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Earthquake sparks panic in Indonesia’s Aceh

An undersea earthquake rattled Indonesia’s Aceh province on Friday, sparking panic among residents, although there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of damage and…

Strong quake rattles Indonesia’s Aceh

A strong earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale shook Indonesia’s tsunami-deva ed province of Aceh on Saturday causing residents to flee their homes, an official said.…

Aceh rebels disband armed wing

Indonesia’s Aceh rebels formally disbanded their armed wing on Tuesday, fulfilling one of the most crucial elements of a tsunami-inspired peace plan to end one of Asia’s longest…

How tsunami aid worked — and failed — in Aceh

A year after the tsunami laid waste to Aceh, tens of thousands of people still live in a vast archipelago of townships made of scrap wood spit back by the sea. Along the coast of…

Candles, vigils and poems to remember tsunami

Some will light candles after travelling long distances to where loved ones were snatched; others might offer simple prayers. But across nations ravaged by the tsunami, all will…

Grants, peace deal help tsunami survivors to look ahead

The conditions in Nurma Sulaiman’s tiny room in one of Nusa’s six barracks have just become a little more cramped. But neither she nor her husband and four children are…

‘God willing, Aceh will have peace at last’

Guarded optimism prevailed in the capital of Indonesia’s Aceh province after the signing on Monday of a peace pact that Acehenese hope will end nearly three decades of war and…

Tsunami panic after huge quake

An earthquake off Indonesia measuring more than eight on the Richter scale triggered tsunami alerts around the Indian Ocean on Monday, causing panic three months after giant…

‘Chaotic’ tsunami aid as death toll rises

The multinational relief effort in parts of Indonesia’s tsunami-hit Aceh province is chaotic, according to an official report seen on Thursday, as the number presumed dead…

Tsunami: One month later

Just more than a month after an epic tsunami ravaged southern Asia, children and teachers in Indonesia’s worst-hit Aceh province on Wednesday made an emotional return to school,…

Tsunami-hit rebels urge ceasefire

Rebels in Indonesia’s tsunami-hit Aceh on called Thursday for ceasefire talks to help the aid effort as new restrictions on foreign relief workers in the province prompted the…

Trickling back to a city’s only school

Until the tsunami arrived Mr Saiful was the caretaker of Banda Aceh’s junior high school three. He was responsible for tidying up. But on Wednesday he found himself giving a…

Indonesia clamps down on aid workers

The Indonesian military imposed sweeping restrictions on foreign aid workers in tsunami-hit Aceh on Tuesday, saying the move is needed to curtail a growing threat from separatist…

Aceh activist jailed for defaming Megawati

A female activist in Indonesia’s Aceh province was on Tuesday sentenced to six months in prison for defaming President Megawati Sukarnoputri at a rally last year.