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 ...

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

Aerial photo of Lake Toba from the tourist area of Tele tower of view in Turpuk Limbong, Harian, Samosir Regency, North Sumatra, Sunday, February 21, 2021. Visitors can enjoy the panoramic beauty of ...

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Wed, February 27, 2019 Published on Feb. 27, 2019 Published on 2019-02-27T12:22:23+07:00 he North Sumatra administration is pessimistic about achieving the Tourism Ministry’s target of one million ...

Travelling is probably the best way to do some soul searching. At least that’s what I did late last year when I was sent to Lake Toba in northern Sumatra, Indonesia for work. I had been to the place ...

The wooden vessel that sank into Lake Toba was five times over its passenger capacity and equipped with only 45 life jackets You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you ...

An estimated 18 people were rescued and one was confirmed dead from among about 80 passengers aboard a ferry that sank in Lake Toba in Indonesia's North Sumatra province, a disaster agency official ...

The first humans arrived in Indonesia thousands of years before previously thought—which could mean they were present for an eruption at the Lake Toba supervolcano just over 71,000 years ago. Newly ...

Devastated friends and families have been waiting for news on the shore More than 190 people are now thought to be missing after Monday's ferry disaster on Lake Toba, on the Indonesian island of ...