JAKARTA - Polda Metro Jaya prohibits shopping centers (malls) and hotels from holding New Year's Eve activities 2025-2026 with fireworks. This is considered to give empathy to victims of disasters on the island of Sumatra.
Head of Public Relations of the Metro Jaya Police, Kombes Budi Hermanto, confirmed that the commitment was in accordance with the Circular Letter (SE) of the Governor of Jakarta regarding the prohibition of fireworks during New Year's Eve.
According to him, shopping centers and hotels have made a statement that the activities in question will not be held.
"Several malls, several hotels that have been launched, initially this will not use fireworks on New Year's Eve," said Kombes Budi to reporters, Thursday, December 25, 2025.
Budi explained that the policy was merely to show empathy for victims of major disasters on the island of Sumatra, namely Aceh, North Sumatra (Sumut), and West Sumatra (Sumbar) at the end of November 2025.
"We empathize with brothers and sisters who are affected by the disaster in Sumatra so that we together appeal to all people in Jakarta to carry out the New Year's Eve event without using fireworks and firecrackers," he said.
Budi further reminded the people of Jakarta and its surroundings to celebrate New Year's Eve without fireworks and firecrackers.
Previously, the National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo ensured that he would not give permission for anyone to celebrate the 2026 New Year's Eve with fireworks.
Listyo proposed that all people in Indonesia should pray together as a form of empathy and sympathy for the victims of the flash flood disaster in Sumatra.
"Later on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, our hope is of course that we will appeal to the public for their activities to be used more for activities that are prayers for Sumatra, prayers for the country."
"So we do not recommend the use of fireworks at the end of the year," said Listyo at a press conference after directly reviewing the condition of the Senen Market Station ahead of the 2025 Christmas holiday.
In addition, regarding the technical steps of supervision of residents who still celebrate fireworks, Listyo has not been able to explain in more detail. He stated that he would hand over the technical matter to each regional police chief.
The National Police Chief also asked all parties to focus or pay full attention to the conditions of the people in North Sumatra, West Sumatra, and Aceh.
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