page_title: 2020 in Indonesia
section_title: January
hierarchical_section_title: 2020 in Indonesia / Events / January
caption_attribution_description: English: Floods that cuts the Raya Bintara Rd. on 1st January, 2020Bahasa Indonesia: Banjir merendam dan memutus Jalan Raya Bintara, Bekasi Barat, Kota Bekasi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia, pada 1 Januari 2020.
context_page_description: Events in the year 2020 in Indonesia.
context_section_description: January 1 - At least 66 people were killed after a massive flooding swept the Indonesian capital Jakarta. Dubbed as one of the worst floods in Jakarta history, the massive flood was caused by the highest recorded rainfall in 24 years since record began in Jakarta.
  January 6 - Indonesia announced that it was mobilizing fishermen and naval vessels to patrol the northern part of the Natuna Sea, following incursions by Chinese vessels.
  January 10 - The Indonesian Ministry of Forestry and Environment announced the termination of partnership with WWF due to alleged "untrue facts and data" claimed by the WWF.
  January 14 - Demonstrations took place in front of Jakarta City Hall. Opposition groups demanded the Governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan to step down from his position due to the perceived mishandling of the emergency response in the 2020 Jakarta floods while supporters of Anies Baswedan also held two demonstrations to defend the incumbent.
  January 15 - Fictional kingdoms and mythical movements regarded by the government as deceitful acts towards Indonesians began to spring up across the country.
  January 17 - The leaders of the Indonesian micronation-cum-cult "Keraton Agung Sejagat" were arrested for public deception.
  January 28 - Leader of "Sunda Empire", Ki Ageng Rangga, was arrested in Bekasi for alleged disinformation and public deception. The organisation "Sunda Empire" was later disbanded by the government.
  January 29 - Outbreak of dengue fever led to the issuance of declaration of emergency by the government of Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara
  January 30 - Henchman of the leader of a mythical movement called as "King of The King" was arrested for alleged public deception.
  January 31 – The Indonesian government expels American journalist Philip Myrer Jacobson of Mongabay, an environmental science news site, after spending ten days in jail for not having a journalist's visa. At least eight journalists have been deported since 2017.
caption: A massive flood struck the Indonesian capital Jakarta, which was described as one of the worst to have hit the capital since records began in Indonesia
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