Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra. All passengers and crew aboard a boat that capsized in Mentawai Islands Regency, West Sumatra ...

Mentawai Islands Regent Rinto Wardana stated that the boat was operating over its maximum capacity when the accident occurred.

The SAR agency received a report about the incident at 5:40 p.m. on Monday, more than six hours after the boat overturned.

Acting head of the Mentawai Islands Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Lahmudin Siregar spoke to news agency Antara, telling the outlet "the information we received from the Head ...

PIKIRAN RAKYAT – West Sumatra is one of the most beautiful regions in Indonesia, offering stunning natural beauty. Among the many tourist destinations, the Mentawai Islands stand out as a hidden gem ...

On the same occasion, Mentawai Islands Acting Regent Fernando Jongguran Simanjuntak expressed his optimism over the existence of a new airport in the regency. Fernando said that one of the obstacles ...

The Mentawai Islands lie to the West of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean. Les journeys 9 hours from the island of Siberut, navigating log-jammed river systems and shallow waters, ...

The Mentawai peoples, who live on Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands, off the western coast of Sumatra, have faced numerous attempts to develop their traditional lands. In 2014, the Mentawai ...

Learning to Surf in Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands. Head to the Southeast Asian archipelago for a secluded spot to ride the waves. By Max Lowe. February 24, 2014 ...

Siberut is the largest of the Mentawai Islands, an archipelago off western Sumatra, Indonesia, where a battle is unfolding to save some of the rarest primates on Earth.