the distance on Nov. 1, 2022, beyond the lush greenery of Tebet Eco Park in Tebet, South Jakarta. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/04/2026_10_04_180322_1791072554.jpg Workers install pavers along a footpath on Sept. 19, 2026, at Bukit Gading Park in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, a 1.3-hectare idle land being transformed into a green open space by the municipal administration, equipped with sports facilities and a playground and slated for an October opening. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/05/new-police-chief-orders-major-shake-up https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/01/2026_10_01_180261_1790849312.JPG Newly appointed National Police chief Gen. Suyudi Ario Seto (center) takes the oath on Oct. 1, 2026, during his inauguration at the State Palace in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/10/05/three-agendas-for-minister-arrmanatha https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/10/01/2026_10_01_180260_1790849298.JPG President Prabowo Subianto greets Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir following Nasir's inauguration at the State Palace in Jakarta on Oct. 1, 2026