https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/24/police-crack-down-on-land-burning-in-kalimantan https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/18/2026_08_18_178783_1787040910.jpg A helicopter drops water on burning forests on Aug. 13 in the Petuk Katimpun area, Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/23/2026_08_23_178935_1787492979.JPG Riders wear protective masks as smog covers the area due to recent wildfires in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan on August 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/24/growing-regional-discontent https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/15/2026_08_15_178713_1786796990.jpg A man climbs a flagpole as he attempts to raise a Free Aceh Movement flag alongside the Indonesian national flag during a rally outside the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh, Aceh, on Aug. 15, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/24/bromo-fire-extinguished-new-hot-spot-emerges-on-arjuna-welirang-slopes https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/11/2026_08_11_178530_1786436199.jpg Wildfire flames and smoke rise above a forest on Aug. 10 in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park near Mount Bromo in Probolinggo, East Java. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/07/2026_08_07_178414_1786095138.jpg Officials from the East Java Provincial Disaster Management Agency fill a drone’s water tank on Aug. 6 to battle a wildfire in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park near Mount Bromo in Probolinggo, East Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/23/us-china-trade-war-gives-indonesia-shot-at-boosting-investment https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/14/2026_08_14_178672_1786700583.jpeg People walk near the DayOne data center in Nongsa Digital Park (NDP) in Batam city, Riau Islands, on July 20. Batam has attracted at least 16 new data centers in various stages, despite limited clean water and electricity infrastructure . https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/23/kjri-johor-bahru-repatriates-307-indonesians-from-malaysia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178891_1787310854.jpeg A diplomat from the Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru (center) oversees 307 Indonesians who are about to be repatriated from Stulang Laut and Pasir Gudang ferry terminals on Aug. 18 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. This year, the consulate general has repatriated 3,920 Indonesians as of July. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/08/23/sydney-marathon-unveils-medal-with-wrong-stadium https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/23/2026_08_23_178933_1787468271.jpg In this file photo, people arrive at the Allianz arena prior to the UEFA Women's Champions League Quarter Final second-leg football match between FC Bayern Munich and Manchester United in Munich on April 1, 2026. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/23/2026_08_23_178934_1787468271.jpg Athletes cross the Harbour Bridge during the 2025 Sydney Marathon on August 31, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/23/iran-condemns-us-plans-to-announce-new-sanctions https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/23/2026_08_23_178932_1787467119.JPG US Navy sailors work on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington as it transits the Arabian Sea to support US military operations in the war with Iran August 20, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/23/australia-confirms-first-h5n1-bird-flu-case-in-local-mammal https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/20/2026_06_20_176865_1781926319.JPG A test tube labelled “bird flu“, eggs and a piece of paper in the colors of the Australian national flag are seen in this picture illustration taken on Jan. 14, 2023. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/23/trump-heads-into-midterms-short-on-foreign-policy-wins https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/23/2026_08_23_178931_1787466115.JPG US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate in a Fostering the Future announcement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., August 20, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/23/indonesia-mulls-vehicle-based-curb-on-subsidized-fuel https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/20/2026_04_20_174887_1776654001.jpg No panic yet: A fuel price board is displayed on Sunday at a gas station on Jl. Jenderal Basuki Rachmat in East Jakarta. In Jakarta, prices for nonsubsidized fuels have risen sharply, with Pertamax Turbo (RON 98) increasing to Rp 19,400 (US$1.13) per liter from Rp 13,100, Dexlite to Rp 23,600 per liter from Rp 14,200 and Pertamina Dex to Rp 23,900 per liter from Rp 14,500. No significant lines were seen at the time the photo was taken, a day after the price increase. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/23/canada-retaliates-as-trade-war-with-us-escalates https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/23/2026_08_23_178926_1787449547.jpg Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference in Ottawa, Ontario, on August 22, 2026 after trade talks with the US collapsed. Carney said his country could not accept US terms for a trade deal,and would slap retaliatory tariffs on steel and dairy products in response to heavy duties imposed by Washington. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/23/regional-teacher-hiring-plan-draws-regional-autonomy-concerns https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178893_1787312713.jpg A teacher is seen in front of her class on Aug. 6 at SMPN 12 Sungai Raya state junior high school in Kubu Raya regency, West Kalimantan. Teaching and learning activities at the school resumed despite a fire burning a swath of peatland behind the school in the past two weeks. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178892_1787312713.jpg A teacher carries free nutritious meal packages on Tuesday to be disbursed to students of the SLBN Pajajaran state special needs school in Bandung, West Java. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/08/22/gta-vi-publisher-files-subpoenas-in-bid-to-unmask-leaks https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/22/2026_08_22_178918_1787372313.jpg This illustration photo created in Los Angeles, the United States on Dec. 4, 2023, shows Rockstar Games’ “Grand Theft Auto VI“ trailer played on a screen in front of the game title. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/08/22/so-bad-its-good-rough-animated-film-becomes-surprise-chinese-hit https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178899_1787323847.jpg People walk past ticket machines advertising films including “Niu Lai“ (right), which translates to “Here Comes the Cow“, at a cinema in Shanghai on Aug. 21, 2026. “Niu Lai“, a low-budget Chinese animated film that was widely mocked for its crude visuals became a viral hit, with people packing cinemas to see just how bad it is. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/22/us-canada-fail-to-reach-trade-pact-to-avert-trump-tariffs https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/22/2026_08_22_178919_1787373657.jpg Trucks pass over the Peace Bridge between Canada and the United States in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada on Aug. 18, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/22/tesla-other-automakers-begin-record-vehicle-recall-in-china https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/22/2026_08_22_178917_1787371216.JPG A staff member attends to a customer next to a Model Y L electric car inside a Tesla store at a shopping mall in Beijing, China, on May 12, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/22/us-iran-keep-up-hostile-rhetoric-ahead-of-new-sanctions https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/22/2026_08_22_178916_1787370298.JPG People walk by a mural depicting Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on a street in Tehran, Iran, on Aug. 13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/22/australias-capital-to-join-gun-buyback-in-response-to-bondi-beach-attack-albanese https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/22/2026_08_22_178915_1787367523.JPG Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (center) speaks during a press conference on the government’s home battery installation program with Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen (left) and former Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe (right) in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 14, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/22/power-must-match-responsibility-yudhoyono-tells-conference https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178887_1787296434.jpg Former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono delivers a keynote speech in a video recording on Thursday during the opening of the 5th Biennial International Conference on International Relations (ICON-IR) dan the 20th Congress of the Asian Political and International Studies Association (APISA) at Parahyangan Catholic University in Bandung. Yudhoyono called on all countries to actively involve in creating and realizing international order and world peace, which currently appears to be decided only by “strong” countries. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/22/clean-air-cant-wait https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/12/12/2025_12_12_170208_1765520955.jpg The Suralaya coal-fired power plant is pictured on Oct. 31, 2023, in Cilegon, Banten. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/22/trump-announces-temporary-tariff-relief-on-ground-beef-imports https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/22/2026_08_22_178914_1787366937.jpg Ground beef is offered for sale at a grocery store in Chicago, Illinois, the United States on May 22, 2026. High demand and shrinking herds have driven prices for beef to near-record highs heading into Memorial Day weekend, causing many consumer to turn to pork, chicken and plant-based alternatives. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/22/analysis-drought-rising-prices-expose-vulnerabilities-in-rice-supply https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/22/2026_08_22_178913_1787366668.jpg A farmer applies urea to paddy on June 10, 2026, at a drought-affected rice farm in Handapherang village, Ciamis regency, West Java, where around 12 hectares of rice fields have been left parched and cracked as the dry season intensifies. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/08/22/saparinah-sadli-a-century-of-curiosity-courage-and-conviction https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178876_1787272055.jpg Lifetime of advocacy: Saparinah Sadli, a pioneering psychologist and women's rights advocate, poses in this file photo. She turns 100 on Aug. 24, 2026, after decades of advancing women's studies and human rights in Indonesia. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/22/uk-forecasts-biggest-el-nino-will-smash-records-spark-hottest-year https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/18/2026_08_18_178791_1787057880.JPG A car passes by next to flames as a wildfire burns in Rambutan village, Ogan Ilir regency, South Sumatra, on Aug.15, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/22/indonesia-china-agree-to-boost-economy-security-ties https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178898_1787319442.JPG Foreign Minister Sugiono (right) shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) as they attend a press conference on Aug. 21 after their meeting at the Foreign Ministry office in Jakarta. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178890_1787302531.JPG (From left to right) Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Foreign Minister Sugiono and Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin stand for a photo on the day of a “2+2“ meeting on Aug. 21 at the Foreign Ministry office in Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/22/kalimantan-fires-rage-as-response-lags https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178895_1787312877.jpg Motorists drive with headlights ong Aug. 20 along a haze-shrouded road in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, as smoke originating from widespread forest and land fires has significantly reduced visibility and degraded air quality across the province. Indonesia's government says over 100,000 hectares burned in the first half of the year. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178896_1787313020.jpg Students attend a class on Friday at a state elementary school in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan. The Palangkaraya Education Agency has implemented measures for elementary and junior high school students, including delaying the start of classes to 8 a.m., temporarily suspending outdoor activities, requiring students to wear masks and implementing distance learning for early childhood education students due to haze from forest and land fires that has deteriorated air quality. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178897_1787319076.JPG A drone view shows smoke and flames rising from wildfire burning in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan province, August 13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/22/indonesia-bets-on-gold-to-deepen-markets-but-risks-capital-diversion https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/03/14/2025_03_14_161228_1741971402.jpg An employee shows two bars of gold produced by state-owned diversified mining company PT Aneka Tambang (Antam). https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/22/ntt-earthquake-death-toll-rises-to-83-as-aftershocks-hamper-recovery https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/16/2026_08_16_178723_1786850903.jpg Earthquake victims are treated on Aug. 15 in a temporary medical tent because of fears of aftershocks, in front of the Ruteng hospital in Ruteng, Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). Rescuers combed through debris for survivors on Aug.15 after a powerful earthquake struck off Flores island, killing at least 47 people, according to disaster officials. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/21/jakartans-disinclined-about-indonesian-credit-card https://img.jakpost.net/c/2021/06/30/2021_06_30_114939_1625061964.jpg Cashless economy: State-owned bank BNI employees print credit cards on Aug. 10, 2012, at the lender’s Card Business Division in Jakarta. Bank Indonesia (BI) has cut the interest rate for credit cards from a maximum of 2 percent to 1.75 percent per month, effective on Thursday. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/21/iranian-oil-offers-to-chinese-buyers-fall-as-us-blockade-bites https://img.jakpost.net/c/2019/07/29/2019_07_29_77122_1564378815.jpg Iranian ship Bavand (left), loaded with 48,000 tons of corn, is seen anchored in the port of Paranagua, Brazil, on July 19, 2019. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/08/21/whirlwind-damages-dozens-of-houses-injures-one-in-north-sumatra https://img.jakpost.net/c/2018/02/27/2018_02_27_41344_1519705611.jpg Damaged: Residents clean up debris after a whirlwind hit their houses on Feb, 26 in Siboras village, Sumbul district, Dairi regency, North Sumatra. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/08/21/pacific-nations-detain-chinese-indonesian-boats-for-illegal-fishing https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/12/31/2024_12_31_158897_1735616046.jpg A Chinese coast guard vessel draws alongside Indonesian Navy ship KRI Usman Harun as the latter moves to intercept Chinese fishing boats in Indonesia's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the North Natuna Sea on Nov. 1, 2020. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/21/indonesia-eu-target-october-cepa-signing https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/21/2026_08_21_178882_1787293687.jpeg Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto speaks at a press conference after meeting with European Union ambassadors at the Office of the Coordinating Economy Minister in Jakarta on Aug. 21, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/21/people-first-why-human-resilience-will-shape-asias-future https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/20/2026_08_20_178845_1787211943.jpg (Courtesy of Sun Life Indonesia) https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/21/lower-ev-motorcycle-subsidy-may-stall-adoption-industry-warns https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/13/2026_08_13_178619_1786632537.JPG President Prabowo Subianto launches a national electric motorcycle and its supporting ecosystem at an electric motorcycle production facility in Cikarang, Bekasi regency, West Java, on Aug. 13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/21/trump-signs-memo-to-help-drastically-boost-us-commercial-space-launches https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/17/2026_05_17_175799_1778985617.jpg A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is displayed outside a Space Exploration Technologies Corp. facility in Hawthorne, United States, on March 26, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/21/malaysias-nasi-lemak-index https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/20/2026_08_20_178840_1787192743.jpg (From left) Joanne Chan Chiew Ean, Ain Nadzirah Othman and R. Reveka Nair, show their packets of nasi lemak in George Town, Malaysia, on June 28, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/08/21/the-world-is-burning-less-but-the-rhetoric-says-otherwise https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/07/23/2026_07_23_177927_1784792329.jpg Residents look at the sky illuminated by wildfires in Le Porge, south-western France early on July 23, 2026. A fast-moving wildfire has burned 900 hectares north of Arcachon Bay in southwestern France, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,000 residents and tourists. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/08/21/asian-markets-extend-rally-as-traders-assess-us-treasuries-pledge https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/01/27/2026_01_27_171854_1769480415.JPG Currency dealers work in front of an electronic board displaying the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) over 5,000 points in the dealing room of a bank, in Seoul on Jan. 22, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/main-story/2026/08/21/adulthood-in-installments-the-hidden-cost-of-keeping-things-together https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/20/2026_08_20_178846_1787213874.png