Today's Top 3 News: Suckermouth Catfish Surge Signals Ecological Alarm in Jakarta's Rivers

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April 26, 2026 | 04:54 pm

Workers from the Public Infrastructure and Facilities Handling Unit (PPSU) catch Suckermouth Catfish in the Ciliwung River in Matraman, Jakarta, April 20, 2026. Tempo/Martin Yogi Pardamean

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Here are the highlights: Suckermouth Catfish Surge Signals Ecological Alarm in Jakarta's Rivers; Fitch Ratings Downgrades Outlook for Four Indonesian Banks; and Arsenal Beat Newcastle United 1-0 and Tops Premier League Table.

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

1. Suckermouth Catfish Surge Signals Ecological Alarm in Jakarta's Rivers

The rapid spread of suckermouth catfish, locally known as sapu-sapu, in Indonesia’s urban rivers is less about the species itself and more about worsening water quality, according to an academic from Universitas Airlangga.

Veryl Hasan, an assistant professor of aquaculture at the university’s Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, said the fish, commonly found in heavily polluted waterways such as those in Jakarta, have become dominant because they can survive where most native species cannot.

“Sapu-sapu fish are highly tolerant of poor environmental conditions. When rivers become heavily polluted, many local fish die, while this species continues to survive and reproduce rapidly,” Veryl said in a written statement on Friday, April 24, 2026.

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2. Fitch Ratings Downgrades Outlook for Four Indonesian Banks

Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has downgraded the credit outlook of four major Indonesian banks. The four banks are Bank Mandiri, Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), Bank Central Asia (BCA), and Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI).

However, Fitch Ratings has maintained the credit ratings of these four banks at the BBB level. This outlook downgrade is in line with the revised Indonesia's debt outlook from stable to negative in March 2026.

Fitch stated that the revision of Indonesia's debt outlook reflects increasing policy uncertainty with potential implications for medium-term fiscal direction and external buffers. Additionally, Fitch mentioned that the prolonged Iran conflict also poses "downside risk if higher global energy prices weigh on borrowers' debt serviceability."

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3. Arsenal Beat Newcastle United 1-0 and Tops Premier League Table

Arsenal has returned to the top of the Premier League standings after defeating Newcastle United with a slim 1-0 score in the 34th week at Emirates Stadium, London, in the early hours of Sunday, April 26, 2026. The only goal of the game was scored by Eberechi Eze as the match had only been running for about 10 minutes.

Eze's goal was born from a short corner kick scheme, a variation that had been previously attempted but failed to be executed perfectly. In the third moment, Eze unleashed a powerful shot that Nick Pope failed to block, thus securing crucial three points for The Gunners.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta regarded the goal as a result of his players' courage to believe in the plan. "We were confident it was the right thing to do. The question is, do you have the courage to try it again? And the players did it," he said, highlighting the team's resilience in pressure situations.

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