Singkil: NO-Mans-land
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
THERE is a popular saying in the eastern part and northern coast of Aceh: Ie bit, bu bit. Nyo kon droe gop bandum, which literary means: Pure water, pure rice. If you dont do it, others will. This proverb is not well known in southern Aceh, but the people of Singkil are actually practicing it. Being overlooked as victims of the earthquake and tsunami has taught them to think of themselves first.
Tempo visited Singkil earlier this December. The ol
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