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South Pesisir screens 61 Chinese workers for coronavirus

The authorities in South Pesisir District of West Sumatra Province tested 61 Chinese workers, employed in a project to ...

20 illegal gold miners arrested in West Sumatra

The West Sumatra police have arrested 20 persons suspected of mining gold illegally at two sites in Sijunjung District, ...

Team rescues climber wounded while descending Mt Marapi

Local climber Reyhan Fadila slipped into a ravine while descending the peak of Mount Marapi near the Abel Monument area ...

Flood inundates tens of homes in Manggopoh, Agam, West Sumatra

A flood triggered by incessant heavy rains caused local rivers to overflow their banks and submerged 22 homes in ...

174 Chinese tourists visit West Sumatra amid fear of coronavirus

Some 174 Chinese tourists arrived at Minangkabau International Airport in West Sumatra Province on Sunday at around ...

Jakarta police thwart attempt to transport marijuana

The South Jakarta Metropolitan Police's anti-drug squad recently thwarted an attempt to transport 374 kilograms of ...

Densus 88 arrests two terror suspects in Tanah Datar

The National Police's Counterterrorism Squad Densus 88 arrested two suspected terrorists in Baringin Village, Lima ...

Police clear rumors of Christmas services banned in West Sumatra

Indonesia's National Police denied information, spread across social media platforms, claiming that Christian ...

North Sumatra government pledges to clampdown on illegal gold miners

The North Sumatra provincial administration has made a solemn promise to crackdown on illegal gold miners in Mandailing ...

Social affairs ministry assists South Solok's flash flood victims

The Social Affairs Ministry has distributed the emergency aid packages worth Rp1.6 billion to assist residents of South ...

Flash flood hits South Solok District

A flash flood struck South Solok District, West Sumatra Province, on Friday morning, inundating some one thousand ...

UNP awards honorary doctoral degree in education to Jusuf Kalla

Former Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla was awarded an honorary doctoral degree in quality assurance in education ...

Indonesia received over 1.35 million foreign tourists in October 2019

Over 1.35 million foreign tourists had paid a visit to Indonesia in October 2019, a 3.28-percent drop than a month ...

Tour de Singkarak should economically benefit West Sumatrans

Deputy Governor of West Sumatra Nasrul Abit believes that the international cycling race and sports tourism event of ...

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West Sumatra readies to hold 11th Tour de Singkarak

West Sumatra Province is gearing up to implement its iconic sports tourism event of Tour de Singkarak (TdS), the ...