Some Acehnese say their patience have been tested, claiming the Rohingya consume scarce resources and occasionally come into ...

The Drug Investigation Unit of Aceh Tamiang Police thwarted a drug smuggling attempt of cocaine worth Rp4 billion.

More than 260 weak and hungry Rohingya refugees, mostly women and children, have landed in Indonesia in two boats.

The 22-minute documentary features survivors and how they rebuilt their lives after the disaster. Read more at ...

On 26 December 2004, a magnitude 9.1 undersea earthquake struck 240km west of Sumatra, Indonesia, rupturing the greatest ...

Aceh’s Sharia Police and local authorities prepare to patrol on New Year’s Eve to prevent celebrations deemed against Islamic ...

CNA visits the Indonesian province for an insight into how survivors are rebuilding their lives 20 years after one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history.

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Twenty years after the devastating tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the province of Aceh has returned to peace after a civil war and is now living under Koranic law. Our ...

People in Aceh moved past the tsunami trauma by believing their deceased family members were martyrs who deserved a place in heaven, while those who survived were given the opportunity by Allah to ...

Indian Ocean tsunami that devastated Aceh proved to be a blessing in disguise by paving the way for the immediate resolution ...

n December 2022, the Aceh Provincial Legislative Council (DPRA) officially enacted a qanun (regional regulation) on the Acehnese language. This regulation mandates that the use of Indonesian ...