Authorities reported the volcano first erupted at 6:21 am local time (1121 GMT), sending thick volcanic ash 1,300 metres (4,265 feet) above the crater and toward the southwest area of the peak. 

Weeks of flooding in Riau and ensuing damage to transportation networks have set off alarms over Indonesia’s spotty disaster preparedness, leading to calls for authorities to reevaluate the safety of public buildings and transportation networks amid expectations of more extreme weather to come.

Indonesia’s commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2060 or sooner will be supported by the country’s massive renewable energy potential, but developing this must be backed up by science, bureaucrats and scientists have warned.

Mount Gede Pangrango National Park has released an adult female Javan hawk-eagle named Kalina into the wild after 21 months of rehabilitation.

The Presidential Secretariat has started preparations to host this year's official Independence Day celebrations in Nusantara, East Kalimantan, and expects thousands to attend. 

The National Police have extended the Cartenz Peace Operation in Papua until the end of 2024.

The eruption follows weeks of heightened volcanic activity on the mountain, located on Flores Island, and prompted the local government to issue an evacuation order for nearby residents.

The quake was at a depth of 91 km (56.5 miles), EMSC said.

The UNHCR and local authorities in North Sumatra have been coordinating to help provide aid and temporary shelter for the 157 Rohingya refugees who arrived in Deli Serdang on Dec. 30, 2023.

Several regions in West Java have been struck by natural disasters since the start of this year as thousands of residents evacuate due to floods and landslides.

The vehicle was detained late Saturday night in Semarang in Central Java, where the imperilled pooches were discovered in the bed of the truck with their legs and mouths bound.

North Sumatra’s Deli Serdang administration has said the local social affairs agency, in cooperation with the central Immigration Office, will try to find a place that can temporarily accommodate the 157 Rohingyas who landed on Dec. 30, 2023 in Karang Gading village, with a local police force saying it would also contribute to the effort.

The front carriages of both trains were a mangled wreck while others further back had derailed and overturned on a stretch of tracks cutting through rice fields in Cicalengka, West Java. 

Ministry spokesperson Adita Irawati said the ministry's directorate general for railway services had marshaled all available resources to help with the rescue effort and bring service back to affected areas.

The Army is deploying logistics and health personnel following the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in East Nusa Tenggara province to help residents sheltering in several evacuation centers.  

The crash took place at 6:03 am local time (1103 GMT) near rice fields in Cicalengka and left numerous train carriages overturned.

The government has closed Maumere airport in East Nusa Tenggara as activity continues at Mt. Lewotobi Laki-Laki since its initial eruption on New Year's Day, with the local administration upgrading the volcano's alert status from level II to III on Wednesday.

East Java Police have found that one of the three suspects is a village head, but refrained from announcing the motive behind the attack.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki has erupted several times in recent weeks, including an eruption on Monday that spewed volcanic ash 1.5 kilometres (4,800 feet) above its peak, according to the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG).

The group, consisting mostly of women and children, arrived by boat in Deli Serdang area late on Saturday, according to the Antara report that cited a police officer.

The assailants fired multiple shots at soldiers who were returning from regional Christmas services where they had been providing security.

The wooden boat was encountered in waters near Weh Island, off Sumatra, Indonesian Military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Nugraha Gumilar said.

A clash broke out on Thursday during a funeral procession for the influential former Papua governor Lukas Enembe in the provincial capital Jayapura, with protesters throwing stones and injuring officials, including the interim governor.

The students, many wearing jackets with different universities' insignias, entered a government function hall in the capital Banda Aceh where 137 Rohingya refugees were staying.

Thirteen workers were killed and 38 were injured on Sunday in the explosion of a nickel smelter furnace owned by Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS) in Central Sulawesi

The President said that with the deployment of hundreds of police personnel and the installation of state-of-the-art surveillance technology, he hoped Nusantara would not struggle with crime.

The police have named a Rohingya refugee they suspect of human trafficking following the arrival of refugees in Aceh Besar regency on Dec. 10.

Climbers are advised to avoid the crater of Mount Gede Pangrango due to the possibility of toxic gas emission.

Indonesia and South Korea agreed on a bilateral cooperation to develop an electric bus ecosystem in several areas in Bali.

Prima Indonesia University (UNPRI) in Medan, North Sumatra, has issued a clarification that the five unidentified bodies the police found during a search on one of its campus buildings were preserved human cadavers for educational purposes, not murder victims.