Supertoy failure Sep 15, 2008
AUGUSTA HUSNI Banda Aceh. Please forward this to the President. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
LPG scarcity Sep 10, 2008
AUGUSTA HUSNI Banda Aceh. This has hurt the people of Indonesia because LPG is now a basic need after kerosene was phased out. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Newtown students honored Sep 9, 2008
She was presented an 18-inch-by-18-inch painting and the school received a colorful handmade 6-foot-by-4-foot banner from the people of Banda Aceh ... Banda Aceh was very hard hit by the tsunami on Dec. 26, 2004, with more than 160,000 people dead or missing and an estimated 500,000 left homeless. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Aceh candidates must take Koran test to run: KIP Sep 8, 2008
Hotli Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh. The Aceh Independent Election Committee (KIP) emphasized Sunday that the planned Koran proficiency test for legislative candidates in the province would determine each candidate's eligibility to contest the election. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Thousands of legislative candidates to sit Koran test Sep 3, 2008
Hotli Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh ... The test will be held for provincial candidates from Sunday to next Friday in Banda Aceh, while regional candidates will take the test in their respective regencies. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
World-Class Vocational Training Center Completed in Aceh Aug 29, 2008
Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Construction has just been completed on a new state-of-the-art vocational training center in Banda Aceh, Indonesia -- the epicenter and region hardest hit by the 2004 tsunami -- which will enable city residents to take a major step forward towards economic recovery ... 8 million grant from Chevron Corporation, in collaboration with USAID and the City of Banda Aceh, the international development and humanitarian assistance organization CHF International was able... (PR Newswire)
CHF completes training center at tsunami site Aug 29, 2008
just delivered a new vocational training center in Banda Aceh, Indonesia -- the epicenter and region hardest hit by the 2004 tsunami ... 8 million grant from , in collaboration with the and the city of Banda Aceh. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Beyond Jakarta and Bali... Aug 10, 2008
When in Banda Aceh early this year, I forgot to ask Hermes (once a Swiss-Belhotel) whether they sold wine. I have been to Banda Aceh several times, but each time I was there I did not think about wine because my mind was preoccupied with Sharia law, Acehnese coffee and delicious Acehnese food. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Turning plastic trash into valuable products Aug 5, 2008
Through their work, the housewives have inspired many people, and draw representatives from cities as far away as Banda Aceh and Jakarta to visit Wonokromo to learn the craft. A handbag made out of used instant noodle wrapping retails for about Rp 60,000. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Special Report: More coverage of Rakan's war Aug 4, 2008
A couple of weeks later, on a hospital ship in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Ronan came across a 3-year-old boy with a large tumor on his liver and recalled the offer ... After three weeks onboard a hospital ship in Banda Aceh, it dawned on Ronan that he was supposed to be in Fort Myers, Fla. (Boston Globe)
On-year inflation hits 22-month high in July Aug 2, 2008
33 percent, while Banda Aceh had the lowest at 0. 25 percent. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
City green map movement sees a revival Jul 15, 2008
Sixteen cities across the country are being green-mapped, including Bukittinggi in West Sumatra, Buton in Southeast Sulawesi, Yogyakarta, Sanur in Bali, Bandung in West Java and Banda Aceh in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. The project is a non-profit endeavor, and all green map activists work as volunteers. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
A world novelty for an improved tsunami early warning Jul 13, 2008
The figure shows arrival of the wave in Banda Aceh region, corresponding to Dec. 26, 2004. The situation after. (EurekAlert!)
Police image Jul 7, 2008
Enter your search terms. Indonesian Police still do not perform their function: to serve and to guard the people. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
CALGAP opens forum in Banda Aceh to promote development Jun 25, 2008
Canadian Ambassador to Indonesia John Holmes (left) officially inaugurated Tuesday the office of the Communication Forum of Local Governments and Legislators in Nangore Aceh Darussalam's provincial capital of Banda Aceh. He was accompanied by Bireuen Regent Nurdin Abdul Rahman (from left), Nangroe Aceh Darussalam Deputy Governor Muhammad Nazar and chief executive officer of the Federation of Canadian Municipality (FCM) Brock Carlton. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Business)
* PM Rudd visits Aceh, pledges renewed aid Jun 15, 2008
After visiting the school, Rudd inspected an foreign-funded coastal fish farm in the village of Ujung Batee before having lunch with provincial governor Irwandi Yusuf in the capital Banda Aceh. Rudd is scheduled to meet Australian and Indonesian aid workers before leaving on an air force jet for Australia. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Rudd praises Howard for tsunami aid Jun 14, 2008
Visiting an Islamic school in Banda Aceh where 299 of the 317 students died in the disaster, Mr Rudd said the former prime minister was right to give so much money. Mr Rudd told local officials, teachers and parents at the rebuilt Ulee Lheue Islamic school he wanted to publicly honour the role played by Mr Howard. (NEWS.com.au)
Australia pledges long-term help for Indonesia's Aceh Jun 14, 2008
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, June 14 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd praised on Saturday the rebuilding of Indonesia's tsunami-devastated Aceh province and pledged that Canberra would remain a long-term partner ... "I salute the courage of this community for having rebuilt this school," said Rudd, who reopened the Ulee Lheu Islamic school near the provincial capital of Banda Aceh that was reconstructed with Australian cash ... "For the future, Australia also intends to be a long-term... (AlertNet)
Australian PM visits Indonesia's tsunami-hit Aceh Jun 14, 2008
After visiting the school, Rudd inspected an foreign-funded coastal fish farm in the village of Ujung Batee before having lunch with provincial governor Irwandi Yusuf in the capital Banda Aceh. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Rudd rebuffs Jakarta on travel warning Jun 13, 2008
June 13, 2008 04:30pm AEST. KEVIN Rudd refused today to lift travel advisories warning tourists of possible terrorist attacks in Bali despite Indonesia's assurances that the security situation has returned to normal. (The Australian)
Saving the children in Myanmar Jun 6, 2008
I have worked on in Banda Aceh, Indonesia after the 2004 tsunami, the earthquake in Pakistan and the 2006 war on Lebanon, but in all these areas I had the freedom to move around and work with aid teams on the ground. Here in Yangon I have been forced to adapt to working in a different method and it is humbling listening to the frontline aid workers as they come back from the field and update us on how Save the Children's response is developing. (Aljazeera.Net)
Fuel price hike accelerates May inflation Jun 3, 2008
Banda Aceh, Aceh, had the highest inflation rate of 3. 78 percent in May, and Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, had the lowest at 0. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Maluku police join workshop with NZ officers Jun 2, 2008
After the training program in Maluku, the New Zealand police officers were scheduled to travel to Banda Aceh to hold a community policing program for officers in the region. Post Your Comments. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Aceh survivors struggle to rebuild May 26, 2008
Pak Djul, a taxi driver in Banda Aceh, the provincial capital, says the prevailing mood is one of "a new experience". "There was a time when we could never step out after dusk," he says while heading to the only airport in the devoutly-Muslim province. (Aljazeera.Net)
Search of legislators' offices May 3, 2008
Enter your search terms. It is imperative that searches (legislators) offices be conducted so that evidence of corruption can be found to teach members of the House of Representatives' a lesson: that they are guilty. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Lock up your masseuse Apr 15, 2008
Enter your search terms. Why stop with just chastity locks. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Earthquake in Progress: Your Laptop Can Save You! Apr 6, 2008
Everyone knows Indonesia is a tough place to live when it comes to earthquakes and tsunamis (at left you can see Banda Aceh before and after the recent tsunami), but unless you're watching the ticker it's hard to fathom just how bad things are ... Photos: (San Andreas), (1906 image), (Banda Aceh). (io9)
* World News Quick Take Mar 31, 2008
Two men on a motorcycle early on Saturday shot into a car driven by First Sergeant Ujang in the provincial capital Banda Aceh, killing him, the Media Indonesia newspaper quoted Aceh military chief Major General Supiadin as saying. Another soldier and two civilians were also in the car but one of the civilians, a former guerrilla, ran away from the scene and authorities were searching for him, Supiadin said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Breakaway bids test Aceh's post-tsunami peace deal Mar 15, 2008
BANDA ACEH, indonesia - Indonesia's Aceh Province still recovering from a separatist conflict as well as the 2004 tsunami is confronting a political challenge from within ... "There's been discrimination for a long time in these areas, and people are impassioned," says Humam Hamid, chairman of the Aceh Recovery Forum in Banda Aceh. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Aceh's former fighters guide 'guerrilla tourists' Feb 26, 2008
"When I told GAM my idea they looked at me like I was from Mars," said Pols, who is married to an Acehnese and lives in the capital Banda Aceh. So far, most of his customers have been foreign aid workers who are based in Aceh for the post-tsunami reconstruction. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Fredie Arsi: Campaigning for peace through poetry Feb 26, 2008
"The tsunami left us with great losses. Four months before the disaster in 2004, we trained dozens of students and teachers in Banda Aceh about the musicalization of poetry. Many of them died, and so did the head of the Provincial Linguistics Office," said the man who was born in Binjai, North Sumatra, on July 20, 1944 ... One of his most unforgettable encounters occurred in 2000, when he performed at the Ar-Raniry State Institute for Islamic Studies in Banda Aceh, despite the governor's... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Kosovo independence -- Feb. 21 p. 2 Feb 26, 2008
AGUS SALIM Banda Aceh. God save the republic -- Feb. 21 p. 6. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Quakes rattle Aceh, three dead Feb 21, 2008
People in Banda Aceh, Lhokseumawe, West Aceh and South Aceh felt the quakes ... "The quake sparked panic among residents since it lasted for around 10 minutes," said Rusli of Blang Oi village in Meuraxa district, near the provincial capital Banda Aceh. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Three killed by Indonesian quake Feb 21, 2008
It was felt strongly more than 300km (185 miles) away in the provincial capital, Banda Aceh, where people left their offices after buildings started shaking. Everything shook very strongly for more than a minute and I ran along with the others. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Quake hits near Indonesia's Aceh, at least 3 dead Feb 20, 2008
BANDA ACEH (Reuters) - A 7 ... The epicentre was about 310 km south-southeast of Banda Aceh, the provincial capital of Aceh province, which was hit by a devastating tsunami in 2004 ... A Reuters witness in Banda Aceh said that strong tremors were felt in the provincial capital for over a minute. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
More heritage work needed Feb 19, 2008
I just returned from Banda Aceh and told our Aceh friends there that I have seen the rencong which belonged to Panglima Polim in the Bronbeek museum in Arnhem. This should be returned to the people of Aceh and should be kept in their museum. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Soeharto's death Feb 1, 2008
MUSLIM A. DJALIL Banda Aceh, Aceh. Pak Harto was, to stay with your terms, much more of a hero than a villain. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Suharto: Mixed feelings Jan 31, 2008
ANGGE SAKA TUSE, BANDA ACEH, NGO WORKER. Ange says Aceh suffered greatly under Suharto's regime. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Anto Baret: Finding strength in numbers Jan 29, 2008
" Anto said. Therefore the KPJ also teaches youngsters living on the streets good manners: how to behave and to speak softly when adults are present. According to Anto, who is married to Diah Anggraini and has three children -- Sulih Savitri Anggunsari, Suluh Gembyeng Ciptadi, and Diah Puspa Jingga -- street children must live in harmony because they share the same fortune. They are encouraged to shake hands to maintain their good relations and to show their thankfulness. The children also learn... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Yogya publishers spread quality, affordable books Jan 27, 2008
Book publishers from across the nation took Banda Aceh by storm in the first half of November, when Acehnese readers thronged their book fair and bought up nearly all the titles they offered. The publishers themselves, particularly those from Yogyakarta, were left flabbergasted to find that their books had sold out, something they had never imagined as an outcome of this event, organized by the Aceh-Nias Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Agency. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Ailing Soeharto Jan 15, 2008
DAVID LAWRENCE Banda Aceh. Soeharto is a great hero of Indonesians. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
'FUNtastic' urges smarts, confidence Jan 13, 2008
The show will feature talented Indonesian public high school students from four different cities -- Jakarta, Denpasar, Makassar and Banda Aceh -- who will compete to win educational trips to the United States. The show, the organizer said, is the first-ever English-language quiz show on national TV, and is scheduled to run for 32 episodes. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
4 killed, 3 missing after Indonesian Navy plane crashes into the sea Dec 30, 2007
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - A small Indonesian Navy aircraft crashed off Sumatra island after trying to make an emergency sea landing Sunday, killing four officers and leaving three others missing, officials said. The Nomad, a twin-engine turboprop was carrying seven people, including the local Navy air base commander, Lt. Col. Suwito, when it crashed 10 minutes after takeoff from the small island of Sabang. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Intrepid golfers try to revive a course destroyed in the Indonesian tsunami Dec 26, 2007
A group of caddies, greenskeepers, and golf instructors labors to revive a nine-hole course near Banda Aceh, Indonesia, destroyed three years ago in the tsunami ... They've hewn a makeshift pitch-and-putt out of the detritus near Banda Aceh to affirm a former way of life not yet buried ... Its former importance in the district of Lhok Nga, 10 miles south of the capital of Banda Aceh, is no secret to the big players in Aceh's reconstruction. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Ronaldo Visits Tsunami Boy Three Years On Dec 26, 2007
A Sky News crew discovered Martunis, then seven years old, wandering the beaches of Banda Aceh in Indonesia wearing a Portuguese football shirt. Ronaldo, the Manchester United and Portugal player, has now visited him, handed over one of his international shirts and called him "a brave, beautiful and healthy boy". (Sky News)
Indonesia's Aceh marks tsunami anniversary Dec 26, 2007
Children listen to the teacher under a tree in a refugee camp in Banda Aceh, capital of Indonesia's Aceh Province, Jan. 8, 2005. Children staying in temporary refugee camps have resumed classes. (Xinhuanet, China)
After the Tsunami, Traffic Jams Again Dec 26, 2007
Traffic is hardly something ones hopes for in a city, but in Banda Aceh the occasional snarl is a welcome sign that life is finally getting back to normal, three years after the capital of Aceh was devastated by the most powerful earthquake ever to hit the region ... "If I decide I want to drive to Medan south of Banda Aceh at midnight I can, there are no more extortionist, rebel-led sweepings of the area or police-manned checkpoints to counter the rebels ." Sporadic gridlock may hinder that... (Time.com)
3 years after tsunami, Asia aid dries up Dec 24, 2007
Cars and motorcycles jam the provincial capital of Banda Aceh ... In central Banda Aceh, workers are laying wide sidewalks, something rarely seen elsewhere in Indonesia ... But so far only one major foreign company, France-based Lafarge SA, is making a significant investment, spending US$90 million to rebuild the seaside cement factory in Lhoknga, just outside Banda Aceh. (MSNBC -- International)
FACTBOX-Zoe's Ark activists on trial in Chad Dec 22, 2007
They set up four temporary camps in Banda Aceh in Indonesia. The organisation has a president, Eric Breteau, and a general secretary and around 50 active volunteers. (AlertNet)
Indonesia to wrap up tsunami rebuilding next year Dec 19, 2007
An Acehnese worker builds a home at a tsunami devastated area in outskirts of Banda Aceh July 1, 2005 ... The agency, whose mandate ends in April 2009, plans to get 3,000 families still in temporary wooden barracks surrounding the provincial capital Banda Aceh into new homes by next year. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Early Nightly With Brian Williams Dec 6, 2007
Also in 2005, Williams was the first network evening news anchor to report from Banda Aceh, Indonesia where, in the first week following the devastating tsunami, he covered the international relief and recovery effort, while working around the clock. Since joining NBC News in 1993, Williams has become one of the nation's foremost television journalists, covering virtually every major breaking news event and traveling extensively around the world. (WNBC.com, NY)
Carbon trade seen as lifeline for Indonesian forests Dec 6, 2007
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia For years Irwandi Yusuf fought for the independence of Aceh province. But now he's at the forefront of another struggle: trying to persuade wealthy nations and companies to offset their carbon emissions by saving his homeland's forests. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
My daughers are reluctantt to wear 'jilbab'. So what? Nov 30, 2007
A teenage girl wearing a jilbab (head scarf) stared sharply at Banda Aceh's sharia enforcement officer Raja Dakdan, who was lecturing girls rounded-up for wearing "inappropriate" clothes in front of the city's Baiturrahman Grand Mosque ... The jilbab models used by the girls who were caught in Banda Aceh should therefore be respected in terms of their level of understanding, including those wearing no jilbab -- this matter involves the freedom of religious comprehension, which is not necessarily... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Western Indonesia Jolted By Quake Nov 23, 2007
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- Panicked residents of western Indonesia are fleeing their homes after a strong earthquake jolted parts of the region ... Witnesses say the quake was felt strongly for around 30 seconds by people in the provincial capital, Banda Aceh. (Click2Houston, TX)
Cricket 'could become a national sport' Nov 19, 2007
We also need grants to set tournaments and build training centers," said Gopalan. At present, there are training centers in Bogor, Karawang, Jakarta, Bali and Flores. CI is building another center in Bandung. Next year, it plans to develop training centers in 16 places including Banda Aceh, Yogyakarta, Jayapura and Surabaya. As cricket will be played at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, Gopalan hopes to send an Indonesian cricket team to the event. Therefore, CI is working with National... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Sports)
Busway lanes Nov 16, 2007
PAUL R. WOODS Banda Aceh. Sect member verdict Nov. 11, p. 1. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Volcanic systems Nov 13, 2007
PAUL R. WOODS Banda Aceh, Aceh. Post Your Comments. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Foreign Minister George Yeo to make three-day visit to Indonesia Nov 6, 2007
SINGAPORE : Foreign Minister George Yeo will make a three-day visit Medan, Banda Aceh and Jakarta, starting from Tuesday ... A Singapore Foreign Ministry statement says from Medan, Minister Yeo will travel to Banda Aceh where he will be Guest of Honour at the opening of the Fajar Hidayah Integrated Boarding School. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
Did they plot to steal Africa's orphans of war? Nov 4, 2007
Gathering support from concerned colleagues in the French fire service - which is affiliated to the army - he mobilised funds to build four refugee settlements for children in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The following year, using the first name of a little girl he had saved, he and his girlfriend, Emilie Lelouch, set up Zoe's Ark, which he registered as a charity at the Paris prefecture in June 2005. (Guardian Unlimited)
Govt asked to ease pain of oil prices Oct 29, 2007
Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh ... "With the current hike in oil prices, manufacturing industries will probably have to raise their product prices by up to 10 percent and rationalize their labor in January to minimize the negative impacts of the soaring the oil prices," he said after the official opening of Apindo's offices in Banda Aceh on Saturday. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
SBY's performance Oct 23, 2007
FAUZAN BAABUD Banda Aceh. The biggest achievement of SBY probably is his election as President. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
The geopolitical stakesof the 'Saffron Revolution' Oct 17, 2007
The US has managed to gain an airbase on Banda Aceh, the Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Force Base, on the northernmost tip of Indonesia. The governments of the region, including Myanmar, however, have adamantly refused US efforts to militarize the region. (Asia Times Online)
$500 million lost to fraud and corruption: 'Oil-for-food scandal taught them nothing' Oct 7, 2007
"My estimations of fraud were that at the bare minimum in Banda Aceh alone there would be at least $80 or $90 million disappearing in fraud and corruption. That's only in emergency funds," he said. "That doesn't include the half a billion that will be lost to fraud and corruption in reconstruction funds.". (WorldNetDaily)
UN turns a blind eye to reports of million-dollar aid fraud Oct 6, 2007
"My estimations of fraud were that at the bare minimum in Banda Aceh alone there would be at least $US80 or $US90 million disappearing in fraud and corruption. That's only in emergency funds. That doesn't include the half a billion that will be lost to fraud and corruption in reconstruction funds," he said. When the Herald contacted the UN, a spokesman provided the General Assembly's response to Mr Montil's report. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Undersea earthquake hits off Sumatra, Indonesia Oct 5, 2007
9 degrees east longitude, about 430 kilometers southwest of Banda Aceh, Indonesia. There was no immediate report of casualties or damage so far. (Xinhuanet, China)
