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Three earthquakes shake Indonesia, one death reported in North Sumatra

Suryaa 18 Mar 2025
The 5.5-magnitude quake struck North Sumatra province at 5.22 a.m ... Some of these earthquakes are very large, such as the magnitude 9.1 quake off the west coast of Sumatra that generated the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
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Tremors felt in Malaysia after quake strikes off North Sumatra

The Star 18 Mar 2025
KUALA LUMPUR. Tremors were felt in Malaysia after a moderate earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck off the west coast of North Sumatra, Indonesia�at 6.22am on Tuesday (March 18) Read full story ... .
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400 Indonesian victims of online fraud return from Myanmar

Xinhua 18 Mar 2025
The 400 Indonesians evacuated from Myawaddy came from 21 provinces, with most hailing from North Sumatra, Bangka Belitung, West Java, Jakarta, and North Sulawesi ... ■ ... .
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Govt confirms 554 Indonesians rescued from Myanmar online scam gangs

Antara News 18 Mar 2025
Minister Gunawan remarked that the rescued Indonesians, who mostly originated from North Sumatra, Bangka Belitung, West Java, Jakarta, and North Sulawesi, crossed the Myanmar border to Maesot City in Thailand on Monday (March 17) ... Related news ... govt.
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BMKG, ministry discuss early prevention of forest, land fires

Antara News 15 Mar 2025
Areas forecast to experience below normal dry season characteristics, or be 14 percent drier in climatology terms, are the northern part of Sumatra, a small part of West Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi, North Maluku, and Southern Papua.
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Minister lists migrant worker problems, forms help desk

Antara News 13 Mar 2025
First, the ministry is paying more attention to regions with the largest proportion of migrant workers, namely East Java, West Java, Central Java, West Nusa Tenggara, Lampung, and Medan, North Sumatra ... Related news ... Related news ... Translator ... Editor ... ....
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Tragedy haunts community on shore of Sumatra’s largest solar farm

Mongabay 12 Mar 2025
Dozens died here in Guguak Malalo ward, Tanah Datar district, in the Indonesian province of West Sumatra, during the flash flood, known locally as galodoh ... referring to a town to the west of the lake.
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Three dead, five missing in Indonesia floods and landslides

The Peninsula 07 Mar 2025
Around 70 people died in May last year after heavy rains caused flash floods in West Sumatra, pushing a mixture of ash, sand and pebbles from the eruption of Mount Marapi into residential areas.
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Govt still seeking to repatriate 525 Indonesians from Myanmar

Antara News 06 Mar 2025
"The (latest) official note from Myanmar stated that the number of Indonesians is recorded at 525 people ... According to Nugraha, the repatriated nationals are from nine provinces, including North Sumatra, West Java, North Sulawesi, and Jakarta.
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Free homecoming program to continue amid budget cuts

Antara News 06 Mar 2025
For road trips, the ministry's Land Transportation Directorate General has readied 520 buses for 21,536 passengers and 10 trucks to transport around 300 motorcycles for homecoming and reverse trips across Sumatra, West Java, and East Java ... Editor.
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Building the largest floating solar power plant in Sumatra

Antara News 05 Mar 2025
President Director of PLN Indonesia Power, Edwin Nugraha Putra, noted that the Lake Singkarak Floating PLTS is aimed at not only distributing electricity in West Sumatra Province but also in other regions on Sumatra Island.
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