people were displaced after a massive inferno tore through densely-populated residential area in West Jakarta. March 31 - At least 2 people were killed after two landing craft tank vessels collided off the coast of Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. April April 2 - Daughter of former Indonesian president, President Sukarno, Sukmawati Sukarnoputri, was reported to the police for her Ibu Indonesia poem. April 4 - The Indonesian Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) issued a dire warning of a possible 57 meters tsunami in Pandeglang in the future. April 7 - At least 1 person was killed after a train collided with a truck in Ngawi, East Java. April 11 - Prabowo Subianto announced his bid as a presidential candidate for the 2019 Indonesian general elections. April 12 - A total of 42 people had died due to consumption of bootleg liquor in West Java. April 16 - A wall collapsed onto students who were practicing gamelan in Cirebon. At least 7 students were crushed to their deaths. April 19 - A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck Banjarnegara Regency in Central Java. At least 3 people were killed and more than 300 structures were damaged. At least 27 people were injured by the quake. April 20 - Seven Banyuwangi residents died after drinking bootleg liquor. April 24 Former Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives Setya Novanto was sentenced to 15 years in prison after judges found Novanto guilty in e-KTP corruption case. At least 47 houses and 2 campus buildings were damaged after a tornado struck Yogyakarta. 25 April - At least 28 people were killed and 30 people were injured after an oil well explosion in East Aceh. May May 9 - 2018 Mako Brimob standoff - At least 5 police officers were killed after a standoff in Mako Brimob. There were reports of multiple shootings inside the complex. The incident was regarded as a terrorist attack and the deadliest terrorist attack on police officers in Indonesia. May 11 - A phreatic eruption occurred on Mount Merapi. The eruption spewed ash as high as 5 km into the sky. May 13–14 – Surabaya bombings Three churches across Surabaya were attacked by suicide bombers. A total of 18 people were killed in the blasts and dozens more were wounded in the attack. The perpetrators were identified as a family from Surabaya. On the evening, a bomb exploded inside