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MEDAN: The South Labuhan Batu Prosecutor’s Office (Labusel PO) in North Sumatra has arrested a police officer from the provincial police force over the alleged misappropriation of government funds ...
News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Social: Community-led systems may curb illegal dumping in Indonesia's rural tourism areas
Local action may offer a model for waste management in rural tourism, according to research published in the International Journal of Tourism Anthropology. The study of waste problems in Kampung Nipah ...
News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Social: Indonesia death toll rises to 303 after catastrophic flooding in Sumatra
Rescue workers in Indonesia are continuing to battle to reach victims in several devastated areas submerged by cyclone-driven torrential rain over the past week, as authorities said the death toll has ...
News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Social: ‘Total cut-off’: Indonesia airlifts aid as deadly floods hit North Sumatra
Floods and landslides brought about by torrential rain in Indonesia's North Sumatra province had killed at least 28 people by Thursday, with rescue efforts hampered by what an official described as a ...
News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Social: After Deadly Floods in Sumatra, Indonesia Moves Against Polluters
When torrential rains triggered floods and landslides across three provinces in Sumatra late last year, entire villages were swept away, more than 1,200 people were killed and forests upstream ...
News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Social: Are Indonesia's 6 Volcano Eruptions on Aug. 31 Linked? PVMBG Explains
PVMBG reported that six volcanoes, including Mount Sinabung, erupted across Indonesia on August 31. Are those events interconnected?
News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Social: North Sumatra policeman named suspect in aid graft case
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