Last year, a 100-hectare patch of mangrove trees in eastern Sumatra was cleared to make way ... contained protection guarantees for Cemara Beach, a rest stop for migratory birds.

the conditions on this remote beach were world-class. But unlike Bali, Java and Nias, Sipura Island was virtually unknown to foreigners. Located about 90 miles off the coast of West Sumatra ...

At least 37 people have been killed, and more than a dozen injured on the Indonesian island of Sumatra after heavy rains triggered flash flooding and a cold lava flow from an active volcano ...