Doomsday in Indonesia by Hani Mumtazah

Jakarta, January 18, 2005 (Islam Online - IOL) - The weather was quite fine on the morning of Sunday, December 26, 2004, in Meulaboh, Aceh, Indonesia’s northern-most province. It was almost 8.00 a.m. local time. Suddenly, a strong earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale shocked the inhabitants. 

When the quake calmed down, the people were amazed to see that the water had drawn back as far as 500 meters from the coastline. The newly exposed area was sandy and full of floundering fish.

Indonesian Jamu: A Blend of Bio- and Cultural Diversity by Hani Mumtazah

Jakarta, August 23, 2004 (Islam Online -IOL) - “Jamu, Madame, Sir!” That’s how a slim, young woman carrying a heavy basketful of bottles tied up on her back greets her clients from door to door at a Jakarta neighborhood every morning. The lady, wearing the Javanese traditional dress called kebaya and batik sarong, is selling the traditional Indonesian herbal medicine known as jamu.

Blood Donations 'in the Blood' of Indonesia's Millions by Hani Mumtazah

      Jakarta, June 13, 2004 (Islam Online - IOL) - As a new twist to Indonesian presidential campaigning strategies, 150 supporters of incumbent President Megawati Soekarnoputri from Yogyakart in central Java have recently decided to make a 'silent campaign' rather than the customary campaign shouts and yells on Indonesian streets. The Megawati supporters will be donating their blood as the main event of their campaign.  

Water for People, Water for Life, For the Right Price by Hani Mumtazah

     Jakarta, February 7, 2003 (Islam Online) -  Mrs. Lan Tang Hok, 43, can start saving money to buy more food for her seven children since piped water from the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PWSA) has reached her home.

      Lan Tang Hok, who lives in the Pra You Vong slum area in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, used to pay 1,000 riels a day for water she bought from private water vendors. Nowadays, she spends only about 5,000 riels per month for the water supplied by the PWSA, since the water authority has expanded its services to her poor neighborhood.

Indonesia’s Natural Wealth: The Right of a Nation and Her People by Hani Mumtazah

Jakarta, May 22, 2003 (Islam Online - IOL) - Indonesia is blessed with the greatest and most diverse biological resources in the world, after Brazil. This natural wealth can be sustainably utilized for the welfare of the population. Unfortunately enough, however, the country has not been able to successfully use the enormous natural wealth to improve the welfare of her people.

World Health Day - Will Pledges Save Asia’s Children? by Hani Mumtazah

      Jakarta, Tuesday, April 15, 2003 (Islam online - IOL) -  Every year, more than 5 million children ages 0 to 14, mainly in the developing world, die from diseases directly related to their environments.  In Southeast Asia alone, more than 1.6 million children die before they reach the age of five. Children here and elsewhere die of diarrhea, respiratory illnesses, malaria and other vector-borne diseases, injuries, and other environmental threats in and around their homes.