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Thousands pour into Bakauheni Port

On Monday, thousands of Muslims on Sumatra Island made their way to Bakauheni Port in Lampung to travel back to Java ...

Eid al Fitr holiday travelers start packing ferry ports

It is only five days until Indonesian Muslims observe the 2013 Eid al-Fitr festival to end the month-long Ramadan ...

The bus station packed with holiday travelers

The Rajabasa bus station in Bandarlampung, Lampung province, was packed by the 2013 Eid al-Fitr home-bound travelers ...

Medan`s Polonia airport will soon be history

Built and operated for some 70 years, the Polonia International Airport on the outskirt of Medan city, North Sumatra, ...

Trans Sumatra road project to be accelerated to improve connectivity

Sumatra is one of Indonesia`s significant economic gates given the fact that its location is very strategic and the ...

Govt allocates Rp2 trillion to build Trans Sumatra

Coordinating Minister for the Economy Hatta Radjasa here on Thursday said the government has allocated Rp2 Trillion ...

Riau ends haze emergency response

Riau Province has ended forest fire and haze emergency response and is currently entering a transitional period for ...

People in fire-affected Dumai hold prayer for rain

Hundreds of residents of Dumai, Riau Province, here on Tuesday held a special prayer for rain, called "Sholat Istisqa" ...

Dumai airport cancels two flights due to haze

Dumai city`s airport in Riau province cancels two flights here on Wednesday due to thick haze from the forest fire ...

Haze from forest fire affects respiratory health

Haze from forest fire in Sumatra has increased the number of respiratory problem cases in Dumai, Riau Province, over ...

Indonesian forestry ministry sets hotspot reduction target

The Indonesian forestry ministry has set a target for reducing hotspots of forest and plantation fires in Kalimantan, ...

Victoria storm not affects Indonesian waters

The Tanjung Perak chapter of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) for Maritime in Surabaya, East ...

120 Sri Lankan immigrants refuse to return to their country

Some 120 Sri Lankan immigrants stranded in the waters off the west coast of Sumatra island have refused to return to ...

120 Sri Lankan immigrants refuse to return to their country

Some 120 Sri Lankan immigrants stranded in the waters off the west coast of Sumatra island have refused to return to ...

Indonesia releases more sea turtle hatchlings into sea

Several inhabitants of Sao Village, Mentawai Island, West Sumatra Province, must be overjoyed when they found a 75-kg ...