There's more than one place called Padang:

Indonesia

• Padang - the capital city of West Sumatra
• Padang (Karimata Island) - the largest village on the island of Karimata, one of the Karimata Islands in the Karimata Strait off the west coast of West Kalimantan]]
• Padang Bai - a small town on the east coast of Bali

Malaysia

• Padang Besar (Malaysia) - a border town in the north of Perlis, opposite the Thai border town of the same name
• Padang Serai - a town in the south of Kedah

Thailand

• Padang Besar (Thailand) - a border town in the south of Songkhla (province), opposite the Malaysian border town of the same name