Strong quake jolts Indonesia’s Sumatra
Jakarta – A strong earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia's Nias Island off the western coast of Sumatra early Wednesday, but there were no reports of structural… Read more »
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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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
Child trafficking still going strong in Aceh, Nias
Monday, December 19, 2005 Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan A non-governmental organization (NGO) has reported that child trafficking and illegal adoptions were continuing in the tsunami-ravaged areas of Aceh… Read more »
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,… Read more »
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… Read more »
50,000 Nias refugees still in tents, children malnourished
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Around 50,000 earthquake survivors on Nias island are still living in tents and military-style barracks and more than 1,400 children… Read more »
Nias residents warn of child trafficking
Tuesday, June 21, 2005 Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several prominent figures from Nias alleged on Monday that dozens of children had been taken off the island illegally since… Read more »
Nias children to be reunited with parents
Friday, June 17, 2005 Abdul Khalik and Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Bogor Ten young children from Nias, brought to Jakarta on Tuesday without proper documents, will soon be… Read more »
Earthquake altered Nias’ position
Tuesday, June 07, 2005 The massive quake that hit Nias island on March 28 has altered its position.
Homecoming: Injured reunited with Nias family
Sunday, May 29, 2005 Upon the invitation of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), The Jakarta Post's Chisato Hara observed the organization's assisted voluntary return program in Medan, in Gunung… Read more »
IOM helps Nias people get home
Sunday, May 29, 2005 The March 28 earthquake on Nias, off the western coast of Sumatra, devastated the island and its residents' lives, killing about 2,000 people and injuring hundreds… Read more »
Nias residents face tough times
Friday, May 27, 2005 MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Nias administration said on Thursday that some 8,000 people, many of whom had lost family and houses in a massive quake two… Read more »