State-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) is continuing repair work on a section of a train track that was left hanging in mid-air after a landslide in Empang subdistrict, Bogor, West Java, on Tuesday.

Two men, one from Syria and one from Ukraine, could face a maximum of 5 years in prison each for allegedly illegally obtaining Indonesian identity cards and family cards (KK) in Bali. Four Indonesians have also been implicated in the case.

The Indonesian Military (TNI) has said it is ready to launch a strike against the West Papuan rebel group holding a New Zealand national hostage but will wait for the command from the government, as negotiations are ongoing.

Last year's crush in Malang killed 135 people -- including more than 40 children -- after a 3-2 defeat for Arema FC by their fierce East Javan rivals Persebaya Surabaya.

The landslide struck the island of Serasan on March 6, killing scores of residents in a village and burying houses under mud and debris.

Two people have been found dead and four others are still missing after a landslide hit several houses in Empang subdistrict in Bogor city, West Java on Tuesday night.

It is not a scene from some cheesy sci-fi offering but a controversial experiment to get the day off to a much earlier start for the sleep-deprived teens.

Ukrainian Ambassador to Indonesia Vasyl Hamianin said that only a small number of Ukrainian tourists had violated regulations in Indonesia in the past four years.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, Sandiaga said such a policy required a comprehensive study of its possible impacts on the tourist industry.

Responding to reports of bad behavior and criminal activities allegedly committed by Russian and Ukrainian tourists, Bali Governor Wayan Koster has proposed to the Foreign Ministry and the Law and Human Rights Ministry that the visa-on-arrival policy for visitors from those two countries be terminated.

The death toll from a landslide on a remote island of Serasan in Natuna, Riau Islands, had risen to 46 after rescuers had found more bodies on Sunday, authorities said.

"I have written a letter to the ministries requesting that the visa facility be revoked for Russians and Ukrainians," Koster told a press briefing on Sunday.

There were no immediate reports of casualties, the country's disaster mitigation agency said.

While activities at Mt. Merapi had declined by Sunday, the local volcano monitoring unit has advised caution to anticipate the potential for other eruptions in the coming days.

Communication lines have started to recover on Serasan island, Natuna, Riau Islands, after a landslide in the remote region that killed at least 30 people also damaged communication infrastructure, hindering evacuation efforts.

The operator of the mining site, located in Batang Toru district in South Tapanuli, North Sumatra, aims to rehabilitate 4.7 hectares of mining sites this year by scattering seed balls of fast-growing plants.

The volcano located in Yogyakarta and Central Java erupted around 12 p.m local time (0500 GMT) and a lava flow of 1.5 km was observed, the local authority said.

Pilot Phillip Mehrtens, who works for the small, domestic Susi Air service, was abducted by the armed wing of Free Papua Movement (OPM) on Feb. 7 after landing at an airstrip in the Nduga district.

An Indian national died after slipping into the sea while posing for a photo at a popular beach-view cliff in Nusa Penida, a small island east of Bali, on Saturday.

Yudo suggested he was concerned that civilians could be hurt if a military operation to rescue Mehrtens was carried out.

Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Adm. Yudo Margono has turned down New Zealand's offer of assistance in an operation to release the New Zealander pilot who has been held hostage by an armed Papuan rebel group in Nduga regency, Papua Highlands, for about a month.

The landslide struck Monday on Serasan Island, located in the Natuna region between Kalimantan and Peninsular Malaysia. 

The October 2022 derby match in Malang, East Java, between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya ended in chaos with 135 spectators killed, many crushed as they fled for exits after police fired tear gas into the crowd.

Indonesia welcomed on Monday the delivery of the first of five Super Hercules aircraft from the United States, which the Defense Ministry says is ready for immediate operational use by the Air Force as of Wednesday.

The landslide on Monday followed six days of torrential rain and buried houses on a village on the island of Searasan in the Natuna region, about 80 km (49.71 miles) off Kalimantan. 

Pictures provided by the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) showed mud and debris from the landslides had inundated houses near a cliff on the remote Serasan island.

Local media in the NTT provincial capital Kupang reported that government workers began streaming into their workplaces at 5 a.m. on Monday.