Six people were killed and seven others injured after landslides and flash floods hit Indonesia's North Sumatra province on November 23.

Before 2012, only a few people had heard of Sei Mangkei village in Indonesia's North Sumatra. After then-President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono issued Government Regulation No. 29/2012 on the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policy, Sei Mangkei rose to fame globally.

Mount Sinabung in Indonesia's North Sumatra province erupted on July 28, spewing a massive column of smoke and ash into the sky.

Indonesia's Mount Sinabung volcano sent a cloud of hot ash as high as 3km (1.86 miles) on March 2, in its first big eruption since August last year.

PT Hanlim Power Corporation, the arm of a Republic of Korean company in Indonesia, plans to build a 4,800 MW gas-fired power plant in Batubara regency, North Sumatra, which is touted to be the largest in the province.

Indonesian police have arrested 74 terror suspects after a suicide bombing targeted the police headquarters of Medan, the capital city of North Sumatra province.

The Corruption Eradication Commission of Indonesia (KPK) have arrested dozens of officials on corruption charges in many localities.

At least 30 people, including three children, were killed when a fire burned a matchstick factory in North Sumatra, Indonesia on June 21.

Indonesian rescue workers fought heavy rains and 2m waves in a search for survivors after a boat with at least 80 passengers on board sank in Lake Toba, a popular tourist destination in North Sumatra.

Flash floods hit Padang Sidempuan regency in Indonesia’s western province of North Sumatra on March 26 night, killing five people and displacing hundreds of others.

Thousands of Buddhists in Medan, North Sumatra of Indonesia on November 19-20 prayed for peace and tolerance amid rising religious tensions across the country.

A passenger aboard an Indonesian helicopter was found alive two days after a light helicopter crashed in a lake in North Sumatra on October 11.