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The deep South's concerns can't wait forever
News, Published on 13/03/2025
» The phone rings. I hold my breath. Every time there's news of an attack in Narathiwat, my hometown, I call my dad to check. It's a ritual now. One I wish I didn't have to follow.
Two men publicly flogged in Indonesia for gay sex
AFP, Published on 27/02/2025
» BANDA ACEH — Two men were publicly flogged in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province on Thursday after they were found guilty of sexual relations by a court operating under strict Islamic law.
Public urged to make disaster readiness ‘a habit’
Published on 26/12/2024
» People in Thailand should make disaster preparedness a habit to prevent massive casualties in the future, like those caused by the 2004 tsunami, says the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Andaman provinces mark tsunami’s 20th anniversary
Published on 26/12/2024
» People in provinces along Thailand’s Andaman coast held remembrance events on Thursday to mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 tsunami that killed 230,000 people across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and nine other countries.
The deadliest tsunami set off work to be ready for the next big wave
Published on 26/12/2024
» The Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, one of the deadliest events in recorded history, was an enigma to many survivors. Some experts were surprised to learn that a significant number of the people in the path of those lethal waves had never heard of such a destructive phenomenon until it came their way.
Return nameless victims to heal tsunami wounds
Oped, Published on 26/12/2024
» A leader of the team that identified thousands of victims of the 2004 tsunami now believes that Interpol's 99.9% certainty rule should be adapted out of compassion to try to reunite the remaining 380 nameless victims with their families. Twenty years on, the full story behind the huge detective saga in Thailand that gave names back to thousands of victims of the 2004 tsunami is being told for the first time.
Asia to mourn tsunami dead with ceremonies 20 years on
AFP, Published on 26/12/2024
» BANDA ACEH (INDONESIA) - Emotional ceremonies were expected across Asia on Thursday to remember the 220,000 people who died two decades ago when a tsunami devastated coastal areas around the Indian Ocean, in one of the worst natural disasters in human history.
Indonesian tsunami survivor holds on to hope for missing son after 20 years
Published on 23/12/2024
» BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - In front of Saudah's house on Indonesia's Sumatra island lie two damaged coast guard ships, washed ashore by a tsunami 20 years ago and a daily reminder that her youngest son has yet to come home.
Indian Ocean nations to mark 20 years since devastating tsunami
AFP, Published on 18/12/2024
» BANDA ACEH — Tsunami-hit nations will next week commemorate the more than 220,000 people who died in the Boxing Day disaster two decades ago, when huge waves tore into coastal communities around the Indian Ocean.
Boat with 110 Rohingya arrives in Indonesia
Published on 30/11/2024
» JAKARTA - More than 110 Rohingya refugees came ashore in Aceh province of Indonesia on Saturday after their boat nearly sank, UN refugee agency officials and the local government said, as growing numbers arrive by sea in the country.