Today's Top 3 News: Lombok Police Shut Down Illegal Gold Mine After Collapse Injures 3

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January 31, 2026 | 04:17 pm

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo Englishcompiled the top 3 news on Saturday, January 31, 2026. Here are the highlights: Lombok Police Shut Down Illegal Gold Mine After Collapse Injures 3; Martabe Gold Mine Operator Focuses on Sustainable Practices; and List of Flood-Affected Areas in Jakarta This Morning.

The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:

1. Lombok Police Shut Down Illegal Gold Mine After Collapse Injures 3

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Central Lombok Resort Police have shut down an illegal gold mine in Mount Kongbawi, Serage Village, after the quarry collapsed and injured three people.

The South West Praya Police Chief, Second Inspector Aswina, said that one of the victims broke a leg. "It was shut down after the mining hole collapsed, which resulted in three miners getting injured," Aswina said in his written statement on Tuesday, January 13, 2026.

Aswina mentioned that the location of the illegal gold mining was within the production forest area owned by the West Nusa Tenggara Provincial Government. The soil in this area is highly unstable, posing a huge risk of triggering landslides, especially since the excavation is situated around slopes and cliffs.

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2. Martabe Gold Mine Operator Focuses on Sustainable Practices

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - PT Agincourt Resources, the operator of the Martabe Gold Mine, said it respects the government’s directives and policies on Indonesia’s national mining industry. The company stated that it will operate cooperatively by adhering to all applicable administrative procedures and legal requirements.

In carrying out its operations, the company said it remains cooperative and committed to complying with all applicable administrative procedures and legal provisions.

“Our priority is to ensure the implementation of good corporate governance as well as responsible and sustainable mining practices, to create added value for all stakeholders,” said Katarina Siburian Hardono, Senior Manager of Corporate Communications at PT Agincourt Resources, in a written statement on Thursday, January 29, 2026.

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3. List of Flood-Affected Areas in Jakarta This Morning

Several areas in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, were inundated by floods after heavy rain fell from early Friday, January 30, 2026. Data from the Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) showed that flooding affected 39 neighborhood units (RT) across the city.

BPBD Jakarta’s Head of the Data and Information Center, Mohamad Yohan, said the floods hit residential areas as well as three road sections in South and North Jakarta.

“The flooding was caused by high rainfall combined with river overflows,” Yohan said in a written statement on Friday.

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