Popular: Home repairs after quake to illegal building crackdown
Jakarta - The following is a summary of popular human-interest news in Indonesia on Wednesday (17/6), ranging from the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) guaranteeing repairs to homes damaged by an earthquake in Central Sulawesi, to the enforcement action against 174 illegal buildings on Jalan Terusan Pasirkoja, Bandung City, West Java.
- BNPB guarantees home repairs following Central Sulawesi earthquake
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has guaranteed full central government support for the repair of residents’ homes damaged by the 6.7 magnitude earthquake in Central Sulawesi.
- Social Affairs Minister ensures budget efficiency will not reduce social aid or Sekolah Rakyat student quotas
Minister of Social Affairs Saifullah Yusuf has confirmed that the government’s ongoing budget efficiency policy will not reduce the allocation of social assistance (bansos) or the quota of students for Sekolah Rakyat (SR) this year.
- Manggala Agni: Forest and land fires in Riau from January to May reach 15,318 hectares
Manggala Agni of the Sumatera Region Forest Fire Control Brigade (BPKH) recorded that the total area of forest and land fires (karhutla) in Riau Province during the period from January to May 2026 reached 15,318.0 hectares.
- No villages isolated due to Central Sulawesi quake, residents erect tents
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) confirmed there are no reports of villages being isolated following the 6.7 magnitude earthquake in Central Sulawesi, and no centralised evacuation posts have been established as residents are self-evacuating using tarpaulin tents.
- Bandung City Government demolishes 174 illegal buildings on Jalan Terusan Pasirkoja
The Bandung City Government has demolished 174 illegal buildings standing along Jalan Terusan Pasirkoja, Bandung City, West Java, in a joint operation held from 17 to 19 June 2026. Head of the Bandung City Civil Service Police Unit, Bambang Sukardi, stated the enforcement was carried out to restore the function of the road right-of-way and to organise the area to be more orderly and safe.