“The damage these floods have caused on communities is even worse because years of corruption have weakened Sumatra’s natural ...

Indonesia’s government has been at pains to stress that the recent catastrophe in Sumatra was triggered by a rare meteorological event. Cyclone Senyar formed in the Malacca Strait, an area where the ...

A new study says the flooding that killed more than 1,000 people has also likely killed dozens of a critically endangered ...

Reeling from a cyclone that may have erased a chunk of its population, the Tapanuli orangutan, the world’s rarest great ape ...

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto said on Monday that activities in areas on Sumatra that were hit by deadly floods may ...

Anwar Lawden, Director of PT Toba Pulp Lestari Tbk, emphasized that the company fully respects the government's decision.

Government has revoked some 22 forest use permits covering a total area of 1,012,016 hectare nationanwide, Forestry Ministry ...

Oil palm plantations have been widely cited as a dominant factor in recent disasters on the island of Sumatra. However, oil ...

Mr Prabowo has dismissed some of the criticism as lies spread by foreign forces that, he says, have never liked Indonesia. He ...

Indonesia has approved the use of timber debris from recent Sumatra floods for rebuilding homes, as authorities probe links ...

The flash floods and landslides that ravaged Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra should prompt far deeper scrutiny than they ...

Indonesia will revoke more than 20 forestry permits across the country, the forestry minister said on Dec. 15, after deadly ...