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The oil tanker MT Pablo catches fire off the coast of Malaysia with three of five crew members missing afterward. The tanker was reportedly carrying sanctioned oil and had changed flags only six days earlier. Oil washes up on the shores of Indonesia later.
2023-05-1

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

At least 27 people die and many others disappear after heavy floods and landslides in Sumatra, Indonesia.
2018-10-13

In 2015, more than 100,000 people in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore may have died as a result of forest fires in Southeast Asia. The continued poor air quality also continues to affect the health of more than 42 million Indonesians.
2016-09-19

Singapore closes its primary and secondary schools as smoke from the Indonesian fires raises air pollution to hazardous levels.
2015-09-25

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

Forest fires in Sumatra, Indonesia, cause a thick haze to drift over Singapore.
2010-10-22

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