Tangerang, Jan. 20 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Immigration and Corrections has raised about Rp1.7 billion ($100,000) to support post-disaster recovery efforts in three provinces on Sumatra, channeling the funds into emergency aid following floods and landslides late last year.

Addressing reporters in Tangerang, Banten, on Tuesday, Minister Agus Andrianto said the money was collected from immigration offices nationwide during the 2026 Immigration Service Day and would be used to assist the police, military and the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) in ongoing response operations.

"I have instructed my team to convert the funds into various forms of assistance, most notably clean water, to broaden the impact of our collection," And...