January 27, 2005

Indonesia buries over 100,000 tsunami victims
Indonesia has buried more than 100,000 tsunami victims, mostly in mass graves, a month after the disaster, the government said on Thursday... (read more)

Indonesian Government Sets March 26 as Emergency Relief Deadline
The Indonesian government has set March 26, 2005, as the deadline for emergency relief implementation in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) and North Sumatra provinces... (read more) 

January 26, 2005

Indonesia to publish list of tsunami donors to avoid corruption
Indonesia hopes to dispel concerns about official corruption in relief operations by announcing each month the amount of money it receives in foreign donations... (read more)

December 28, 2004

PRESS RELEASE - DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SETS UP A SPECIAL WORKING GROUP FOR NATURAL DISASTER RELIEF
President of the Republic of Indonesia, H.E. Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has referred as a national disaster the earthquake and tsunami tidal wave which took place yesterday morning in the provinces of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) and North Sumatra... (read more)

January 18, 2005

Aceh aid prompts rival concerns
In the first few days after the huge earthquake and tsunami struck Indonesia on 26 December, the people of Aceh struggled on their own.The outside world was slow to wake up... (read more)

U.N. does not renew travel ban in tsunami-hit Aceh
A United Nations security consultant said on Tuesday there was no longer a heightened state of alert for the group's staff in Indonesia's tsunami-stricken Aceh province... (read more)

Indonesian Shares End Up On Firmer Asian Markets, Rupiah
Indonesian shares ended higher Monday, helped by gains across Asian markets and the firmer rupiah against the U.S. dollar... (read more)

Indonesian prosecutors arrest wife of most wanted terrorist  
The Indonesian prosecutors on Monday arrested the wife of the country's most wanted terrorist Noordin Moh Top, who is accused of masterminding a string of major bomb attacks over the last few years... (read more)

January 17, 2005

Foreign forces can stay in Indonesia past deadline: Juwono
Foreign forces including a huge U.S. navy tsunami relief mission will be able to stay Indonesia longer than a three month limit provided they scale back their presence... (read more)

NEWS TIP: RESPONSE TO TSUNAMI RELIEF EFFORTS
Central Michigan University political science professor Martha Logsdon offers the following observations about the media coverage of the tsunami relief efforts in Indonesia. Logsdon has done extensive research on Indonesian politics, culture and history... (read more)

More Than 81,000 Bodies Buried in Aceh
Relief workers and security personnel in Aceh have so far buried the bodies of 81,665 people killed by the powerful earthquake and tsunamis that devastated the province on December 26... (read more)

January 12, 2005

UN says new Aceh rules not hampering aid work
A senior UN official on Tuesday downplayed new restrictions on tsunami relief workers imposed by the Indonesian military in the restive province of Aceh... (read more)

People sometimes misunderstand the aid pledge
The United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has appointed Margareta Wahlstrom as a special coordinator of the humanitarian efforts to help countries affected by the Dec. 26 tsunami. She spoke with a number of local and foreign media on the sidelines of the tsunami summit... (read more)

January 05, 2005

Jakarta gets in gear for International relief summit
Indonesia, the worst-affected country in the Dec. 26 tsunami disaster, is making preparations for an emergency summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders and other nations to help coordinate relief efforts for the survivors of the Indian Ocean tsunami tragedy... (read more)