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Relatives react as they have a video call with a survivor from a ferry that sank near the resort island of Bali, at Ketapang Port in Bayuwangi, East Java, Indonesia, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (Photo by Andur/AP Photo)

Relatives react during a video call with a survivor from a ferry that sank near the resort island of Bali. The scene is at Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia, on Thursday, July 3, 2025.(Photo by Andur/AP Photo)

Two young men practice pencak silat, an Indonesian martial art, at the Gunongan Historical Park in Banda Aceh on July 10, 2025. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)

Two young men practice pencak silat, a traditional Indonesian martial art, at the Gunongan Historical Park in Banda Aceh on July 10, 2025.(Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)

Cadets of the Komponen Cadangan (Komcad), the Reserve Component of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), take part in a graduation ceremony after three months of military basic training, in Banda Aceh on July 12, 2025. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)

Cadets of the Komponen Cadangan (Komcad), the Reserve Component of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), take part in their graduation ceremony after completing three months of basic military training in Banda Aceh on July 12, 2025.(Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)

A mother takes her child to school on a motorcycle through a road damaged by a landslide in Jatigede Subdistrict, Sumedang Regency, West Java, Indonesia on July 14, 2025. Based on data from Cipicung Village Office, the landslide that occurred on May 14, 2025 occurred due to high rainfall and caused 5 houses and 6 families to be evacuated. (Photo by Claudio Pramana/ZUMA Press Wire via Alamy Live News)

A mother transports her child to school on a motorcycle along a road damaged by a landslide in Jatigede Subdistrict, Sumedang Regency, West Java, Indonesia, on July 14, 2025. According to the Cipicung Village Office, the landslide occurred on May 14, 2025, due to heavy rainfall, destroying 5 houses and forcing 6 families to evacuate.(Photo by Claudio Pramana/ZUMA Press Wire via Alamy Live News)

People wait with nets to catch about 2 tonnes of fish released for free by municipal workers during Memed Ikan, an annual traditional fish-catching festival held to give thanks to God for the abundance of fish harvests, at the Gemblegan Reservoir in Klaten, Central Java, on July 20, 2025. (Photo by Devi Rahman/AFP Photo)

People wait with nets to catch approximately 2 tonnes of fish released by municipal workers during the annual Memed Ikan festival. The traditional event, held at the Gemblegan Reservoir in Klaten, Central Java, on July 20, 2025, gives thanks for an abundant fish harvest.(Photo by Devi Rahman/AFP Photo)

This aerial picture show people checking damage to the roof of a house after monsoon rains in Pekan Bada, Aceh province on July 21, 2025. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)

People inspect damage to the roof of a house following monsoon rains in Pekan Bada, Aceh province, on July 21, 2025.(Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)

New Indonesian police officers perform during a commissioning ceremony for around 2,000 graduates from military and police academies at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on July 23, 2025. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)

New Indonesian police officers perform during a commissioning ceremony for approximately 2,000 military and police academy graduates at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on July 23, 2025.(Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)

A man rides a swing at the edge of an observatory deck claimed to be Indonesia's highest, at the Thamrin Nine building in Jakarta on July 24, 2025. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)

A man rides a swing on the edge of an observatory deck, claimed to be the highest in Indonesia, at the Thamrin Nine building in Jakarta on July 24, 2025.(Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)

Local artist Hangno Hartono sits near an alien figure during the Indonesia UFO Festival, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (Photo by Dita Alangkara/AP Photo)

Local artist Hangno Hartono sits near an alien figure during the Indonesia UFO Festival in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday, July 24, 2025.(Photo by Dita Alangkara/AP Photo)

A participant takes photos near the statue of an alien, during the Indonesia UFO Festival, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (Phoot by Dita Alangkara/AP Photo)

A participant takes photos near a statue of an alien during the Indonesia UFO Festival in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday, July 24, 2025.(Phoot by Dita Alangkara/AP Photo)

From left, Australian nationals identified by their initials as MC, PT, and DJF, the suspects in the fatal shooting of an Australian tourist in June, take part in a police reenactment in Badung, Bali, Indonesia on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. (Photo by Firdia Lisnawati/AP Photo)

Australian nationals identified by their initials as MC, PT, and DJF, suspects in the fatal shooting of an Australian tourist in June, participate in a police reenactment in Badung, Bali, Indonesia, on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.(Photo by Firdia Lisnawati/AP Photo)

People swim in a hot spring pool whose water comes from the Papandayan volcano during Sunrise at Tepas Papandayan, Garut, West Java, Indonesia on August 7, 2025. Tepas Papandayan Agrotourism is a tourist attraction in Karamat Wangi Village located at the foot of Mount Papandayan that offers hot spring pools and sunrise views of Mount Cikuray Garut. This pool is managed by local residents (Photo by Algi Febri Sugita/ZUMA Press Wire via Alamy Live News)

People swim in a hot spring pool fed by the Papandayan volcano at sunrise in Tepas Papandayan, Garut, West Java, Indonesia, on August 7, 2025. This agrotourism attraction offers hot springs and views of Mount Cikuray and is managed by local residents.(Photo by Algi Febri Sugita/ZUMA Press Wire via Alamy Live News)

Models walk the runway during Pets Carnival on day 1 of the Jember Fashion Carnival 2025 on August 08, 2025 in Jember, Indonesia. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)

Models walk the runway during the Pets Carnival on day one of the Jember Fashion Carnival 2025 in Jember, Indonesia, on August 8, 2025.(Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)

Actors perform a reenactment of the 1949 General Offensive on Surakarta, one of the last major battles after Indonesia's 1945 independence proclamation against Dutch forces that refused to recognize it, during National Veterans Day commemorations on a street in Jakarta on August 10, 2025. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)

Actors perform a reenactment of the 1949 General Offensive on Surakarta, a major battle following Indonesia’s 1945 independence proclamation against Dutch forces, during National Veterans Day commemorations in Jakarta on August 10, 2025.(Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)

A 100-metre-long flag in Indonesia's national colours is paraded through the streets in Bogor, West Java, on August 10, 2025, a week ahead of the country's 80th Independence Day celebrations. (Photo by Aditya Aji/AFP Photo)

A 100-meter-long flag in Indonesia’s national colors is paraded through the streets of Bogor, West Java, on August 10, 2025, one week before the country’s 80th Independence Day celebrations. (Photo by Aditya Aji/AFP Photo)

A model takes a selfie photo with the spectators during Greatwall of China show in the Grand Carnival on day 3 of the Jember Fashion Carnival 2025 on August 10, 2025 in Jember, Indonesia. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)

A model takes a selfie with spectators during the “Great Wall of China” show on day three of the Jember Fashion Carnival 2025 in Jember, Indonesia, on August 10, 2025.(Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)

A group of youth dancers wait before performing for tourists visiting the Nusa eco-tourism village in Lhoknga, Aceh province on August 10, 2025. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)

A group of youth dancers wait to perform for tourists at the Nusa eco-tourism village in Lhoknga, Aceh province, on August 10, 2025.(Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)

A youth dancer prepares before performing for tourists visiting the Nusa eco-tourism village in Lhoknga, Aceh province on August 10, 2025. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)

A youth dancer prepares to perform for tourists visiting the Nusa eco-tourism village in Lhoknga, Aceh province, on August 10, 2025.(Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP Photo)

Several Jakarta Fire and Rescue officers participated in the 2025 Jakarta Fire Fighter Challenge category at the Education and Training Center in East Jakarta on August 11, 2025. The competition attracted 42 sectorsfrom across Jakarta. (Photo by Muhammad Shahab/ZUMA Press Wire yis Alamy Live News)

Jakarta Fire and Rescue officers compete in the 2025 Jakarta Fire Fighter Challenge at the Education and Training Center in East Jakarta on August 11, 2025. The competition involved 42 teams from across Jakarta.(Photo by Muhammad Shahab/ZUMA Press Wire yis Alamy Live News)

A Sumatran elephant mother-and-calf pair, Hurhayati and Kama, receive food enrichment during the World Elephant Day celebration at Bali Zoo in Bali, Indonesia, 12 August 2025. World Elephant Day is observed annually on 12 August. (Photo by Made Nagi/EPA)

A Sumatran elephant mother and calf, Hurhayati and Kama, receive food enrichment during a World Elephant Day celebration at Bali Zoo in Bali, Indonesia, on August 12, 2025. The international day is observed annually on August 12.(Photo by Made Nagi/EPA)

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