Last December, 12 people were swept away to Lake Toba or buried under tons of mud after heavy rains triggered flash flood and landslide in mountainside villages in North Sumatra province.

Getty Images The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora killed more than 70,000 people Lake Toba, at the other end of Sumatra, tells a still more sinister story. It was formed by a truly massive super ...

The Ministry of Tourism implements the Clean Tourism Movement program in eight pilot destinations, including Bali Province, ...

the provincial capital of Indonesia's North Sumatra, on winding roads that take you past some of the island's greatest sights, including the majestic Lake Toba. But the real test comes when you ...