Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (C) waits as other leaders take their spots for a family photo session during the opening ceremony of the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, 05 September 2023. Indonesia will host the 43rd ASEAN Summit and related summits from 05 to 07 September 2023. (Photo by Dita Alangkara/EPA)





Artists are surrounded by swirling colour as they put the finishing touches to traditional Indonesian umbrellas in Klaten, Java early September 2023.The umbrellas are used for religious activities, traditional ceremonies or decoration. (Photo by Syamsul Huda Yudha/Solent News)





People with their bodies painted attend the sacred Ngerebeg ritual at the Tegallalang village in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia, 06 September 2023. The sacred Ngerebeg ritual takes place every six months and it is mainly aimed at driving all evil spirits out of the villages. During the ritual, the participants paint their bodies in various colors and patterns to join the procession across the village. (Photo by Made Nagi/EPA)





Young participants are helped to get their bodies and faces painted to attend the sacred Ngerebeg ritual at the Tegallalang village in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia, 06 September 2023. (Photo by Made Nagi/EPA/EFE)





People with their bodies painted march during the sacred Ngerebeg ritual at the Tegallalang village in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia, 06 September 2023. (Photo by Made Nagi/EPA/EFE)





From left to right, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Laos' Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone hold hands for a family photo during the ASEAN-South Korea Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, September 6, 2023. (Photo by Bagus Indahono/Pool Photo via AP Photo)





A craftsman shows the process of making a local traditional parasol from cloth and bamboo during the Indonesia Parasol Festival 2023 in Solo, Central Java, on September 8, 2023. (Photo by Devi Rahman/AFP Photo)





Dancers disguised as forest spirits pose before performing during the Kendalisada Art Festival 2023 in Kaliori, Banyumas, Central Java, on September 9, 2023. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)





Indonesian Marines fire an artillery round during an amphibious landing operation at the Super Garuda Shield multi-national military exercise in Situbondo, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, September 10, 2023. Thousands of military personnel from the United States, Indonesia and other allied forces showcased their armor capabilities on Sunday in combat drills on the Indonesian island of Java as China takes more aggressive actions in the region. (Photo by Trisnadi)/AP Photo





Participants disguised as monkeys arrive to take part in a procession with offerings to Hanoman, the monkey king who protects people from evil spirits in local folklore, as part of the Kendalisada Art Festival 2023 in Kaliori, Banyumas, Central Java, on September 10, 2023. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)





This picture taken on September 14, 2023 shows a truck unloading waste as cranes move waste up to a higher level at the Bantar Gebang landfill, which is the size of 200 football pitches and receives 7,500 tonnes of waste from Jakarta every day, in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta. Home to around 30 million people, the sprawling megalopolis of Jakarta is facing a trash crisis with its main Bantar Gebang dump site, one of the world's biggest, close to capacity. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)





A view of flames of the wildfire that breaks out at Sungai Rambutan regency near main road in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatera, Indonesia on September 14, 2023. Indonesian authorities are struggling to put out forest and land fires that have been engulfing many parts of the country, including fire-prone regions in Sumatra and Borneo, as the country enters the hottest day of this year's El Nino-induced dry season. (Photo by Muhammad A.F/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





Indonesian passengers ride on the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Train in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 17, 2023. The Indonesian government has finally opened the opportunity for the general public to ride the Bandung High-Speed Train after a series of trial stages. (Photo by Adi Weda/EPA/EFE)





Firefighters carry a water hose as they try to extinguish a fire that has been burning for four days at the Putri Cempo landfill in Solo, Central Java, on September 19, 2023. (Photo by Devi Rahman/AFP Photo)





A helicopter drops water as firefighters try to extinguish a fire that has been burning for four days at the Putri Cempo landfill in Solo, Central Java, on September 19, 2023. (Photo by Devi Rahman/AFP Photo)





A scavenger searches for items among the floating garbage in the Cibanten River in Serang, Banten on September 20, 2023. (Photo by Dziki Oktomauliyadi/AFP Photo)




Police officers use a hose in effort to extinguish wildfires in Ogan Ilir regency, South Sumatra province, Indonesia on September 20, 2023. (Photo by Nova Wahyudi/Antara Foto via Reuters)





A corpse flower (Rafflesia kemumu) in the rainforest of Sumatra, Indonesia in September 2023. The world’s largest – and stinkiest – flower is in danger of extinction due to destruction of forest habitats. (Photo by Dr. Chris Thorogood/The Guardian)





An aerial view shows Baruk Bay during sunrise over Natuna island, Indonesia's Riau Islands province, on September 24, 2023. (Photo by Bay Ismoyo/AFP Photo)





Workers take part in a protest, directed at Indonesia's President Joko Widodo and to demand the government reduce the price of basic commodities and increase the 2024 minimum wage by 15 percent, in Jakarta on September 25, 2023. (Photo by Bay Ismoyo/AFP Photo)