Four members of a family were killed after a landslide hit their house in the Indonesian province of Central Java on November 19, a local official said.

Floods affected more than 16,700 people in at least 11 areas in Indonesia’s Central Java and East Java last week, of them 280 forced to flee to safer places, the country's National Disaster Mitigation Agency reported.

Indonesia and Singapore plan to build an international container port in Kendal industrial park - a joint venture between the two countries - in Central Java of Indonesia, Singapore's Finance Minister Lawrence Wong has said.

Nestlé Indonesia, a subsidiary of Swiss conglomerate Nestle, has recently invested 3.1 trillion Rp (220 million USD) in building a new factory in Batang district of Central Java and expand production in three other facilities in West Java, East Java and Lampung provinces.

Indonesia's most active volcano Mount Merapi erupted twice on March 22, spewing hot clouds as far as 1,500 meters to the southwest, according to the Geological Disaster Technology Research and Development Centre.

Several earthquakes at over 5.0 magnitudes shook a number of areas in Indonesia on July 13, but there has been no report on loss of property and human lives.

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted 278km west-southwest of Labuan, Indonesia on July 7 afternoon (Vietnam time).

The Indonesian government plans to build an industrial park serving Japanese and US plants relocated from China amid the US – China trade tension.

Indonesia had to close Adi Soemarmo International Airport in Central Java on March 3 following the eruption of Mount Merapi, a local official has said.

Indonesian authorities have issued an aviation warning after Mount Merapi on the island of Java erupted on October 14, spewing a column of ash up to 3km high.

Three Vietnamese artists joined the Yogyakarta Art Festival and Borobudur International Exhibition that took place in Central Java, Indonesia from September 9-18.

Indonesian authorities have banned residents and trekkers from doing activities within 3km from the summit of Mount Merapi, as the volcano located between Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces spewed hot lava on August 14.

Authorities of several regions in Indonesia have been reminded to intensify the monitoring for possible forest fires and droughts, as this year's dry season is forecast to be drier compared to the previous year.

A suicide bomb attack on the night ofJune 3in Central Java, Indonesia, was reportedly aimed at police.

Indonesia is optimistic that it will be able to attract more investment this year although legislative and presidential elections will take place simultaneously in April 2019.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has said he will register as a candidate in the 2019 presidential election on August 10, the last day for registration, according to the news website BeritaSatu.com.

Indonesian police have arrested 10 terror suspects during the Edi al-Fitr holiday.

Indonesian police have arrested terrorists in East and Central Java provinces, suspected of planning several attacks in government offices and banks operating in Blitar city, East Java province.

Indonesia’s most active volcano of Mount Merapi shot a towering plume of ash about 6 kilometres high on June 1, triggering a top alert notice for passenger planes, the government official said.

A Landslide struck Brebes district of Central Java province in western Indonesia on February 22, leaving 11 people missing and 14 others wounded.