Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people
People have started gathering in prayer and are visiting mass graves in Indonesia's Aceh province to mark 20 years since the ...
20 years later: Aceh pays tribute to victims of Indian Ocean tsunami
A powerful 9.1-magnitude earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered a tsunami ...
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Silent night in Aceh as Indonesian Catholics hold modest Christmas mass amid Shariah law restrictions
With flickering candles and the sound of organs, hundreds of Catholics held a muted Christmas Eve mass in Indonesia’s Aceh ...
After 20 years, the post-tsunami generation stays vigilant for future disasters
Qurrata Ayuni, a 28-year-old survivor of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated her hometown two decades ago, has ...
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Aceh Tsunami: Monuments help to remember disasters – and forget them
Twenty years have passed since the Aceh tsunami, leaving deep scars on Indonesia, especially for those directly affected. Aceh was also recovering from a three-decade armed conflict between the Free ...
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Aceh Police Arrest Human Trafficking Perpetrators from Love Scamming Worker Syndicate
Aceh Police uncovered a case of human trafficking against migrant workers. The victim was tricked into joining a love ...
Catholics hold muted Christmas mass in Aceh
With flickering candles and the sound of organs, hundreds of Catholics held a muted Christmas Eve mass in Indonesia's Aceh ...
Asia To Mourn Tsunami Dead With Ceremonies 20 Years On
Emotional ceremonies were expected across Asia on Thursday to remember the 220,000 people who died two decades ago when a tsunami devastated coastal areas around the Indian Ocean, in one of the worst ...
Prayers and tears mark 20 years since devastating Indian Ocean tsunami
People started gathering in prayer on Thursday and visiting the mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province to mark 20 years ...