Muslims take part in congregational Friday prayers with social distancing measures in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic at a mosque in Surabaya on August 13, 2021. (Photo by Juni Kriswanto/AFP Photo)





Volunteers from the Nahdatul Ulama (NU) Sleman burial team prepare to bury the body of a woman who died from COVID-19 during a funeral service at a cemetery on August 12, 2021 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia has recorded over 100,000 deaths from Covid-19, as the country continues to struggle with a huge wave of infections driven by the delta variant. Burial teams are working round to clock in many parts of the country, not only assisting with burying the dead, but also educating the public on best practices when dealing with those who have lost their lives to the disease. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)





Local farmers ride a motorbike on a road covered in volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Merapi in Dukun, Central Java, Indonesia, Monday, August 16, 2021. The volcano is the most active of more than 120 active volcanoes in Indonesia and has repeatedly erupted with lava and gas clouds recently. (Photo by Slamet Riyadi/AP Photo)





In this photo taken using slow camera shutter speed, hot lava runs down from the crater of Mount Merapi, in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, early Wednesday, August 11, 2021. The volcano is the most volatile of more than 120 active volcanoes in the country, and is one of the most active worldwide. (Photo by Trisnadi/AP Photo)





A villager walks along a path strewn with volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Merapi, Indonesia's most active volcano, in Magelang near Yogyakarta on August 16, 2021. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto/AFP Photo)





A worker, left, gives an offering of Hindu prayers near a coffin containing the body of a COVID-19 victim to be taken for a cremation in Bali, Indonesia, Monday, August 16, 2021. (Photo by Firdia Lisnawati/AP Photo)





Indonesians participate in a palm tree climbing competition to reach prizes on top of the logs during the palm tree climbing race to mark the 76th anniversary of Indonesia's independence day in Depok, Indonesia, 17 August 2021. Indonesia gained independence from the Netherlands in 1945. (Photo by Adi Weda/EPA/EFE)





Indonesian Air Force helicopters carrying a big flag fly above high rise buildings during the country's 76th Independence Day celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 17, 2021. (Photo by Willy Kurniawan/Reuters)





Children, wearing masks to curb the spread of coronavirus outbreak, take part in a sack race competition during an Independence Day celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Indonesia is celebrating its 76th anniversary of independence from Dutch colonial rule. (Photo by Tatan Syuflana/AP Photo)





An evidence bag containing elephant ivory handicrafts confiscated from a suspected poacher is shown to the media during a press conference at the local police headquarters in East Aceh, Indonesia, Thursday, August 19, 2021. (Photo by Riska Munawarah/AP Photo)





Police officers escort a suspected elephant poacher and the buyers of the ivory as they are presented to the media during a press conference at the local police headquarters in East Aceh, Indonesia, Thursday, August 19, 2021. (Photo by Riska Munawarah/AP Photo)





Residents cross a bridge at a river mouth filled with garbages in Lhokseumawe, Aceh on August 22, 2021. (Photo by Azwar Ipank/AFP Photo)





A member of the police bomb disposal squad leave s the scene after destroying a suspicious package found inside a garbage can in Bekasi on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, August 23, 2021. Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, has carried out a sustained crackdown on Islamic militants since bombings on the tourist island of Bali in 2002 killed 202 people, mostly foreigners. Recently, attacks on foreign interests have been largely replaced in recent years by smaller, less deadly strikes targeting the government, mainly police and anti-terrorism forces. (Photo by Achmad Ibrahim/AP Photo)





A stingless bee honey farmer harvests honey from cultivated honeycombs in Lam Badeuk village, Aceh Besar, Indonesia, 23 August 2021. According to the farmer, market demand for stingless bee honey production has increased during the pandemic in Aceh. This increase is believed to be the result of a local belief that honey can increase the body's immune system to fight the coronavirus. (Photo by Hotli Simanjuntak/EPA/EFE)





A surfer walks at a nearly empty beach in Canggu, Bali, Indonesia, 25 August 2021. The Indonesian government extended the current restrictions on community activities (PPKM), from 24 August to 30 August 2021 and lowered the status of a number of regions from PPKM level 4 to PPKM level 3. (Photo by Made Nagi/EPA/EFE)





Investigators examine the carcass of one of three Sumatran tigers found dead in Ie Buboh village in South Aceh, Indonesia, Thursday, August 26, 2021. A critically endangered Sumatran tiger and its two cubs were found dead in a conservation area on Sumatra island after being caught in boar traps, in the latest setback to a species whose numbers are estimate to have dwindled to about 400 individuals, authorities said Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. (Photo by Tuah Albanna/AP Photo)





Staff members check body temperatures of students on the first day of school reopening in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, August 30, 2021. Authorities in Indonesia's capital kicked off the school reopening on Monday as the daily count of new COVID-19 cases continues to decline. (Photo by Dita Alangkara/AP Photo)





Students wearing face masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 attend class during the first day of school reopening at an elementary school in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, August 30, 2021. (Photo by Dita Alangkara/AP Photo)





A black gibbon is seen in a cage before being released into the wild by Indonesian nature conservation agency (BKSDA) in Jantho forest, Aceh province on August 26, 2021. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)