Thousands mark 20 years after deadly Indian Ocean tsunami
JAKARTA, Dec 27 — Survivors and families of victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami 20 years ago visited mass graves, lit candles and comforted one...
Indonesian tsunami survivor holds on to hope for missing son after 20 years
BANDA ACEH, Dec 23 — In front of Saudah’s house on Indonesia’s Sumatra island lie two damaged coast guard ships, washed ashore by a tsunami...
Two fishermen return home after 6-day ordeal in open seas
GEORGE TOWN, Dec 23 — Two fishermen who were reported missing after their bot drifted in the waters off Kerachut, Kuala Sungai Pinang near here...
Dozens more Rohingya refugees arrive by boat in western Indonesia
JAKARTA, Dec 1 — Over 110 Rohingya refugees came ashore in Indonesia’s Aceh province yesterday after their boat nearly sank, officials from the United Nations...
Indonesia uncovers Aceh human smuggling network involving Rohingya
JAKARTA, Oct 29 — The Indonesian authorities have crushed an organised human smuggling network in South Aceh that was involved in the illegal transportation of...
Over 70 Rohingya dead, missing after boat capsizes off Indonesia’s Aceh
JAKARTA, March 23 — More than 70 Rohingya are “presumed dead or missing” after a boat they were on capsized off the coast of Indonesia’s...
Over 130 Rohingya arrive in Indonesia’s Aceh
JAKARTA, Feb 1 — Over 130 Rohingya landed on the shores of Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday, an official at the United Nations’ refugee agency...
Rohingya face rejection in Indonesia after surge of boat arrivals
PIDIE, Dec 12 — Myanmar’s Rohingya face a wave of hostility and rejection in Indonesia, where regional communities say they are fed up with a...
Magnitude 5.6 quake hits Aceh in Indonesia
JAKARTA, July 31 — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake jolted the province of Aceh in Sumatra Island, at 10.03am, Western Indonesian time, Sunday. Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology...
Rohingya refugees: MMEA monitors boats from Indonesia
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30 — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) is monitoring all boats passing through the country’s waters from Indonesia to prevent the...
Indonesian fishermen rescue nearly 100 Rohingya refugees in Aceh
SEUNUDDON, Indonesia — Indonesian fishermen rescued nearly 100 Rohingya refugees, including 79 women and children, in Aceh province after officials said they were planning to...