Widow at the Tip of Sumatra

Alone, west of Sabang, Rondo Island is only a dot on the map. Once a plan was drawn up to turn it into a gambling center.

August 16, 2005

THE sea hides many mysteries, and that same air of mystery could be felt near Sabang Island, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. The waves are usually calm in the morning, said Navy Second Lt. Joko Triatmo, commander of patrol vessel KAL Simeulue I.212. The rays of the new days sun seemed to be tiptoeing on the water surface where the ripples made a regular spluttering sound. The vessel carrying Tempo staff from Sabang was sailing at a speed of 15 knots. T

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