Nias artifacts damaged in powerful earthquake
Wednesday, April 13, 2005 Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Nias Island Father Johannes Hammerle stared silently at the fragments of traditional clay pots scattered on the floor of the Nias… Read more »
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42 quake survivors in South Nias die in shelters
Tuesday, April 12, 2005 Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan At least 42 quake victims in South Nias regency reportedly died in emergency shelters due to a lack of medical… Read more »
Earthquakes leave Nias children traumatized
Tuesday, April 12, 2005 Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan After his hometown on Nias island was shattered by an earthquake, life is no longer the same for seven-year-old Alui… Read more »
Nias people told to remain calm
Saturday, April 09, 2005 JAKARTA: Vice President Jusuf Kalla told Nias and North Sumatra people to remain calm despite rumors that a tsunami was imminent in the area. "Rumors are… Read more »
Surfers stay away after Nias quake
Saturday, April 09, 2005 Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Teluk Dalam, Nias Sorake beach in Southern Nias is like heaven for surfers due to its waves that characteristically break from right… Read more »
After Nias, where next?
Saturday, April 09, 2005 Today, just under two weeks after a huge earthquake demolished their homes, burying hundreds of men, women and children in their sleep, the people of Nias… Read more »
Nias struggle to oil trading wheel
Friday, April 08, 2005 Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Gunung Sitoli On a day when she was supposed to tap latex on her five-hectare rubber plantation, Ameria Hura, 32, was… Read more »
Nias schoolchildren forced to work amid uncertainty
Friday, April 08, 2005 Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Gunung Sitoli Yeniria Telemanua, 12, and her brother Natalius, 9, started off on the two-hour, 10-kilometer journey from the hilly area… Read more »
U.S. navy hospital joins relief effort in Nias
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 »
30% of Nias inmates report to police
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 »
Nias earthquake victims left untreated
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 »
Merpati adds flights to Nias
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 »
Nias quake victims in dire need of food
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 »
South Korea sends medical team for Nias victims
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 »
Aceh, Nias and Foreigners
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 »