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Mount Sinabung in Indonesia's North Sumatra province erupted on July 28, spewing a massive column of smoke and ash into the sky.

The Indonesian National Police said on July 2 that its counterterrorism squad has arrested a suspected terrorist who is believed to be a member of the outlawed Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) in North Sumatra province.

Indonesia's Mount Sinabung volcano sent a cloud of hot ash as high as 3km (1.86 miles) on March 2, in its first big eruption since August last year.

PT Hanlim Power Corporation, the arm of a Republic of Korean company in Indonesia, plans to build a 4,800 MW gas-fired power plant in Batubara regency, North Sumatra, which is touted to be the largest in the province.

A fire broke out on a crude oil tanker docked at the Waruna Shipyard at Belawan port in Indonesia's North Sumatra province on May 11 morning.

The African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in North Sumatra, Indonesia, in the past few months has worsened, spreading to 18 regencies and cities across the province.

Indonesian police have arrested 74 terror suspects after a suicide bombing targeted the police headquarters of Medan, the capital city of North Sumatra province.

The Corruption Eradication Commission of Indonesia (KPK) have arrested dozens of officials on corruption charges in many localities.

At least 30 people, including three children, were killed when a fire burned a matchstick factory in North Sumatra, Indonesia on June 21.

At least 24 people, including three children, were killed when fire broke out at a matchstick factory in Indonesia's North Sumatra province on June 2.

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck South Nias of Indonesia’s North Sumatra on June 3, said the country’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).

Indonesia’s national volcanology agency issued a warning on May 7 to all flights passing over the Mount Sinabung volcano in Karo district in North Sumatra province.

The Indonesian Fishermen Association in North Sumatra has urged the Government to demarcate the border or establish border markers with Malaysia to prevent border incursions by Indonesian fishermen.

At least 22 people have died and many are missing in flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain in western Indonesia, the country’s national disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said on October 13.

Indonesian rescue workers fought heavy rains and 2m waves in a search for survivors after a boat with at least 80 passengers on board sank in Lake Toba, a popular tourist destination in North Sumatra.

Indonesian anti-terror police shot dead two alleged militants in an exchange of fire on May 15 in North Sumatra province, local media reported.

The Sinabung volcano in Indonesia's North Sumatra province erupted on December 18, spewing columns of smoke and ash clouds.

Indonesian police shot dead a suspected militant after he stabbed two policemen inside a mosque near the national police headquarters in Jakarta.

Flash floods hit Padang Sidempuan regency in Indonesia’s western province of North Sumatra on March 26 night, killing five people and displacing hundreds of others.

Thousands of Buddhists in Medan, North Sumatra of Indonesia on November 19-20 prayed for peace and tolerance amid rising religious tensions across the country.