https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/10/mui-warns-against-men-in-dresses-for-independence-festivities https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/28/2026_07_28_178061_1785227417.jpg Pedestrians walk past a billboard that reads “Firmly reject LGBT“ on July 27 in Banda Aceh, Aceh. Anti-LGBTQ sentiment is rising in Indonesia, with claims that food, vaccines and drugs can affect one's sexual orientation circulating online. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/10/official-unemployment-decline-contrasts-with-rise-in-layoffs https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/10/15/2024_10_15_156053_1729003547.jpg New workforce: Fresh graduates line up on Oct. 8, 2024 at the Al-Bantani Mosque in Serang, Banten, where a job expo was being held. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/08/10/rscm-heartspan-successfully-implant-worlds-smallest-heart-assist-device https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/10/2026_08_10_178473_1786335750.jpg HeartSpan.ai founder Wei Siang Yu (right) and the medical team visit the recipient of Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) at the Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM) in this undated picture. RSCM and HeartSpan.ai conducted Indonesia's first implantation of LVAD on Aug. 1. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/10/govt-suspends-social-aid-for-1-5-million-families-flagged-for-online-gambling https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/27/2026_05_27_176130_1779853965.jpeg Batam, Rempang and Galang (Barelang) City Police Sr. Comr. Anggoro Wicaksono (second left) reads a statement, next to other officers, during a press conference on the dismantling of an international gambling network in Batam, Riau Islands, on May 25, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/10/destry-named-sole-candidate-for-bi-governor-post https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/28/2026_07_28_178054_1785208975.jpg Acting Bank Indonesia governor Destry Damayanti (center), Financial Services Authority (OJK) chair Friderica Widyasari Dewi (left) and Indonesia Deposit Insurance Corporation (LPS) chair Anggito Abimanyu speak to reporters after attending a Financial System Stability Committee (KSSK) meeting with President Prabowo Subianto at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on July 27, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/10/indosat-launches-zankore-by-indosat-to-serve-asia-pacifics-ai-demand https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/10/2026_08_10_178474_1786339772.jpg (Courtesy of Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison) https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/10/data-center-reality-check-could-slam-brakes-on-ai-earnings-boom https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/21/2026_07_21_177853_1784632964.jpg A smartphone displays the icons of some of the main artificial intelligence based apps, including LLMs, chatbots and generative AI, on July 15 in Saint-Mande, France. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/10/dollar-near-two-month-trough-as-us-inflation-data-awaited https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/10/2026_04_10_174550_1775806111.jpg An employee displays Indonesian rupiah and United States dollar banknotes at Bank Syariah Indonesia in South Tangerang, Banten, on Jan. 21, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/10/ai-psychosis-could-it-happen-in-indonesia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/12/05/2025_12_05_169886_1764938018.JPG The hands of robot and human toys reach out to each other in front of a sign for artificial intelligence, in this illustration created on Dec. 14, 2023. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/10/patriotism-needs-no-permission https://img.jakpost.net/c/2023/08/08/2023_08_08_141094_1691506603.jpg An Indonesian passport peeks out of a backpack in this stock illustration. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/10/who-should-build-the-low-carbon-economy https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/02/02/2025_02_02_159857_1738473995.jpg A worker produces photovoltaic (PV) modules for solar panels in a factory in Suqian, east China's Jiangsu province on Jan. 23, 2025 https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/10/in-the-age-of-ai-we-need-ancient-intelligence https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/05/2026_04_05_174346_1775356719.jpg Demonstrators hold a banner that reads “Papua is not empty land” as they rally in front of the Agrarian and Spatial Planning Ministry in South Jakarta on Oct. 7, 2025, against a plan to release forest areas in South Papua for national strategic projects on food, energy and defense. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/10/netanyahu-rejects-gaza-plan-in-new-break-from-trump https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/14/2026_05_14_175712_1778731769.jpg In this file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference in Jerusalem on March 19, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/10/asean-secretary-general-sounds-alarm-on-climate-risks-to-region https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/09/2026_08_09_178448_1786264151.jpg ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn looks on during the ASEAN Trilateral Meeting with Norway on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila on July 22, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/08/10/disappointing-indonesias-early-exit-from-asean-championship-draws-scrutiny https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/09/2026_08_09_178447_1786256653.jpg Indonesia's wingers Thom Haye (left) and Beckham Putra (right) react disappointedly after their defeat against Vietnam in the Group A match of the ASEAN Championship 2026 at the Pakansari Stadium in Bogor regency, West Java on Aug. 3, 2026. Vietnam beat Indonesia 3-0 in the match. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/09/2026_08_09_178446_1786256653.jpg Indonesia's head coach John Herdman instructs his players during the Group A match of the ASEAN Championship 2026 between Indonesia and Vietnam at the Pakansari Stadium in Bogor regency, West Java on Aug. 3, 2026. Vietnam beat Indonesia 3-0 in the match. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/10/indonesia-makes-history-by-starting-construction-of-scorpene-submarines https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/09/2026_08_09_178452_1786274673.jpeg Indonesian Navy chief of staff Adm. Muhammad Ali (third left) and state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL Indonesia president director Kaharudddin Djenod (third right) hold a steel plate in the image of the Scorpene Evolved submarine the steel cutting ceremony on Friday in Surabaya. Indonesia ordered two Scorpene Evolved submarines from French shipbuilder Naval Group which are being constructed domestically in Surabaya. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/09/2026_08_09_178453_1786274674.jpeg A worker of state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL Indonesia operates a cutting machine on Friday during the first steel cutting ceremony for a Scorpene Evolved submarine in Surabaya. Indonesia ordered two Scorpene Evolved submarines from French shipbuilder Naval Group which are being constructed domestically in Surabaya. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/10/the-londo-ireng-state-how-indonesia-betrays-its-indigenous-peoples https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/11/13/2025_11_13_168934_1763027177.jpg A nickel mining site encroaches upon a forest on April 16, 2025, where members of the Hongana Manyawa indigenous tribe regularly patrol to monitor mining activity in East Halmahera, North Maluku. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/10/analysis-prabowos-approval-rating-51-percent-and-falling https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/09/2026_08_09_178456_1786289332.jpg President Prabowo Subianto delivers a statement on March 9, 2026, at his private residence in Hambalang village, Bogor, West Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/10/arrests-over-posts-on-prabowos-iran-remark-raise-free-speech-alarm https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/09/2026_08_09_178444_1786214329.jpg Two activists install a banner reading “Freedom of expression = a right” on a fence surrounding the Central Jakarta District Court on March 6, 2026, 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/2026/08/02/2026_08_02_178202_1785673236.jpg President Prabowo Subianto gestures on July 31, 2026, as he addresses a meeting with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) at the State Palace in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/10/bromo-forest-fire-spreads-further-as-strong-winds-intensify https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/07/2026_08_07_178414_1786095138.jpg Officials from the East Java Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) fill a drone’s water tank to battle a wildfire in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park near Mount Bromo in Probolinggo, East Java, on Aug. 6, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/09/2026_08_09_178451_1786265281.jpg Smoke billows from the Suryakencana western square at the Mount Gede Pangrango National Park in Cianjur, West Java, on Aug. 6, 2026. Access to the national park has been temporarily closed from Aug. 7 to Aug. 11. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/10/eyes-on-education-bill-as-free-meals-may-seek-funding-lifeline https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/01/06/2025_01_06_159032_1736137552.JPG Students eat lunch as part of the free nutritious meal program on Jan. 6, 2025, at a school in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/10/students-arrested-expelled-for-sexual-harassment https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/04/16/2025_04_16_161976_1744798009.jpg Illustration of sexual assault https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/10/authorities-foil-effort-to-smuggle-hundreds-of-birds-out-of-bali 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) display 284 birds on Aug. 3 after thwarting a smuggling effort at Gilimanuk Port in Jembrana regency, Bali. The smuggling interception operation involved officers from the Bali BBKHIT, the Bali Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and the Gilimanuk Port Police. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/10/a-preventable-disaster https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/04/2026_08_04_178313_1785848032.jpg Thick smoke rises from a forest and land fire in Tumbang Nusa village, Pulang Pisau regency, Central Kalimantan, on Aug. 4, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/09/prabowo-mulling-many-names-for-bi-governor-amid-destrys-rise https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/28/2026_07_28_178053_1785208969.JPG Interim Governor of Indonesia's Central Bank Destry Damayanti (center) arrives on July 27 at the Presidential Palace complex in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/09/typhoon-dolphin-set-to-hit-chinas-east-coast-triggering-flood-warnings https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/09/2026_08_09_178450_1786264980.JPG People stand next to huge waves crashing on a waterfront as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, in Sanmen county, Taizhou, Zhejiang province, China, August 8, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/09/accused-thai-school-shooter-had-watched-violent-content-online-police-say https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/09/2026_08_09_178449_1786264587.JPG Flowers are left outside Debsirin Nonthaburi School, a day after the shooting incident at the school, in Bang Kruai district in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, August 8, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/09/brin-pitches-advancing-nuclear-ai-in-meeting-with-prabowo https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/07/24/2025_07_24_164781_1753352951.jpg A technician from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) inspects a reactor pool in the G.A. Siwabessy multipurpose reactor on July 15, 2024, at the B.J. Habibie Science and Technology Area in Serpong, South Tangerang, Banten. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/09/iran-says-deal-on-strait-of-hormuz-is-close-but-not-enough-to-open-the-waterway 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/business/2026/08/09/industrial-limits-hamper-indonesias-100-gw-solar-push https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/03/25/2026_03_25_173996_1774438260.jpg The floating panels of a solar power plant at Cirata Dam in Purwakarta regency, West Java, are seen from above on Sept. 26, 2023. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/08/typhoon-dolphin-hits-japans-okinawa-china-shuts-ports-ahead-of-landfall https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/08/2026_08_08_178443_1786165290.JPG A satellite image shows Typhoon Dolphin approaching Japan's Okinawa, on Aug. 6, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/08/patient-death-doctors-mockery-expose-healthcare-cracks https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/02/14/2024_02_14_147376_1707846140.jpg A young dengue patient undergoes treatment at Loekmono Hadi Regional General Hospital (RSUD) in Kudus, Central Java on Feb. 5, 2024. Health authorities in the regency records a 25 percent increase of dengue fever patients in January to 55 cases compared to the previous month. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/08/eu-tells-meta-tiktok-to-boost-monitoring-fact-checking https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/09/12/2024_09_12_154803_1726144223.JPG European Union flags flutter on the day European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde speaks to reporters following the Governing Council's monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt, Germany, on Sept. 12, 2024. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/08/a-new-paradigm-for-foreign-direct-investment https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/26/2026_02_26_173061_1772117819.jpg Racks of graphics processing units (GPUs) with a closed-loop liquid cooling system are seen on Feb. 4 inside an operational Microsoft data center in Karawang, West Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/08/trump-administration-to-invest-3-billion-into-minerals-projects-to-boost-defense-supply https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/08/2026_08_08_178442_1786164704.JPG A drone view captures high wall mining operations to recover additional ore from mineral seams in Mercer County, West Virginia, the United States, on April 17, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/08/kpk-investigates-discrepancies-in-forestry-minister-bribe-money-return https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/07/2026_08_07_178419_1786098368.jpg Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni (left) talks with South Sumatra Governor Herman Deru on Friday on the sidelines of the inauguration of the Sriwijaya Kemampo Nursery in Banyuasin regency, South Sumatra. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/07/2026_08_07_178418_1786098368.jpg Suspended Kuantan Singingi regent Suhardiman Amby (center) walks into the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in South Jakarta on July 24 for a questioning session. The antigraft body named Suhardiman a suspect in a bribery case pertaining to officials' appointment in the regency administration. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/08/what-bangkok-and-jakarta-can-teach-each-other-about-political-survival https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/03/2026_08_03_178288_1785761153.JPG President Prabowo Subianto (right) looks on as Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul reacts to elementary schoolchildren waving Thai and Indonesian flags on Aug. 3, 2026, during a ceremony to welcome the Thai leader’s visit to Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/08/08/infantino-allies-rally-as-norway-fa-chief-demands-fifa-presidents-resignation https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/07/2026_08_07_178426_1786111129.JPG FIFA President Gianni Infantino (right) shakes hands with an unidentified person during the World Cup 2026 trophy presentation after the 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/opinion/2026/08/08/the-long-game-why-politics-not-evidence-alone-drives-welfare-reform-in-indonesia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/11/15/2024_11_15_157323_1731643673.jpg A social aid recipient (right) receives a sack of rice from the government's food reserves distribution program at the Dumai Post Office in Riau on Oct. 29, 2024. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/08/08/vietnam-keep-title-defence-on-track-in-asean-championship-as-singapore-advance https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/08/2026_08_08_178441_1786154734.jpg Vietnam's Nguyen Hai Long (#18) vies for the ball with Cambodia's Hikaru Mizuno (#5) during the 2026 ASEAN Championship group stage soccer match between Vietnam and Cambodia at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam on August 7, 2026.