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Saving Sumatra's Wild Orangutans

2:44pm August 07, 2006

Some scientists believe the orangutan — a Malay word that translates to "man of the forest" — may soon become extinct, wiped out by the humans it so closely resembles. We travel to the Indonesian island of Sumatra to profile competing plans to save the great ape.

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Update: Sri Lanka's Coast, After the Tsunami

12:00am December 28, 2005

Steve Inskeep talks to Steve Matthews of the relief organization World Vision. Morning Edition talked with him last year, just after the deadly tsunami struck Sri Lanka. Matthews has returned to the region repeatedly over the last year, and is currently in Galle, Sri Lanka.

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Update: Sri Lanka's Coast, After the Tsunami

12:00am December 28, 2005

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Sri Lanka Violence Threatens Cease-Fire

12:00am December 27, 2005

Steve Inskeep talks to Dumeetha Luthra of the BBC about the political changes in Sri Lanka after last year's tsunami. Despite a 2002 cease-fire agreement between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tiger movement, the peace process has been deadlocked for the past two years.

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Sri Lanka Violence Threatens Cease-Fire

12:00am December 27, 2005

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Tsunami Eased Peace Process with Aceh Rebels

12:00am December 27, 2005

Steve Inskeep talks with Sidney Jones of the International Crisis Group about how the tsunami spurred reconciliation between the Indonesian government and rebel fighters in Aceh. Jones says the tsunami changed the political dynamics in Indonesia, but she credits the political will of the new government and the rebels' combat fatigue as critical factors.

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Tsunami Eased Peace Process with Aceh Rebels

12:00am December 27, 2005

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Delays in Warning System Frustrate Tsunami-Hit Nations

12:00am December 27, 2005

by Eric Weiner

The United Nations is developing an early-warning system for tsunamis in the Indian Ocean. But delays -- and false alarms -- have caused at least one country hit by last year's deadly tsunami to voice its frustration with the U.N. agency in charge of building the system.

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Delays in Warning System Frustrate Tsunami-Hit Nations

12:00am December 27, 2005

by Eric Weiner

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Thailand Rebuilds, Looks to Future After Tsunami

10:40am December 26, 2005

Thailand's beach resort communities have been recovering slowly since the devastating tsunami struck a year ago. Hotels have been rebuilt and tourists have returned. Residents of the resort towns will commemorate the anniversary, but after that, many want to look forward rather than back.

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