Articles tagged ‘Aceh’
Aceh considering amputation for theft
By Nick | December 12th, 2006 |
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Aceh, the rebel province in the far north of Indonesia, that was badly hit by the 2004 tsunami, is considering the introduction of amputation, as a penalty against theft. Ow!
Picking Up the Pieces from a Disaster
By Barrie | July 20th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Most of us can't even imagine what it is like to be plunged into a natural disaster never mind getting over it all. But how can one do it and just how does one cope?.
Indonesia Struggles to Save Mangroves
By Barrie | July 18th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
A few weeks ago I posted an article on the Mangrove swamps at Sanur in Bali and mentioned that the pollution there was getting out of control. But there are other factors affecting the mangroves and not only in Sanur but also in the rest of the archipelago.
World Food Programme Almost Cut Food: Central Java, Indonesia
By Barrie | July 14th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
World Food Programme officials said they nearly had to halt emergency food aid to 100 thousand victims of Indonesia's devastating May 27 earthquake because of lack of money from donor nations.
Aceh Police Find Hectares of Hemp: Sumatra, Indonesia
By Barrie | June 30th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Kind of reminds me of that Leonardo DiCaprio movie where they go out to an island and discover a multitude of sky-tripping plants.
Someone in Aceh has been very busy cultivating seven hectares of hemp plants at Lamteuba village in Aceh Besar regency.
The Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Police First Insp. Burhanuddin of the Aceh Police investigation unit [...]
Plywood Houses for the Yogyanese: Central Java, Indonesia
By BootsnAll | June 18th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
It seems that much has been learnt from the lackadaisical efforts to construct houses for those who suffered losing their mode of shelter in Aceh. In Yogyakarta the pace and effort is more proficient.
Earthquakes Rock Sulawesi
By BootsnAll | June 17th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Indonesia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, an arc of volcanoes and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin where the tectonic plates are constantly moving to some degree every day causing earthquakes.
Quake Resistant Houses: Indonesia
By BootsnAll | June 11th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
It would be perfect to have quake resistant buildings and houses throughout the archipelago of Indonesia and in doing so it would dramatically lessen the damage costs and loss of life.
Tsunami Warning System: Bali
By BootsnAll | June 9th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
When the Tsunami hit Sumatra over a year ago and devastated the area as well as the tourist strips along the southern Thailand coast and other places in the Indian Ocean including India and east Africa, it was agreed by the countries concerned that a Tsunami early warning system be set up to avoid further [...]
Earthquake Hits Sumatra
By BootsnAll | June 8th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
A 6.2 magnitude undersea earthquake struck off the western Indonesian island of Sumatra yesterday but the state meteorology and geophysics agency said its epicentre was too deep to cause any damage.
