The quake was felt in cities and towns across East Java, home to 40.7 million people, and nearby provinces, including the resort island of Bali, Indonesian media reported.

Samin's arrest was the first arrest scored by a special team set up by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) tasked with hunting most-wanted suspects to make the investigation process more efficient.

The quake hit at a depth of 82 kilometres (50 miles), about 45 kilometres southwest of Malang city in East Java.

Tropical cyclone Odette was set to dump torrential rains on south Sumatra and other parts of the country including central Java and holiday island Bali.

Virtual is the new viral in the culinary industry, with restaurateurs focusing solely on delivery-only services and using shared kitchen spaces to cook up meals that diners purchase online.

Indonesian president Joko Widodo arrived Friday in a cyclone-hit cluster of islands after the disaster killed more than 200 people, including victims in neighbouring East Timor, with dozens still missing.

Emmanuel Maillet, 53, was handed the prison term on Tuesday in a closed-door court hearing held online due to virus restrictions, according to prosecutor Bagus Putra Gede Agung. The sentence, handed down by the Denpasar District Court, was made public on Thursday.

As a widely predicted shortage of COVID-19 vaccines hits global supply chains, Indonesians may have to wait a little longer for their turn to be rid of the novel coronavirus.

Djoko Tjandra was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison for bribing police generals and an Attorney General's Office prosecutor in exchange for securing a Supreme Court acquittal.

The vessels docked in hard-hit Lembata and Adonara island with hospital ships also en route to the ravaged cluster of islands in eastern Indonesia where thousands have been left homeless and dozens are still missing.

An annual report by Amnesty International has found that human rights in Indonesia deteriorated last year, with the government failing to stop unlawful killings in Papua and West Papua.

A total of 13 suspects -- three Iranians, a Pakistani and nine Indonesians -- were ordered to be executed by firing squad for the gang's role in smuggling about 400 kilogrammes (880 pounds) of methamphetamine, according to authorities.

The 60-year-old was asleep with his family on Sunday night as torrential rain battered the community at the eastern end of the vast archipelago nation.

Papua Governor Lukas Enembe was reportedly escorted back from Papua New Guinea after he allegedly crossed the border on an ojek (motorbike taxi) through an unregistered corridor to find a traditional cure to treat his illness. Home Minister Tito Karnavian regretted the incident and reprimanded Lukas immediately, saying the governor had not asked the ministry for permission to go abroad.

Helicopters were also dropping food and other essentials into remote villages, as rescuers turned to sniffer dogs in the hunt for dozens still missing after weekend floods and landslides devastated the Southeast Asian nations.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has warned of more danger after massive flooding and landslides hit East and West Nusa Tenggara at the weekend.

Indonesia's disaster management agency said it had recorded 130 deaths in a cluster of remote islands near East Timor, where another 27 have been officially listed as dead.

With millions of Indonesians pushed out of jobs and scraping by with reduced incomes because of the prolonged epidemic, parents have struggled to pay for their children's tuition.

Tropical cyclone Seroja has caused dozens of deaths and displaced hundreds more in East and West Nusa Tenggara.

Packing heavy winds and rain, the storm heaped more misery on the Southeast Asian nations after Sunday's disaster turned small communities into wastelands of mud and uprooted trees and forced thousands of people into shelters.

Environmentalists contend that the project will damage peatland and forests, causing wider-reaching problems for the environment.

Floods sparked by torrential rain have wreaked havoc and destruction on islands stretching from Flores in Indonesia to East Timor, sending thousands fleeing into shelters.

Floods sparked by torrential rain wreaked havoc and destruction on islands stretching from Flores Island in Indonesia to Timor Leste, a small nation east of the Indonesian archipelago. 

While some epidemiologists believe that schools can reopen safely, teachers are cautious about the plan as vaccination drives remain sluggish and schools are struggling to provide infrastructure to implement health protocols.

A fishing ship hit a larger cargo vessel on Saturday evening off Indramayu regency, flipping the wooden boat's 32 crew members into the water, said Bandung rescue agency spokeswoman Seni Wulandari.

This is the first time the antigraft body has terminated a corruption investigation since a revision to the KPK Law allowed it to do so.

Religious leaders were among the first to get inoculated in order to suppress the stigma on COVID-19 vaccination.

With special autonomy funding for Papua and West Papua to expire this year, the government has called for a legal revision to allow money to keep flowing into the region.

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has urged for calm after two terrorist attacks this week, and security has been beefed up ahead of the Easter weekend.

Crews blasted fire-suppressing foam to quench the flames at two storage tankers after the inferno seriously injured at least six people early Monday.