Videos of the flooding in West Java have also circulated on social media, with some residents saying the floodwater reached a depth of up to 2 meters in Bandung regency.

Medan, North Sumatra Mayor Bobby Nasution, the son-in-law of former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, has a strong lead in the province’s upcoming gubernatorial election with 44.9 percent of respondents saying they support his ticket, a survey by Litbang Kompas has found.

Authorities raised Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki's alert level to the highest of a four-tiered system after several eruptions since Sunday evening, telling locals and tourists to avoid a seven-kilometre (4.3-mile) radius of the crater.

Authorities have temporarily closed the historical site and protected forest area of Bulu Matanre in Soppeng regency, South Sulawesi, after nine people were killed by a fallen tree during a thunderstorm on Sunday.

BNPB allocated Rp 16.4 billion (US$1.04 million) for essential supplies and emergency operations following Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki’s eruption, which caused extensive destruction to nearby villages in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703-metre (5,587-feet) twin volcano located on the popular tourist island of Flores, shot flaming rocks at residential areas overnight Monday, setting wooden houses on fire and pockmarking the ground.

Nineteen Rohingya refugees left their temporary shelter in Seunebok Rawang village, East Aceh regency, Aceh, on Friday, local authorities have said.

Indonesia posted year-on-year inflation of 1.71 percent in October, which was within the government’s target.

The policy introduced last month allows for foreigners holding Singaporean permanent residency to visit Batam, Bintan and the Karimun islands visa free for four days.

The Yogyakarta administration said it has confiscated thousands of bottles of alcoholic beverages from unlicensed stores and closed down unlicensed outlets following an order by Governor Hamengku Buwono X.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, located on Flores Island, erupted on Sunday at 11.57 p.m. (1557 GMT), belching a fiery-red column of lava, volcanic ash and blazing rocks, Hadi Wijaya, a spokesperson for The Center of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG), said on Monday.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, located on the popular tourist island of Flores, spewed a tower of ash and lava on nearby villages that were forced to evacuate.

Police have named the headmaster of Pondok Pesantren Sri Muslim Mardhatillah, reportedly an unlicensed Islamic boarding school in Jambi city, as a suspect of sexual abuse involving at least 12 students.

The first North Sumatra gubernatorial election got off to a heated start, with Bobby Nasution going on the attack against the policies of former governor Edy Rahmayadi, who is up for reelection.

Nasi Padang restaurant association apologizes for causing commotion on social media.

Although there were barely any barbs traded during the first debate, candidate Ahmad Luthfi boasted about the support he got from former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his successor Prabowo.

The Home Ministry said that village heads who fail to maintain neutrality in regional elections may face job termination.

Miftach Tjut Adek, chief of the community, told Reuters that the 96 arrivals, including seven children, were still at the local beach in the eastern part of Aceh.

Hamengku Buwono said that the sales of alcoholic drinks, including its online trade, in Yogyakarta had gone out of control and had created serious problems in local community.

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has sent logistical and health aid to people affected by a recent series of eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in East Flores regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

The Yogyakarta City Police have arrested seven men suspected of being involved in the assault of two students of a 'pesantren' (Islamic boarding school) in Yogyakarta on Oct. 23

West Java gubernatorial candidate Dedi Mulyadi and his running mate Erwan Setiawan have held onto a strong lead in three key regions of the province ahead of the upcoming regional election, with more than half of respondents in those areas saying they support the pair.

The PDI-P dismissed Bobby Nasution last year for supporting Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka in the 2024 presidential election.

Airlangga University’s (Unair) Faculty of Social Sciences and Political Science (FISIP) has revoked the suspension of its student executive body (BEM) for criticizing President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

The Deli Serdang regency in North Sumatra is struggling to find a relocation site for dozens of Rohingya refugees who recently arrived in Pantai Labu district.

Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Satryo Brodjonegoro has asked Airlangga University (Unair) in Surabaya, East Java, to revoke the suspension of one of its student executive bodies (BEM) for criticizing President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

A forensics team has gathered evidence from the site of the clash that left two dead and 51 homes burned, while the local Social Affairs Office has distributed aid to the 52 affected families.

East Java's counterpart to Transjakarta plans to expand the number of stops on its Surabaya-Bangkalan route with 24 new shelters, primarily on the Madura side, to help workers and students commute from the island to regions on mainland Java.

The Bandung city administration in West Java plans to release the eggs of lab-bred mosquitoes carrying the Wolbachia bacteria to another district in an effort to control dengue.

The Navy has said it thwarted an attempt to traffic 146 Rohingya refugees to Aceh after they disembarked from a large ship on a beach in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, on Thursday.