Memory canonization is evident in the creation of disaster monuments and commemoration events, including in Aceh.
On 26 December 2004, a magnitude 9.1 undersea earthquake struck 240km west of Sumatra, Indonesia, rupturing the greatest ...
Two decades after a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Indonesia, some survivors are rebuilding their lives in the ...
Traumatised by the Indian Ocean tsunami that hit Indonesia 20 years ago, Teuku Hafid Hududillah has spent his adult life ...
Mourners flocked to several mass grave sites in Banda Aceh and neighboring Aceh Besar regency starting on Thursday morning.
Qurrata Ayuni, a 28-year-old survivor of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated her hometown two decades ago, has ...
Hundreds of survivors from Lambung Village, Banda Aceh, gathered for prayers to mark the 20th anniversary of the catastrophic ...
Two decades have passed since the deadliest earthquake and tsunami in modern history hit Indonesia’s westernmost province.
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Aceh tsunami disaster, two universities hold the Aceh International Forum ...
Flying with the Malaysian Emergency Response Team, the first international aid team to enter Banda Aceh. I was with them in my capacity as a journalist with BernamaTV then. Supplied photo. I had ...