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Rabies declared endemic in Nias Island
The Jakarta Post | Tue, 03/09/2010 3:46 PM | National North Sumatra Animal Husbandry Agency head Teti Erlina Lubis said Tuesday that she had declared rabies endemic in Nias Island following the recent death of a local health agency head due to a bite from a rabies-infected dog. North Nias health... »
Nias demands self-governance
Four regencies and a mayoralty in Nias Islands have agreed to go ahead with their aspiration to set up an autonomous province separated from North Sumatra mainland. »
Bringing hope to poor villagers
A group of caring Coolum people will head to Indonesia next month to help poor villagers living on the islands of west Sumatra. »
4 Nias Men to Get Aussie Bravery Medals for Chopper Crash Help
Four villagers from the island of Nias will receive Australia’s third-highest bravery award for providing assistance to the dying and injured aboard a downed Royal Australian Navy helicopter in 2005, the Australian Embassy in Jakarta said on Friday. Nine Australians aboard the Sea King helicopter were killed and two others seriously injured when it crashed... »
Researchers Find Large-Scale Death of Coral in Indonesia
By Chad Bouchard Jakarta, 23 April 2007 Scientists have discovered that an earthquake two years ago in Indonesia lifted hundreds of kilometers of sea floor out of the water, causing the largest death of coral reefs ever recorded. As Chad Bouchard reports from Jakarta, this is only one of several threats facing Indonesia’s fragile marine ecosystems. »
Nias Online to New Site
Nias Online (the English version, this site) has moved to the new location at: http://niasonline.net/eng/ and become the subdomain of Situs Yaahowu (the Indonesian version). The news update will be displayed in the new location (niasonline.net/eng/). Read Hammerle’s paper entitled: “Society and Culture in Nias” presented at a Conference in Vienna, 30 – 31... »
Oblate-pioneered Academy offers scholarships to quake, Tsunami survivors
CILACAP, Indonesia (UCAN) — Brigita Denis Dwinatalia’s dream of studying psychology at state-run Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta crumbled when an earthquake hit south-central Java Island on May 27. »
Indonesian Children in Tsunami-Hit Area Malnourished, UN Says
By Robin StringerSept. 6 (Bloomberg) — Indonesian primary school children in disaster-hit regions Aceh and Nias are suffering stunted growth and retarded intellectual development, according to a study by the United Nations World Food Programme. “The situation is quite concerning,” said program coordinator Charlie Higgins on the UN Web Site. “ Health and nutrition-related morbidity... »
A new orphanage to be built close to Bogor for orphans from Nias
Jaya Suprana takes Brisbane crowd on musical tour Cynthia Webb, Contributor, Brisbane Last Saturday night I was lucky to be in an audience who were escorted on a musical journey around Indonesia, right here in Brisbane. The music was played by the one and only Jaya Suprana and his group, Kwartet Punakawan, from Jakarta. As is... »
Jakarta burdened by donated drugs
WASTE: Many of the drugs donated following disasters were damaged or unusable, adding to the government’s problems of storing, handling or even incinerating them AFP , BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA Saturday,... »
Ferry: More survivors found
23/06/2006 13:33 - (SA) Jakarta – More survivors were found on Friday after a ferry sank in heavy seas off Indonesia's Sumatra island, but 23 were still missing, according to an official. Frits Agamsyah, the port administrator in Sibolga, North Sumatra province, said a vessel operated by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) plucked 11 people from... »
94 Survived, 39 Still Missing
Thirty nine passengers of the sunk ferry Surya Makmur Indah are still missing. The other 94 passengers have been rescued. Seven were admitted to Sibolga public hospital due to weak conditions. The rescue opration is still ongoing. At least 5 ships have been assgined to search for the people still missing. »
Names of the sunk ferry pasengers
The following are the names of passengers of sunk ship “Surya Makmur Indah” received from Sibolga seaport authority by a Medan based newspaper (Harian SIB): Lena, Alex Harefa, Rusdini, Ahmad, Azul, Gedi, Rina, Imuzniar, I Zulaeni, Rosnimar, Yardina, Sr. Fedelia, Sr. Evelly, A Firman, A Fendi, A Faris, Tiardin, Edward, Tjuk fuk, Hemo,... »
Ship Carrying Over 100 Sinks in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A ship carrying more than 100 passengers and crew sunk off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Thursday in bad weather, a naval spokesman said. More … »
Call for spectacles to assist with medical relief work in Indonesia
by Christine McCafferty Thursday, 4 May, 2006 Humanitarian work has once again drawn Gisborne nurse Margaret Thorpe back to the poverty-stricken islands of Indonesia. Mrs Thorpe is returning to the isolated islands of Nias and Tello, two of the areas hit hard by the Boxing Day tsunami and another earthquake that struck months later. Full text … »
