📰 Latest from Jakarta - January 27, 2026
🌧️ **Weather Alert**: BMKG warns of heavy rain hitting Jakarta today (Tuesday). The city has deployed 200 excavators and is planning cloud seeding operations to manage potential flooding.
💼 **Finance News**: Parliament approved Thomas Djiwandono as Bank Indonesia's next deputy governor, strengthening the country's financial leadership.
🚫 **Drug Bust**: Jakarta police dismantled an illegal drug lab producing etomidate in an apartment, arresting a Chinese national and a local suspect.
🏗️ **Infrastructure Update**: The city has begun dismantling abandoned monorail pillars on Rasuna Said as part of corridor revitalization efforts.
🌐 **AI Regulation**: Indonesia plans to require clear labels or watermarks on generative AI content, with non-compliant material subject to takedown.
Stay safe during the heavy rain, Jakarta expats! Keep updated on weather conditions and avoid flood-prone areas.
Source: Jakarta Globe, The Jakarta Post
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