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 ...

Indonesia's Aceh is set to launch a new direct ferry link from Krueng Geukueh Port in Muara Satu to Penang, Malaysia - a move ...

Two men were publicly flogged 76 times each in Indonesia's conservative province of Aceh on Tuesday (Aug 26) after they were ...

An Islamic court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province has sentenced two men to public caning, 80 times each, for what ...

Some of the world’s biggest consumer brands are banding together to tackle deforestation in one of Earth’s richest ...

An Islamic Shariah court in Indonesia's Aceh province sentenced two men to public caning for engaging in what was ...

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 ...

The men were among a group of 10 publicly flogged in Banda Aceh under sharia law, which is not applied elsewhere in Indonesia.

Aceh continues to rank among Indonesia’s poorest provinces, despite its vast natural resources and a multi-billion-dollar ...

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 ...

On December 26, 2004, at 7:58 a.m. Western Indonesian Time, the world was struck by one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history,the Aceh Tsunami. What began as an ordinary day for ...

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.