Earthquake confirmed in Northern Sumatera, Indonesia

8:46 AM Internet at Every Where

The earthquake has been reported by US Geological Survey that it measured 8.2 on the Richter Scale. Much stronger than the previous one on December 26th.

The epicentre of the quake was reported to have been at sea off the coast of Medan Indonesia at Indonesian local time 11:09:37 PM on Monday, March 28, 2005.

Note: Malaysian local time is an hour ahead of Indonesia's.

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Malaysian mobile phone lines are down

8:34 AM Internet at Every Where

Malaysia.12.40am

Maxis mobile phones lines are all down. They are either jammed up or something terrible has happened. Let's pray it's the former.

BIG EARTHQUAKE FELT AT 12.10AM MALAYSIAN TIME!!!

8:23 AM Internet at Every Where

Malaysia,29 March 2005,12.10am.

A huge tremor was felt in Penang, Butterworth and as far as Teluk Intan Perak just minutes back. It lasted for a few minutes and witness accounts say that it felt stonger than the recent earthquake on December 26th.

News - Black Eyed Peas, Backstreet Boys Head To Malaysia For Tsunami Relief

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What unites poeple, regardless of their age, race, religion or creed, is a tragedy that claims an insurmountable loss of life and, in its wake, leaves the living forever scarred. And what happened on that fateful day - Dev 26 last year - would be echoed through time, for such a tragedy will not be easily forgotten. Even now, months since the Tsunami tragedy, the outpouring of help and support continues.

Black Eyed Peas, Backstreet Boys, Boyz II Men, Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean are teaming up to raise money for tsunami victims by throwing a concert in a nation within the devastated region: Malaysia on March 18 in Stadium Putra, Bukit Jalil,Kuala Lumpur. Under the banner Force of Nature for Tsunami Aid, the concert will also present Hong Kong stars such as rocker Nicholas Tse, singer/actress Yumiko Cheng, and international celebrity Jackie Chan. The slate of Malaysian acts set to appear includes veteran singer Sheila Majid, Dayang Nurfaizah, Anuar Zain and vocal group Innuendo.

Organizers hope that the Force of Nature concert reminds people not only that the relief effort is far from over, but also that a bigger power than the tsunami could be the human spirit.

The Force of Nature concert tickets are priced at RM82, RM182, RM242, RM352 and RM552 and can be booked through www.axcess.com.my or you can call 03-77115000. For more information on Force of Nature, you can visit the website at www.forceofnature.org.

Locating friends - Kenneth Rodriguez and Rizal Razman

8:41 AM Internet at Every Where

I am writing to you because I have not heard from two of my friends in Malaysia since the tsunami occurred. I only have their e-mail addresses to contact them and I have had no response. Their names are Kenneth Rodriguez and Rizal Razman. Kenneth works for Motorola and Rizal works for the University as a professor. Is there any way I can find out if they�re okay? Please let me know. Thank you for your help! From Trisha Voeltz.

You can email her here.

Info - Volunteer Vacation

4:35 AM Internet at Every Where

Don't know what to do for the approaching summer or spring break?

Why not travel to an exotic holiday destination to have a taste of tropical paradise and at the same time lend a hand to help the tsunami victims in Phuket, Krabi and Khao Lak,Thailand.

Alternatively, you could also head to Sri Lanka to help rebuild homes for families of poor fishermen.

Generosity, compassion, and kindness are all food for the soul. Be a part of the global humanitarian effort. As one volunteer in Thailand expressed, �I came to realize that the victims, both the ones who died and the ones who survived the tsunami, are the same as those who have come to help them. For they would do the same for us had things turned out just a little bit differently.�