One of the suspects in an alleged corruption case involving the misuse of emergency funds at the National Disaster Mitigation Agency is Bima Setyawan, the younger brother of agency chief Suharyanto.

The latest reshuffle follows one on Oct 1 that saw the appointment of new foreign and industry ministers and eight other senior leaders of agencies and the police force. 

A rescue official said the ceiling came down on the students after the roof of a higher floor collapsed, crumpling the two storeys.

The trial in South Sumatra is aimed at clearing smoke and increasing visibility in haze-affected areas.

The fires have burned through hundreds of thousands of hectares of forest and plantations in Indonesia, and caused air pollution to surge locally, as well as in Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Timor-Leste.