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Indonesia's Aceh is set to launch a new direct ferry link from Krueng Geukueh Port in Muara Satu to Penang, Malaysia - a move ...
Some of the world’s biggest consumer brands are banding together to tackle deforestation in one of Earth’s richest ...
Aceh continues to rank among Indonesia’s poorest provinces, despite its vast natural resources and a multi-billion-dollar ...
An Islamic court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province has sentenced two men to public caning for what the court deemed ...
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 ...
A sharia court in Indonesia has sentenced to men to public caning 80 times each after they were caught kissing. Their trial ...
Monday’s verdict was the fifth time that Aceh has sentenced people to public caning for homosexuality since the Islamic law ...
The Ministry of Forestry has halted the encroachment of 500 hectares of mangrove forest for oil palm plantations in Kuala ...
As a key player behind the Helsinki Agreement, Indonesia has the credibility, and perhaps the responsibility, to become a ...
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, ...
An Islamic Shariah court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province sentences 2 men to public caning for having gay sex ...
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.