Month: April 2005

Wednesday, April 06, 2005 The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A U.S. navy hospital ship arrived off the coast of Nias island on Tuesday, joining a big international relief effort to provide… Read more »

Tuesday, April 05, 2005 JAKARTA: Around 30 percent of inmates from Gunung Sitoli Penitentiary in Nias, who escaped during last week's massive earthquake, have reported to local police stations, according… Read more »

Tuesday, April 05, 2005 Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Gunung Sitoli For two days, Fajarman Harefa has been crying out in pain because his left leg is broken. He was… Read more »

Tuesday, April 05, 2005 JAKARTA: To assist relief work on earthquake-devastated Nias island, Merpati Nusantara Airlines has added two additional flights each day between Medan and Gunung Sitoli and Sibolga…. Read more »

Saturday, April 02, 2005 Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post/Nias It has been four days since earthquake refugee Nujila Zendato and her five children have eaten a proper meal, because food… Read more »

Saturday, April 02, 2005 The Jakarta Post, Jakarta South Korea — which actively participated in relief operations in tsunami-hit Aceh — sent its condolences to earthquake victims on Nias and… Read more »

Friday, April 01, 2005The herculean task of reconstructing Aceh had not even begun when another catastrophe struck again on Monday in the same area of northern Sumatra. More than 200,000… Read more »

Friday, April 01, 2005 Ridwan M. Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta U.S. Embassy in Jakarta expressed its deep concern over the latest earthquake tragedy, and stated that the U.S. government… Read more »

Friday, April 01, 2005 The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Crucial aid was headed toward Nias island on Thursday, but severely damaged roads and ports were slowing down efforts to get help… Read more »