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NEWS ABOUT: Aceh

Aceh stories: 4 news summaries

Indonesia Rescues 200 Boat People Thais 'Left to Die'

Refugees say Thai military towed them to sea, set them adrift

Feb 3, 09 8:19 AM CST
(Newser) - The Indonesian navy has rescued 200 more Burmese refugees who say the Thai military abandoned them to die at sea three weeks ago, the Daily Telegraph reports. The refugees, from Burma's persecuted Muslim Rohingya minority, say their motorless wooden boat was part of a flotilla of nine, containing more than... More »

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Indonesia • Thailand • refugee • Myanmar • Burma • Aceh

 Kosovo 
 Mediator 
 Wins Nobel 

Former Finnish president has supervised peace talks for decades

Oct 10, 08 4:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - This year's Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland who mediated peace talks in Indonesia and Kosovo. Ahtisaari has also mediated conflicts in Namibia, Northern Ireland, and Iraq, often working on behalf of the United Nations. In its citation the Norwegian committee praised his... More »

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Kosovo • Finland • Nobel Prize • Nobel Peace Prize • Aceh • Free Aceh Movement • mediators • Martti Ahtisaari • UN special envoy

Tsunami Survivors Look Ahead

Officials concerned about post-aid economy, beefing up warning systems

Dec 26, 07 11:55 AM CST
(Newser) - As candles are lit today in memory of the 230,000 victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the Christian Science Monitor reports on the results of the $13.6 billion effort to help survivors. The aid has largely been used effectively, but now officials worry about the recovering... More »

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United Nations • Indonesia • tsunami • Thailand • aid • Indian Ocean • natural disaster • Aceh • foreign donors • Tamil Nadu

Tsunami Province Returns to Life

Community rebounds three years after disaster

Dec 26, 07 8:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Three years after it was hit by a devastating tsumani, Aceh is slowly returning to normal, Time reports. The disaster killed more than 160,000 people in the Sumatran province and wiped out much of its infrastructure. In the years since, aid from all over the world has helped Aceh's... More »

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Indonesia • tsunami • aid • Sumatra • aid agencies • Aceh • disaster

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