https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/27/skk-migas-issues-early-warning-as-forest-fires-near-oil-and-gas-facilities https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/26/2026_08_26_179030_1787751594.jpg A swath of peatland in Kota Bumi village, Tanjung Lubuk district, Ogan Komering Ilir regency, South Sumatra is engulfed in fire on Aug. 6, 2026. A total of 202,010 hectares of forest and land have been burned nationwide since January, according to data from the Forestry Ministry. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/27/the-us-fiscal-hole-has-an-ai-problem-at-its-core https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/25/2026_08_25_178983_1787620724.jpg United States Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent takes questions from reporters as he speaks during a press conference on Aug. 24 in Washington, DC. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/27/bali-plays-down-zika-concerns-after-us-issues-travel-health-warning https://img.jakpost.net/c/2016/10/21/2016_10_21_14347_1477052874.jpg Elisson Campos poses with his 1-year-old brother, Jose Wesley Campos, who was born with microcephaly, one of many serious medical problems that can be caused by congenital Zika syndrome, on Sept. 27, 2016, in Bonito, Pernambuco state, Brazil. AP Photo/Felipe Dana https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/27/trumps-pivot-seouls-long-game https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/02/2026_08_02_178193_1785641792.jpg United States President Donald Trump flashes a thumbs up while stepping off Air Force One on July 31 upon arrival at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, the US. https://www.thejakartapost.com/prosperity-and-progress/2026/08/27/the-ludicrous-economics-of-pokmon-cards-in-indonesia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/27/2026_08_27_179049_1787797530.png https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/27/2026_08_27_179046_1787797528.jpeg https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/27/2026_08_27_179048_1787797529.jpg https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/27/2026_08_27_179047_1787797528.jpg https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/27/nvidia-forecasts-70-sales-growth-next-year-signals-ai-spending-boom-has-years-left https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/08/28/2025_08_28_165915_1756344461.jpg A sign is pictured in front of Nvidia headquarters on Aug. 27, 2025 in Santa Clara, California, US. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/27/beyond-the-congress-nu-and-the-moral-future-of-indonesia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/17/2026_07_17_177723_1784257669.jpg Bated breath: Groups of santri (Islamic boarding school students) hold aloft the flag of Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) as they wait along a road for the presidential motorcade to arrive on June 23 ahead of the closing ceremony of the NU National Conference of Islamic Scholars and Grand Conference at the Syachona Mohammad Cholil Islamic Institute in Bangkalan, East Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/27/protesters-swarm-house-to-demand-asset-forfeiture-end-to-graft https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/27/2026_08_27_179050_1787797914.jpg Residents and online motorcycle taxi drivers arrange boxes of bottled water donated by members of the public for participants of the United Pati People’s Alliance (AMPB) rally outside the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta on Aug. 26, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/26/2026_08_26_179028_1787746506.jpg Several residents of Pati, Central Java, joined under the United Pati People's Alliance (AMPB) gather in front of the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta on Aug. 26, 2026, ahead of a rally at the same location on Aug. 27 to demand the House of Representatives expedite passage of the asset forfeiture bill and firmer anticorruption efforts. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/27/look-east-for-lessons-in-democratic-resistance https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/26/2026_08_26_179012_1787725848.jpg A man holds a banner claiming local elections held in June were fraudulent, during a protest demanding new elections on July 23 in Seoul. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/27/historic-north-sumatra-oil-well-proposed-for-national-cultural-heritage-site https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/25/2026_08_25_178989_1787653316.jpg A visitor observes the historic Telaga Tunggal 1 oil well, in operation from 1885 to 2010, on Aug. 11 in Telaga Said village, Langkat regency, North Sumatra. Experts from the North Sumatra Cultural Heritage Team are preparing a proposal to designate Indonesia's first commercial oil well as national cultural heritage. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/27/west-java-governors-political-future-in-spotlight-amid-party-switch-rumors https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/03/17/2025_03_17_161260_1742188628.jpg West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi smiles on Feb. 20, 2025, after the inauguration ceremony for 961 governors, mayors, regents and their deputies presided over by President Prabowo Subianto at the Presidential Palace complex in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/27/ex-foreign-minister-retno-becomes-one-of-first-suar-award-recipients https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/26/2026_08_26_179029_1787747932.jpg Editor-in-chief of SUAR.id, Sutta Dharmasaputra, presents the SUAR Prize to Retno LP Marsudi, former foreign minister who currently serves as special envoy on water to UN secretary-general, on Aug. 21 at the SUAR Forum in Tangerang, Banten. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/27/indonesia-can-fight-fires-it-must-govern-climate-risk-too https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/24/2026_08_24_178955_1787540252.JPG The Ampera Bridge sits shrouded in haze from wildfires on Aug. 23 in Palembang, South Sumatra. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/27/analysis-when-independence-day-meets-a-nations-discontent https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/27/2026_08_27_179045_1787790780.jpg A silhouette of participants attempting to reach the top of a greased pole on Aug. 17, 2026, during an annual traditional pole-climbing competition held to mark Indonesia’s Independence Day in the Cilincing area of North Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/27/when-the-state-rolls-back-reform-promises-from-sabang-to-merauke https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/25/2026_08_25_178992_1787662987.JPG A group of ‘ojol’ (online motorcycle transportation drivers) distributes boxes of supplies donated by the public at a drop-off point outside the Senalayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta on Aug. 25, 2026, ahead of a planned protest on Aug. 27. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/27/pati-protesters-to-bring-antigraft-demands-to-jakarta https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/26/2026_08_26_179028_1787746506.jpg Several residents of Pati, Central Java, joined under the United Pati People's Alliance (AMPB) gather in front of the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta on Aug. 26, 2026, ahead of a rally at the same location on Aug. 27 to demand the House of Representatives expedite passage of the asset forfeiture bill and firmer anticorruption efforts. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/26/2026_08_26_179027_1787746506.jpg Suspended Pati regent Sudewo (center) is escorted by the police to a prisoner van after undergoing a corruption hearing at the Semarang Corruption Court in Semarang, Central Java on Aug. 10, 2026. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has accused Sudewo of extorting candidates for village administration posts and accepting bribes pertaining to a 2022 railway project. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/27/cooperatives-financing-raises-concerns-over-soe-banks-fiscal-risks https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/11/24/2025_11_24_169365_1763965487.jpg Affordable care: A seller serves a customer on July 21 at a pharmacy during the launch ceremony for a cooperative under the government's Red and White Cooperatives program, in Serang regency, Banten, West Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/27/pressure-piles-on-indonesia-to-contain-wildfire-haze https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/26/2026_08_26_179030_1787751594.jpg A swath of peatland in Kota Bumi village, Tanjung Lubuk district, Ogan Komering Ilir regency, South Sumatra is engulfed in fire on Aug. 6, 2026. A total of 202,010 hectares of forest and land have been burned nationwide since January, according to data from the Forestry Ministry. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/26/2026_08_26_179031_1787751594.jpg Haze shrouds the Kuala Lumpur skyline in Malaysia on Aug. 26, 2026, amid high levels of air pollution from regional wildfires. Indonesia has for weeks battled wildfires that have led to school closures and thousands of people requiring medical treatment, with smoke also reaching neighboring Malaysia and Singapore. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/27/clarity-on-dsi-urgent https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/10/30/2025_10_30_168341_1761796357.jpg A worker arranges fresh fruit bunches (FFB) in a truck box on Oct. 29, 2025, in Topoyo, Central Mamuju regency, West Sulawesi. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/27/nu-congress-begins-in-east-java-to-select-new-leaders https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/22/2026_08_22_178925_1787417747.jpg Former vice president and Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Mustasyar (advisory council) member Ma'ruf Amin (right) speaks as he is accompanied by NU senior cleric Ali Akbar Marbun (left) on Thursday during a press briefing after a meeting between the group's senior clerics at the organization's headquarters in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/27/maybank-marathon-2026-cements-its-reputation-as-a-world-class-running-event https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/26/2026_08_26_179018_1787738557.jpg (Courtesy of Maybank Indonesia) https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/26/2026_08_26_179019_1787738557.jpg (Courtesy of Maybank Indonesia) https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/26/destry-promises-same-soul-at-bi-should-she-get-the-job https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/28/2026_07_28_178053_1785208969.JPG Interim Bank Indonesia Governor Destry Damayanti arrives on July 27 at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/26/prabowo-visits-ntt-as-quake-death-toll-reaches-105 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/26/2026_08_26_179023_1787741136.jpg President Prabowo Subianto (right) greets residents while visiting an earthquake evacuation center at Berdikari Field in Nagekeo regency, East Nusa Tenggara, on Aug. 26, 2026. The visit was aimed at ensuring that the government’s response and assistance for communities affected by the disaster were being carried out effectively. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/26/2026_08_26_179025_1787741137.jpg Patients receive treatment inside an emergency tent at Aeramo Regional Hospital in Nagekeo regency, East Nusa Tenggara, on Aug. 24, 2026. The hospital has set up a field facility after its main building sustained extensive damage in several areas during the Aug. 15 earthquake, while also taking precautions against potential aftershocks. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/26/2026_08_26_179024_1787741136.jpg Two babies receive care in incubators inside an emergency tent at Aeramo Regional Hospital in Nagekeo regency, East Nusa Tenggara, on Aug. 24, 2026. The hospital has set up a field facility after its main building sustained extensive damage in several areas during the Aug. 15 earthquake, while also taking precautions against potential aftershocks. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/26/imfs-georgieva-says-global-economy-weathering-energy-shock-sees-fiscal-concerns https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/10/09/2025_10_09_167464_1759981329.jpg IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks at the Milken Institute ahead of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund annual meetings in Washington, DC, on Oct. 8, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/26/industry-warns-severe-el-nio-could-shrink-cpo-output https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/10/30/2025_10_30_168342_1761796359.jpg Workers unload fresh fruit bunches on Oct. 29, 2025, from an open-back truck at a collector in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan. The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) recorded a 15 percent increase in Indonesian palm oil exports through August 2025, from 19.68 million tonnes in the same period last year to 22.69 million tonnes, due to improved production this year and market adjustments to crude palm oil (CPO) prices, which had been high the previous year. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/26/state-train-manufacturer-inka-ships-120-container-wagons-to-new-zealand https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/26/2026_08_26_179010_1787720098.jpeg PT Industri Kereta Api (Persero), or INKA, ships Container Flat Top Wagons (CFT Wagons) ordered by UGL Rail Services Pty Ltd for KiwiRail New Zealand at the Jamrud Nilam Mirah Port in Tanjung Perak, Surabaya, East Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/08/26/dolly-parton-queen-of-country-music-dies-at-80 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/26/2026_08_26_179011_1787723267.jpg A general view of atmosphere is seen in the dressing room prior to the “Dolly Parton's Threads: My Songs In Symphony“ Premiere at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on June 16, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee, US. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/26/too-hot-for-jakarta-kids-to-play-outside https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/25/2026_08_25_178979_1787618898.jpeg Feeling the heat: The main play structure at Embung Jagakarsa open green space in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta stands tall under direct sunlight with no shade above and around it, as seen on Aug. 10, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/25/2026_08_25_178980_1787618898.jpeg Sandbox playtime: Children hang out at Kampung Kandang Park in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta at around 4 p.m. on Aug. 10, 2026 to avoid being exposed to direct sunlight. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/25/2026_08_25_178981_1787618898.jpeg Cover above: A slide stands at a more shaded playground of Tabebuya Park in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta on Aug. 10, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/26/why-el-nio-isnt-the-sole-culprit-of-forest-fires https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178897_1787319076.JPG Flames rise from a wildfire on Aug. 13 in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/26/south-south-bonding-india-indonesia-youth-power-to-boost-innovation https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/05/28/2025_05_28_163128_1748418644.jpg A participant takes the 2025 Computer-Based Written Exam for the National Selection Based on Test (UTBK-SNBT) at Diponegoro University (UNDIP), Tembalang, Semarang, Central Java, on April 30, 2025 https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/26/rats-drought-compound-woes-for-central-java-farmers https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/21/2026_05_21_175939_1779332788.jpg Be prepared: Farmers loosen soil using water flow from an irrigation canal on May 19 in Batang regency, Central Java. Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman has said the government is allocating around Rp 5 trillion (US$282.28 million) for irrigation programs and the distribution of superior seeds to address potential drought caused by the upcoming El Niño weather system. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/26/canang-sari-kindness-compassion-and-love https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/24/2026_08_24_178978_1787582796.jpg An instructor (right) teaches a tourist how to make a canang sari offering during a workshop at a resort in Jimbaran, Bali. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/26/stocks-edge-higher-as-oil-drops-on-fresh-mideast-hopes https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/10/2026_07_10_177468_1783654428.JPG Bull statues are pictured near screens showing the Hang Seng stock index and stock prices outside Exchange Square, in Hong Kong, China, on Feb. 3, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/26/swiss-man-gets-year-in-prison-for-nyepi-hate-speech https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/23/2026_08_23_178937_1787500432.jpeg Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, 26, covers his face on Aug. 20, 2026, as he departs his verdict and sentence hearing at the Denpasar District Court in the Bali capital, which found the Swiss national guilty of spreading hate speech over Nyepi (Day of Silence) in March. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/26/why-the-world-still-needs-wall-street https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/25/2026_08_25_178984_1787629775.jpg A person walks on Wall Street near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Feb. 13, 2026 in New York City, the United States. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/26/when-villages-quietly-carry-the-national-economy https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/17/2026_06_17_176752_1781669461.jpg A farmer applies urea fertilizer on June 10, 2026, at a parched rice field in Handapherang village, Ciamis regency, West Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/26/millions-suffer-respiratory-illnesses-as-haze-spreads-nationwide https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/24/2026_08_24_178956_1787540253.JPG A motorcyclist and a passenger pass along a road shrouded in haze caused by wildfires on Aug. 23, 2026, in Banyuasin regency, South Sumatra. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/26/freezing-of-protesters-bank-account-draws-flak https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/09/2026_08_09_178444_1786214329.jpg Two activists display a banner reading “Freedom of Expression = Rights“ during the verdict hearing for activists Delpedro Marhaen Rismansyah, Khariq Anhar, Muzaffar Salim and Syahdan Husein, who were standing trial in an alleged incitement case related to anti-government protests that ended in riots between August and September 2025, at the Central Jakarta District Court in Central Jakarta on March 6, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/26/indonesias-shrinking-digital-freedom-from-rubber-articles-to-four-hour-censorship https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/05/2026_01_05_171033_1767623654.jpg A demonstrator carries Indonesia’s national flag alongside a pirate flag from the Japanese anime One Piece, an internet symbol of protest against government policies, on Aug. 29, 2025, during a rally outside the residence of the Governor of East Java, in Surabaya. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/26/analysis-pursuing-energy-security-with-self-sufficiency-demand-controls https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/26/2026_08_26_179006_1787677319.jpg A price board displays the current prices of fuel on April 19, 2026, at a gas station on Jl. Jend. Basuki Rachmat in East Jakarta.