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.

Several lawmakers and central bank officials have been questioned. The investigation centres on whether the funds were used as intended for corporate social responsibility programmes.

Floods have wreaked havoc across several regions in Indonesia, forcing residents to evacuate and disrupting transportation.

The breathtaking non-metro destinations of West Java now witness an enhanced flow of tourists thanks to the newly-added Embraer flights from Scoot, the affordable carrier of Singapore Airlines. From September last year, Scoot’s carriers are being scheduled twice a week from Singapore to Kertajati in Greater Bandung.

On January 21, 2025, in Ciparay, Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia, @edijunaedi05_ shared a video of a student, Hasty, tripping and falling as they tried to escape after a teacher, recording the atmosphere at school,

The heavy rains caused rivers to overflow on the main island of Java, flooding nine villages and sending mud, rocks, and debris cascading down the mountainsides.

A landslide triggered by heavy rain on Indonesia's main island of Java has killed at least 17 people with nine others missing, disaster officials said on Tuesday.

Hundreds of rescuers were searching through thick mud and debris to find survivors Wednesday after a rain-triggered landslide in Indonesia killed at least 17 people and left nine missing.

Indonesian rescuers have retrieved four more bodies as they resumed their search for people missing after floods and landslides on Indonesia’s main island of Java, bringing the death toll to 21.

Middle powers with rapidly growing economies feel they have more bargaining power than they once did – and some are not afraid to use it.

In December, a landslide and flash floods in Sukabumi, West Java, killed 12 people, destroyed dozens of homes and forced evacuations in vulnerable areas. Villagers described the floods as "unprecedented" with rapid water currents sweeping through settlements.