to have been assaulted by three unidentified men in Bandung. October 3 - Ratna Sarumpaet admitted that she had lied about the assault claim, later stating that she is "the best hoax creator", causing widespread condemnation. October 5 Indonesian police arrested Ratna Sarumpaet for disinformation. KPK arrested Mayor of Pasuruan Setiyono due to an alleged corruption case. October 11 - At least 4 people were killed and 26 people were injured after a strong 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Situbondo Regency, East Java. October 13 – At least 22 people have died and many are missing after heavy floods and landslides in Sumatera, Indonesia. October 15 - Regent of Bekasi, Neneng Hassanah Yasin, was arrested for an alleged bribery of the Meikarta megaproject. October 16 - Director of Lippo Group, which was the owner of Meikarta megaproject, was arrested. October 22 - At least 3 people were arrested in Garut after a video showed the burning of a tawhid flag. October 23 - Former Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Rizal Ramli reported a possible massive corruption case of rice imports and other food imports. October 24 - Regent of Cirebon, Sunjaya Purwadi Sastra, was arrested for an alleged corruption case worth billions of rupiah. October 27 A twister swept through the city of Palembang, damaging multiple structures including a venue in Jakabaring Sport City and a LRT station. Three members of Central Kalimantan Regional House of Representatives were arrested by KPK for bribery. October 29 – Lion Air Flight 610 dived into the Java Sea shortly after taking off from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, killing all 189 passengers and crews on board in the second deadliest aviation disaster in Indonesian history. October 30 - KPK arrested a high-profile member of National Mandate Party, Taufik Kurniawan, and the Regent of Kebumen Regency, Muhamad Yahya Fuad, for alleged bribery of Rp3.65 billion rupiah. November November 6 - Presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto apologized to the public after his controversial "Boyolali face" remarks, which was regarded as an insult to people from Boyolali. November 9 - At least 3 people were killed after an incident during the performance of "Surabaya Membara". November 15 - KPK stated that a discrepancy between two data on coal sector potentially have caused the government to lose a total of Rp1.3 trillion rupiah. November 12 - Vice Presidential hopeful Sandiaga Uno was criticized for stepping on one of the graves of