2021 in Indonesia

2021 (MMXXI) is the current year, and is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2021st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 21st year of the 3rd millennium, the 21st year of the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2020s decade.

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This list includes overviews of notable events that took place in Indonesia in the year 2021.

Incumbents

President and Vice President
President Vice President
Joko Widodo Ma'ruf Amin

Coordinating Ministers
Photo Position Name
Coordinating Minister of Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD
Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto
Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan
Coordinating Minister of Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy

Ministers
Photo Position Name
Minister of State Secretariat Pratikno
Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian
Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi
Minister of Defence Prabowo Subianto
Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly
Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif
Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita
Minister of Trade Muhammad Lutfi
Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo
Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya Bakar
Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi
Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono
Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah
Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono
Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin
Minister of Education and Culture Nadiem Makarim
Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning Sofyan Djalil
Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini
Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas
Minister of Communication and Information Technology Johnny G. Plate
Minister of Research and Technology Bambang Brodjonegoro
Minister of Cooperatives and Small & Medium Enterprises Teten Masduki
Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati
Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Tjahjo Kumolo
Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Abdul Halim Iskandar
Minister of National Development Planning Suharso Monoarfa
Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir
Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno
Minister of Youth and Sports Zainudin Amali

Events
See also: COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia

January
  • 1 January
    • Indonesian police announced that a high school student who allegedly made a video parody of Indonesian national anthem Indonesia Raya had been arrested in Cianjur, West Java.[1]
    • A fisherman from Sulawesi recovered a Chinese seaglider off the coast of South Sulawesi, raising questions on the security of Indonesian airspace.[2]
  • 3 January – At least 20 people were injured after a tornado struck a residential area in Cirebon Regency, West Java.[3]
  • 7 January - Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, the spiritual leader of the Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist organization, was released from Gunung Sindur prison.[4]
  • 8 January
    • Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) declared Chinese Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine as halal, ending a longstanding perception conflict among anti-vaccine believers which states that the vaccine is haram.[5]
    • Investigation by National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) revealed that there were indications of human rights violations on the shooting of 6 FPI members.[6]
    • COVID-19 cases number in Indonesia reached 800,000 mark.[7]
  • 9 January
    • A massive landslide struck a residential area in Cihanjuang, Sumedang, West Java. At least 24 people were killed and 16 people were listed as missing.[8]
    • Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 was declared missing after dropping from 10.000 ft near Thousand Islands, North Jakarta. Search and rescue teams were later deployed.[9]
    • Owner of Indonesian e-commerce company Grab Toko, Yudha Manggala Putra was arrested for fake news and alleged fraud.[10]
  • 11 January
  • 12 January - A massive flood swept South Kalimantan after two rivers burst its banks. More than 6,000 homes were submerged and more than 20,000 people were evacuated.[13] At least 5 bodies were recovered from the flood.[14]
  • 13 January
    • The first vaccine administration in Indonesia took place in Jakarta. President Joko Widodo was vaccinated with Sinovac vaccine on a live televised event.[15]
    • Chairman of General Elections Commission, Arief Budiman, was fired due to "ethical codes violation".[16]
  • 14 January - National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) announced that the commission didn't find any indications of severe human rights violation during the shooting of 6 FPI members in December 2020.[17]
  • 15 January
    • Indonesia recorded its highest daily increase of COVID-19 to date, with nearly 13,000 positive cases.[18]
    • A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Majene, West Sulawesi. The earthquake struck at a depth of 10 km, with its epicentre located at least 6 km from Majene Regency. Dozens of structures, including a hotel and West Sulawesi's gubernatorial building, were destroyed. At least 73 people died and more than 800 wounded.[19][20]
  • 17 January
    • At least 5 people were killed and 500 were displaced after a flash flood and landslide struck Manado, North Sulawesi.[21]
    • COVID-19 cases number in Indonesia reached 900,000 mark.[22]
  • 20 January - A twitter thread made by two American citizens living in Bali caused heavy backlash among Indonesians due to a perceived exploitation of the loopholes of Indonesian immigration policy. Both of them were later deported.[23]
  • 21 January - A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Talaud Islands Regency, North Sulawesi at a depth of more than 100 km. Structural damage were reported in several districts.[24]
  • 23 January
    • Controversy and public outcry after an alleged enforcement of hijab to non-muslim students in Padang, West Sumatra.[25]
    • Minister of Education and Culture Nadiem Makarrim threatened "serious consequences" for people who were involved in the incident.[26]
  • 25 January
    • Indonesian coastguard seized an Iranian and a Panamanian tankers off the coast of Borneo.[27]
    • At least 10 people were killed after a mine collapse in Tanah Bumbu Regency, South Kalimantan.[28]
  • 26 January
    • Indonesia reached a new grim milestone as number of COVID-19 cases pass 1 million, the highest in Southeast Asia.[29]
    • A politician from People's Conscience Party, Ambroncius Nababan, was accused of racism after allegedly posted a photo of Papuan members of National Human Rights Commission Natalius Pigai and comparing it to a gorilla. Ambroncius was then summoned by the Indonesian National Police and was later declared as a suspect.[30]
  • 27 January - Listyo Sigit Prabowo was chosen as the new Chief of the Indonesian National Police.[31]

February
  • 1 February - Leader of Indonesia's Democrat Party, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, claimed that one of the senior officials with close ties to Joko Widodo had planned for a "coup d'état" within the party, with a goal of deposing him from his position as the party's leader.[32]

Deaths

January
Subiakto Tjakrawerdaya

February

See also

References
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  2. "Nelayan Temukan Drone Diduga Milik China di Sulawesi Selatan". Viva. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. "Angin Puting Beliung Terjang Selangit Cirebon, 20 Warga Alami Luka". Detik. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. Yulisman, Linda (January 9, 2021). "Indonesia's top terrorist convict Abu Bakar Bashir released from prison". The Straits Times. Indonesia’s top terrorist convict Abu Bakar Bashir, the spiritual leader of South-east Asia’s terrorist group Jemaah Islamiah (JI), was released from prison early yesterday. [...] Ms Rika Apriyanti, the Law and Human Rights Ministry spokes-man for prisons, said that Mr Bashir’s family and lawyers picked him up at the Gunung Sindur prison in Bogor, West Java.
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  21. "Tanah Longsor dan Banjir Terjang Manado, 5 Orang Meninggal-500 Mengungsi" (in Indonesian). Detik. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  22. "Tambah 11.287 Kasus, Corona di Indonesia 17 Januari Tembus 900 ribu". Detik.com. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
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  24. "2 Kecamatan di Talaud Sulut Laporkan Kerusakan Pascagempa M 7,0". Detik. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
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