Students perform a mid-day prayer during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Ar-Raudlatul Hasanah Islamic Boarding School in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, March 3, 2025. (Photo by Binsar Bakkara/AP Photo)





Rescue teams evacuate people whose homes have been flooded at Pondok Gede Permai Housing Complex in Bekasi, West Java on March 4, 2025. (Photo by REZAS/AFP Photo)





Residents look to evacuate during severe flooding in Jatinegara district in Jakarta on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Bagus Saragih/AFP Photo)





Rescue teams evacuate people whose homes have been flooded in Pasar Minggu district in Jakarta on March 4, 2025. (Photo by Bay Ismoyo/AFP Photo)





A man uses a sap board to move on floodwater in Depok, Indonesia, 04 March 2025. More than 1,400 people were affected by flooding following heavy rains, and thousands of homes were damaged in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, and Bekasi, according to the National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB). (Photo by Bagus Indahono/EPA/EFE)





Rescuers evacuate flood-affected residents on rubber boats in a residential area in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia, 04 March 2025. More than 1,400 people were affected by flooding following heavy rains, and thousands of homes were damaged in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, and Bekasi, according to the National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB). (Photo by Mast Irham/EPA)





People move a scooter on a cart through a flooded area after some rivers overflowed following heavy rain in Bekasi, a suburb of Jakarta, on March 5, 2025. (Photo by Aditya Irawan/AFP Photo)





A student arranges his cap as he leaves after attending a class at Santi Asromo Islamic Boarding School in Majalengka, West Java province, Indonesia on March 6, 2025. (Photo by Willy Kurniawan/Reuters)





Muslim men rest after the first Friday prayer of the fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, March 7, 2025. (Photo by Tatan Syuflana/AP Photo)





A Muslim man reads the Koran at the Great Mosque of Istiqlal during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Willy Kurniawan/Reuters)





Veterinarian and Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) staffs evacuate wild Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) in Agam District, West Sumatra Province on March 12, 2025. Sumatran tigers evacuated to prevent conflict with humans, Sumatran tigers are listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), with less than 400 left in the wild. (Photo by Adi Prima/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Children use abandoned refrigerators as rafts in a flooded area after heavy rain caused a river overflow, submerging scores of homes in Bandung, West Java, on March 16, 2025. (Photo by Timur Matahari/AFP Photo)





Workers clean up a river filled with trash and plastic waste in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, 18 March 2025. Plastic waste and trash that is carried away from residential areas wash up on the river and end up polluting the surrounding beaches and Bali Sea. (Photo by Made Nagi/EPA/EFE)





A man stands on a concrete barrier during a protest outside the Indonesian Parliament, against revisions to the country's military law, which will allocate more civilian posts for military officers, in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 20, 2025. (Photo by Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters)





An Indonesian Muslim man looks at a giant Koran on display before offering prayers on the 23rd night of the holy month of Ramadan at the Al Akbar mosque in Surabaya early on March 23, 2025. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, during which devotees fast from dawn until dusk. (Photo by Juni Kriswanto/AFP Photo)





Hindus devotees take part in Melasti prayer at Arafuru Beach in Surabaya on March 23, 2025. Melasti is a purification festival which is held several days before “Nyepi”, the day of silence, when Hindu devotees are not allowed to work, travel or take part in any indulgence. (Photo by Juni Kriswanto/AFP Photo)





Activists clash with Indonesian Police officers as water cannons are used during a protest against the military law revision on March 24, 2025 in Surabaya, Indonesia. On March 20, Indonesia's House of Representatives passed a revision to military law, allowing military officers to serve in more government posts and take up civilian positions without resigning from the Indonesian National Armed Forces. This amendment has drawn criticism from civil society groups, who warn it could signal a return to the repressive New Order era under former President Soeharto, when military officers dominated civilian affairs.Critics argue that this change could lead to abuse of power, human rights violations, and political impunity for army personnel, reminiscent of the era under dictator Suharto, who stepped down in 1998. The timing is particularly significant as Indonesia is now led by President Prabowo Subianto, an ex-special forces general and former son-in-law of Suharto, who was inaugurated in October 2024. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)





Protester clash with riot police officers during a rally against the passing of a controversial revision of a military law that will allow military officers to serve in more government posts without resigning from the armed forces, in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, March 24, 2025. (Photo by Trisnadi/AP Photo)





Balinese Hindu people take part in a cleansing ceremony called “Melasti”, in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, 25 March 2025. Melasti is a purification ritual where Balinese Hindus cleanse themselves and their sacred objects in the ocean to purify and renew spiritually, symbolizing the washing away of impurities and starting anew. It typically precedes Nyepi, the Day of Silence, marking the Balinese New Year. Balinese will celebrate Nyepi Day on 29 March 2025, during which Hindus on the island of Bali are not allowed to travel, work, light lamps, cook, or do any other activities. (Photo by Made Nagi/EPA)