Popular News Roundup: Widespread Rain During Lunar New Year and Ship Sinks in North Maluku Waters
Jakarta (ANTARA) - A range of stories on Antaranews.com attracted public attention on Tuesday, from forecasts of rain across nearly all of Indonesia during the 2026 Lunar New Year to a ship sinking in North Maluku waters.
Here is the list of stories:
- Lunar New Year 2026: BMKG forecasts rain across nearly all regions
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) warned of the potential for heavy rain in a number of regions across Indonesia on Tuesday, coinciding with celebrations for the Lunar New Year 2577 Kongzili.
- Ship on Halmahera Selatan-Ternate route sinks in waters off Makian Island, North Maluku
The motor vessel (KM) Intim Teratai, which departed from Babang Port bound for Bastiong Port in Ternate, was reported to have sunk in the waters off Makian Island, South Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
- Israeli police arrest Al-Aqsa Mosque imam
Israeli occupation police on Monday evening (16 February) arrested the Imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Mohammad Ali Al-Abbasi, in the mosque courtyard in occupied Jerusalem.
- South Jakarta Immigration detains foreign DJ and dancer for visa violations
The South Jakarta Immigration Office, through a joint operation by the Foreigners Supervision Team (Tim Pora) together with the Jakarta Military Police Command (Pomdam Jaya), detained a disc jockey (DJ) and dancer who are foreign nationals strongly suspected of misusing their stay permits.
- Criminal Investigation Agency says police commissioner Didik possessed narcotics for personal use
The Narcotics Crime Directorate of the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim Polri) stated that the non-active Bima City Police Chief, Adjunct Senior Commissioner Didik Putra Kuncoro, possessed narcotics for personal consumption.