TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Friday, January 2, 2026. Here are the highlights: List of Intimidation Acts Targeting Indonesian Activists, Influencers in 2025; What Are the Last Countries to Celebrate New Year? The Final Countdown; and Prabowo Corrects BNPB Chief on Soldier Incentives.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. List of Intimidation Acts Targeting Indonesian Activists, Influencers in 2025
s 2025 draws to a close, a troubling pattern of intimidation has emerged in Indonesia, targeting activists, influencers, artists, and journalists who have publicly voiced criticism over the government’s response to a series of major national issues and crises.
The acts of intimidation range from coordinated online harassment and threats to physical terror, including the delivery of animal carcasses, vandalism, and even an attempted firebombing. Those targeted share a common thread: outspoken criticism of disaster response efforts and environmental governance.
1. Greenpeace Activist Terrorized With Chicken Carcass
One of the most alarming cases involved Iqbal Damanik, Climate and Energy Campaign Manager at Greenpeace Indonesia. On Tuesday morning, December 30, 2025, his home was targeted in what the organization believes was an act of intimidation.
According to Greenpeace, an unwrapped chicken carcass was found on the terrace of Iqbal’s house. A handwritten note was tied to the animal’s leg, containing a direct threat.
2. What Are the Last Countries to Celebrate New Year? The Final Countdown
When fireworks fade across Asia, Europe, and much of the Americas, New Year’s Eve is far from over in every corner of the world. Thanks to Earth’s time zones, some destinations welcome January 1 far later than others, revealing which will be the last countries to celebrate the New Year.
So, where are the places where the new chapter begins the latest? Here’s how the final countdown unfolds, according to Parade.
What are the Last Countries to Celebrate the New Year?
1. East Coast USA, Peru, Ecuador, Montreal & Havana - 12:00 a.m. EST
The New Year begins at midnight Eastern Standard Time in major East Coast cities like New York and Washington, D.C. At the same time, parts of South and Central America, along with Canada and the Caribbean, also welcome January 1.
3. Prabowo Corrects BNPB Chief on Soldier Incentives
President Prabowo Subianto corrected Chief of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Lieutenant General Suharyanto for using the term "tired money" to describe compensation for TNI soldiers in disaster zones. He believes the term, which implies fatigue, is not suitable for soldiers.
Prabowo prefers to call the incentive "spirit money." The President shared this view during a meeting on disaster management in Aceh Tamiang, Aceh, on Thursday, January 1, 2026.
Suharyanto had reported to Prabowo that soldiers handling disasters receive meal allowances and "tired money." "The soldiers in the field receive meal allowances and 'tired money,' Sir, pocket money. It's Rp 165,000 per person," Suharyanto said in the meeting, as shown by the Presidential Secretariat.
Prabowo immediately corrected the statement. "Soldiers should not receive 'tired money' because soldiers should not get tired," Prabowo said. Suharyanto then corrected himself.
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