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News Indonesia » Aceh » People: Over 300 Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar arrive in Indonesia's Aceh region after weeks at sea

News channel or source: https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/Indonesia-Aceh-Rohingya-refugees-b72379

Published on: Saturday 09 December 2023

ACEH BESAR, Indonesia — Two boats carrying more than 300 Rohingya Muslims, including emaciated women and children, arrived at Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh on Sunday morning after being ...

News Indonesia » Aceh » People: Indonesia’s Aceh grapples with disease after floods

News channel or source: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2025/12/07/breaking-news/indonesias-aceh-grapples-with-disease-after-floods/

Published on: Saturday 06 December 2025

ACEH TAMIANG, Indonesia >> Hit by deadly floods, Indonesians in the region around Aceh Tamiang are grappling with worsening diseases and a lack of medical care as workers struggled to help dozens of ...

News Indonesia » Aceh » People: Indonesian rescuers search for 7 people missing in waters of Aceh, including 4 Australians

News channel or source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2023/08/14/indonesian-rescuers-search-for-7-people-missing-in-waters-of-aceh-including-4-australians/

Published on: Sunday 13 August 2023

JAKARTA, IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian search and rescue team on Monday was searching for seven people, including four Australian tourists, reported missing in the waters of Aceh ...

News Indonesia » Aceh » People: Indonesia’s Aceh Province Continues Caning as a Form of Punishment

News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2026/05/indonesias-aceh-province-continues-caning-as-a-form-of-punishment/

Published on: Thursday 28 May 2026

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

News Indonesia » Aceh » People: In Indonesia’s Aceh, a once-isolated forest hosts local travelers on bamboo rafts

News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/in-indonesias-aceh-a-once-isolated-forest-hosts-local-travelers-on-bamboo-rafts/

Published on: Sunday 16 June 2024

In the semiautonomous region of Aceh, an Indigenous community has repurposed the bamboo rafts they use to commute downriver to sell tourism services to nearby urban settlements. The forests of Samar ...

News Indonesia » Aceh » People: UNHCR returns to Indonesia's Aceh province to provide shelter assistance

News channel or source: https://www.unhcr.org/news/unhcr-returns-indonesias-aceh-province-provide-shelter-assistance

Published on: Sunday 26 June 2005

JAKARTA, June 27 (UNHCR) - The government of Indonesia announced on Saturday that the UN refugee agency had been invited to return to Indonesia's Aceh province to assist in providing shelter as part ...

News Indonesia » Aceh » People: 'Everything Destroyed' as Indonesia's Aceh Grapples With Disease After Floods

News channel or source: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-12-07/everything-destroyed-as-indonesias-aceh-grapples-with-disease-after-floods