JAKARTA: West Sumatra Police chief Insp Gen Suharyono has stirred widespread controversy amid pressure for the force to be transparent regarding the suspicious death of a boy in Padang, who allegedly ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Minangkabau International Airport in Padang Pariaman, West Sumatra has officially reopened the international route of Padang-Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, October 1. The route had been ...

West Sumatra still require special attention following floods and landslides that struck the province in late November 2025.

(Reuters) - Rescue teams struggled on Thursday to find people trapped under debris after a powerful earthquake hit the Indonesian city of Padang, possibly killing thousands. A second quake, of ...

The two-storey Doctor M Djamil hospital was once one of the most imposing structures in the rambling coastal city of Padang. Now it lies in abject ruins. Between the broken blue and white concrete and ...

The megalithic site of Gunung Padang in the highlands of western Java was constructed some 2,000 years ago over the course of several generations. Similar stone monuments are found across the ...

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