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Two men were publicly flogged 76 times each in Indonesia's conservative province of Aceh on Tuesday after they were found ...
Indonesia's Aceh is set to launch a new direct ferry link from Krueng Geukueh Port in Muara Satu to Penang, Malaysia - a move ...
An Islamic court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province has sentenced two men to public caning, 80 times each, for what ...
Aceh continues to rank among Indonesia’s poorest provinces, despite its vast natural resources and a multi-billion-dollar ...
Monday’s verdict was the fifth time that Aceh has sentenced people to public caning for homosexuality since the Islamic law was implemented in 2015 as a concession made by the government to end a long ...
An Islamic Shariah court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province sentences 2 men to public caning for having gay sex ...
Some of the world’s biggest consumer brands are banding together to tackle deforestation in one of Earth’s richest ...
A sharia court in Indonesia has sentenced to men to public caning 80 times each after they were caught kissing. Their trial ...
JAKARTA: "If you run, you are shot. If you don't, you are beaten," a 20-year-old Acehnese man said about life in the region, ...
On August 24, 2025, a magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck Sinabang, Aceh, capturing the attention of local residents and authorities alike. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the earthquake ...
Asmia is one of the 15 members of a team of rangers — 10 of whom are women — whose job is to protect their village forest in Aceh Province in Indonesia from the squatters who want to clear the ...
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia—Devastated a decade ago by the Indian Ocean tsunami, the Indonesian province of Aceh has turned in its recovery to religion and strict Shariah law.