Safeguarding Traditional Wood Work and Carpentry
Nias Project In the evening of 28 March 2005, at 23:08 hours, a strong earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Moment Magnitude occurred off the west coast of Sumatra Island in… Read more »
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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… Read more »
ACTED Indonesia : A roof above one’s head for Onozalukhu children, on Nias island
Following the successful completion of 520 shelters on the island of Nias, which had been affected by the 28th of March 2005 earthquake, ACTED is now moving on to a… Read more »
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,… Read more »
A Song for Lowalangi – An Interview with Dr. Thomas Markus Manhart
Whilst Nias Island and its people are still in the midst of disaster shocks since early 2000, the “attention†to Nias have not faded. Recent disasters (flood and landslides, tsunami… Read more »
A Song for Lowalangi – An Interview with Dr. Thomas Markus Manhart
Whilst Nias Island and its people are still in the midst of disaster shocks since early 2000, the “attention†to Nias have not faded. Recent disasters (flood and landslides, tsunami… Read more »
Earthquake Rocks Indonesia
A powerful earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Thursday but there was no reports of any casualties and damage while meteorologists played down the risk of tsunami. The… Read more »
Intermap Technologies Aids in Southeast Asia Tsunami Recovery and Rebuilding Efforts
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 19, 2006–Intermap Technologies Corp. (TSX:IMP)(AIM:IMAP) has been selected by Apogee Imaging International to provide radar imagery and digital elevation data for areas of Indonesia destroyed by the tsunami… Read more »
More Quakes Warned as Java Deaths Rise
An Indonesian scientist on July 19, 2006 warned of more earthquake-triggered tsunamis hitting some parts of Sumatra Island and southern coastal areas of Java as the death toll from Monday’s… Read more »
EU, World Bank laud Aceh reconstruction
Friday, July 14, 2006 M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The European Union and the World Bank praised Thursday progress in the reconstruction of tsunami-hit Aceh, terming it superior to… Read more »
NGOs want Aceh firings explained
Wednesday, July 12, 2006 JAKARTA: The Aceh-Nias Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency (BRR) should openly clarify its recent decision to dismiss employees Leo Nugroho and Endang Yuliarti, non-governmental organizations said here… Read more »
Li Niha – the Essence of the Culture, Tradition and History of the Nias People
An interview with Dr. Lea Brown*) To some Nias people it seems that learning, using and loving their own language, Li Niha, is not an activity they take part in… Read more »
Li Niha – the Essence of the Culture, Tradition and History of the Nias People
An interview with Dr. Lea Brown*) To some Nias people it seems that learning, using and loving their own language, Li Niha, is not an activity they take part in… Read more »
Lutherans and Muslims Assess Tsunami Relief, Plan Cooperation
ELCA NEWS SERVICE – July 3, 2006 Lutherans and Muslims Assess Tsunami Relief, Plan Cooperation 06-093-FI MEDAN, Indonesia (ELCA) — The earthquake and tsunami of December 2004 was centered off… Read more »
Australia commits more aid for victims of recent natural disasters in Indonesia
*This will include $10 million to establish a Nias Reconstruction Program Indonesian and Australian Joint Commission Ministers today (29 June 2006) announced $63 million of additional development assistance to Indonesia,… Read more »