JAKARTA, May 18 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Mount Lewotobi in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province erupted multiple times on Sunday, prompting the country's Volcanology and Geology Disaster Mitigation Centre to issue its highest aviation alert.

The strongest eruption occurred at 14:05 local time, sending a massive ash column up to 6,000 metres into the sky. 

Authorities raised the Volcano Observatory Notice for Aviation (VONA) to red level, the highest warning, advising aircraft to avoid flying below 6,000 metres near the volcano due to hazardous ash. 

CERUN RUNTUH | 3,000 Penduduk Orang Asli Terkandas, Gesa Penyelesaian Segera

YANGON (Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted 21 km SSW of Kyaukse, Myanmar at 1554 GMT on Saturday, the US. Geological Survey said.

The epicentre with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 21.43 degrees north latitude and 96.05 degrees east longitude. Enditem

For the record,, a series of devastating earthquakes rocked central Myanmar in recent times, destroying houses and claiming lives across 10 regions and states.

The disaster, which included tremors as strong as magnitude 7.9, left around 3,800 people dead and displaced over 200,000 as of May 9. - Xinhua

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a thunderstorm warning for 10 states, as well as Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, with heavy rain and strong winds expected to continue until 1am on Monday.

MetMalaysia, in a statement shared on its Facebook page, said the weather advisory applies to the entire states of Perlis, Kedah, Penang, Perak, and Selangor, as well as Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.

The alert also covers Jelebu in Negri Sembilan and six areas in Pahang, namely Cameron Highlands, Lipis, Raub, Jerantut, Bentong, and Temerloh.

Jeli, Kuala Krai, and Gua Musang in Kelantan are also expected to experience inclement weather.

In Sarawak, several divisions have been placed under alert, including Kuching, Samarahan, Sri Aman (Lubok Antu), Sarikei (Julau), Sibu, Mukah (Dalat and Mukah), Kapit (Song and Kapit), Bintulu (Tatau), and Limbang.

In Sabah, the areas placed under a similar advisory include Sipitang, Tenom, Nabawan, Keningau, Tambunan, and Ranau.