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Jakarta Post
March 31, 2018
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named 38 members and former members of the North Sumatra Legislative Council as graft suspects. KPK chairman Agus Rahardjo said they were suspected of accepting bribes in the form of gifts or promises from Gatot Pujo Nugroho, the former governorÃâà...
Tempo.co
March 31, 2018
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Agus Rahardjo confirmed the investigation warrant against the Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) members of North Sumatra. The letter notified 38 members were named as suspects in the bribery case of the city's governorÃâà...
Earthquake Report
March 30, 2018
Update 09:13 UTC: Northern Sumatra earthquakes are usually shallow transform type earthquakes and even lower Magnitude earthquakes like this one can generate some slight damage. Update 09:13 UTC: Based on the present earthquake parameters (Magnitude, Depth, Population, etc) and ourÃâà...
Jakarta Globe
March 29, 2018
North Sumatra's traditional textile, ulos, took center stage at Indonesia Fashion Week in Jakarta on Wednesday (28/03). Top Indonesian designers, Merdi Sihombing, Ivan Gunawan, Ghea Pangabean and Sikie Purnomo, turned the fabric into modern ready-to-wear collections by combining it with faux fur,Ãâà...
Jakarta Post
March 23, 2018
PREMIUM North Sumatra is hoping to get direct flights to South Asian countries, particularly India, as well as an improved sea network. North Sumatra Governor Tengku Erry Nuradi said after a meeting with Indian Ambassador to Indonesia Pradeep Kumar Rawat on Friday that he wanted airlines toÃâà...
Jakarta Post
March 22, 2018
President sends team to settle N. Sumatra land conflicts Several members of the House of Representatives meet residents of Sari Rejo, Medan, following a clash on Aug. 15, 2015, with Air Force personnel. (JP/Apriadi Gunawan)Ãâà...
Malay Mail
March 17, 2018
Picture by Azneal IshakSERDANG, March 18 — A proposed undersea tunnel project to connect Bagan Datuk, Perak to Sumatra, Indonesia, is being planned, according to Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The Deputy Prime Minister said the project's physical planning has been agreed to in principle, butÃâà...
The Sun Daily
March 17, 2018
SERDANG: The government is looking into the possibility of constructing an undersea tunnel to connect the island of Sumatra, Indonesia to peninsular Malaysia in the future, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said. The proposed tunnel would connect the district of Bagan Datuk in PerakÃâà...
Ancient Origins
March 12, 2018
A shocking photograph is circulating which depicts a massive disemboweled Sumatran tiger, hanging in a public hall in North Sumatra, with villagers around it “trying to determine whether it was a supernatural creature,” according to an article in The Jakarta Post . The critically endangered animal was slain,Ãâà...
Jakarta Post
March 8, 2018
Local news website chief editor arrested in N. Sumatra Workers prepare for the opening ceremony of Press Freedom Day (WPFD) on May 2 in Jakarta. (Antara/Akbar Nugroho)Ãâà...
AsiaOne
March 4, 2018
A male Sumatran tiger was killed on Sunday with a spear in Hatupangan village of Batang Natal subdistrict, North Sumatra, and its disemboweled body hung from the public hall's ceiling on Sunday morning, after residents thought it was a siluman (shapeshifter). It is not only lack of awareness and a lack ofÃâà...
The Guardian
February 26, 2018
The work in Bukit Mas, Sumatra, is intended to convey a pressing distress signal, drawing attention to the ongoing destruction of Indonesia's rainforests and the critically endangered species, such as the Sumatran orangutan, that reside within it. “Save Our Souls is a message communicated to those at aÃâà...
Malaysiakini
December 31, 1999
COMMENT | Proposing an undersea tunnel project connecting Bagan Datuk, Perak, to Sumatra might be enticing from apolitical perspective. However, getting the project implemented would be a herculean task. Beyond this, it is not clear how people in Bagan Datuk will benefit from this proposed project.
The Guardian
December 31, 1999
Last year a motley crew of conservationists, adventurers and locals trekked into one of the last unexplored regions of Sumatra. They did so with a mission: check camera traps and see what they could find. The team – organized by the small NGO, Habitat ID – came back with biological gold: photos ofÃâà...
Jakarta Post
December 31, 1999
N. Sumatra fishermen protest over lingering use of trawls Fishermen try out gill nets, a type of fishing equipment, to replace "cantrang", a kind of Danish seine net, which was identified as unsustainable and not environmentally friendly. (tribunnews.com/Rival Almanaf)Ãâà...
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