BRIN researchers discover concentrations of pain and cold relief medicine pollution in the Jakarta Bay. This acetaminophen waste is known to have an impact on shellfish, but its effects on humans are yet to be determined.

Government reactions are varied on the court verdict handed down in a lawsuit on air pollution. An appeal delays action which should be taken immediately.

There is only a very small population of Sumatran rhinoceros, consisting of less than 80 scattered across four locations in Sumatra and East Kalimantan. The government is enacting emergency action plan to save them from extinction.