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Poster displaying the winning design of a tsunami museum by architect Ridwan Kamil.
On December 26, 2004, a massive 9.1 earthquake off the coast of Indonesia created a devastating tsunami that struck 12 countries around the Indian Ocean. Over...
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An Indonesian navy official says 198 boat people from Myanmar have been picked up off the coast of Aceh in critical condition.
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On Tuesday, a strong tremor of magnitude 7.1 has struck off Taiwan! According to the US Geological Survey, it was followed by a powerful aftershock. Though the quake...
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Indonesia, a country worse affected by Tsunami. Though two years have passed after the smacking of the tidal wave but people are still not able revive their old life...
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As the reconstruction of Tsunami destroyed Aceh progresses, life of the women population goes on a path to destruction under the cruel , illegitimate care of Shariah...
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The founder of Aceh’s separatist rebel movement Hasan di Tiro waves to supporters upon arrival at Sultan Iskandar Muda airport in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008. Thousands of people greeted the former rebel leader Saturday..
