In Search of Angels on the Hill
Fair-skinned, blue-eyed and red-haired, they consider themselves indigenous Acehnese. Tempo journalist Nurlis E. Meuko records his impressions of his visit to Lamno several years ago, long before the tsunami tragedy occurred.
Tempo
March 1, 2005
THE valley of heaven which you explored is almost destroyed. Only 30 percent of its inhabitants remain.” Teuku Kamal’s voice sounded hoarse when he informed me of the tragic news about his birthplace, Lamno in Aceh Jaya, following the tsunami catastrophe in Aceh. “Kuala Daya and Lambeuse are totally flat,” added the man of Lamno nobility.
Kamal purposely raised his voce when he mentioned Kuala Daya and Lambeuso. Ten year
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