Rohingya refugees receive food donations at a beach on Sabang island, Indonesia's Aceh province on December 3, 2023. More than 100 Rohingya refugees, including women and children, landed in Indonesia's westernmost province on December 2, officials said, but locals threatened to push them back to sea. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)





Motorists ride past by as Mount Marapi spews volcanic materials during its eruption in Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, December 4, 2023. The volcano spewed thick columns of ash as high as 3,000 meters (9,800 feet) into the sky in a sudden eruption Sunday and hot ash clouds spread several miles (kilometers). (Photo by Ardhy Fernando/AP Photo)





Rescuers carry away a victim after the eruption of Mount Marapi in Agam, West Sumatra, on December 4, 2023. Eleven hikers were found dead on December 4 and another 12 were missing after a volcano erupted in Indonesia, with rescuers racing to carry injured and burned survivors down the mountain on foot. (Photo by Fairuz Syaugi/AFP Photo)





Students are seen at school as Mount Marapi volcano spews volcanic ash as seen from Nagari Batu Palano in Agam, West Sumatra province, Indonesia on December 4, 2023, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. (Photo by Iggoy el Fitra/Antara Foto via Reuters)





A woman hangs her laundry to dry as Mount Marapi spews volcanic ash from its crater, in Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, December 5, 2023. Indonesian authorities halted Monday the search for a dozen of climbers after Mount Marapi volcano erupted again, unleashing a new burst of hot ash as high as 800 meters (2,620 feet) into the air, officials said. (Photo by Ardhy Fernando/AP Photo)





Rohingya Muslim children stand at a port warehouse that is used as a temporary shelter in Sabang, Aceh province, Indonesia on December 7, 2023. (Photo by Riska Munawarah/Reuters)





A woman stands near Christmas trees at Senayan City shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia on December 8, 2023. (Photo by Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters)





Newly-arrived Rohingya refugees receive food donated by people at a beach in Laweueng, Pidie district in Indonesia's Aceh province on December 10, 2023. More than 300 Rohingya refugees, mostly women and children, were stranded on the coasts of western Indonesia on December 10, as local authorities leave them in limbo without certainty about shelters. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)





A Rohingya refugee woman with her child stands at the Laweueng beach in Pidie district of Aceh province, on December 10, 2023. More than 300 Rohingya refugees, mostly women and children, were stranded on the coast of western Indonesia on December 10 after being adrift at sea for weeks, the latest in the biggest wave of arrivals since 2015. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)





Chicks dyed in bright colours are seen for sale at the Beringkit traditional market in Mengwi, Badung regency on Bali island on December 13, 2023. (Photo by Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP Photo)





A woman in a traditional dress is helped by her parents to prepare a flower decoration for her hair to participate in the Ngarot Festival, which marks the start of the rice planting season in Lelea, West Java, on December 13, 2023. (Photo by Timur Matahari/AFP Photo)





In this picture taken on December 14, 2023, performers of the Papermoon Puppet Theatre, an Indonesian group, play with their puppet made of bamboo, recycled paper and plastic materials in Bantul, Yogyakarta. The performance “Stream of Memory”, which tells the story of the relationship between human and nature, is a collaborative project with the Singapore Ministry of Culture. (Photo by Devi Rahman/AFP Photo)





A surfer rides a wave at a popular tourism destination in Lhoknga beach, Indonesia's Aceh province on December 17, 2023. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)





Agustina, 41, a trans woman poses before a Trans Super Heroes fashion show at a traditional market in Jakarta, Indonesia on December 17, 2023. (Photo by Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters)





Rohingya refugees rest at their temporary shelter in a government building basement during migrant day in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on 18 December 2023. International migrant day is celebrated to raise awareness about migrant issues around the world as the effect of climate change, conflict and insecurity has forced people to move within countries or across borders, according to The UN Migration Agency (IOM). (Photo by Hotli Simanjuntak/EPA/EFE)





A Rohingya refugee woman looks on as she holds her child at a temporary camp, at a port in Sabang island, Indonesia's Aceh province on December 18, 2023. The mostly Muslim Rohingya were the target of a 2017 crackdown by Myanmar's military that is the subject of a UN genocide probe. Around a million have fled to Bangladesh, and from there thousands risk their lives each year on long and expensive sea journeys to reach Malaysia or Indonesia. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)





People gather in front of a giant castle decoration for the upcoming Christmas at Senayan City shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, 19 December 2023. Around the world, billions of people annually celebrate Christmas on 25 December to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. (Photo by Mast Irham/EPA/EFE)





This aerial photo shows officials monitoring the sorting of ballot boxes at a temporary location, ahead of the February 2024 Indonesian general election, before they are distributed to polling stations, in Jakarta on December 21, 2023. (Photo by Bay Ismoyo/AFP Photo)





Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan's supporters react at his campaign rally in Serang on December 21, 2023. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)





A participant takes part in a bull race competition called “Pacu Jawi” in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Saturday, December 23, 2023. Originally held annually to celebrate rice harvest, the event has now become a major tourist attraction in the region. (Photo by Adi Prima/AP Photo)