Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today urged Malaysians to remain calm and not retaliate after the Malaysian embassy in Jakarta was pelted with eggs yesterday, following a maritime incident involving Indonesian nationals.

The Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) reported that at least that 2,784 residents were taking refuge as their homes were inundated by the heavy rainfall pouring across Jakarta on Thursday night.

According to BMKG, several areas in Greater Jakarta were hit by extreme rain that causes floods during the recent Chinese New Year.

Nearly 100 individuals from various human rights groups and labour unions gathered and aggressively threw eggs at the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta yesterday. Among them were members of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) and the Labour Party,

Protesters pelted eggs at the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta yesterday as dozens rallied in anger over the Jan 24 shooting of five Indonesians in Selangor, which saw one of them killed.

JAKARTA: Dozens of Indonesians, angered over the fatal shooting of an Indonesian migrant worker in neighbouring waters, threw eggs on Thursday (Jan 30) at the Malaysian embassy in Indonesia’s capital.

Jakarta's acting governor says that the city's flood management capacity had improved amid higher rainfall, pointing to the effectiveness and speed with which it responded on Wednesday to overnight flooding that struck several areas,

The BPBD has deployed teams to closely monitor all areas still affected by flooding following heavy rainfall on Tuesday night, January 28, 2025.

The Ministry of Social Affairs has delivered logistics, deployed disaster preparedness cadets (Tagana), and set up public kitchens in response to the floods

Conditions include providing proof of a childless marriage lasting over 10 years, and written permission from a civil servant’s first wife. Critics say it increases the vulnerability of married women.

More than 600 families in the Indonesian city of Jakarta were forced to evacuate after a blaze destroyed over 500 houses in Kemayoran sub-district of Central Jakarta early Tuesday.

Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the five citizens were allegedly trying to flee Malaysia illegally when they were shot.