https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/02/dollar-hits-two-week-high-with-middle-east-conflict-in-focus https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/06/11/2026_06_11_176567_1781148087.jpg A man looks at electronic bulletin boards displaying the Nikkei 225 average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (left) and the foreign exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the US dollar along a street in Tokyo on June 10, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/02/john-ternus-takes-over-as-apple-enters-era-of-ai-foldable-phones https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/02/2026_09_02_179307_1788329984.jpg Apple’s John Ternus introduces the new MacBook Pro during an online event unveiling new products at Apple Park in Cupertino, California on October 18, 2021. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/02/us-aircraft-carrier-arrives-in-thailand-after-months-at-sea https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/02/2026_09_02_179306_1788329361.jpg Aircrafts are seen on the flight deck of US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as it heads towards Laem Chabang Port, near the city of Pattaya on September 2, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/02/danantara-partners-up-with-bakrie-group-to-boost-commercial-ev-ecosystem https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/04/09/2026_04_09_174511_1775723197.jpg President Prabowo Subianto gestures as he stands in front of an electric bus during the inauguration of the country’s first commercial electric vehicle assembly plant operated by PT VKTR Sakti Industries in Magelang, Central Java, on April 9, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/02/batams-investment-surge-puts-southeast-asias-industrial-gateway-on-stronger-growth-path https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/02/2026_09_02_179309_1788331582.jpg BP Batam head Amsakar Achmad (right) and BP Batam deputy head Claudia Chandra (center) attended a hearing on Aug. 31 with Commission VI of the House of Representatives in Central Jakarta in Jakarta. (Images courtesy of BP Batam https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/02/2026_09_02_179310_1788331806.jpg BP Batam head Amsakar Achmad (third from right) and BP Batam Li deputy head Claudia Chandra (fourth from right), accompanied by their staff, attended a hearing on Aug. 31 with Commission VI of the House of Representatives in Central Jakarta. ( Images courtesy of BP Batam) https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/02/bond-selloff-deepens-as-inflation-risks-oil-prices-jolt-markets https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/16/2026_02_16_172643_1771208389.JPG A woman walks past an electronic board displaying the Nikkei share average, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the level of Japan's 10-year government bonds and the exchange rate between the US dollar and Japanese yen, outside a brokerage in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/02/global-temperature-rises-to-exceed-15-celsius-within-a-few-years-un-says https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/18/2026_08_18_178783_1787040910.jpg A helicopter drops water on burning forests and land in the Petuk Katimpun area, Palangka Raya, in Central Kalimantan, on August 13, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/02/the-2027-state-budget-path-toward-a-narrower-deficit 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. (Reuters/Stringer) https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/02/checkpoints-for-kim-trump-summit https://img.jakpost.net/c/2019/02/28/2019_02_28_66601_1551339681.jpg United States President Donald Trump (right) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet on Feb. 28, 2019, during the second US-North Korea summit at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/02/g20-finance-leaders-close-talks-marked-by-us-welcoming-russia https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/25/2026_08_25_178983_1787620724.jpg US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent takes questions from reporters as he speaks during a press conference in Washington, DC on August 24, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/02/us-australia-commit-580-million-in-support-for-pacific-islands https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/02/2026_09_02_179295_1788323301.JPG Pacific leaders attend the Leaders Plenary during the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Koror, Palau, September 2, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2026/09/02/bilal-hasan-marks-ufc-debut-with-second-round-ko https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/02/2026_09_02_179296_1788324063.jpg Knockout debut: Indonesian flyweight Bilal “The IndoNinja” Hasan walks away as the referee begins the count on Aug. 29 2026, during his UFC Fight Night bout against Peru's Nilson Rojas at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/09/02/prevention-matters-keeping-cataracts-and-glaucoma-at-bay https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/02/2026_09_02_179297_1788324064.jpeg Early detection: A student takes a free eye examination on Aug. 29, 2026, during a social service event to detect vision problems early at the SLB Negeri Meulaboh special education school in Johan Pahlawan district, West Aceh, Aceh. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/02/2026_09_02_179299_1788324064.jpg Saving vision: Low Jin Rong, a consultant ophthalmologist, delivers a presentation on July 24, 2026, during a health talk in Menteng, Central Jakarta, showing that blindness affects around 3 percent of Indonesians aged 50 and above, primarily from untreated cataracts. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/02/2026_09_02_179298_1788324064.jpeg Eye on prevention: A health worker examines a woman’s eyes on Aug. 24, 2026, during a free tuberculosis screening and health check in Palembang, South Sumatra. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/02/us-iran-exchange-attacks-as-lull-in-war-appears-over https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/02/2026_09_02_179285_1788322617.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/opinion/2026/09/02/the-collapse-of-trust-in-facts-making-sense-of-verification-on-the-internet https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/02/2026_02_02_172103_1769966102.jpg Grok-ing the future: A person holds a smartphone bearing the logo of Grok, a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by United States company xAI in front of the national flags of various countries on Jan. 15, 2026, in Bengaluru, India. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/02/sinabung-eruption-halts-flights-at-kualanamu-airport-thousands-evacuated https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/30/2026_08_30_179132_1788075057.jpg Officials from various agencies look on as two men install a poster on Saturday warning residents and tourists not to approach Mount Sinabung in Karo regency, North Sumatra. The Mount Sinabung Monitoring Post has increased the volcano's status to Level II Waspada (advisory) following increased volcanic activities. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/02/from-rivals-to-allies-prabowos-othello-strategy https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/24/2026_05_24_176042_1779598026.jpg President Prabowo Subianto (right) greets House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani (left) before delivering a speech on the macroeconomic framework to lawmakers at the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta on May 20, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/02/asian-markets-tumble-as-us-iran-fighting-lifts-oil-and-bond-yields 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/indonesia/2026/09/02/komnas-ham-launches-probe-on-jakarta-protest-handling https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/01/2026_09_01_179226_1788261235.JPG Riot police stand guard during a protest on Aug. 27 against government policies and demanding harsher penalties for corruption outside the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/01/2026_09_01_179227_1788261235.jpg National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) Chair Anis Hidayah (center) walks out of the National Police's headquarters in South Jakarta on Aug. 31 after a meeting with Deputy National Police Chief Comr. Gen. Dedi Prasetyo on the police's handling of protests in Jakarta on Aug. 27. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/02/are-the-walls-closing-in-on-bessent 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 on Aug. 24, 2026, during a press conference in Washington, DC. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/02/after-over-200-days-at-sea-us-aircraft-carrier-arrives-in-thailand https://img.jakpost.net/c/2019/05/20/2019_05_20_72683_1558360357.JPG The U.S. Navy Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge sail alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea May 17, 2019. Picture taken May 17, 2019. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/02/south-korea-open-to-future-defense-co-development-with-jakarta-despite-fighter-jet-setback https://img.jakpost.net/c/2024/03/15/2024_03_15_148355_1710505978.jpg A South Korean Air Force KF-21 fighter jet performs during a media demonstration on Oct. 16, 2023, at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) in Seongnam, South Korea. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/02/fight-the-fires-flour-power-and-40-centimeters https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/26/2026_08_26_179008_1787715809.jpg Police in firefighting gear extinguish a peatland fire at Tambang in Kampar, Riau, on Aug. 25, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/02/govt-investigates-reports-of-citizens-fighting-for-russia-in-ukraine https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/01/2026_09_01_179229_1788267036.JPG Servicemen of the 67th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine load a shell into an artillerty toward Russian troops on Aug. 30 amid Russia's attack on Ukraine at a position near the frontline town of Kramatorsk in Donetsk, Ukraine. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/01/2026_09_01_179228_1788267036.jpg A Ukrainian serviceman walks on Aug. 22 in Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/02/asean-should-aim-for-south-china-sea-of-peace-timor-leste-president-says https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/10/24/2025_10_24_168091_1761287682.jpg Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta (left) and ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn talk on Aug. 1, 2025, at the ASEAN Secretariat in South Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/02/analysis-when-a-disaster-prone-nation-cuts-its-safety-net-budget https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/01/2026_09_01_179198_1788237110.jpg Rescuers inspect a heavily-damaged building at Laurentius Say port in Maumere, Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) on Aug. 15, 2026 following an earthquake off the northern coast of Flores Island. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/02/csis-at-55-defending-space-for-policy-debate https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/01/2026_09_01_179230_1788274928.JPG Harry Tjan Silalahi, chair of the Board of Trustees of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (left) and Jusuf Wanandi, vice chair of the Board of Trustees, deliver remarks on Tuesday, Sept.1, 2026, during a ceremony marking the 55th anniversary of CSIS Indonesia at the CSIS office in Central Jakarta. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/02/police-monitor-wildfire-areas-to-prevent-illegal-land-conversion https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/26/2026_08_26_179007_1787704176.jpg Police officers douse a peatland fire on Aug. 25, 2026, in Tambang district, Kampar regency, Riau. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/02/japan-answers-fire-aid-call-as-haze-smothers-region https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/01/2026_09_01_179222_1788241773.JPG A thick haze shrouds Metro Manila due to smoke from ongoing fires in Kalimantan on Sept. 1, 2026, seen from Quezon City, Philippines. https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/01/2026_09_01_179225_1788259756.jpg An aerial view shows haze on Sept. 1, 2026, shrouding the area around the Sarawak Legislative Assembly building in Kuching, the capital city of Sarawak state, Malaysia. https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/02/cost-of-recentralization https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/11/28/2025_11_28_169548_1764313929.jpg Pupils pay respect to their teachers during a Teacher's Day celebration at an elementary school in Semarang, Central Java, on Nov. 25, 2025. https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/02/work-starts-on-134-3-mwp-floating-solar-farm-in-c-java https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/01/2026_09_01_179193_1788222742.jpg Central Java Governor Ahmad Luthfi (third left) places a Red-and-White flag marking the start of construction of the 134.2 Megawatt peak (MWp) floating solar farm at Gajah Mungkur Dam in Wonogiri, Central Java, on Aug. 25, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/01/ri-reverses-trade-deficit-with-tiny-july-surplus https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/28/2026_08_28_179100_1787909448.jpg Containers are loaded onto ships at the Belawan New Container Terminal (BNCT) in Medan, North Sumatra, located in the Malacca Strait. BNCT has been developed and operated through a partnership between the INA, Pelindo and DP World. https://www.thejakartapost.com/culture/2026/09/01/novartis-pauses-trials-of-experimental-cell-therapy-after-three-deaths https://img.jakpost.net/c/2018/03/31/2018_03_31_43128_1522510824.jpg Thanks to a laser-equipped mini-microscope developed by a French start-up, scientists have discovered a previously undetected feature of the human anatomy that could help explain why some cancers spread so quickly. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/01/meta-roblox-agree-to-child-safety-measures-sought-by-philippines https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/02/19/2026_02_19_172776_1771514818.JPG Soc-med edict trial: Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg (center) departs the court on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Los Angeles, California, the United States after taking the stand at a trial in a key test case accusing Meta and Google’s YouTube of harming kids’ mental health through addictive platforms. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/01/reducing-wildfires-will-be-challenging-as-el-nio-peaks-this-month-minister-warns 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/business/2026/09/01/inflation-accelerates-while-house-approves-new-bi-governor https://img.jakpost.net/c/2025/12/07/2025_12_07_169953_1765118496.jpeg A customer (left) picks some red chili on Dec. 7, 2025, at a supermarket in Batam, Riau Islands. Natural disasters on the northern part of Sumatra have caused red chili prices to surge to Rp 120,000 (US$7.19) per kilogram while green chili has sold at Rp 100,000 per kg. https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2026/09/01/govt-mulling-pertalite-sales-curb-for-wealthiest-20 https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/08/10/2026_08_10_178495_1786347254.jpg Motorists wait to buy Pertalite gasoline at a gas station in Medan, North Sumatra, on July 16, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/01/trump-vows-to-hit-iran-hard-after-first-exchange-of-fire-in-weeks https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/05/30/2026_05_30_176213_1780109061.jpg US President Donald Trump reacts during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 27, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/01/myanmars-min-aung-hlaing-to-visit-vietnam-this-week-continuing-push-for-re-engagement https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/01/2026_09_01_179220_1788239921.JPG Myanmar's junta chief turned president Min Aung Hlaing attends the Thailand-Myanmar Business Forum 2026 at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand, August 6, 2026. https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/01/china-taiwan-friction-clouds-pacific-summit https://img.jakpost.net/c/2026/09/01/2026_09_01_179203_1788237934.jpg Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures as he speaks during a press conference at the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in the capital city of Koror in Palau on September 1, 2026.