When we heard that there was a massive lake inside of a volcano caldera, we were more than a little intrigued. When we found out that there was an island on that lake, inside of the caldera, and that ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Toba Caldera, or better known as Lake Toba, was inducted as one of UNESCO's Global Geopark on Tuesday, July 2. The decision was made during the 209th session of the UNESCO ...

Lake Toba, N. Sumatra, Indonesia - (NewMediaWire) - February 3, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - In developing its sports tourism potential, Indonesia holds many championships or sports events, and one of the ...

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JAKARTA, Indonesia-- Dozens of people are missing from a ferry that sank on Indonesia's Lake Toba, casting a tragic pall over holidays marking the end of the Muslim holy month. Cellphone video ...

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Today's Google Doodle celebrates Lake Toba, known as Danau Toba, located on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Lake Toba was designated as UNESCO Global Geopark on August 31, 2020. Lake Toba is the ...

An estimated 18 people were rescued and one was confirmed dead from among about 80 passengers aboard a ferry that sank in Lake Toba in Indonesia's North Sumatra province, a disaster agency official ...

TOBA REGENCY, Indonesia — Roads, albeit small, are well paved in Balige, the capital of Toba Regency in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Passing by, one can see from either side of the road rolling hills or ...

JAKARTA: One person died and 11 were missing after flash floods hit near Lake Toba in Indonesia's North Sumatra province, the country's disasters agency BNPB said, with scores of people evacuated and ...

A Christian community on the shores of Lake Toba is pushing back against Indonesia’s rising religious conservatism with a party devoted to all things pig. By Richard C. Paddock MUARA, Indonesia — ...