Residents inspect a taxi stranded by floodwaters on Jan. 12 in the Duta Bandara Permai housing complex, Kosambi, Tangerang Regency, Banten. According to the Tangerang Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), floods affected six sub-districts with water levels ranging from 30 to 140 centimeters, impacting approximately 1,014 households.`

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Persistent heavy rainfall across West and Central Java has triggered flooding and landslides with coastal areas bearing the greatest impact due to ongoing erosion. The situation is expected to continue in the coming days.

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Road users pass through tidal flooding in Muara Angke, Jakarta, on Dec. 3, 2025. The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has forecast potential tidal flooding in several parts of Jakarta’s northern coast until Dec. 10, 2025, caused by maximum sea tide conditions coinciding with the full moon phase, which could significantly increase sea levels.

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Jakarta sinks deeper as subsidence worsens flood risks

Jakarta faces an escalating threat from land subsidence, which experts warn could leave parts of the city underwater and cause massive economic losses if aggressive mitigation measures are not implemented

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Drowning in scandal: Former education minister Nadiem Makarim, also a cofounder of ride-hailing firm Gojek, arrives on Jan. 5 for his trial in an alleged corruption case on his involvement in the procurement of Google’s Chromebook laptops for use at his ministry and by students, at the Jakarta Corruption Court.

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Google denies role in Nadiem’s Chromebook corruption case

Google has denied any involvement in the corruption case that centered on a laptop procurement policy at the education ministry between 2019 and 2022, saying it never made use of its ties with former minister Nadiem Makarim to win any government contracts.

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Health workers evacuate students suspected of food poisoning on Oct. 14, 2025, after eating free nutritious meals at SMP 1 Cisarua state junior high school in West Bandung regency, West Java. According to school officials, 54 students reportedly fell ill after consuming the meals served that morning.

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1,000 students fall ill after consuming free meals

Since its launch, the program has been plagued by a series of food safety incidents, with more than 15,000 students reported to have suffered food poisoning between January and November last year.

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A teacher (center right, top) leads students in a classroom lesson on Jan. 5, 2026, at a reopened school in Kejuruan Muda district, Aceh Tamiang regency, Aceh, one of three provinces in northern Sumatra that were struck by flooding and landslides in late November.

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Child beggars in post-disaster Aceh raises concern over long-term mental harm

Displaced children are turning to begging on the streets amid limited aid, often with their parents' permission, potentially leading to their long-term mental and developmental harm.

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A woman dips her finger in ink after casting her vote on Nov. 27, 2024, during the simultaneous regional elections, at a polling station in Surabaya, East Java.

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PDI-P stands with voters against indirect polls

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has become the only party to formally oppose scrapping direct regional elections in the House of Representatives, pushing back against the ruling coalition’s plan while acknowledging the need to curb soaring election costs by other effective means.

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PDI-P stands with voters against indirect polls

Prominent Indonesian comic Pandji Pragiwaksono is seen smiling in this undated photo.

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Support mounts for comedian after Netflix special reported to police

Illustration of a Criminal Code (KUHP) book next to a gavel and a Lady Justice statue.

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Community sentences introduced in new penal code

Former religious affairs minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas (center, in white shirt) leaves the South Jakarta headquarters of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Sept. 1, 2025, following his second interrogation as a witness in an ongoing probe into alleged misallocation of the haj quota in 2024 when he was a minister.

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Former minister Yaqut named suspect in haj quota graft scandal

A photo shows a general view on the opening day of the 50th session of the UN Human Rights Council, in Geneva, on June 13, 2022.

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Indonesia assumes UN Human Rights Council presidency amid domestic criticism

A voter casts his ballot into a ballot box at a polling station during a revote on Dec. 3, 2024, for the 2024 simultaneous regional elections in Makassar, South Sulawesi.

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Indonesians oppose indirect regional polls

Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel attend a Christmas security briefing at the National Monument (Monas) complex in Jakarta on Dec. 24, 2025.

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Flooding disrupts traffic, public transit in Greater Jakarta

Morning commuters faced flooded roads and transit disruptions in and around the capital on Monday due to heavy rainfall.

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Acute pollution: A resident covers his nose on Dec. 16, 2025, while walking past piles of garbage covered with tarps in Serpong, South Tangerang, Banten. The South Tangerang city administration covered the trash with tarps as a temporary measure to reduce odors during reorganization at the Cipeucang landfill, which has led to a temporary halt in waste transportation activities.

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Waste crisis haunts Greater Jakarta

A motorist passes by piles of garbage on Jl. Raya Otista in Cimanggis, South Tangerang, Banten, on Jan. 6, 2026. The South Tangerang city administration has struggled to manage the accumulating waste, which has persisted for the past month.

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South Tangerang reroutes garbage to Bogor after Serang protests

Provocative charges: Prominent Indonesian comic Pandji Pragiwaksono is seen waving in this undated photograph.

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Comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono faces police report over ‘provocative’ show

Lost investment: A view of the remaining monorail project pillars on Oct. 20, on Jl. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta. Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung said the Jakarta provincial administration would dismantle the pillars of the unfinished project to improve the city’s spatial planning.

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Jakarta to remove abandoned monorail pillars in South Jakarta

Fatal accident: A building on Jl. Letjen Soeprapto is seen on Dec.9, 2025, after a fire in Cempaka Baru, Kemayoran, Central Jakarta. The fire, which took place in a building housing a company providing unmanned aircraft for industrial use, left 22 people dead. There has been no immediate report on the cause.

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Overcrowded settlements, weak safety fuel Jakarta’s fire crisis

Vehicles pass by piles of garbage in Ciputat, South Tangerang, Banten, on Dec. 26, 2025. The city administration has declared a waste management emergency, in effect from Dec. 23, 2025, to Jan. 5, 2026, to accelerate cleanup efforts and mitigate the impact on residents’ health.

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South Tangerang waste emergency highlights national problem

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Child beggars in post-disaster Aceh raises concern over long-term mental harm

Soldiers from the Yogyakarta-based Infantry Battalion (Yonif) 403/Wirasada Pratista work together with villagers to install a solar-powered lighting pole in Asiki village, Jair district, Boven Digoel regency, South Papua, in this undated picture released on Friday, Jan. 9, by the Defense Ministry. Yonif 403 is currently conducting border security duties under the Border Security Operations Command (Koops Pamtas) Swasembada in South Papua.

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TNI builds solar-powered lighting in South Papua village

Fatal flooding: Joint rescue workers, assisted by local residents, search for victims of flash floods on Jan. 5, 2026, in East Siau district, Siau-Tagulandang-Biaro (Sitaro) Islands regency, North Sulawesi. According to the Sitaro Islands regency administration, the flash floods killed 17 people and left two others missing.

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Sitaro regency applies recovery scheme, relocation plans after flash floods

President Prabowo Subianto (center) speaks to Coordinating Infrastructure and Regional Development Minister Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (left), State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Regulatory Agency head Dony Oskaria (second left) and state asset fund Danantara CEO Rosan Roeslani (second right) and Aceh Governor Muzakir Manaf during an inspection of a temporary housing site for residents affected by floods and landslides in Aceh Tamiang regency, Aceh on Jan. 1, 2026.

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Aceh disaster victims move into temporary housing

Indonesian migrant workers deported from Johor Bahru, Malaysia, arrive at the Batam Center International Ferry Terminal in Batam, Riau Islands, on Jan. 8, 2026. The Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru, Malaysia facilitated the repatriation of 163 Indonesians, including two children.

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Batam receives 163 deportees from Malaysia, including two children, the first of 2026

Rescue workers retrieve the body of Spanish citizen Fernando Martin Carreras on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2025, in the waters off Padar Strait in Komodo National Park, Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara. Carreras and his family were on board KM Sinar Sakinah, which sank on Dec. 26 due to bad weather.

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Police name two suspects in boat accident that killed three Spanish tourists

Exit blocked: Personnel from a joint team (background) speak with five migrant workers at the Wisma Amira hotel in Dumai, Riau, on Dec. 12, 2025, to prevent illegal departures. A human trafficking syndicate had planned to send the workers to Cambodia via Malaysia.

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Riau authorities rescue 729 migrant workers from trafficking syndicate

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1,000 students fall ill after consuming free meals

A person opens the homepage of Grok on the social media platform X on April 16 , 2025, on a computer in Jakarta.

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Indonesia temporarily bans Grok amid efforts to bolster child protection

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Govt temporarily blocks access to Grok over sexualized images

The Communications and Digital Ministry has summoned X officials to discuss the matter.

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Indonesia records first death linked to super flu

Subclade K, representing a significant evolution in the H3N2 virus, was first identified by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in August 2025 and has since been reported in more than 80 countries.

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