State-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) has set a target to reactivate the trans-Sumatra train connecting Medan in North Sumatra to Aceh by 2019. The vice president of the company’s ...

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - At least 17 scheduled Srilelawangsa train trips operating between Medan and Binjai on Thursday, November 17, 2025, were suspended due to severe flooding. The critical ...

Sumatra is the sixth largest island in the world so traversing its rugged terrain isn’t a simple feat. The remote Indonesian island - famous for its diverse wildlife and smouldering volcanoes - ...

SURFACE and Marine Transport Regulatory Authority (Sumatra) has agreed to a 2011 request by bus owners to hike fares from 300/- to 400/- for adults and from 150/- to 200/- for students with effect ...