2026 in Indonesia
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2026 (MMXXVI) is the current year, and is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2026th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 26th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2020s decade.
Central government
- President: Prabowo Subianto (Gerindra)
- Vice President: Gibran Rakabuming Raka (independent)
- Speaker of the MPR: Ahmad Muzani (Gerindra)
- Speaker of the DPR: Puan Maharani (PDI-P)
- Speaker of the DPD: Sultan Bachtiar Najamudin (Bengkulu)
Prabowo
Subianto
Subianto
Gibran
Rakabuming
Rakabuming
Ahmad
Muzani
Muzani
Puan
Maharani
Maharani
Sultan
Najamudin
Najamudin
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Events
January
- 1 January – Around 40 homes are affected by flash flooding due to the overflowing Muaro Pisang River in the village of Maninjau, Agam Regency, West Sumatra, displacing 200 people.[1]
- 2 January
- The 2023 Indonesian Penal Code comes into effect, replacing the previous one dating from the Dutch colonial era.[2]
- Residents of Apara and Longgar villages in the Aru Islands, Maluku, are involved in clashes triggered by alcohol (sopi), leaving two people dead and nine others injured.[3]
- 5 January – At least 16 people are killed in flash floods in Siau Tagulandang Biaro Islands Regency, North Sulawesi.[4][5]
- 10 January
- Former Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, together with his former special staff Ishfah Abidal Aziz and Maktour owner Fuad Hasan Masyhur, are designated by the Corruption Eradication Commission as suspects of the Hajj quota corruption scandal.[6]
- The government blocks access to Grok AI over its usage in generating sexualised images of women and children.[7] The block is lifted on 1 February, following assurances by parent firm X Corp.[8]
- 11 January – A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits North Sulawesi, damaging 14 structures in Talaud Islands Regency.[9]
- 17 January – An ATR 42-500 operated by Indonesia Air Transport flying from Yogyakarta to Makassar crashes in Maros Regency in South Sulawesi, killing all 10 people on board.[10][11]
- 19 January – One person is killed in a tribal war between the Lani and the Yali near the Wio Silimo Cross Monument in Wamena, Highland Papua.[12]
- 22 January – Indonesia joins the Board of Peace.[13]
- 24 January
- At least 74 people are killed in a landslide in the village of Pasir Langu in West Bandung Regency, West Java.[14][15]
- Heavy rain damages upstream areas and causes flash floods in five regencies of Central Java.[16]
- 27 January – A Smart Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, PK-SNS, crash-lands on a beach in Nabire Regency, Central Papua shortly after takeoff from Douw Aturure Airport. All 13 occupants survive.[17]
- 27 January-7 February – 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup[18]
February
- 5 February – A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits East Java, killing one person and injuring 47 others.[19][20]
- 6 February – Australia and Indonesia sign a bilateral security agreement.[21]
- 19 February – The United States and Indonesia reach an agreement to reduce tariffs between the two countries.[22]
March
- 6 March – The government issues regulations barring children under 16 years of age from social media platforms effective 28 March.[23]
- 8 March – Seven people are killed in a garbage landslide at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Treatment Facility in Bekasi.[24]
- 9 March – A court in Denpasar sentences three Australian nationals to up to 16 years' imprisonment for the contract killing of another Australian national, Zivan Radmanovic, in Badung in 2025.[25]
- 12 March – Human rights activist Andrie Yunus is injured in an acid attack in Jakarta. Four soldiers are subsequently arrested on suspicion of involvement.[26][27]
- 25 March-31 March – 2026 FIFA Series (men's matches)[28]
April
- 2 April
- 2026 North Maluku earthquake: One person is killed and another is injured when a building in Manado collapses following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that hits off Maluku.[29]
- A fire at the LPG bulk filling station (SPBE) in Mustika Jaya District, Bekasi injures 14 people and damages several homes.[30]
- 8 April – A magnitude 4.9 earthquake hits East Nusa Tenggara, injuring 18 people.[31]
- 16 April –
- The University of Indonesia suspends 16 law students pending investigation after messages containing explicit remarks about female peers circulated online and prompted public criticism.[32]
- An Airbus H130 helicopter operated by PT Matthew Air Nusantara crashes in Sekadau Regency shortly after takeoff from Melawi Regency in West Kalimantan on its way to Kubu Raya Regency, killing all eight people on board.[33]
- 20 April – Eni announces the discovery of a natural gas field off the coast of East Kalimantan with potential reserves of about 5,000,000,000,000 ft3 (1.4×1011 m3) of gas and 300 million barrels of natural-gas condensate.[34]
- 21 April – Protests against East Kalimantan governor Rudy Mas'ud begin in Samarinda.[35]
- 27 April – 2026 Bekasi train crash: A KRL Commuterline train is rear-ended by an Argo Bromo Anggrek train at Bekasi Timur Station in Bekasi, killing 15 people and injuring 84.[36]
