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Reconstruction
BRR truck-buying plan criticized
BRR truck-buying plan criticized Saturday, June 17, 2006BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The Aceh and Nias Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency (BRR) is back in the spotlight with a plan to purchase a four-wheel drive pickup truck as an official vehicle for agency head Kuntoro Mangkusubroto. Activists immediately criticized the plan to purchase a Toyota Hilux, which... »
House dismayed by slow Aceh reconstruction
Saturday, June 10, 2006 M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta House of Representatives lawmakers are unhappy with the performance of the Aceh-Nias Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Agency (BRR). In its single year of existence the BRR had done little to build much-needed infrastructure in Aceh and Nias, House Speaker Agung Laksono said. "We are very... »
Tsunami recovery: Taking stock after 12 months
Tsunami recovery: Taking stock after 12 months Executive Summary This report, from the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery, former US President Bill Clinton, documents the status of the recovery effort at 12 months. More … »
On Indonesia’s Nias Island, UNICEF helps rebuild the lives of quake-affected children
By Anna Stechert GUNUNGSITOLI, Indonesia, 10 May 2006 — Well over a year since a violent earthquake shook the island of Nias in Indonesia, killing 800 people and destroying 90 per cent of the infrastructure, UNICEF continues to offer vital protection for children. More … »
Indonesia: Aceh & Nias Partners – Reconstruction accelerated sharply in past six months but three years very hard work ahead
Jakarta, May 9, 2006 – The Agency for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (BRR) of Aceh and Nias today holds the second high-level Coordination Forum for Aceh and Nias (CFAN2) attended by Ministers, BRR, local governments of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and North Sumatra, Ambassadors, stakeholder representatives and Agency Heads of NGOs and donor agencies including the... »
European Commission to provide 117.5m euros for Nias, Aceh
JAKARTA, April 26 (Xinhua) — The European Commission has signed the second commitment agreement to provide Multi Donor Fund with 117.5 million euros to finance post-earthquake and tsunami reconstruction efforts in Nias and Aceh, Indonesia. Full text … »
BRR to open bidding for projects in Aceh, Nias
Monday, April 24, 2006 Rendi Akhmad Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency for Aceh and Nias (BRR) plans to accelerate the bidding process for projects worth around Rp 7 trillion (some US$777 million) during the second quarter of this year. The bidding, which will mostly consist of projects related to... »
On reconstruction on Nias
Tuesday, January 03, 2006 I refer to your article, Nias reconstruction work criticized, published in The Jakarta Post on Dec. 28. It is not clear where Agus Mendrova got the figure of only 30 houses that have been constructed on Nias. However, I am pleased to advise that in one of the worst-hit towns... »
Nias reconstruction work criticized
Wednesday, December 28, 2005Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan The Nias regency administration lashed out at the Aceh-Nias Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Agency on Tuesday for the lack of progress in rebuilding the earthquake and tsunami-ravaged island. The administration said only 30 out of the 8,000 new houses planned for tsunami and quake survivors on... »
Nias quake survivors want faster reconstruction
Wednesday, December 21, 2005Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Almost a year after the tsunami, survivors on Nias in North Sumatra have accused both the central and local administrations of not moving fast enough in rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts on the island. The view was expressed in the latest study on tsunami and earthquake... »
U.S., TNI forces to assist Nias
Thursday, December 08, 2005 JAKARTA: The United States and Indonesia will undertake their first military-to-military operations since the U.S. government’s restrictions on defense cooperation were put in place years ago, by constructing two schools and two bridges on the disaster-ravaged island of Nias. A group of U.S. Army Civil Affairs soldiers and Naval Construction... »
Nias begs for more world attention
Wednesday, December 07, 2005 Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Almost a year after two devastating natural disasters struck Nias Island in North Sumatra, some 4,000 families are still living in makeshift shelters and thousands of students are studying under tents, desperately waiting for aid from donor countries. Most refugees have lost relatives,... »
