TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top three news on Friday, March 22, 2024. Here are the highlights: Indonesia Vs Vietnam: Egy Maulana Scores 1-0 for Garuda Squad, BMKG Logs Eight Aftershocks Post Java Sea Earthquake, and Jokowi Blames Illegal Logging, Land Use Change for Demak Flooding.

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

1. Indonesia Vs Vietnam: Egy Maulana Scores 1-0 for Garuda Squad

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesia national football team won 1-0 over Vietnam in the Indonesia vs Vietnam match for the Asian Zone 2026 World Cup qualifier on Thursday, March 21, at Gelora Bung Karno or GBK Main Stadium in Senayan, Central Jakarta.

Egy Maulana Vikri, who only joined the team in the second round, scored the goal for the Garuda team after receiving a wild ball from Pratama Arhan's long throw in the 52nd minute.

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2. BMKG Logs Eight Aftershocks Post Java Sea Earthquake

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded that there had been at least eight aftershocks following the Java Sea earthquake near Tuban, East Java, on Friday, March 22.

Daryono, head of the agency’s quake and tsunami center, said in Jakarta that the eight aftershocks occurred consecutively between 11:22 and 13:31 WIB (Western Indonesia Time).

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3. Jokowi Blames Illegal Logging, Land Use Change for Demak Flooding

TEMPO.CO, Demak - President Joko Widodo or Jokowi stated that the Demak flooding was not only triggered by extreme rainfall but also by the degradation of upstream areas due to illicit deforestation and land-use conversion. He made the statement during his visit to the flood-stricken Demak Regency in Central Java today, March 22.

He highlighted that the rainfall in the region reached 238 millimeters per day, exceeding the threshold of extreme precipitation of 150 millimeters per day, which had caused the embankments to rupture. However, he contended that the disaster had also resulted from river sedimentation.

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