A motorist pushes his motorcycle through floodwater on the inundated Jl. Daan Mogot in West Jakarta on Jan. 22, 2026. Heavy rain and bad drainage triggered floods of up to 60 centimeters in depth in the area.`

Jakartans battle floodwaters to reach workplaces

From rubber boats to trucks, workers are forced to make their way through floods on days of heavy rains in the city as their employers often do not provide days off in the event of extreme weather.

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West Java landslide death toll rises to 44

At least 20 more people are still missing, as bad weather had hindered the search, according to the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas).

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Riau to convert former illegal gold mines into rice fields

Kuantan Singingi regency has some 5,000 hectares of former illegal gold mines in all districts but only 4,819 ha of rice fields.

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Manhunt underway for death row defendant who escaped after trial in North Sumatra

The fugitive, identified as 39-year-old Syalihin GP, was arrested by the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) in May last year together with eight other suspects for allegedly trafficking 214 kilograms of marijuana.

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Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf speaks on Jan. 29, 2026, during an interview with The Jakarta Post in Jakarta.

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Yahya reinstated as NU chairman ahead of group’s centennial

A plenary meeting led by the group’s supreme leader Miftachul Akhyar also agreed to revoke the leadership reshuffle that took place during the internal feud between November and December, and to move forward the timeline of the organization’s national congress.

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Kateryna Vakarova, 21, a Ukrainian national, exits Denpasar District Court in Bali on Jan. 29, 2026, after being sentenced to 20 years in prison for smuggling 2 kilograms of drugs into the island.

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Ukrainian woman sentenced to 20 years for smuggling drugs in Bali

Vakarova was arrested on Aug. 3 last year upon arriving at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali from Warsaw, Poland, after customs officers discovered over 2 kilograms of drugs in her pink suitcase.

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Workers unite!: Workers take part in a protest on Dec. 29, 2025, against Jakarta’s provincial minimum wage at Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan in Central Jakarta. Labor groups staged the demonstration to reject the Jakarta provincial administration’s decision to raise the city's 2026 minimum wage to Rp 5.73 million (US$341) from Rp 5.39 million in the previous year.

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No revision to Jakarta’s minimum wage, Governor Pramono says

Labor unions have argued in a series of protests against the Jakarta administration that this year’s city minimum wage of Rp 5.73 million (US$341) is still lower than the Rp 5.89 million of income recommended by Statistics Indonesia (BPS) for decent living in the city.

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