arrested the Head of Sukamiskin Penitentiary due to alleged extortion. July 29 - A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Lombok, killing 20 people and injuring dozens. Hundreds of hikers were trapped in Mount Rinjani after multiple landslides and rockfalls occurred after the quake. August August 1 The Regional Board for Disaster Mitigation recorded a total damage of Rp7.2 billion across 24 beaches in 3 regencies after multiple high waves destroyed stall, structures and boats. Palembang LRT began operations in preparation for the 2018 Asian Games, making it the first light rail transit system to operate in Indonesia. August 5 - A major 6.9 earthquake struck the island of Lombok. Widespread destruction were reported across multiple regencies in Lombok and Bali. At least 560 deaths and a total damage of 8.8 trillion rupiah were reported, making it one of strongest, deadliest, and most destructive earthquake to have ever hit Lombok. August 6 - Pro-Jokowi coalition announced that they have appointed 225 spokesperson for Joko Widodo's presidential campaign. August 8 - Vice Secretary General of the Democrat Party Andi Arief accused Great Indonesia Party (Gerindra) of asking Sandiaga Uno to pay Rp500 billion rupiah so that he could be a vice presidential candidate for Prabowo Subianto. Arief accused Prabowo Subianto as "General Cardboard" (Indonesian: Jenderal Kardus), thereby destroying any hopes for a coalition between the two major party. August 9 President Joko Widodo chose Ma'ruf Amin as his vice presidential candidate for the 2019 general elections. Later at night, at a different location, Prabowo Subianto chose Sandiaga Uno as his vice presidential candidate for the 2019 general elections. At least 6 people were killed after a strong aftershock struck Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. August 10 - Sandiaga Uno announced that he has sent his resignation letter as Vice Governor of Jakarta to Anies Baswedan. August 11 - A Dimonim Air Pilatus PC-6 Porter carrying 9 passengers and crew members crashed into a forested terrain in Papua, killing all but one. August 14 At least 11 members of a fictional kingdom called as the "Kingdom of the Jellyfishes" were arrested by the Indonesian police. Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Asman Abnur announced that he has stepped down from his position. August 18 - President Joko Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla officially opened the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. August 19 - At least 14 people were killed and