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 ...

The magnificent Lake Toba in North Sumatra was designated a National Geopark by President Yudhoyono, together with the official inauguration of the brand new Kualanamu Airport of Medan and 5 other air ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Ministry of Public Works (PU) continues to accelerate the construction of toll road infrastructure leading to the strategic Lake Toba area, North Sumatra. One project nearing ...

JAKARTA: Indonesia has successfully retained Lake Toba’s status as a Unesco Global Geopark, following a previous yellow card warning issued two years ago because of concerns over poor management and ...

The normally quiet Lake Toba in North Sumatra, burst into song and dance, and exciting sports events on the water and in the sky, as the collossal Lake Toba Festival was launched on 8 September, to co ...

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo has established a special authority to revive tourism in Lake Toba, North Sumatra. Environmentalists worry the plan could lead to forest clearance and exacerbate a ...

On the Indonesian island of Sumatra, there is a large lake that used to be a mountain. How is it that a mountain becomes a lake? Simple: It erupts. This mountain on Sumatra unleashed an utterly ...

JAKARTA, Jan 14 (Jakarta Post/ANN): North Sumatra will host a Formula 1 Powerboat race event on Lake Toba from Feb 24 to 26 with 10 teams competing. Governor Edy Ramayadi expects at least 3,000 ...