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. 

Amid lagging pediatric vaccination, Central Papua is struggling to curb the spread of measles in the newly created province, as health authorities report close to 400 cases since the start of the year.

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.

The financial intelligence agency has frozen more than 10 bank accounts possibly linked to money launderers who helped Rafael Alun Trisambodo to conceal his sources of wealth, following a probe into the unusually huge wealth of the middle-ranking tax official.

His comments come after a Jakarta district court last week ordered the national poll body (KPU) to halt all election preparations on the back of a procedural complaint by an obscure party. 

The pressure is on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to set the record straight on a court ruling that effectively requires the General Elections Commission (KPU) to postpone the 2024 polls.

President Joko Widodo has weighed in on the wealthy taxman dilemma, siding with public opinion and calling for everyone within government ranks to stop flaunting their wealth and provide a better service.

The Indonesian Navy has stepped up to the plight of the people affected by the Pertamina Plumpang Depot fire by offering one of its warships as temporary accommodation.

In a workshop attended by club representatives from Liga 1 and Liga 2, the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) decided on Saturday to uphold the suspension of the current Liga 2 season as the soccer governing body outlines their ambition to transform the Indonesian soccer league into the best in Southeast Asia.

Prabowo made the statement during a weekend meeting at the former general's private residence in Hambalang, West Java.

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

Deputy chairman of House Commission VII Eddy Suparno said in a statement that the meeting with Pertamina executive board would be the first order of the day when lawmakers starts their next sitting session on March 13.

 Nahdlatul Ulama is seen as powerful, if fractured, voting group.

Several civil society organizations and law firms have joined forces to tackle three district court judges who essentially ruled to delay the 2024 elections in a lawsuit brought by a minor political party.

Following Friday’s deadly blaze at the Pertamina Plumpang Depot in North Jakarta that killed at least 17 local residents, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is seeking greater accountability from the state-owned energy holding company and has also ordered a safety audit for state facilities across the country that posed a similar hazard.

The decision will rest with State-Owned Enterprise Minister Erick Thohir, Pertamina and Jakarta Governor Heru Budi Hartono, he said, adding that no one can live near the facility.

Antigraft watchdog Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) warns that the recent scandal involving a tax official with unclear sources of wealth represents only the tip of the iceberg.

The fire, which started at around 8 pm (0100 GMT) on Friday from a fuel pipe at Pertamina's Plumpang fuel storage depot in North Jakarta, quickly spread to nearby houses and sent residents in the densely populated area into panic.

Linda, a mother of one, said she had lost everything after fleeing with her family and just the clothes on her back.

Officials have called for an investigation and an audit of state energy company Pertamina's  facilities after a fire at its storage facility killed 13.

Commuters are raising concerns about bus operator TransJakarta’s plans to temporarily relocate the Harmoni bus stop in Central Jakarta to accommodate construction work to extend the city’s MRT.

Up to 3.8 million hectares of peatland areas are at high risk from being burned, as peatland-restoration efforts are overshadowed by lackluster fire mitigation and weak law enforcement, according to environmental coalition Pantau Gambut

One member of crew died and nine others are still missing after a fishing boat sank south of Bali on Tuesday. Five people from the crew were rescued by another passing fishing boat.

At least 17 people were killed when a fire broke out on Friday at a fuel storage station operated by state energy company Pertamina in Jakarta.

At least 13 people were killed after a fire broke out on Friday at a fuel storage depot operated by state energy company Pertamina in Plumpang, North Jakarta, a tally displayed at the scene by the city's main fire station showed.

A fire broke out on Friday at a fuel storage station operated by state energy company Pertamina in Jakarta, the city's main fire station said.

Handling a lawsuit from an obscure party whose election registration was denied, the Central Jakarta district court on Thursday ruled the election commission must halt all of its election preparations for more than two years.