page_title: 2019 in Indonesia
section_title: January
hierarchical_section_title: 2019 in Indonesia / Events / January
caption_attribution_description: Molukse Zee
context_page_description: President: Joko Widodo
  Vice President: Jusuf Kalla, Ma'ruf Amin
  Chief Justice – Muhammad Hatta Ali
context_section_description: January 4 - A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Banda Sea, 189 km north-northwest of Saumlaki, Maluku  at a depth of 117.7 km. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
  January 5 - Two Indonesian celebrities were arrested for their suspected involvement in online prostitution. The duo were arrested in separate rooms at a Surabaya hotel.
  January 6 - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Molucca Sea, 151 km west-northwest of Tobelo, North Maluku at a depth of 60.0 km. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
  January 9 - Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leaders Agus Raharjo and Laode M. Syarif faced terror threats with unknown assailants placing what appeared to be bombs at their houses. It was suspected that a Molotov cocktail exploded at Laode's house.
  January 11 - Hundreds of houses were damaged by tornado in Rancaekek, Bandung, West Java.  Two people were seriously injured and around 100 people suffered minor injuries.
  January 13 - Indonesian Women single in Badminton, Fitriani won the 2019 Thailand Masters (badminton) Super 300. The 2019 Thailand Masters, officially Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters 2019 was a badminton tournament which took place at Indoor Stadium Huamark in Thailand from 8 to 13 January 2019 and had a total purse of $150,000. The 2019 Thailand Masters was the first tournament of the 2019 BWF World Tour and also part of the Thailand Masters championships which had been held since 2016. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Association of Thailand with sanction from the BWF.
  January 14
  Indonesian Navy divers have found the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from Lion Air Flight 610 in Java Sea.
  Two Indonesian fighter jets forced an Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane to land over airspace breach. The plane was forced to land at an airport at Batam Island. The cargo plane ETH 3728 was flying from Addis Ababa to Hong Kong.
  January 17
  A plastic-waste mill worker was found dead inside a milling machine at his workplace in Bantargebang, Bekasi.
  First Indonesian Presidential debate between Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto. The topics covered were on the hot-button issues of corruption, terrorism, human rights and the law.
  January 18 - Mosaic art surrounding a statue on a major road in Surakarta, Central Java, has drawn ire from conservative Muslim groups, which have said that an aerial view of the art showed that the design resembled a Christian cross.
  January 19 - A boat carrying 24 people sank in Kapuas River, West Kalimantan. At least 13 people were killed and 11 people survived.
  January 21 - A tornado struck Tuban, East Java. One person was killed and 42 houses were damaged.
  January 22
  South Sulawesi floods and Landslides - Floods and landslides in several regions in South Sulawesi killed 78 people and left dozens missing.
  Sumba Island Earthquake - an earthquake magnitude 6.0 struck Sumba Island and a few hours later a second earthquake magnitude 6.4 struck the same place. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
  January 24
  Basuki Tjahaja Purnama was released from jail after two years imprisonment on blasphemy charges.
  Sukoharjo Tornado - Dozens of houses were damaged by a tornado in Sukoharjo, Central Java. Several people were injured.
  January 25 - Russian climber was found injured on the slopes of Mount Agung in Bali, 10 hours after he was declared missing.
  January 26 - Three houses and one hospital were damaged after a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Aru Islands, Maluku. One girl was injured.
  January 27
  Batang and Pekalongan Floods - Floods swept through houses in Batang and Pekalongan, Central Java. Thousands of people were evacuated in two districts.
  Bali Landslide - two people were killed and 12 injured from a landslide in Karangasem, Bali.
  Indonesian Men Doubles pair in Badminton, Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo won The 2019 Indonesia Masters, officially the DAIHATSU Indonesia Masters 2019, was a badminton tournament that took place at the Istora Gelora Bung Karno in Indonesia from 22 to 27 January 2019 and had a total purse of
caption: January 6, 2019. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Molucca Sea.
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