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- On January 28, 2026, Indonesia's parliamentary panel approved a 4.5% budget cut for Basarnas (the National Search and Rescue Agency), lowering funding from 1.55 trillion rupiah to 1.48 trillion rupiah.
- The move comes as floods and landslides in West Java have killed at least 34 people, highlighting disaster vulnerability.
- Mohammad Syafii, head of Basarnas, accepted the decision but urged more resources to strengthen disaster response.
