Terrorist’s last hideout a tourism boon to sleepy Indonesian town

BATU, Indonesia – A huge banner points the way to Indonesia’s latest tourist attraction: the shattered remains of the house where Azahari Husin, one of Asia’s most-wanted terrorists, spent his last hours. "From the first day until today, it’s been non-stop. And it’s been 42 days," 35-year-old Danny says as he does a brisk trade…

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Indonesian women key to new Aceh: reconstruction boss

JAKARTA, Dec 5 – Women will be the key to a new Aceh that is open and progressive, the head of the agency tasked with overseeing the rebuilding in the tsunami-hit Indonesian province said Monday as he defended the speed of reconstruction there. Some 16,500 houses out of a 120,000 targetted for Aceh’s 570,000 displaced…

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