The article investigates the use of child labor at Toba Pulp Lestari, one of Indonesia's largest pulp and paper companies. Despite Indonesian laws and international conventions prohibiting child labor, especially in hazardous work, the company has been employing minors, including a 14-year-old girl named Sita, to work on their eucalyptus plantations. These underage workers are involved in planting, fertilizing, and spraying weed poison without proper protective equipment, earning below the minimum wage and without health insurance. The company, owned by billionaire Sukanto Tanoto, has been previously linked to illegal deforestation and land grabbing. The article highlights the plight of these children and their families, who live in poor conditions and are forced to work due to economic necessity. It also discusses the role of subcontractors in the employment process, which allows child labor to persist. VICE World News' investigation reveals the harsh realities of child labor in Indonesia's pulp and paper industry, calling attention to the need for better enforcement of labor laws and corporate accountability.

The article investigates the use of child labor at Toba Pulp Lestari, one of Indonesia's largest pulp and paper companies. Despite Indonesian laws and international conventions prohibiting child labor, especially in hazardous work, the company has been employing minors, including a 14-year-old girl named Sita, to work on their eucalyptus plantations. These underage workers are involved in planting, fertilizing, and spraying weed poison without proper protective equipment, earning below the minimum wage and without health insurance. The company, owned by billionaire Sukanto Tanoto, has been previously linked to illegal deforestation and land grabbing. The article highlights the plight of these children and their families, who live in poor conditions and are forced to work due to economic necessity. It also discusses the role of subcontractors in the employment process, which allows child labor to persist. VICE World News' investigation reveals the harsh realities of child labor in Indonesia's pulp and paper industry, calling attention to the need for better enforcement of labor laws and corporate accountability.

Flash floods in Medan, Sumatra island, Indonesia, have resulted in several deaths and left hundreds displaced. The flooding, caused by torrential rains that made the Sunggal river overflow, has also led to damaged houses and cars being swept away.

The article discusses the efforts of Khairul Ghazali, a former member of the terrorist organization Jemaah Islamiyah, who, after serving a prison sentence, established the Al-Hidayah Islamic Boarding School in North Sumatra, Indonesia. The school aims to prevent radicalism among children of terrorist families by providing them with a safe educational environment and teaching them skills, languages, and moderate Islamic values. The school, which is supported by various government officials and the National Agency for Counter-Terrorism, faces challenges from both the local community, who are suspicious of its motives, and from Ghazali's former comrades, who see him as a traitor. Despite these challenges, the school has been successful in helping students like Ahmad Irgi, who aspires to become a police officer.

Albert Ivan Damanik, a photographer from Medan, Indonesia, has brought honor to his country by winning the grand prize in the Natural World category at the Smithsonian 13th Annual Photo Contest on Tuesday, March 29, 2016.

The article showcases a photograph that won the Grand Prize in the 13th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest in the Natural World category. The image captures volcanic material flowing from Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra, Indonesia, taken from the village of Jeraya on June 26, 2015. The photo, taken by Albert Ivan Damanik using a Canon EOS 7D, depicts the aftermath of Mount Sinabung's eruption, which had been intermittently spewing ash and gas. Authorities had previously warned residents to evacuate the danger zone within a seven-kilometer radius from the crater. The photo was also recognized as the Photo of the Day on March 2, 2016.