November 18, 2025 | 09:30 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. Here are the highlights: BMKG Weather Forecast: Light Rain to Hit Jakarta Since Morning, Indonesia Sees Rise in Creative Economy Workers, BPS: Reaching 27.4mn in 2025; Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax in ASEAN: When Will Indonesia Join?
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. BMKG Weather Forecast: Light Rain to Hit Jakarta Since Morning
Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has warned the residents of Jakarta and its surrounding areas of the potential for rain accompanied by thunder and strong winds in the afternoon and evening of Tuesday, November 18, 2025.
Light rain has been predicted to fall in some parts of the Thousand Islands since the early hours, while other areas are expected to remain heavily overcast until morning.
According to the latest 24-hour weather forecast from BMKG, the light rain that had only fallen in the Thousand Islands at dawn is expected to expand to almost all of Jakarta on Tuesday morning at 7:00 AM local time.
By midday, the rain is also expected to shower Depok City, Bekasi Regency and City, Tangerang areas, South Tangerang, as well as the entire Bogor area.
2. Indonesia Sees Rise in Creative Economy Workers, BPS: Reaching 27.4mn in 2025
Statistics Indonesia (BPS) records 27.4 million workers in the country's creative economy sector this year. This data was conveyed by BPS head Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti on Saturday, November 15, 2025.
Overall, creative economy workers contribute 18.70 percent of the national workforce, marking a rise from the 2024 data. "In 2024, the number of creative economy workers reached 26.48 million or 18.30 percent," said Amalia in a press release received on Monday, November 18, 2025.
West Java, Amalia detailed, records the highest number of creative economy workers with 6.24 million. She also noted top three provinces with the highest worker absorption in this sector, namely West Java, Central Java, and East Java, posting 57.81 percent of the total creative economy workforce.
On the same occasion, Amalia emphasized that the 2026 Economic Census would be an important momentum for a more detailed portrait of the creative economy sector.
3. Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax in ASEAN: When Will Indonesia Join?
The sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax, known as pajak minuman berpemanis dalam kemasan (MBDK) in Indonesia, has already been implemented in seven Southeast Asian countries.
Indonesia is still in the discussion stage for an SSB tax, according to Febrio Kacaribu, Director General of Fiscal and Economic Policy at the Ministry of Finance.
The seven ASEAN countries with an SSB tax are Cambodia, Laos, Brunei, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Timor Leste. During a briefing with the House of Representatives’ Commission XI, Febrio noted that the average tariff in these countries is around Rp1,771 per liter.
“This average tariff can serve as a reference when we eventually implement the tax, both as a source of state revenue and as a tool to control consumption,” Febrio said at the DPR building in Jakarta on Monday, November 17, 2025.
Discussions about the SSB tax in Indonesia have been ongoing since 2019. The tax has even been included in state revenue projections in the national budget (APBN) since 2022, but its rollout has been repeatedly delayed.
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