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Breaking News Sun, 27 Dec 2009
Buddhist monks offer prayers during ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009, in Phuket, Thailand, to remember those killed in the 2004 tsunami five years ago. About 230,000 people were killed in 14 Asian and African countries after the tsunami struck following a massive undersea earthquake off Indonesia.
Asia   Photos   Phuket   Thailand   Tsunami  
 San Fransisco Chronicle 
Thousands mark Asian tsunami's 5th anniversary
| (12-27) 04:00 PST Phuket, Thailand -- | Buddhist monks in orange robes chanted on a Thai beach, an Indonesian mother mourned her children at a mass grave, and a man scattered flowers in now-placid w... (photo: AP / David Longstreath)
Destruction can be seen in Pago Plaza in American Samoa after a powerful Pacific Ocean earthquake spawned towering tsunami waves that swept ashore on Samoa and American Samoa early Tuesday Sept. 29, 2009
Asia   Photos   Thai   Tsunami   Woman  
 Pravda RU 
Asia Mourns Over Tsunami Victims of Last Years
| Thousands of saffron-robed Thai monks chanted and prayed for victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Saturday as Asia marked the fifth anniversary of one of history's worst natural disasters. BREAKIN... (photo: AP / Ardie Roque)
Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia (1 January 2005) - Trash and debris line the streets near a local building in down town Aceh, Sumatra following a massive Tsunami that struck the area on the 26th of December 2004. Photo by Michael L. Bak  BBC News 
Fifth anniversary of Indian Ocean tsunami marked
| Countries across the Indian Ocean are marking the fifth anniversary of the catastrophic tsunami that killed almost 250,000 people. | In Indonesia's Aceh province, where almost 170,000 lost their liv... (photo: US Navy file / Michael L. Bak)
Anniversary   Disaster   Environment   Photos   Tsunami  
050223-N-8796S-135 Banda Aceh Indonesia (Feb 23 2005)--  Nursing students at the university in Banda Aceh, Indonesia listen to a lecture given by U.S. Navy nurses on diabetes care and treatment. The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and its crew of medical and support personnel, civilian mariners, Uniformed Public Health Service and the NGO, Project HOPE have been operating off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia providing assistance to international relief organizations and host nation medical teams ashore in tsunami affected areas. US Navy Photo By Photographer's Mate Second Class Timothy Smith  Khaleej Times 
Asia remembers day ocean unleashed its fury
People across Asia will pause on Saturday to remember the day five years ago when an undersea earthquake unleashed a devastating wave that killed more than 220,000 people. | A solemn day of prayers an... (photo: Public Domain / Timothy Smith-USN)
Asia   Ocean   People   Photos   World  
Top Stories
 An Afghani couple rides a bicycle through the streets of KABUL, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. WorldNews.com
Afghanistan - Caravans - and western 'Superiority'
By accident, I found on a book shelf in Northern Italy the book of James A. Michener with the title "Caravans", published in the year 1963. | The book describes the situa... (photo: USAF file/Staff Sgt Jeremy T Lock)
Afghanistan   Photos   Taliban   US   War  
The Lingga Islands or Lingga Archipelago (Indonesian: Kepulauan Lingga) are a group of islands in Indonesia, located south of Singapore, along both sides of the equator, off the eastern coast of Riau Islands province on Sumatra island. They are south of the populated Riau Archipelago, known for the industrial island of Batam and the tourist-frequented island of Bintan, although the Lingga Islands themselves are rarely visited due to the infrequent local transportation. The equator goes through the northern tip of Lingga, the name of the main island in the archipelago. The Star
Bid to boost tourism in Batam
| JOHOR BARU: The Visit Batam 2010 organiser targets about two million tourists to visit the island next year. | The programme chief co-ordinator Riginoto Wijaya said the... (photo: Creative Commons / Dheerav)
Batam   Holiday   Market   Photos   Travel  
 The aftermath of the Dec. 26 tsunami which destroyed Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. U.S. Military personnel are assisting local authorities using helicopters to transport supplies, bringing in disaster relief teams, and to support humanitarian airlifts The Siasat Daily
UAE humanitarian team starts relief work in Indonesia
| Abu Dhabi, December 24: The UAE “Giving Hands Initiative” team has started treating children, adults, underprivileged and impoverish patients in Indonesia under its... (photo: U.S. Navy )
Children   Emirates   Government   Indonesia   Photos  
White Sugar - sweet powder The Guardian
Raw sugar at highest since 1981, whites set record
* Reduced Brazil crush, Indonesia demand support sugar * ICE cocoa, coffee buoyed by weaker dollar (adds quotes, raws high, update prices) By Nigel Hunt LONDON, Dec 24 (R... (photo: WN / james)
Brazil   Cocoa   Coffee   Food   Indonesia   Photos   Photos   Trade  
The aftermath of the Dec. 26 tsunami which destroyed Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. Al Jazeera
What has the tsunami taught us?
| It is hard to believe that almost five years has passed since that horrific, fateful day in December 2004, when over 226,000 lives were lost in a few short hours. | I b... (photo: Public Domain / U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Tyler J. Clements)
Cross   Disasters   Photos   Tsunami   Volunteer  
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International wildlife trade threatens Southeast Asia's rare species
| London, December 23 (ANI): A Dutch conservation biologist working in Britain has said that the international wildlife trade is a major threat to Southeast Asia's rare s... (photo: Creative Commons / Brian Gratwicke)
Asia   Photos   Rare   Trade   Wildlife  
Business & Economy Politics
- Bid to boost tourism in Batam
- Raw sugar at highest since 1981, whites set record
- Palm oil jumps 2.2 pct on crude oil, dollar
- Boeing delivers four 737-900ER planes to Lion Air
The Lingga Islands or Lingga Archipelago (Indonesian: Kepulauan Lingga) are a group of islands in Indonesia, located south of Singapore, along both sides of the equator, off the eastern coast of Riau Islands province on Sumatra island. They are south of the populated Riau Archipelago, known for the industrial island of Batam and the tourist-frequented island of Bintan, although the Lingga Islands themselves are rarely visited due to the infrequent local transportation. The equator goes through the northern tip of Lingga, the name of the main island in the archipelago.
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 The aftermath of the Dec. 26 tsunami which destroyed Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. U.S. Military personnel are assisting local authorities using helicopters to transport supplies, bringing in disaster relief teams, and to support humanitarian airlifts
UAE humanitarian team starts relief work in Indonesia
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Science & Technology Health
- Strong quake hits off Indonesian island
- Tune Hotels.com has partnered Thailand's Evolution Capit
- International wildlife trade threatens Southeast Asia's
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International wildlife trade threatens Southeast Asia's rare species
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- Japanese woman killed on Indonesia's Bali island
-  Desperate Indonesians selling organs online
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 The aftermath of the Dec. 26 tsunami which destroyed Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. U.S. Military personnel are assisting local authorities using helicopters to transport supplies, bringing in disaster relief teams, and to support humanitarian airlifts
UAE humanitarian team starts relief work in Indonesia
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Education Terrorism
- Quake hits Padang, but our students are safe
- Copenhagen's One Real Accomplishment: Getting Some Money
- Hardline Pakistani schools a draw for foreigners
- Hardline Pakistani schools a draw for foreigners
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon reacts during a press conference in Copenhagen Saturday Dec. 19, 2009.
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- Yudhoyono sees coups round every corner
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- To Beat Al Qaeda, Look to the East
- Indonesia's anti-terrorism unit warns of new cells
 Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono speaks at a business dialogue organized by KL Business Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Aug. 4, 2006. Yudhoyono led a high-level push to attract Malaysian corporations to invest in the archipelago Frid
Yudhoyono sees coups round every corner
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Religion Society & Culture
- Study: Religion Repressed In 1 Of 3 Nations
- Despite crackdown, Muslims from around the globe studying in
- Despite crackdown, Muslims from around the globe studying in
- Delhi mulls Islamic banking
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Study: Religion Repressed In 1 Of 3 Nations
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- Today in History
- Today in History
- Odds & Ends
 The aftermath of the Dec. 26 tsunami which destroyed Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. U.S. Military personnel are assisting local authorities using helicopters to transport supplies, bringing in disaster relief teams, and to support humanitarian airlifts
UAE humanitarian team starts relief work in Indonesia
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