Two boats with more than 260 Rohingya refugees arrives in Indonesia’s coast
More than 260 weak and hungry Rohingya refugees, mostly women and children, have landed in Indonesia in two boats.
Over 200 Rohingya arrive by boat in Indonesia over weekend, official says
More than 200 Rohingya came ashore over the weekend in Indonesia's Aceh province, an official said on Monday, amid growing numbers of arrivals by sea of the stateless population in the Southeast Asian ...
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20 years after Indian Ocean tsunami: Why 230,000 people died and the lessons learned
Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, and Thailand sustained the brunt of the damage. Indonesian officials estimated that ...
Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — People started gathering in prayer on Thursday and visiting the mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh ...
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Death and rebirth: Aceh marches on, slowly, after 2004 tsunami
Two decades have passed since the deadliest earthquake and tsunami in modern history hit Indonesia’s westernmost province.
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'We couldn't find their bodies': Indonesian tsunami survivors mourn the dead
Under the shade of trees at a mass grave in Indonesia's Aceh province, survivors and mourners recited Islamic prayers, ...
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On 20th anniversary of world’s worst tsunami, experts warn of complacency
More than 227,000 people died in the December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and experts warn it could happen again.
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Catholics hold muted Christmas mass in Indonesia's Sharia stronghold
With flickering candles and the sound of organs, hundreds of Catholics held a muted Christmas Eve mass in Indonesia's Aceh ...
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Sumatra Tsunami, 20 Years Since the Disaster: Remembering the Deadliest Crossroads Between an Earthquake and a Tsunami in History
On December 26, 2004, the devastating Sumatra earthquake and the tsunami that followed caused over 230.000 victims in 14 ...
Aceh hopeful as Indonesia beefs up warning system 20 years after tsunami
Traumatised by the Indian Ocean tsunami that hit Indonesia 20 years ago, Teuku Hafid Hududillah has spent his adult life ...
Acehnese women: Crucial role in peacebuilding overlooked, discriminated by local regulations
Acehnese women have contributed to post-conflict and tsunami development. However, existing policies have not covered what ...
How the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami became a ‘wake up call’ for early warning systems
The tsunami was the deadliest natural disaster in the 21st century and one of the deadliest in recorded history. Head of UNESCO’s tsunami resilience programme, Bernado Aliaga, says it was a “wake-up ...