The new task force, which reports directly to the President, aims to eliminate illegal plantations and mines in forested areas in a bid to improve management of the nation's forests.

Around 500 rescuers from the Search and Rescue Agency, the Indonesian Military, the Central Java Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) and local residents are working tirelessly to search for victims buried under debris in Kasimpar village, the hardest-hit area.

Indonesia has been seeing an uptick in FMD cases since the end of last year. As of Jan. 13 around 17,000 livestock have been infected nationwide with hundreds of animal fatalities.

West Java governor-elect Dedi Mulyadi plans to recruit former ministers and technocrats Ignatius Jonan and Susi Pudjiastuti to help him develop the province’s strategic infrastructures in the next five years.

Fire safety in Jakarta has come under public scrutiny after a series of devastating fires in recent weeks, including two large blazes that erupted in densely populated neighborhoods on Tuesday.

The incident came to light as the National Police face widespread public scrutiny for a separate extortion scandal at the 2024 Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP) music festival last month.

Intense rainfall in a mountainous area near Pekalongan city sparked the landslide on Monday, collapsing bridges and burying cars and houses.

Indonesia is seeing an increased risk of hydrometeorological disasters due to the La Niña weather phenomenon, which typically brings a wetter rainy season to the archipelago.

The province's capital, Bandar Lampung, was the hardest hit by the disaster, as flooding submerged more than 14,000 homes and impacted over 11,200 residents.

"Sixteen people were confirmed dead. For injured victims, 10 have been referred to hospitals and the nearest community health centre," Adj. Sr. Comr. Doni Prakoso, police chief in Pekalongan city, told local broadcaster Metro TV. 

A total of 14 people were reported missing in the devastating incident, but as of Monday rescuers had only located and recovered the bodies of eight victims.

Deputy Tourism Minister Ni Luh Puspa has urged Bali authorities to devise rules requiring people visiting the island to use local tour guides, following two recent reports of sexual violence against tourists in the past few weeks.

The renovation project primarily focuses on strengthening the stadium's structure to make it earthquake resistant, improving safety features and increasing accessibility for people with disabilities.

Mount Ibu, on the remote island of Halmahera, sent a column of smoke up to four kilometres (2.5 miles) into the sky in an eruption on Wednesday.

Overtourism and overdevelopment have become serious issues in the southern part of the province, leading to environmental issues such as flooding and mounting waste.

Authorities have started evacuating villages located near the volcano, which has been showing increasing activity this month, after its alert status was raised to the highest "warning" level on Wednesday.

Mount Ibu, located on the remote island of Halmahera, erupted on Wednesday, sending a column of smoke up to four kilometres (2.5 miles) into the sky.

A tiger attacked local livestock in East Aceh regency for the third time in a month, killing a cow on Thursday.

Yogyakarta police claimed that the victim suffered from chest pain after his arrest. 

The two Navy officers have been charged with premeditated murder and dealing in stolen goods over the fatal shooting of a car rental business owner as he was trying to reclaim his vehicle at a rest stop on the Tangerang-Merak Toll Road.

Mount Ibu, located on the remote island of Halmahera, erupted on Wednesday, sending a column of smoke up to four kilometres (2.5 miles) into the sky.

Authorities say players destroyed plants, dismantled paved pathways and stairs and dug up grass in the parks, creating safety hazards for other visitors. 

Mount Ibu erupted at 07:11 a.m. (2211 GMT Tuesday) for around two minutes, the volcanology agency said in a statement. Clouds of thick grey ash billowed into the sky leaning towards the west, said Muhammad Wahid, the agency's head. 

The alleged homicide occurred as the Navy was investigating three other officers in relation to a fatal shooting of a 48-year-old car rental business owner in Banten earlier this month.

Hundreds of homes in Riau Islands province were hit by widespread flooding over the weekend following heavy rainfall, with disaster authorities recording thousands of people affected by floods and landslides nationwide this month.

Police are investigating two explosions at a local policeman's home in Mojokerto, East Java, that destroyed the structure and killed two relatives in a house next door, with the preliminary probe pointing to a leaking cooking gas canister as a likely cause.

A former police officer is believed to be the perpetrator, acting on orders from a rogue faction of Papuan separatists.

There has been no new evacuation order, but visitors and villagers have been told to vacate a zone 4 to 5.5 kilometers from the peak.

Observers say the recent accidents highlight a "systemic failure" in the enforcement of the country's transportation laws.

The volcano is currently still on the second highest alert level.