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Pursuing development of super priority destination Lake Toba

Tourism is one of the foremost sectors to have been dealt a major blow from the COVID-19 pandemic. In a bid to steer ...

BMKG forecasts potential forest, land fires after transition season

The Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) has forecast likely expansion of dry areas following ...

BMKG identifies seven hotspots in North Sumatra

The Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) detected seven hotspots in several areas of North ...

80kg of drugs smuggled from Thailand seized in Aceh

A joint team from the Customs and Excise Office and the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) caught four persons smuggling ...

BNN confiscates 212.39 kg crystal meth from Madura-Dumai drug ring

Indonesia's National Narcotics Agency (BNN) confirmed that 212.39 kilograms crystal meth and 19,700 ecstasy pills ...

Detained drug traffickers plan to target N Sumatra's Tanjung Balai

North Sumatra Office early this week, he added. Domestic and transnational drug dealers are targeting Indonesia ...

Navy hands over drug packages, suspects to BNN-North Sumatra office

North Sumatra Office on Monday. "We have also handed over two suspects, who had smuggled the drug packages from ...

Indonesian navy detains 5-GT vessel carrying 92.5 kg crystal meth

The Indonesian Navy detained a 5-GT vessel carrying 92.512 kilograms (kg) of crystal methamphetamine and 61,378 ecstasy ...

Magnitude 6.4 quake sets off panic among Gundungsitoli residents

An earthquake, measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale, jolted Southwest Nias, North Sumatra, triggering a sense of panic ...

Samosir District experienced 60 quakes during Jan-Apr 19 period: BMKG

The Center for Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (BBMKG) Region 1 of Medan recorded 60 earthquakes in Samosir ...

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For super-priority destination tag, Toba requires infrastructure push

President Joko Widodo is focusing on the development of tourism and creative economy in five super-priority integrated ...

COVID-19 Task Force notes rising number of high-, moderate-risk zones

The COVID-19 Handling Task Force reported an increase in the number of red and orange zones on account of the high and ...

North Sumatra ranks first among Indonesian provinces for drug abuse

North Sumatra is ranked first among Indonesia's 34 provinces in terms of narcotic abuse, according to Provincial ...

5.5-magnitude quake strikes North Sumatra's Nias

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted West Nias in North Sumatra province on Wednesday evening, the Meteorology, ...

Story of'ulos'reflects the strength of Indonesia's creative economy

Who would have thought that woven into every traditional garment is its own unique history? And the traditional ...