Australian Red Cross to end mission in Aceh by 2010

The lord will repay their goodness."Banda Aceh (ANTARA News) - The Australian Red Cross will end its humanitarian mission of assisting post-tsunami rehabilitation and reconstruction programs in Aceh by 2010, a spokesman said. "Our commitment to assist Aceh in the...

'Traumatized' teachers learn on managing classes

It is not easy to overcome a traumatic feelings" Tears rolled down elementary school teacher Herawati Ahmad's wrinkled cheeks as she told the story of her ill-fated young pupils in Aceh after the 2004 tsunami. ...

150 houses from Islamic Relief for Aceh`s tsunami victims

Indonesian, especially Aceh people's will always remember theirgoodness.. "Banda Aceh (ANTARA News) - Britain-based Islamic Relief has donated 150 houses to victims of the 2004 tsunami in Aceh Besar, Aceh Jaya Districts, and Banda Aceh city, Aceh Province.The...

RI ready to receive back Aceh tsunami evacuees from Malaysia: envoy

""We cannot continue asking Malaysia to accomodate the 24,000 Acehnese who were evacuated (to Malaysia) because of the December 26, 2004 tsunami," Indonesian Ambassadsor to Malaysia Da`i Bachtiar said here Thursday.Bachtiar made the remark in response to the call made on the...

Time to re-Pass the GI Bill in the USA

"By JOEL MCNALLY  Tuesday, June 3, 2008As someone who opposed the Vietnam War and didn’t spit on a single soldier, I have never believed those stories about servicemen in uniform encountering a tsunami of...

China's ground zero

Quake lakes risk "slurry tsunami" China's scramble to drain the rapidity-rising quake lake at Tangjiashan before it can burst is a nerve-jangling race against time. Some 1.3 million people are threatened by...

Food Crisis Rippling Out Like a "Tsunami"

"UNITED NATIONS - “A rolling tsunami of social unrest is underway as we speak — hungry people are desperate people capable of taking desperate actions. This tsunami is rapidly enveloping the global South, and it...

Nargis causing more economic damage than Indonesia`s tsunami

"New York (ANTARA News) - Cyclone Nargis may have inflicted more severe and longer-lasting economic losses to Myanmar than the tsunami that devastated part of Indonesia's Aceh province in 2004, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday before flying to Southeast Asia.Ban...

RI to provide $1 million in relief aid to Myanmar

"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia has decided to provide relief aid worth US$1 million to Myanmar to help victims of Cyclone Nargis that left around 15,000 people dead or missing and caused serious damage to the country, a presidential spokesman said.The tragedy reminded...

Aid workers fear Burma cyclone deaths will top 50,000

"Foreign aid workers in Burma have concluded that as many as 50,000 people diedin Saturday’s cyclone, and two to three million are homeless, in a disasteron a scale comparable with the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.The official death count after Cyclone Nargis stood at just...

From Warriors to Tour Guides

In the wake of conflict, demobilizing combatants is as critical as ending the fighting if there is hope for the peace to last. When conflict ends, former fighters usually find themselves unemployed. But tourism is proving a viable way to deal with the social and...

A Catastrophe in the Works?

"Evidence of a massive undersea landslide has been found less than 15 kilometres from Wellington airport, raising fears another slip could trigger a devastating tsunami. "

Earthquake Hits Indonesia: Tsunami Warning Issued

A powerful earthquake (7.6) struck western Indonesia this morning. There are no immediate reports of injuries, but a tsunami warning has been issued.The Associated Press is working with NowPublic to help get coverage...

Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake Shook Western Indonesia

The island where the epicenter was is extremely small. I uploaded a couple diferent photos of the map to show the size. I am sure this will be a developing story. They are keeping an eye out for tsunamis at this...

US Congress to give democracy-strengthening assistance to Aceh

Banda Aceh (ANTARA News) - The US Congress is to provide Aceh Legislative Assembly members with assistance to strengthen democracy in the province, the spokesman of a visiting US Congress delegation said. "We have come to cooperate and enhance political and democratic...

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