https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/08/the-waste-reform-indonesia-is-missing https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/03/2026_08_03_178281_1785755823.jpg An aerial photo shows garbage trucks queueing near mounds of waste covered with protective sheeting at the Bantar Gebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java, on Aug. 2, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/08/the-anxious-search-of-pakistans-power-elite-for-regional-standing https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/18/2026_08_18_178770_1787027057.jpg Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left), Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (center) and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meet in Mecca in this handout photograph taken and released by the Turkish Presidency press office on Aug. 7, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/08/ai-watermarks-erase-human-authorship-twice https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/07/20/2025_07_20_164661_1752976125.JPG Figurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of the words “Artificial Intelligence“ in this illustration created on Feb. 19, 2024. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/08/trump-threatens-sales-in-us-of-canadian-aircraft-maker-bombardier https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/08/2026_09_08_179518_1788836614.jpg An American Eagle Bombardier CRJ-900 taxis at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 27, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/08/the-indonesian-hex-when-political-rhetoric-rewrites-reality https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/27/2026_08_27_179055_1787804033.jpg President Prabowo Subianto looks on as he arrives on Aug. 14 at the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta for the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) plenary meeting, in which he delivered the State of the Nation address and the 2027 state budget proposal. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/08/iran-says-it-plans-new-gulf-exclusion-zone-threatens-us-with-new-missiles https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/02/2026_09_02_179252_1788317623.JPG A drone view shows vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, Aug. 28, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/08/cybersecurity-governance-from-bureaucracy-to-real-world-threats https://img.jakpost.net/c/2020/10/26/2020_10_26_106425_1603729979.jpg The logo of the National Cyber and Encryption Agency (BSSN) is seen on the agency’s office in Jakarta on March 15, 2019. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/08/yen-extends-rally-to-new-seven-month-high-dollar-subdued-ahead-of-cpi https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/12/2026_05_12_175622_1778555377.JPG US dollar, Euro, Yen and Pound banknotes are seen in this illustration created on May 4, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/08/c-java-requests-helicopter-assistance-from-tni-to-douse-landfill-fire https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/04/2026_09_04_179416_1788506868.jpg An NBO-105 light, multirole, twin-engine helicopter from the Yogyakarta Police drops 9,000 liters of water on Sept. 4 to extinguish a fire at Putri Cempo landfill in Surakarta, Central Java. Fire has been burning Blocks B, C and D of the landfill across six hectares, since Sept. 2. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/08/how-developing-countries-can-do-more-with-less https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/07/2026_09_07_179490_1788756323.jpg Boniface Djabia, the chief of Betykro, a camp of cocoa producers living in precarious conditions 20 kilometers from Guiglo, Ivory Coast, poses for a portrait in front of one of his mud houses covered with straw on Jan. 16, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/08/the-dec-15-deadline-keeps-indonesias-political-pressure-cooking https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/05/2026_09_05_179452_1788625339.jpg House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad (right) of the Gerindra Party shows a copy of the legislature's commitment letter to pass the asset forfeiture bill to representatives of the United Pati People's Alliance (AMPB) on Aug. 27 at the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta. The AMPB staged a protest in front of the legislative complex to demand the passage of the long-awaited asset forfeiture bill and harsher punishment for corrupt officials. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/08/us-china-drills-put-indonesias-non-aligned-foreign-policy-in-focus https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/07/2026_09_07_179502_1788787379.jpg An RM-70 Vampire multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) of the Indonesian Marine Corps fires on Sept. 3, 2025, during the joint multinational exercise Garuda Shield 2025 at the Baturaja combat training center in Lampung. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/08/jakarta-airport-and-others-reopen-after-volcanic-ash-crisis https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/08/2026_09_08_179517_1788826848.jpg Workers wipe down a Citilink Airbus A320 aircraft parked on the apron of the Soekarno-Hatta airport in Tangerang, Banten, on September 7, 2026, after flight operations were suspended following the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/08/jakarta-presses-ahead-with-municipal-bonds-despite-pushback https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/25/2026_06_25_177008_1782354606.jpg Tap and go: Passengers tap electronic fare cards after disembarking from an LRT train on June 22 at Velodrome Station in East Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/08/travelers-scramble-as-anak-krakatau-ash-exposes-gaps-in-contingency-plans https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/07/2026_09_07_179501_1788781254.JPG Stranded passengers wait at the domestic terminal of I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Kuta, Bali, on Sept. 7, 2026, as some flights to Jakarta were cancelled due to the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/06/2026_09_06_179467_1788680226.jpeg Smoke billows from Mount Anak Krakatau on Sept. 5, 2026, in the Sunda Straits, in this photograph from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation at Indonesia’s Geological Agency. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/08/relentless-natural-disasters-test-indonesias-fiscal-priorities https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/06/2026_09_06_179466_1788680225.jpeg Anak Krakatau volcano erupts as documented by a team from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation at the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) on Sept. 5, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/08/analysis-the-power-to-seize-the-need-for-safeguards https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/07/2026_09_07_179516_1788798169.jpg The iconic building in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) in Senayan, Jakarta https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/08/anak-krakatau-eruption-wont-cause-tsunami-geology-agency-says https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/07/2026_09_07_179485_1788752699.jpg Stranded passengers wait to request refunds on Sept. 6 at Soekarno-Hatta airport in Tangerang, Banten, after scheduled flights were canceled following the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/08/govts-3-million-new-jobs-target-next-year-deemed-ambitious https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/24/2026_08_24_178971_1787567113.jpg Jobseekers wait in line on June 8 during the opening of the 2026 Bogor Job Fair at Plaza Jambu Dua in Bogor, West Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/08/man-named-suspect-for-destroying-111-hectares-of-mangrove-forest-in-riau https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/06/2026_09_06_179470_1788696397.jpg An excavator destroys a protected mangrove forest for conversion into palm oil plantations in Sungai Sembilan district in Dumai city, Riau, in this undated picture provided by Riau Police Special Crimes Investigation (Reskrimsus) Directorate. Detectives from Riau Police Reskrimsus Directorate have named a man as a suspect for converting 111,77 hectares of protected mangrove without permit. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/08/keeping-it-free-and-active https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/07/07/2025_07_07_164270_1751873343.jpg President Prabowo Subianto attends the BRICS summit second plenary session in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 6, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/07/ev-push-gains-traction-as-factories-expand https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/07/2026_09_07_179499_1788778496.jpg Paint is applied to a car under construction at BYD’s first new energy vehicle manufacturing facility in the Subang Smartpolitan Industrial Estate, West Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/07/military-court-slammed-for-reducing-penalties-in-activist-acid-attack-case https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/11/2026_06_11_176576_1781156363.jpg Justice served: Four Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel found guilty of throwing acid at human rights activist Andrie Yunus leave after their verdict hearing at the Jakarta Military Court, on June 10, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/07/soekarno-hatta-airport-extends-closure-after-anak-krakatau-eruption https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/07/2026_09_07_179489_1788755082.JPG Stranded passengers queue at a customer service area at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport after the airport closed its operations due to the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau, in Tangerang, near Jakarta, Indonesia, September 7, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/07/fire-in-papua-kills-11-including-6-children https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/07/2026_09_07_179500_1788778749.png Fire breaks out in the town of Paniai in Central Papua province shortly after midnight on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/07/uae-builds-alternative-trade-energy-routes-after-iran-attacks https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/16/2026_08_16_178725_1786851771.jpg Vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on August 10, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/07/malaysia-lifts-emergency-declaration-in-sarawak-as-fire-haze-eases https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/01/2026_09_01_179225_1788259756.jpg An aerial view shows haze shrouding the area around the Sarawak Legislative Assembly building (top) in Kuching, the capital city of Sarawak state, Malaysia on September 1, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/09/07/wildfires-heat-waves-threaten-to-undermine-air-quality-un-weather-agency-says https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/07/2026_09_07_179491_1788759125.JPG A person walks with a bicycle along a road shrouded in haze from wildfires in Banyuasin, South Sumatra, September 6, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/07/govt-to-trial-direct-cash-aid-transfers-in-2027 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/10/2026_06_10_176545_1781092641.jpg Luhut Pandjaitan (center) chairman of the National Economic Council (DEN), speaks to reporters alongside DEN executive secretary Septian Hario Seto (right) and DEN member Chatib Basri, after a meeting with President Prabowo Subianto at the Presidential Palace complex in Central Jakarta on June 9, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/07/asia-news-network-releases-new-e-book-asias-hidden-heritage-treasures https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/07/2026_09_07_179497_1788762985.jpg Balinese people carry an “Ogoh-Ogoh“ effigy during a parade on the eve of “Nyepi“ in Badung, Bali, on March 28, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/07/germanys-merz-under-pressure-from-far-right-election-triumph https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/05/2026_02_05_172287_1770309857.jpg German Chancellor Friedrich Merz looks down as he leaves after delivering a speech on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, at the annual reception of the stock exchange operator Deutsche Boerse in Eschborn, western Germany. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/07/the-round-trip-under-bri-how-indonesia-and-hong-kong-now-grow-off-each-other https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/07/2026_09_07_179493_1788761980.jpg In 2025, Hong Kong was Indonesia's fifth-largest investor with an FDI stock of more than US$25 billion, and the second-largest single source of FDI into Indonesia at nearly a quarter of the total. (Images courtesy of Invest Hong Kong) https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/07/2026_09_07_179496_1788761980.jpg The official launch of the ASEAN Chamber of Commerce (Hong Kong) (ACCHK) in June 2026, deepening economic ties between China, Hong Kong, and the member states of ASEAN, fostering business dialogues and collaboration. (Images courtesy of InvestHK) https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/07/2026_09_07_179494_1788761980.jpg Situated near Shenzhen’s metropolitan core, the Northern Metropolis serves as Hong Kong’s primary I&T hub to drive strategic cooperation across the Greater Bay Area. (Images courtesy of InvestHK) https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/07/2026_09_07_179495_1788761980.jpg InvestHK’s associate director-general of investment promotion Loretta Lee (left), promotes Hong Kong as a two-way investment platform for ASEAN and Chinese Mainland businesses during a business delegation in Malaysia in August 2026. (Images courtesy of InvestHK) https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/07/el-nio-driven-river-levels-drop-hampers-coal-barging-from-kalimantan https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/26/2026_02_26_173043_1772082496.jpg A coal barge sails the western Java Sea on Oct. 31, 2023, as it heads to a coal terminal near the Suralaya coal-fired power plant in Cilegon, Banten. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/07/malaysia-lifts-emergency-declaration-in-sarawak-district-though-air-quality-still-poor https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/06/2026_09_06_179469_1788694865.jpg An aerial view shows thick haze over Serian, a town in the Kuching Division of Sarawak, on the island of Borneo on September 5, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/07/why-oil-importers-are-learning-to-live-with-longer-trade-routes https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/06/2026_09_06_179461_1788669620.jpg Oil tankers unload imported crude oil at the at the crude oil terminal of in Qingdao port, in China’s eastern Shandong province on July 16, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/07/jakarta-international-airport-extends-closure-after-anak-krakatau-eruption https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/07/2026_09_07_179485_1788752699.jpg Stranded passengers wait to request refunds after scheduled flights were canceled following the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau at Soekarno-Hatta airport in Tangerang on September 6, 2026. T https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/07/what-a-recordshattering-el-nio-means-for-the-worlds-weather 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/the-weekend-digest/2026/09/07/the-quiet-chapter-the-society-of-silent-book-clubs https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/04/2026_09_04_179419_1788514244.png https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/04/2026_09_04_179420_1788514245.jpg https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/07/from-vladivostok-to-gunungkidul-indonesia-must-export-skills-not-just-workers https://img.jakpost.net/c/2021/06/17/2021_06_17_114439_1623929951.jpeg Indonesian seafarers line up for immigration clearance following their arrival at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on June 16, 2021. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/07/eight-airports-remain-shut-on-monday-due-to-volcanic-ash-from-anak-krakatau https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/06/2026_09_06_179466_1788680225.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.