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Three companies that manage pulpwood plantations in Indonesia are facing a citizen lawsuit over repeated fires on their concessions that have been blamed for illnesses and other disruptions. The ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Security: Bus-tanker crash in South Sumatra leaves 16 dead (update)
Aftermath of the fatal collision between a passenger bus and a tanker truck in the Trans-Sumatra Road in North Musi Rawas District, South Sumatra, on Wednesday (May 6, 2026). - Photo: Antara PALEMBANG ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Security: Bus and oil tanker collide in Indonesia, killing at least 16 people
A passenger bus has collided with a fuel tanker truck on Indonesia's Sumatra island, killing at least 16 people and injuring four others Thursday 07 May 2026 03:31 BST From reproductive rights to ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Security: Sumatra villages count cost of deadly river tsunami swelled by illegal logging
Several days of extreme rainfall beginning March 7 triggered fatal flash flooding across Indonesia’s West Sumatra province, resulting in at least 30 deaths and devastating villages on the fringe of ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Security: Deadly Trans-Sumatra crash reawakens transport safety alarm
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News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Security: Sumatra residents demand compensation for 17-hour blackout
MEDAN: Electricity came back online on Sunday (May 24) after a total blackout in almost all of Sumatra since Friday evening, causing massive disruptions as the public is demanding compensations from ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Security: Landslides and flash floods on Indonesia’s Sumatra island leave at least 23 dead and dozens missing
MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers recovered more bodies in the search for dozens of people buried under landslides or swept away after torrential rains unleashed flash floods and triggered landslides ...