From armed conflict to the devastating 2004 tsunami, Aceh Chinese’s existence is almost forgotten despite having settled in the province for centuries.

Fresh evidence has been found in the jungles of Sumatra supporting claims that a mythical 'jungle yeti' may exist, claim two UK explorers. Adam Davies and Andrew Sanderson found footprints which seem ...

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An apelike bipedal cryptid, orang pendek has allegedly inhabited the remote forests of the Indonesian island of Sumatra for the last 100 years.

The death toll from the eruption of Mount Marapi in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province has risen to 23 people killed, officials said Wednesday. Marapi, one of the most active volcanoes in the country, ...

The Indonesian language, Bahasa Indonesia, was declared as an official language of the UNESCO General Conference on Monday, in Paris.

Our website is available in English, Spanish, bahasa Indonesia, French, and Portuguese. The Duano tribe was nicknamed "Orang Laut" on the east coast of Riau. In the past, the tribe's members could ...

Jambi is one of eight mainland provinces on the island of Sumatra and is home to Berbak Sembilang National Park, Southeast Asia’s largest swampland, and Bukit Duabelas, home to the nomadic Orang ...