https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/21/truck-driver-named-suspect-in-north-sumatra-pileup-killing-four https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/19/2026_07_19_177783_1784458745.jpg Police officers move a vehicle involved in a pileup on Friday on Jl. Jamin Ginting Km 45-44 in Suka Makmur village, Sibolangit district in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra. The accident happened after a truck carrying 5-gallon water jugs lost its braking system, hitting eight other vehicles, killing four people and injuring eight. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/21/asean-top-diplomats-meet-voice-serious-concern-over-middle-east-hostilities https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/21/2026_07_21_177848_1784618444.jpg ASEAN Chair and Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro delivers an opening statement during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila on July 21, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/21/crime-gangs-snare-more-than-88-billion-in-scams-in-asia-pacific-un-says https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/21/2026_07_21_177849_1784619677.JPG Computer monitors are kept on desks inside a workstation at a compound in O'Smach that the Thai military said was used for scam operations, at the Chong Chom-O'Smach border crossing, after clashes between Thailand and Cambodia in December 2025, in Samraong, Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia, March 6, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/21/biometric-sim-registration-hit-9-3-million-as-govt-cracks-down-on-misuse https://img.jakpost.net/c/2018/03/02/2018_03_02_41594_1519983706.jpg Prepaid SIM cards now can still be registered through text message, internet or nearby cellular operator outlet. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/21/court-sentences-leader-of-baby-trafficking-ring-to-7-years-jail https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/21/2026_07_21_177851_1784622432.jpg A defendant speaks to her lawyers during a trial in a baby trafficking case at the Bandung District Court in Bandung, West Java, on July 21, 2026. A woman who led a baby trafficking ring in Indonesia was sentenced July 21 to seven years in prison, a judge said. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/21/japan-bond-jitters-overshadow-takaichis-first-economic-policy-roadmap https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/30/2026_06_30_177133_1782789963.JPG A man walks out of the Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Tokyo on April 6, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/21/danantara-will-have-shut-down-250-soes-by-end-of-july-prabowo https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/29/2026_06_29_177112_1782716682.jpg The Wisma Danantara Indonesia building, which houses state asset fund Danantara, is pictured on Jl. Jenderal Sudirman in Jakarta on July 8, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/21/china-summons-philippine-ambassador-over-clash-in-disputed-waters https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/04/02/2024_04_02_148964_1712070902.jpg A China Coast Guard vessel (back right) sails on March 5, 2024, near the Philippine military-chartered Unaizah May 4 (left) during its supply mission to Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed South China Sea. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/21/new-pm-andy-burnham-sets-out-first-steps-to-reshape-britain https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/21/2026_07_21_177847_1784616919.JPG Britain's newly appointed Prime Minister Andy Burnham gives thumbs-up as he walks outside 10 Downing Street following his speech after taking office, in London, Britain, July 20, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/21/tax-office-denies-military-role-in-monitoring-taxpayers https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/24/2026_06_24_176989_1782297648.jpg Civil servant participants in the first wave of the 2026 Reserve Component (Komcad) basic military training program chant slogans after a graduation ceremony at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in Jakarta on June 5, 2026. A total of 1,758 participants completed the training and were inducted into the national reserve force. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/21/indonesia-passes-bill-to-set-up-international-financial-center https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/17/2026_07_17_177731_1784273352.jpg Skyscrapers are seen from the observation deck of the National Monument (Monas), a 132-meter landmark commemorating Indonesia's independence, in Jakarta on June 7, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/21/indonesias-investment-crossroads-time-to-upgrade-the-playbook https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/12/19/2025_12_19_170524_1766159611.jpg Investment and Downstream Minister Rosan Roeslani, who is also CEO of state asset fund Danantara, addresses a press conference on Dec. 17, 2025, at the Presidential Palace Complex in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/21/ge-aerospace-unveils-breakthrough-in-hybrid-electric-flight https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/21/2026_07_21_177842_1784611702.jpg A SAAB 340 commuter airplane is shown with a GE Aerospace hybrid-electric engine on the starboard side in this undated picture. GE Aerospace announced on Monday, July 20, 2026, at the Farnborough International Airshow an industry first to advance the future of flight, demonstrating the viability of more electric aircraft engine systems for aviation. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/21/the-missing-link-in-the-blue-carbon-agenda-the-workforce https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/11/07/2025_11_07_168715_1762507217.jpg An aerial photo taken on Oct. 28, 2025 shows a plot of mangrove forest in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/21/bali-school-collapse-renews-concerns-of-government-education-spending https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/20/2026_07_20_177817_1784539403.jpg The collapsed roof of a classroom at SDN 1 Anturan is seen on Monday in Anturan village, Buleleng district, Buleleng regency, Bali. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/21/indonesia-must-leverage-russia-india-for-its-spacefront-blueprint https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/10/04/2023_10_04_142928_1696393148.jpg A Falcon-9 rocket belonging to SpaceX carrying Indonesian satellite SATRIA-1 takes off on June 18, 2023, at Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida, the United States. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/21/beaten-down-indonesian-stocks-feel-the-love-as-ai-rally-cools https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/06/2026_02_06_172296_1770362808.jpg Momentous shot: A group of visitors takes a picture on Jan. 29, 2026 in front of a stock ticker display at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in South Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/21/asian-bishops-assembly-building-bridges-of-dialogue-for-humanity-justice https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/19/2026_07_19_177789_1784467381.jpg Bishops from across Asia arrive on Oct. 30, 2022, at Bangkok Cathedral for the closing Mass of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences’ general assembly. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/21/development-economics-for-an-age-of-upheaval https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/01/17/2025_01_17_159417_1737082676.JPG Employees work on an electric vehicle production line during an organized media tour to a factory under Jiangling Group Electric Vehicle (JMEV), in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China, on May 22, 2024. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/07/21/when-divorce-leaves-child-support-only-on-paper https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/20/2026_07_20_177810_1784525394.jpg Life after divorce: Rizkynia Nabila (left) accompanies her daughter as she draws on June 20, 2026, in Jakarta. Nabila is among several single mothers who say court-ordered child support has been paid inconsistently following their divorce. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/20/2026_07_20_177811_1784525394.jpg Poppy R. Dihardjo (left), founder of Perempuan Tanpa Stigma, speaks on June 20, 2026, during the #BerbagiBeban discussion organized by online media outlet Magdalene at JPLive! Space in The Jakarta Post’s building, Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/21/still-a-mystery-where-is-aung-san-suu-kyi https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/18/2026_04_18_174851_1776483756.JPG A Myanmar protester living in Japan holds a placard of Myanmar's detained former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, during a rally denouncing an upcoming election led by the military junta outside Myanmar's embassy in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/21/singapore-rallies-behind-multilateralism-to-brace-against-transboundary-haze https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/05/2026_01_05_171037_1767623658.jpg A firefighter battles a peatland wildfire on July 10, 2025, as forest and land fires returned amid extreme heat, in Rimba Panjang, Riau. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/21/indonesias-balanced-response-signals-quiet-pushback-on-us-far-left-terrorism-push https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/19/2026_07_19_177784_1784461014.jpg United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio makes opening statement during an event titled “Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism“ at the US Department of State on July 16 in Washington, DC. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/21/why-the-president-should-stop-acting-as-foreign-minister https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/03/06/2026_03_06_173409_1772788557.jpg President Prabowo Subianto (left) speaks to United States President Donald Trump on Feb. 19 during the signing of the US-Indonesia Agreement on Reciprocal Tariffs (ART) in Washington, DC. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/21/analysis-kdmp-the-great-cooperative-gamble https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/20/2026_07_20_177813_1784528121.jpg President Prabowo Subianto salutes the crowd from his vehicle on Monday, July 21, 2025, ahead of inaugurating the establishment of 80,081 cooperatives under the Red and White Village Cooperatives (KMP) initiative in a national rollout ceremony held in Bentangan village, Klaten, Central Java. (Courtesy of/BPMI Setpres) https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/21/outrage-as-trans-women-targeted-in-mob-violence https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/07/2026_07_07_177365_1783407781.jpg Residents sign a white banner during an anti-LGBT rally on June 21 in Padang, West Sumatra. The event, organized by the West Sumatra administration, the West Sumatra Police and the Minangkabau Traditional Council (LKAAM), invited participants to sign a one-kilometer-long white banner as part of a declaration opposing the LGBT community. Organizers also pledged to take action against LGBT individuals through customary law and called for them to be “eradicated“ or expelled from Minangkabau land. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/21/indonesia-urges-resilient-asean-as-ministers-meet https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/20/2026_07_20_177822_1784550396.jpg (Front row L-R) Myanmar Permanent Secretary Hau Khan Sum, Malaysia's Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Amran Mohamed Zin, Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, East Timor's Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas, Vietnam's Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang, Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro, Singapore's Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert Chua, Brunei's Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof, Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, Indonesia's Director General for ASEAN Cooperation Ina Hagniningtyas Krisnamurthi, Laos Foreign Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane and ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn pose for a photo with representatives from the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Representatives during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting on July 20 at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay, Metro Manila. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/07/21/dont-cry-for-messi-argentina https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/20/2026_07_20_177805_1784502087.jpg Spanish midfielder Rodri lifts the trophy with his teammates after winning the 2026 World Cup soccer tournament final match between Spain and Argentina at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, the United States, on July 19, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/21/deadly-clash-between-two-east-nusa-tenggara-villages-leaves-three-dead https://img.jakpost.net/c/2018/04/09/2018_04_09_43688_1523261289.jpg Crime scene illustration https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/20/more-questions-raised-about-agrinas-procurement-for-co-ops https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/11/2026_07_11_177522_1783783652.jpg Children walk past a building of the Merah Putih Cooperatives (KDMP) program that has yet to begin operations on July 11 in Ternate, North Maluku. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/20/romania-signs-1-billion-deal-for-radars-helicopters https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/20/2026_07_20_177823_1784551371.jpg A French Air Force Airbus H225M Caracal Helicopter drops French Air Commandos as part of the French Air and Space Force military exercise Taranis (Tactical Airlift Rehearsal under Advanced Non-permissive and Intensive Scenarios), on the Orleans-Bricy air base, in Boulay-les-Barres on Nov. 14, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/20/wars-shift-focus-from-jets-to-weapons-at-giant-farnborough-airshow https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/20/2026_07_20_177821_1784546074.jpg Delegates stand in front of an Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon as they arrive to attend the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow 2026 in in Farnborough, southwest of London, on Monday, July 20, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/20/2026_07_20_177820_1784546074.jpg The logo for the Farnborough International Airshow 2026 is pictured in front of a Boeing 777-200 for shipping giant DHL, on the opening day in Farnborough, southwest of London, on Monday, July 20, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/20/press-council-criticizes-celebrity-lawyer-for-jibes-at-journalists https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/20/2026_07_20_177818_1784540568.jpg Lawyer Hotman Paris gestures while speaking at a press conference on a corruption case implicating his client, former assistant attorney general for special crimes Febrie Adriansyah, at the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) headquarters in Jakarta on July 17, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/20/wang-yi-rubio-to-attend-this-weeks-asean-meetings https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/20/2026_07_20_177815_1784536440.jpg US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) shakes hands with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Munich, on February 12, 2026, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/20/govt-to-expedite-sugarcane-rejuvenation-within-two-years https://img.jakpost.net/c/2016/11/28/2016_11_28_16734_1480325589.jpg Field workers harvest sugarcane to have it ready for crushing in Purwosekar village in Malang, East Java. The cane will be sold either to brown sugar makers or large sugar factories, depending on its quality. Better quality cane will fetch a better price among brown sugar makers. JP/ Aman Rochman https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/20/danube-water-levels-reach-lowest-in-30-years https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/20/2026_07_20_177814_1784534975.jpg This aerial view shows the low water level of the Danube River near Novi Sad, Serbia, on July 19, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/20/layoffs-rise-to-32389-in-first-half-amid-manufacturing-slowdown https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/01/2026_05_01_175274_1777647621.jpg Labor union members hold banners and wave posters on May 1, 2025, during a Labor Day rally in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/07/20/singapore-minister-resigns-over-interactions-with-a-woman https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/20/2026_07_20_177812_1784526401.jpg Faishal Ibrahim is sworn in as Singapore's Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs and Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs, during a swearing-in ceremony at the Istana in Singapore on May 23, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/07/20/indonesian-lawmakers-give-go-ahead-to-financial-centers-plan https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/18/2026_02_18_172713_1771397498.jpg Lawmakers attend a House of Representatives plenary session on July 1, 2025, at the Senayan legislative complex in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/07/20/indonesias-planned-copyright-law-puts-google-ai-platforms-on-notice https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/09/2026_04_09_174519_1775744497.jpg Indonesia’s Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Meutya Viada Hafid (center), accompanied by Director General of Digital Space Oversight Alexander Sabar (left) and Director General of Public Communication and Media Fifi Aleyda Yahya (right), delivers a press statement on the implementation of Government Regulation No. 17 of 2025 on Electronic System Governance for Child Protection, known as PP Tunas, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday, April 9, 2026. The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs imposed sanctions on Google after its platform YouTube failed to comply with the provisions outlined in the regulation.