TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesia’s Home Affairs Minister Muhammad Tito Karnavian said 43 families, or 171 people, in Aceh were still living in tents four months after the disaster, despite major progress in post-disaster recovery across the province. Tito, who also chairs the Task Force for the Acceleration of Post-Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (PRR) in Sumatra, said … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The rice fields in Meurah Dua District, Pidie Jaya Regency, Aceh, which are reportedly submerged in mud as a result of flooding, were personally inspected by Indonesian Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian. About 1,500 hectares of community-owned rice fields were badly damaged by the heavy mud, according to Tito, who is also the … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs recorded that 725 out of 737 mosques and musallas (buildings used for Islamic prayer similar to mosques) affected by floods and landslides in the Aceh Province are now operational. Meanwhile, 12 other units are not yet functional due to severe damage or being swept away in the disaster. Head … Read more
A giant sinkhole in Central Aceh Regency, Aceh, continues to expand, damaging nearby infrastructure and raising safety concerns for surrounding communities. The sinkhole is located in Pondok Balik Village, Ketol District, and has shown ongoing widening along its edges due to continuous landslides. According to the Aceh Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Agency, the total … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Minister of Home Affairs and Chair of the Task Force for Accelerating the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (PRR) Post-Disaster in Sumatra, Tito Karnavian, has asked local government leaders to quickly provide information about residents whose homes have been severely damaged or who have gone missing due to the disaster in Sumatra. Tito has given … Read more
Extreme flooding has put three Indonesian provinces — Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra — at risk of crop failure, according to BPS-Statistics Indonesia. What’s happening? Last November, Southeast Asia was struck by torrential downpours and deadly floods, displacing and killing thousands, The New York Times reported. In some Indonesian regions, these floods have had … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The government continues to accelerate the construction of temporary houses (huntara) in Aceh to accommodate disaster victims. According to interim data, the total planned temporary houses are expected to reach 16,294 units in 12 affected regencies/cities, with some already completed. The Head of the Task Force for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of the Aceh Region, … Read more
A divorced Malaysian couple hoping to rekindle their relationship have found themselves behind bars after the country’s religious enforcement officers raided their hotel room in the southern state of Johor. The couple has been arrested for an Islamic moral offence called “Khalwat”. Here’s all you need to know. Late-night raid in Kluang Early on Sunday … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesia bears no obligation to prevent its citizens from becoming mercenaries in Russia, said Hikmahanto Juwana, an international law professor from the University of Indonesia. “The state does not prevent [the citizens], but every Indonesian citizen must be aware of the consequences,” he said on Sunday, January 18, 2026. Hikmahanto’s remark came against the backdrop of recent … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – A narrative claiming the 2004 Aceh earthquake and tsunami were part of a nuclear test operation by the United States military circulated on Threads [archive], Facebook, and TikTok in early January 2026. The narrative claimed the information was contained in declassified CIA FOIA documents F-2013-00698 and F-2017-00427 concerning a secret operation called Operation Tidal … Read more