ACHEH QUAKE: ALL MALAYSIAN STUDENTS SAFE

JAKARTA, Sept 6 (Bernama) -- All Malaysian students in Aceh and Medan
are safe from the 6.7 magnitude earthquake which struck the west coast of South
Aceh early Tuesday.

As of 1.30pm Tuesday, the authorities have reported 10 people dead due to
the quake which occurred at 12.55am local time.

Malaysian education attache in Indonesia Ludinata Misnun said: "All
Malaysian students -- 176 in Aceh and 612 in Medan -- are safe."

He said in a statement that students in Aceh did not feel the quake because
they stayed in the northern part.

However, the students in Medan, northern Sumatra, felt the quake because the
epicentre was closer to the area, Ludinata said.

Ludinata said the students had been advised to be ready to move in the event
of a stronger earthquake occurring.

They were asked to get the latest from the local authorities and the
Malaysian Consulate General in Medan and to quickly get out of their house if
they felt a tremor, he said.