Severe flooding and landslides in Sumatra last week caused extensive damage and casualties, but destinations remain open for ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Local government officials and residents living around Lake Toba, North Sumatra province, have started removing water hyacinth from the lake as part of preparations for hosting the ...

The magnificent Lake Toba in North Sumatra was designated a National Geopark by President Yudhoyono, together with the official inauguration of the brand new Kualanamu Airport of Medan and 5 other air ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Last season's world champion Shaun Torrente sat in the first place in the qualifying session for the first round of the 2023 F1 Powerboat World Championship (F1H2O) taking place in ...

Soar above the immense, untamed beauty of Sumatra, Indonesia, with this breathtaking drone video. Witness the stunning scale ...

The normally quiet Lake Toba in North Sumatra, burst into song and dance, and exciting sports events on the water and in the sky, as the collossal Lake Toba Festival was launched on 8 September, to co ...

Even as domestic travel resumes, tourism businesses at the famous lake are yet to see the return of foreign visitors. It was early June when Saragi was busy clearing leaves that had drifted to shore ...

TIGARAS, Indonesia >> Distraught relatives slammed Indonesia’s government for not enforcing basic safety measures on passenger boats and pleaded today for a bigger search effort for more than 190 ...

When we heard that there was a massive lake inside of a volcano caldera, we were more than a little intrigued. When we found out that there was an island on that lake, inside of the caldera, and that ...

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