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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — A young couple in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned on Thursday after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them of violating Islamic law by kissing ...
News Indonesia » Aceh » People: Over 300 Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar arrive in Indonesia's Aceh region after weeks at sea
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: Indonesian rescuers search for 7 people missing in waters of Aceh, including 4 Australians
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: Unmarried couple in Aceh Province caned for kissing
A young couple in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh Province were publicly caned yesterday, after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them of contravening Islamic law by kissing during a TikTok livestream.
News Indonesia » Aceh » People: Couple publicly caned in Indonesia after kissing on TikTok livestream
A young couple in Indonesia have been publicly caned after an Islamic Sharia court convicted them of violating religious law by kissing during a TikTok livestream. The Sharia cour ...
News Indonesia » Aceh » People: Hundreds of Rohingya Refugees Disembark in Indonesia’s Aceh Region
Local residents and newly-arrived Rohingya asylum seekers gather on the beach in Ulee Madon, North Aceh, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. More than 500 Rohingya civilians came ashore in Aceh ...
News Indonesia » Aceh » People: In Indonesia’s Aceh, a once-isolated forest hosts local travelers on bamboo rafts
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: Nearly 200 Rohingya people land by boat in Indonesia’s Aceh
More than 180 Rohingya Muslims landed in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Monday, officials said, the latest among hundreds who have fled by boat from desperate conditions in Myanmar and in camps in ...
News Indonesia » Aceh » People: Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami hit the region in one of ...