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 ...

Indian Ocean tsunami that devastated Aceh proved to be a blessing in disguise by paving the way for the immediate resolution ...

Mourners flocked to several mass grave sites in Banda Aceh and neighboring Aceh Besar regency starting on Thursday morning.

Two decades after a devastating tsunami struck Aceh, survivors like Tria Asnani reflect on tragic losses and resilient ...

Christmas in 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake under the Indian Ocean triggered tsunami waves that killed some 230,000 people ...

People have started gathering in prayer and are visiting mass graves in Indonesia's Aceh province to mark 20 years since the ...

Indonesia on Thursday remembered its 167,000 victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami at the Sumatran city of Banda Aceh’s Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, one of the only buildings to withstand the ...

Two decades after a catastrophic tsunami destroyed her village, Tria Asnani still cries when she recalls how she lost her ...

The brunt of the tsunami was felt in the Indonesian province of Aceh, where 170,000 people perished. Sri Lanka, India and ...