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Anti-Rohingya protesters storm Indonesia refugee shelter demanding deportation
A large crowd of Indonesian students stormed a convention center housing hundreds of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in the city of Banda Aceh on Wednesday, demanding they be deported, Reuters footage showed. A city police spokesperson in Banda Aceh (...)

28 - 12 - 2023
20 people were killed after a quake hits western Indonesia
An earthquake with strength of 6.4 on the Richter scale struck today Aceh province in western Sumatra island, Indonesia, which led to the deaths of at least 18 people, while others are still under the rubble. According to the National Indonesian (...)

07 - 12 - 2016
Strong earthquake hits Indonesia; no casualties
A strong and shallow undersea earthquake hit parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Sunday, causing panic but there were no immediate reports of casualties, AP reported. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 6.2-magnitude quake hit at a depth of 9 (...)

18 - 05 - 2014
Indonesian Quake Death Toll Rises to 25
At least 25 people were reported dead and more than 200 injured the day after a magnitude-6.2 earthquake hit Indonesia's Aceh province, a disaster management official said Wednesday. More than 1,500 buildings and houses were also damaged in (...)

03 - 07 - 2013
Abducted British Oil Worker Released in Indonesia
A British oil worker who was kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Indonesia's western province of Aceh was released Thursday, dpa quoted police as saying. Malcolm Primrose, 61, a supervisor at the oil company Medco E&P Malaka, was taken from his car (...)

13 - 06 - 2013
One Killed, Nine Injured In Indonesia Quake
One person was killed and at least nine injured after an earthquake struck Indonesia's Aceh province Tuesday, an official said. The magnitude-6.0 quake occurred at 5:22 am (1022 GMT Monday) with an epicentre 15 kilometres south-west of provincial (...)

22 - 01 - 2013
Rare Sumatran tiger dies on plane in Indonesia
AlQa'dah 18, 1433, Oct 4, 2012, SPA -- An endangered Sumatran tiger has died while being transported by plane, dpa cited an official as saying Thursday. The big cat was being transferred Tuesday along with other animals from Aceh province to a park (...)

04 - 10 - 2012
Indonesia Detains 21 Vietnamese in Illegal Logging
Indonesian police said they have detained 21 Vietnamese who illegally logged a rare type of wood in a protected forest, according to AP. Local police chief Lt. Col. Trisno Rianto said the Vietnamese were caught as they left the forest in Aceh (...)

27 - 08 - 2012
Strong quake hits west Indonesia, no tsunami
Officials say a strong earthquake measuring magnitude 6.2 has struck off the coast of western Indonesia but there is no danger of a tsunami, AP reported. The U.S. Geological Survey says Sunday's quake was centered about 400 miles (650 kilometers) (...)

15 - 04 - 2012
Indian Ocean Tsunami Watch Issued For Aceh Quake
A tsunami watch was issued for countries across the Indian Ocean after a massive earthquake hit waters off Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering widespread panic as residents along coastlines fled to high ground in cars and on the backs of (...)

11 - 04 - 2012
Quake Jolts Banda Aceh
An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale rocked Banda Aceh and environs on Monday night but there was no immediate report of casualties or material damage. The epicenter of the quake which struck at 07.40 p.m. was located at 4.75 degrees (...)

23 - 01 - 2012
Strong Quake Rocks Indonesia's Aceh Province
An magnitude-7.1 earthquake rocked Indonesia's Aceh province on Wednesday, with no immediate reports of casualties and damage, officials said. The national earthquake centre issued a tsunami warning after the quake at 1:37 am (1837 GMT Tuesday) (...)

11 - 01 - 2012
Indonesia Issues Tsunami Warning After Sumatra Quake
Indonesia issued a tsunami warning on Wednesday after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off northern Sumatra, panicking local residents who fled their houses. Indonesia's meteorological and geophysics agency, which routinely issues tsunami warnings (...)

10 - 01 - 2012
Four People Killed In Two Attacks in Indonesia's Aceh Province
Four people were killed in two separate armed attacks in Indonesia's Aceh province, police said Sunday. Attackers armed with AK-47 rifles opened fire at workers installing fiber optic cable for the state telecommunications company PT Telkom in (...)

01 - 01 - 2012
Minor Quake Jolts Aceh
AlHijjah 3, 1432, Oct 30, 2011, SPA -- An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale shook Sigli areas in Banda Aceh and Pidie Jaya, Aceh province on Sunday. The Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) office here said that (...)

30 - 10 - 2011
Aceh Earthquake Kills Child, Damages over Ten Schools
The magnitude-6.7 earthquake, which hit Aceh in the wee hours of Tuesday, killed a child and damaged more than ten schools and community health centers in Subulssalam town, Aceh Province. The 11-year old child was killed and two other peoples were (...)

06 - 09 - 2011
Magnitude-5.8 Earthquake Rocks Simeulue, Aceh
An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale rocked Simeulue District, Aceh Province, Saturday at 12.42 am Western Indonesian Standard Time (WIB). The temblor did not cause any damage nor claim any life in the province, ANTARA (...)

21 - 08 - 2010
Indonesian new militant group recruits fighters
From the safety of a forest camp, a commander of a new Indonesian militant group looks into a camera and ridicules the notorious extremist group Jemaah Islamiyah: They are not violent enough, come and join us, he shouts, an automatic rifle in one (...)

17 - 03 - 2010
Mild earthquake hits Aceh
An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale rocked Aceh Province early Wednesday at 02:08:26 Western Indonesia Standard Time. There were no reports of casualties but some local residents said they felt the tremor. Banda Aceh resident, (...)

18 - 02 - 2010
Gunfire at home of US teachers in Indonesia"s Aceh
Gunfire hit the home of two American lecturers in Indonesia"s western province of Aceh on Monday, but no one was injured, AP reported. It is the third time this month foreigners have been targeted in Aceh, a poor province on Indonesia"s westernmost (...)

23 - 11 - 2009
Saudi Ambassador to Indonesia opens Saudi Charity Campaign's projects
The Saudi Ambassador to Indonesia Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Amin Al-Khayyat and the Governor of Aceh Dr. Oronde Yusuf opened here this evening two centers of orphans and four residential compounds within 13th projects being implemented by the Saudi (...)

04 - 06 - 2009
Over 1,125 Aceh flood victims evacuated to temporary shelters
More than 1,125 people in South Aceh district have been evacuated to temporary shelters following flash floods triggered by days of torrential rain since Monday, ANTARA quoted Aceh provincial social service office spokesman Bukhari as (...)

20 - 11 - 2008
Earthquake strikes Aceh District of Simeulue
An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale shook Simeulue District, Aceh Province, on Wednesday at 10 am Western Indonesian Time (WIB), ANTARA reported. The earthquake's epicenter was located at 2.50 degrees northern latitude and 96.09 (...)

10 - 09 - 2008
Whirlwind damages around 160 houses in East Aceh
A whirlwind damaged around 160 houses in Bireuen sub district, East Aceh District, Aceh Province, on Tuesday, but claimed no lives, ANTARA reported. Around 140 families of Alue Gadeng village were forced to take refuge in local mosques, Syamsul, a (...)

13 - 08 - 2008
Mild quake jolts Aceh
An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale shook part of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province on Thursday but it caused no panic among local residents, ANTARA reported. The epicenter of the quake which struck at 04.26 a.m. was located 47 km (...)

17 - 07 - 2008
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