A fourth-grade elementary school student in Ngada Regency, Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) Province, was found to have committed suicide on Thursday (29/1/2026).
Based on preliminary information from the crime scene and initial reports, the NTT Police said the victim ended his life due to economic hardship.
Regarding poverty, according to a report by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the poverty line in NTT in March 2025 was Rp549,607 per capita per month.
By district/city, Kupang City recorded the highest poverty line in NTT at Rp794,609 per capita per month.
While the lowest was in Central Sumba Regency at Rp397,817 per capita per month.
As for the poverty line in Ngada, the elementary school student's home district, it was Rp510,269 per capita per month.
Here are the details of the poverty line by district/city in NTT as of March 2025, according to BPS:
- Kupang City: Rp794,609 per capita per month
- Sabu Raijua: Rp571,961 per capita per month
- Ende: Rp549,363 per capita per month
- Lembata: Rp538,773 per capita per month
- Nagekeo: Rp516,140 per capita per month
- North Central Timor: Rp516,059 per capita per month
- South West Sumba: Rp513,816 per capita per month
- Ngada: Rp510,269 per capita per month
- Kupang: Rp504,863 per capita per month
- Malaka: Rp494,018 per capita per month
- Belu: Rp490,904 per capita per month
- East Manggarai: Rp485,247 per capita per month
- West Manggarai: Rp477,226 per capita per month
- Manggarai: Rp472,888 per capita per month
- Alor: Rp464,871 per capita per month
- South West Sumba: Rp460.702 per capita per month
- South Central Timor: Rp454,423 per capita per month
- Sikka: Rp447.472 per capita per month
- Rote Ndao: Rp443.901 per capita per month
- East Flores: Rp429.094 per capita per month
- Central Sumba: Rp397,817 per capita per month.