UNDP wants Nias to stand on its own
Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Two years after a massive earthquake hit Nias Island in North Sumatra, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is set to end its recovery… Read more »
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Protesters slam reconstruction, rehabilitation work in Nias
Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Nias students protested Wednesday outside the North Sumatra Legislative Council in Medan over the pace of reconstruction on the earthquake-devastated island.
Nias quake two years on – progress made but greater focus on economic development is needed, says Oxfam
Gunung Sitoli, Nias , Indonesia, 27 March 2007 – Two years on from the quake, international aid agency Oxfam is helping 61,000 people affected by the quake in 60 villages.
Indonesia: Hotline 26 Mar 2007
Today, Nur Iman Gulo has a small shop and lots of customers, thanks to help from Church World Service. The simple building that serves as the shop and the home… Read more »
Media Release: ADB and BRR Lead Mid-Term Review of ETESP’s SPEM Project in Nias
GUNUNG SITOLI, NIAS, March 16, 2007. Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Black & Veatch organized a mid-term review of Earthquake and Tsunami Emergency Support Project Package 24 (ETESP-24) project under… Read more »
BRR seeks extension of mission in Nias
Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Chief Executive Officer of the Aceh-Nias Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency (BRR) projects in Nias has asked for an extension of the agency’s… Read more »
Nias Online to New Site
Nias Online (the English version, this site) has moved to the new location at: https://niasonline.net/eng/ and become the subdomain of Situs Yaahowu (the Indonesian version). The news update will be… Read more »
Survey finds Nias survivors feel abandoned
Ary Hermawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Eight out of every 10 people in Nias, North Sumatra, are unsatisfied with the rehabilitation and reconstruction work in the tsunami-ravaged region, according to… Read more »
Britain is slowest to pay out tsunami aid
By Sebastien Berger, South East Asia Correspondent The British Government has the worst record for honouring pledges to help to rebuild the area worst affected by the Boxing Day tsunami,… Read more »
The Boxing Day Tsunami Two Years Later
Thang D. Nguyen 22 December 2006 Two years after one of the world’s worst natural disasters, Indonesia has made some unlikely gains but corruption and red tape still leave their… Read more »
Post -Tsunami reconstruction: 2 years on
Brussels, 20 December 2006 – Two years after the tsunami hit South East Asia, the European Union (EU) and the international community have successfully made the transition from providing immediate… Read more »
INDONESIA: SUMATRA QUAKE ‘KILLS AT LEAST FOUR’
Medan, 18 Dec. (AKI) – An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale on Monday at 04.39 am shook Penyabungan town, Mandailing Natal district on the west coast of North… Read more »
Tsunami risk still high in Sumatra
Another major earthquake and tsunami will strike the western coast of Sumatra sometime in the next few decades, according to researchers studying the region’s history. And the predicted tsunami has… Read more »
How tragic tsunami beach rose again
Two years ago, the tiny Indonesian village of Sorake Beach captured the hearts of Star readers after it was devastated by the Boxing Day tsunami. Richard Heath tells how Star… Read more »
Achievements of the Australia Indonesia Partnership for Reconstruction and Development (AIPRD) in Aceh and Nias, Dec 2006
Summary of achievements On Boxing Day, 2004, an earthquake centred in the Indian Ocean and measuring between 9.1 and 9.3 on the Richter scale – the second largest earthquake ever… Read more »