It's the third time that people have been caned for homosexuality since Shariah law was implemented in Aceh in 2015 A team of five enforcers wearing robes and hoods took turns whipping the pair In ...

But the ultra-conservative Indonesian province is not the only place in Southeast Asia where the punishment is used.

While hundreds of survivors of deadly floods and landslides in Aceh Tamiang have relocated to temporary housing sites, dozens ...

Today marks 13 years since the government of Indonesia and the armed pro-independence movement, the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), signed a peace agreement in Helsinki. The peace deal ended 29 years of ...

Southwest Aceh's undernourishment prevalence fell 0.17% YoY to 8.64% (2025), above Indonesia's 7.89% national average, ranking 14th among Aceh's 22 regions.

Security officers at Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport in Aceh thwarted two separate attempts to smuggle nearly four kilograms of methamphetamine, ...

Aceh Deputy Governor Fadhlullah is exploring investment cooperation with the United Arab Emirates in environmental, energy ...

Pity the poor tourism officials of Aceh. Their job — promoting the beaches, jungles and rich culture of an unspoiled and underexplored Indonesian province — should be easy. But just as Aceh recovered ...

Indonesia’s Aceh province is taking a prominent role in assisting hundreds of Asia boat people who have settled in temporary refugee camps after a perilous journey by sea. Humanitarian and relief ...