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A court in Indonesia has convicted a woman of inciting religious hatred and sentenced her to two years in prison for saying a Muslim prayer and then eating pork — considered forbidden in Islam — on a ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Social: Landslide triggered by rain in Indonesia's Sumatra island kills 9 people in a tourist bus
SIBOLANGIT, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers recovered two more bodies from a tourist bus hit by a landslide triggered by torrential rains on Indonesia's Sumatra island, bringing the death toll to nine, ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Social: Sumatra citizen lawsuit seeks accountability for haze-causing fires
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 » Social: Indonesia Promises Action on Deforestation as Sumatra Flooding Toll Rises
In this photo released by Indonesia’s disaster management agency BNPB, workers clear a road severed by landslides in North Sumatra, Indonesia, Dec. 1, 2025. Credit: Facebook/Badan Nasional ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Social: In Sumatra, social forestry links conservation with livelihoods
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Sri Atmiatun, a farmer in Indonesia’s Batutegi forest landscape, is among hundreds of community members participating in the country’s social ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Social: OPINION | Indonesia : Millennial civilization and multi religious secular state
Indonesia, a Muslim-majority state, has more famed Buddhist and Hindu temples than any other such state in the world. Besides, it is the only Muslim-majority state which has adopted ‘Panchasila’ as ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Social: Landslides and flash floods on Indonesia's Sumatra island leave at least 23 dead and dozens missing
MEDAN, Indonesia — 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 on ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Social: Disaster preparedness efforts in S. Sumatra
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News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Social: In Sumatra, social forestry links conservation with livelihoods
TANGGAMUS, Indonesia — When Sri Atmiatun arrived in the hills of the Batutegi region in southern Sumatra’s Lampung province in 2017, the coffee trees were already there, overgrown and neglected, ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Social: 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 ...