THE candle was almost burnt out, but Hadi Rangkuti, 64, still could not close his eyes. That night, Meulaboh, a town on the west coast
of Aceh, had been ravaged by earthquakes and tsunami for five days at a stretch. Electricity was out. Darkness shrouded the town, including the Superior Senior High School compound, where dozens of police families, victims of the natural disaster, had taken refuge. Some of the male victims were sound