Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people
People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive ...
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Farmers cleave to sago as mining industry digs deeper in Indonesia’s Maluku
Halik Fanen and his wife, Fatimun, spent much of the day sifting the couple’s inheritance into seven plastic sacks near the east of Indonesia’s Halmahera Island. “These sago trees aren’t giving all ...
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20 years later: A look at the deadliest disaster to strike Earth in modern history
On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake shook the seafloor off Indonesia, sending a 100-foot wall of water to communities and killing over 220,000 people.
American survivors recall the harrowing moments of the century's deadliest tsunami
Twenty years ago, the world was stunned by the Asian tsunami, whose towering waves killed an estimated 230,000 people in ...
Devon woman describes 'apocalyptic' scenes after Boxing Day tsunami
Buildings completely destroyed, piles of rubble, boats in places they shouldn't naturally have been, dead bodies everywhere…' ...
Indian Ocean tsunami two decades ago left 230,000 dead and a lasting legacy
One of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami marks its 20th anniversary on Dec. 26 ...
Indonesia and Thailand mark 20 years of devastating Boxing Day tsunami with sombre ceremonies
In Thailand, people gathered at a memorial ceremony in Ban Nam Khem, a small fishing village in Phang Nga province that bore ...
Indonesia, China, the BRI and fresh controversies
Authored by - Sriparna Pathak, associate professor, Chinese Studies and International Relations, OP Jindal Global University, ...
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Indonesia risks carbon ‘backfire’ with massive deforestation for sugarcane
Indonesia’s plan to clear rainforests half the size of Switzerland for sugarcane plantations isn’t just an agricultural ...