Indonesia's North Sumatra and Aceh provinces have been embroiled in a dispute over the control of four islands, but a video circulating online does not show former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ...

Jakarta, Dec 26 (IANS) Residents of Indonesia's Aceh province in the northern tip of Sumatra Island paid tribute on Thursday to relatives, family mem ...

Jakarta, Dec 26 (EFE).- Indonesia on Thursday remembered its 167,000 victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami at the Sumatran city of Banda Aceh’s Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, one of the only ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Traumatised by the Indian Ocean tsunami that hit Indonesia 20 years ago, Mr Teuku Hafid Hududillah has spent his adult life making sure that if disaster strikes again, his ...

World Asia Tsunami This was published 6 months ago The 2004 tsunami was one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history. It also carried peace Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies December 24, 2024 ...

Building monuments is one way to preserve the memory of the disaster. However, many survivors feel less connected to the monuments because they do not evoke their personal memories of the tsunami.

Traumatised by the Indian Ocean tsunami that hit Indonesia 20 years ago, Teuku Hafid Hududillah has spent his adult life making sure that if disaster strikes again, his home province of Aceh will be ...

The Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 was one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history, killing 230,000 people across a dozen countries. Indonesia's Aceh province bore the brunt of the ...

Historical images of the 2004 Aceh tsunami displayed at the Aceh Tsunami Museum. Rizki Mulana/shutterstock. The establishment of disaster memorials is always political .

The worst affected area was Aceh in Indonesia, where local authorities have since made efforts to improve disaster preparedness.