North Sumatra has the highest rate of drug abuse in Indonesia. Around 1.5 million people, roughly 10 percent of the ...

The government of West Sumatra plans to move forward with a legal pathway for up to 300 small mines operating illegally in ...

In Sumatra, decades of damaging forest governance decisions degraded landscapes, turning heavy rain into catastrophe.

The Indonesian government has begun building permanent housing units for residents displaced by deadly floods and landslides ...

SIBOLANGIT, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers recovered two more bodies from a tourist bus hit by a landslide triggered by torrential rains on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, bringing the death toll to nine, ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The poverty rate in North Sumatra is currently recorded at 7.24 percent, equivalent to 1,280,000 people ...

At least 34 people have died and 52 others are missing after floods and landslides swept through Indonesia’s North Sumatra province following days of torrential rain, authorities said on Thursday.

Alex Noerdin, who led South Sumatra for two terms and pioneered free education and healthcare programs, has died at age 72.

MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers recovered more bodies in the search for dozens of people buried under landslides or swept away after torrential rains unleashed flash floods and triggered landslides ...

Diocesan priests from across Indonesia’s Sumatra Region attend a formation session in Padang, West Sumatra, during their Feb.