Monday, May 22, 2006

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Spanish design for Thai memorial

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Spanish design for Thai memorial: "Spanish design for Thai memorial

The Spaniards will see their design constructed in 2008
A Spanish design has been chosen for a tsunami memorial to be built in Thailand.

The design, which is entitled Mountain of Remembrance, and beat out four other bids from Finland, China, Australia and the United States.

The memorial will include five 30-metre high towers, inspired by Buddhist pagodas, a museum, an educational centre, a gift shop and a restaurant.

It will be built in a national park in Khao Lak within the next two years."

Thursday, May 04, 2006

Indonesia says received $5.9b in tsunami aid. 03/05/2006. ABC News Online

Indonesia says received $5.9b in tsunami aid. 03/05/2006. ABC News Online: "Indonesia says received $5.9b in tsunami aid

International donors have made good on $A5.9 billion in aid pledges to rebuild Indonesian areas damaged in the Indian Ocean tsunami, the government's planning minister said on Wednesday.

On December 26, 2004, a magnitude 9.15 earthquake - the biggest in four decades - triggered a tsunami that left up to 232,000 people dead or missing in a dozen Indian Ocean nations, including nearly 170,000 in Indonesia's Aceh province.

International donors quickly vowed to help the survivors get back on their feet and pledged billions of dollars to support their most basic needs and rebuild devastated towns in Aceh, located on the northern tip of Sumatra island."