Warnings about extreme weather conditions this month have been issued, with the peak expected between March 11 and March 20.

Indonesia’s West Java Regional Police is investigating a bomb threat during a graduation ceremony at Parahyangan Catholic University (Unpar) in Bandung.

A landslide struck a village in the Indonesian province of West Java on March 24, killing a woman while nine others including children went missing, the local authority announced on March 25.

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 22 cabled a message of condolences to Indonesian President Joko Widodo over human and property losses caused by a recent earthquake.

As of 6pm on November 21, there weren’t any Vietnamese casualties recorded in the 5.6-magnitude earthquake that had jolted Cianjur town of West Java province earlier the same day, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Ta Van Thong.

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake killed at least 36 people and injured about 700 others in Cianjur town, Indonesia's West Java province on November 21 afternoon, according to the town’s authorities.

A bus carrying 62 people fell into a ravine in Indonesia's West Java province on the night of March 10, leaving 26 dead and dozens wounded.

The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines said on January 4 that the country reported 959 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number to 478,761.

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake rocked southwest of Pangandaran district in Indonesia’s West Java province on October 25 morning.

Indonesian authorities said on July 13 that the country is planning to impose sanctions against violators of health protocols amid the COVID-19 pandemic in order to tighten the public discipline which President Joko Widodo assessed is still low.

The West Java administration in Indonesia has extended large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in Bogor, Depok and Bekasi (Bodebek) until July 2.

The Indonesian Government has decided to extend the area of the large-scale social restrictions to West Java, the most populous province in the country, as the number of COVID-19 cases there spikes.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh on January 6 extended sympathies to Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi over recent flooding triggered by heavy rains in West Java.

As of August 3 night, five people were killed and four others were injured after a 6-9 magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Banten province a day earlier.

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.

Tens of people were injured after a train derailed in Bogor district of Indonesia’s West Java province on March 10 morning.

At least two people were killed and hundreds forced to evacuate due to flooding in many areas of Indonesia while six others are still missing, according to the Indonesia’s National Agency for Disaster Management.

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.

The Indonesian police have gunned down 11 suspected criminals in an operation to free the capital, Jakarta, of street crime before the Asian Games 2018 slated for next month.

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