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North Sumatra sees sports as tourism game-changer

North Sumatra, the province has been recording gradual increases in the number of foreign tourists since ...

Padang residents stay away from sea after Mentawai-Siberut quake: BNPB

Residents of Padang, West Sumatra, stayed away from the sea after the Mentawai-Siberut 6.9-magnitude earthquake on ...

Minister urges regional leaders to promote tourism through events

Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno has asked the heads of regional governments to host high-quality ...

BNPB's team to handle impacts of earthquake in South Nias

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) confirmed that it will shortly dispatch a team to help in handling the ...

Plate subduction caused shallow 6.7-M earthquake in South Nias: BMKG

A shallow earthquake, with an updated magnitude of 6.7, rattled South Nias District, North Sumatra Province, on Monday ...

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake in West Sumatra caused by Sumatran Fault

- had no potential to trigger a tsunami. The epicenter of the earthquake was located on land at 0.14 degrees North ...

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Indonesia redoubles efforts to reduce childhood stunting

Indonesia's children are its future and its most valuable asset. In fact, the present condition of children under ...

Stunting prevalence still very high in four districts, minister says

Four Indonesian districts have continued to report a very high number of cases of stunting, a growth disorder caused by ...

South Nias: SAR joins search for two missing fishermen

The search and rescue (SAR) agency in North Sumatra on Wednesday launched a search mission to locate two fishermen from ...

5.1-magnitude earthquake rocks North Sumatra's Nias Island

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the waters of South Nias District in North Sumatra Province on Sunday at 08.08 a.m. ...

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Nias Island prepped to engage international surfers, tourists

With the international maritime event of Sail Nias 2019 being organized from July to September 2019, the government is ...

Government firmly resolved to make Nias a global tourist destination

Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan echoed the Indonesian government’s resoluteness to ...

Fishermen's boats liven up 2019 Sail Nias main event

A parade of fishermen’s boats livened up the 2019 Sail Nias main event held in South Nias District, North ...

Eight foreign ambassadors to attend Sail Nias peak event

At least eight foreign ambassadors are expected to attend the Sail Nias 2019 peak event to be held at the Pelabuhan ...

North Sumatra optimistic of Sail Nias attracting 100 thousand tourists

North Sumatra has outlined a target to draw 100 thousand domestic and foreign tourists during the Sail Nias event ...