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A massive tsunami with waves up to 30 m (100 ft) high, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami after the Boxing Day holiday, or as the Asian Tsunami, [10] devastated communities along the surrounding coasts of the Indian Ocean, killing an estimated 227,898 people in 14 countries, violently in Aceh , and severely in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu , and Khao Lak ...
Indonesia was supported materially and diplomatically by the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom, who regarded Indonesia as an anti-communist ally. Following the 1998 resignation of Suharto , the people of East Timor voted overwhelmingly for independence in a UN-sponsored referendum held on 30 August 1999.
Abu Bakar Baasyir left Indonesia and stayed in Malaysia in a self-imposed exile for 17 years after being arrested for his rejection to the policy. [6] Ba'asyir returned to Indonesia only after the fall of Suharto in 1998.
PARIS/MORONI (Reuters) -Emergency workers sought survivors on Monday and struggled to restore services in Mayotte, France's poorest overseas territory, where hundreds or even thousands are feared ...
According to the legend, once upon a time in Svargaloka, a pair of deities, a god and a goddess committed a terrible sin.As punishment, Batari Sunan Ambu (the highest mother goddess also the queen of heaven in Sundanese mythology) banished them from Svargaloka and incarnated them on earth as animals—the god became a dog named Tumang, while the goddess became a boar named Celeng Wayungyang.
United Indonesia I: 21 October 2004 – 7 May 2007: Title changed to Minister of Law and Human Rights [2] 26 Andi Mattalata 7 May 2007 – 20 October 2009 [2] 27 Patrialis Akbar: United Indonesia II: 22 October 2009 – 19 October 2011 [2] 28 Amir Syamsuddin: 19 October 2011 – 20 October 2014 [2] 29 Yasonna Laoly: Working: 27 October 2014 ...
Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia; [baˈhasa indoˈnesija]) is the official and national language of Indonesia. [9] It is a standardized variety of Malay , [ 10 ] an Austronesian language that has been used as a lingua franca in the multilingual Indonesian archipelago for centuries.
This paste is an excellent addition to any home baker’s pantry. One jar contains the equivalent of 12 vanilla beans. The texture is thick and syrupy, with an almost creamy taste to it.