PHOTOS ON VISIT TO MEDAN & BANDA ACEH
13-15 APRIL 2005

 
 

A visit to Tanjung Pura boat making.
 

A final meeting with an Acehnese businessman.
 

Leaving Medan Polonia Airport for KL. Home Sweet Home.
 

At KLIA waiting to go to Medan.
 

China made engine (5 hp) to drive the propeller.
 

The wood are brought in from Riau.

Each boat takes 20 days to build & cost around RM5K.
 

The sawn timber are dried first.

The boat beginning to be built.
 

Holes are drilled to insert the bamboo.
 

How each sawn timber are joint with the next using bamboo.
 

Two boats are ordered by RC Langkat.
 

The Azizi Mosque at Tanjung Pura.
 

Medan Polonia Airport.

Built by the late father-in-law of the late Sultan Selang.
 

Hearing the history of the mosque from the 'Bilal'.
 

Ibu Susi showing some photos of her personal relief works.
 

A Kuching Central banner for her Service Above Self.
 

One of Ibu Susi's plane.
 

Dinner & evening meeting with Deli & Langkat members.
 

Tourism Malaysia Director (second right) was also there.
 

Breakfast in Medan with Head of Aceh Sepakat Bpk Fauzi.
 

In front of the Domestic Terminal of Polonia Airport, Medan.
 

Hello.. I am sitting next to you at Medan Airport, Medan.
 

Being welcomed by Rtn Emmy of R.C. Deli at Medan Polonia Airport.
 

Waiting for Adam Air to take us to Banda Aceh.
 

Part of Banda Aceh from the air.
 

At Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport with a damaged plane.
 

At the check-in counter of Cakradonya Hotel Banda Aceh.
 

Lunch meeting at Banda Aceh Seafood Restaurant.
 

At Lambaro, Banda Aceh.
 

Banda Aceh century old Baiturahhman Mosque that survived.
 

The tower is actually damaged by the earthquake.
 
 
The monumental figure who supported me all the way!

The inside of the Grand Mosque.
 

Showing paper works through customs for the donated medication.
 

After performing mid day prayer.
 

Another view of the interior.
 

The place where the Friday sermon is delivered.
 

Floating generator landed nearly 3KM off the shore.
 

Remains of a car under the floating generator.
 

A location used to be crowded with houses.
 

Miles of rubbles.
 

Try asking me to pay duty & I will chop you.
 

Once a crowded residential area.
 

Part of the center of town.
 

The 4 Star hotel in Banda Aceh.
 

What used to be the prison.
 

Sepakat Mosque with President Suwelen of R C Langkat.
 

Searching for a missing person.
 

Sec Gen Jack giving a briefing at Aceh Sepakat Center.
 

German Army vehicles ready to leave Banda Aceh.
 

Dr. Hasdiana Hasan, chairman of logistics Aceh Sepakat..
 

The market.
 

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