Aceh is also the only Indonesian province that ... bloody conflict. "It was likely the war would have continued," said Muharram. "But we believe that the tsunami was arranged by the Almighty.

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia''s western Aceh province early Tuesday without triggering large waves, according to the country''s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency.

Bangkok: The Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar has been plagued by wars and natural disasters since it became independent from Britain in 1948, when it was still called Burma.