Muda Balia: Still around to tell the tale

Hotli Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh

With his sturdy build and skin darkened by hours toiling under the sun, Muda Balia looks more like a farmer than a storyteller. Muda, 29, who comes from Senebok Alur Buloh village in South Aceh, did work as a farmer for a while after returning to his village to take care of his sick mother.