Rappler's latest stories on North Sumatra
Indonesian palm oil exec arrested over journalist killings
Indonesian police arrest businessman Wibharry Padmoasmolo as the suspected mastermind in the killing of two journalists in North Sumatra

Children among 30 killed in Indonesia matchstick factory fire
(UPDATED) Pictures from the scene show blackened corpses lying on top of each other in the burnt-out house after the blaze, which authorities say broke out early Friday afternoon.

Amputee Sumatran tiger gives birth to cubs
Sumatran tiger births are rare and the species is considered critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature
China-backed hydro dam threatens world's rarest orangutan
The site of the dam in the Batang Toru rainforest on Sumatra island is the only known habitat of the Tapanuli orangutan, a newly discovered species that numbers about 800 individuals in total

At least 22 dead in Indonesia floods and landslides
At least 17 people are confirmed killed in the last 3 days in North Sumatra province, while 5 others are killed in West Sumatra

Indigenous peoples’ ‘humane, sustainable’ ways lead to peace – Magsaysay Awardee Abdon Nababan
Indonesia s Abdon Nababan asks: Where do we come from? What values what spirit can we offer our society and our earth?

Student kills professor over thesis argument
The student is said to have attacked the professor after a conversation about his thesis escalated

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