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Society 4 months ago
Government targets full Sumatra recovery by 2028
The government is aiming to complete the final phase of recovery efforts in disaster-hit areas of northern Sumatra within the next three years, allocating more than US$5 billion for infrastructure-focused rehabilitation and reconstruction programs.
Archipelago 4 months ago
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Four died, economic losses mount after Sumatra blackout
At least four people were killed and three others hospitalized from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning during the widespread blackout that plunged nearly all of Sumatra into darkness over the weekend, as businesses across the island grappled with heavy losses caused by the massive power disruption.
Archipelago 6 months ago
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Post-flood reconstruction ramps up in Sumatra as Idul Fitri approaches
The government is accelerating post-disaster recovery across northern Sumatra after months of slow progress, prioritizing the construction of temporary housing to relocate thousands of evacuees ahead of the Idul Fitri holiday.
Society 7 months ago
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Humility in a time of disaster: Listening to the displaced
At a Jakarta Arts Council lecture, scholars challenged the state and the public to rewrite disaster history from the perspective of the displaced, as Sumatra struggles to recover from deadly floods and landslides.
Archipelago 9 months ago
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Sumatra schools in disaster-hit regions prepare to reopen for semester 2
As recovery efforts continue, the government has prepared a special disaster education curriculum to be implemented in three phases over the next four years, as well as services to aid in the psychological recovery of affected residents, including students and teachers.
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