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Indonesians mark 2 decades since the tragic tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Two decades after a catastrophic tsunami destroyed her village, Tria Asnani still cries when she recalls how she lost her mother while trying to escape the giant waves. Asnani, now a school teacher, was only 17 at the time. Her father, who was a...
Indonesian fishermen rescue 116 Rohingya refugees
LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian fishermen on Saturday rescued 116 Rohingya refugees, mostly hungry and weak women and children, after their rickety boat sank, officials said. The group had sailed from the Cox Bazar refugee camp in Bangladesh hoping to reach to Indonesia...
About 140 Rohingya Muslims on wooden boat off Indonesia's coast as residents refuse to let them land
LABUHAN HAJI, Indonesia (AP) — About 140 weak and hungry Rohingya Muslims, mostly women and children, were on a wooden boat anchored about 1 mile (0.60 kilometers) off the coast of Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh on Tuesday, officials said, and local residents refused to allow them...
