| If, for instance, you are to attend a traditional Batak wedding ceremony, in Medan, North Sumatra, you will likely be served dog meat at some point in the proceedings. |
| Many villages in the regency are devoid of young people as they have all migrated to Medan, Jakarta, Surabaya and other urban areas due to a lack of jobs at home. |
| Both persons have been taken prisoners and sent to Medan, where they will be fried for having broken Holland's neutrality. |
| Remnants of palaces and royal houses still can be found in Banten, Medan, Ternate, Bali and Bima. |
| Australia and the US are controlling air traffic at Banda Aceh airport, trucks are moving in from Medan and the east coast ports are chockers. |
| Protests were also held in the Sumatran cities of Medan and Pekanbaru, as well as Makassar in Sulawesi. |
