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Palembangin': South Sumatra Shines

For example, the theme for the South Sumatran province for 2013 was written as “South Sumatra Bright;” it’s the final year of the Governor’s term. [...]

Jungle Dispatch : Sumatra Rainforest Rescue Orangutan Adventure …

Jungle Dispatch : Sumatra Rainforest Rescue Orangutan Adventure Trek. [...]

Critically endangered Sumatra rhino expecting calf | Tweet Gazette

Conservationists in Indonesia have announced a breakthrough in their efforts to save the critically endangered Sumatran rhino. They say an eight-year-old female in a Sumatra wildlife reserve is due to give birth to a calf in may. [...]

Indonesia: Udumbara Flowers Blossom in Medan, North Sumatra …

special phenomena (Clearwisdom.net) On the morning of Saturday, February 27, 2010, Hui Hui, a Falun Gong practitioner in Medan, North Sumatra , was surprised to see a cluster of Udumbara flowers blossoming on a leaf and on a rope [...]

Alterity: On long distance bus journeys in Indonesia

I’m not sure what the longest bus journey in Indonesia is (my personal record is the 30 hour torture trip from Medan to Bengkulu in Sumatra) but it is quite possible to go from Jakarta to Banda Aceh for example (1830 KM), and even from [...]

Indonesia Earthquake: Magnitude 6.5 Quake Hits Sumatra » Right …

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck just west of Bengkulu in Sumatra, Indonesia Friday evening around 11:00 pm local time. [...]

Higher Ground: Way Kambas National Park Lampung, Sumatra

Way Kambas National Park (TNWK) located on the north Lampung is synonymous with the elephant, although the fact that the national park is where endangered species live, like a rhinoceros, Sumatran tigers and other endangered animals. [...]

Which bean has a greater caffeine content? French Roast or Sumatra?

We brew two coffees at work and there is a “dispute” as to which has a higher caffeine content. the full bodied, dark French Roast, or the lighter bodied Sumatra . [...]

Quake shakes Indonesia's Sumatra – XDN ASIAN NEWS 24/7

western shore of Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Friday, causing panic but no casualties or damage, an official said. The quake struck late at night 74 miles (119 kilometers) southeast of Pagai [...]

Miracle In Sumatra: The Story of Gutsy Gus | Mom Most Traveled

Miracle in Sumatra : The Story of Gutsy Gus is a beautiful children’s book about a young orangutan named Gus Gus discovers his parents have been trapped [...]