TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English rounded the top three news on Friday, December 29. Here are the highlights: BMKG Warns of Potential Heavy Rain with Lightning in Jakarta Today, Rainy Weather Predicted for New Year's Eve in Greater Bandung, and Fire Breaks Out Again at GNI's Nickel Smelter; House Urges Stern Action.

The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:

1. BMKG Warns of Potential Heavy Rain with Lightning in Jakarta Today

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency or BMKG forecasted that rain will pour over part of Jakarta today, December 29. It said the rain will fall at noon until night and midnight.

All parts of Jakarta areas will be cloudy, said BMKG. At midday, several areas such as West Jakarta, South Jakarta, and East Jakarta are expected to see light rains. The rain will cover all of Jakarta area except the Thousand Islands which will remain cloudy.

After a few rainy days, BMKG issued a warning calling on the public to be aware of potential heavy rain with lightning in several areas in South Jakarta, West Jakarta, and East Jakarta in the afternoon and at night.

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2. Rainy Weather Predicted for New Year's Eve in Greater Bandung

Greater Bandung is expected to bring in 2024 under partly cloudy skies and rain showers. Teguh Rahayu, the head of the Geophysics Station of the Bandung Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), forecasted clouds and light to heavy rain between the afternoon and evening.

“In the evening and early hours, [the weather] is generally cloudy with the potential for light rain,” Teguh said on Wednesday, December 28, 2023.

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3. Fire Breaks Out Again at GNI's Nickel Smelter; House Urges Stern Action

The nickel smelter of PT Gunbuster Nickel Industri (GNI) in North Morowali, Southeast Sulawesi, caught fire again on Thursday, Dec. 28. This was the umpteenth incident that happened to the Chinese company.

In response to the repeated incident, the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission VII member, Mulyanto, called on the government, particularly Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita to take decisive action against the company.

“The explosion at the PT GNI smelter has occurred again. This proves that PT GNI management fails to conduct factory operations according to the provisions. So, the Minister of Industry is obliged to impose a sanction, in the form of revoking PT GNI's operating license,” Mulyanto said in his official statement on Friday, December 29.

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