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Indonesian police have confiscated 149 kg of crystal methamphetamine smuggled through the waters north of Sumatra Island and arrested six suspects.

Mount Marapi, a volcano in Indonesia's West Sumatra province, erupted for about 45 seconds on January 7, throwing ash up to 300 meters above its peak.

Indonesia's North Sumatra Kualanamu Worldwide Airport is ready to introduce a direct route to India in the end of 2022, as an attempt to increase worldwide passengers.

At least two people died and 20 others were injured when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's Sumatra island on February 25.

A 5.9 magnitude quake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on November 1, but there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of damage, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Seven people have been killed and two houses collapsed following a landslide triggered by torrential rains on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, local authorities said on October 1.

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.

At least seven people were killed and one went missing after a landslide at a West Sumatra gold mine, Indonesia’s authorities said on May 11.

At least six people were reported dead after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Java island in Indonesia on April 10.

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.

Indonesian authorities said on October 22 that at least 11 people were killed after a landslide occurred in a coal mine in South Sumatra, central Indonesia, a day earlier.

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.

Two separate quakes rocked several areas near Indonesia's Sumatra island on early August 19, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Nine fishermen are missing in Indonesia after their boat sank off waters of Sumatra island.

Indonesia has started cloud seeding to induce rain as the archipelago moves to head off annual forest fires blamed for blanketing swathes of Southeast Asia in toxic haze.

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.

At least 24 people died and 13 others were seriously injured when their bus plunged into a ravine in South Sumatra province, Indonesia, police said.

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