The smog arrives around this time every year, as loggers and farmers on Indonesia's island of Sumatra and the Indonesian part of Borneo take advantage of the dry season to clear land by burning trees and scrub.

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In the movies, a group of explorers and filmmakers travel to Skull Island, a mysterious spot near Sumatra, in order to investigate rumors of giant beasts.

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Another plus: Kuntoro's decision to shift its headquarters out of Jakarta to Bangka, an island of 500, 000 residents off southern Sumatra where tin has been mined since the 18th century.

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In 1883, a massive eruption of a volcano on the island of Krakatoa in the Sundra Strait between Java and Sumatra began.

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