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At least seven people are killed and 85 others are injured by an earthquake in Sumatra, Indonesia. The 6.2 magnitude earthquake is felt as far away as Malaysia and Singapore.
2022-02-25

The European Union, Australia, India, Malaysia, Singapore, and Turkey ground all Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets. This means 40% of the global fleet is now grounded, with Indonesia, China and several airlines grounding their aircraft yesterday. Boeing states they will issue a software update for the model within weeks.
2019-03-12

Fires in Indonesia burn and blow smoke into Singapore, engulfing the city-state into darkness.
2016-08-26

Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupts, killing at least six people in Sumatra.
2016-05-22

The haze from Indonesian forest fires worsens leaving Singapore and parts of Indonesia and Malaysia covered in smog.
2015-09-22

An overloaded wooden boat with Sumatra-bound migrants sinks off the coast of Malaysia killing at least 15 people, 13 of which are women. Nearby fisherman rescue 19 people with more than 40 missing. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency states that the boat was taking migrant workers home to Tanjung Balai in Indonesia's Sumatra province for the Hari Raya Haji celebration.
2015-09-3

2013 Southeast Asian haze: Haze from Indonesian forest fires in Sumatra increase air pollution in Singapore and Malaysia to hazardous levels.
2013-06-20

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurs off the Indonesian island of Sumatra with one man dying while fleeing his home.
2012-07-25

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes near the Mentawai Islands, but tsunami warnings for western Sumatra proved unwarranted.
2010-10-25

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Sumatra, Indonesia.
2010-04-7