Joachim von Amsberg: Success after tsunami provides hope for Haiti – madison
Aceh at that time had been ravaged by decades of conflict between the Indonesian government and Acehnese groups fighting for independence. Whatever government had existed in Aceh was severely diminished by the tsunami. Yet Aceh today is a
Aceh reconstruction offers hope for Haiti – YAHOO!
JAKARTA (AFP) Despite the desolation wrought by last month’s earthquake, Haiti can salvage hope for the future by looking at how the Indonesian province of Aceh rebuilt after the equally devastating 2004 tsunami. From the flattened streets of the
Does The Tsunami Hold Lessons For Haiti? – NPR News
The World Bank’s country director for Indonesia, Joachim von Amsberg, says the rebuilding of Indonesia’s Aceh province following the tsunami in 2004 should serve as a model for Haiti. In a editorial in today’s Washington Post, von Amsberg notes the
The Road to Recovery – Newsweek
Yet within a year, most of southern Thailand looked as though nothing had happened, and five years after the tsunami, even Aceh, the place hit hardest, had rebuilt its infrastructure, integrated local people in the reconstruction, and ended a decades
On patrol with Aceh’s Sharia law police – BBC Asia-Pacific
The province of Aceh is one of the most conservative regions in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation. Most Muslims in the country are modern and moderate, and Indonesia’s constitution recognises five official religions including
C Aceh earthquake damages 28 schools – Antara Interactive
Banda Aceh, Aceh (ANTARA News) – The January 28 earthquake that rocked Central Aceh damaged at least 28 schools, forcing thousands of students to stay at home, a government official said. The natural disaster also caused local residents and
Aceh offers lessons for Haiti recovery – Monterey County Herald
The official death toll of the recent earthquake in Haiti is more than 110,000. That tens of thousands more may have been killed puts this tragedy on par with that wrought by the tsunami that struck South Asia in December 2004, killing about 200,000
Joachim von Amsberg: Post-tsunami lessons offer hope for Haiti – Dallas Morning News
That tens of thousands more may have been killed puts this tragedy on par with that wrought by the tsunami that struck South Asia in December 2004, killing about 200,000 people and displacing more than half a million just in Indonesia’s Aceh province
Indonesia rides a surge of post-tsunami tourism – Edmonton Journal
Banda Aceh, the northwestern tip of Sumatra Island ravaged by the Indian Ocean tsunami five years ago, has bounced back, and is increasingly becoming a tourist destination. To help visitors get the most out of a short stay in Banda Aceh — the only
On patrol with Aceh’s Sharia police – BBC Asia-Pacific
It is Saturday night, and the streets of Banda Aceh are packed. Cars and motorcycles jostle for space on the roads, while “Bentor” taxis – motorcycles attached to wheelbarrows – scout for passengers. Like any big city in Indonesia, Banda Aceh comes
