An earthquake of 5.9 magnitude on the Richter Scale hit Indonesia's western Aceh province early Tuesday, according to the country's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).

JAKARTA: An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of western Aceh province in Indonesia today, Xinhua reported, citing the country’s meteorology, climatology and ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Two men in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned Thursday after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them for having sex with each other.

Medical services were on standby for all the men. Caning retains strong support among Aceh's population as a common punishment for a range of offences that include gambling, drinking alcohol and ...

Before the tsunami, more than 15,000 people, including civilians, had died from the fighting between Indonesia and separatists from the Free Aceh Movement, or Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), since 1976.

The densely populated Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh province, was the worst hit with about 60,000 people dead. At the Ulee Lheue mass grave, more than 14,000 victims of the disaster were buried.

Shortly after the 9.1-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Aceh province, 30-metre-high waves swept away everything in their path. Some 170,000 people were killed in Indonesia and an entire ...

Memories of Aceh from Aceh Chinese perspectives The Chinese connection with Aceh dates back to trade long before the Dutch consolidated their power in the region in the 19th century.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The third debate of the Aceh Regional Election was forced to stop because supporters of the regional head candidates were involved in a brawl. These supporters were reported to ...

The UNESCO Conference concluded with the adoption of the Banda Aceh Statement, a commitment by global experts and policymakers to improve the global tsunami warning and mitigation system for the next ...

Aceh, which has around 5.4 million residents, is a staunchly conservative province and the only region in the world's most populous Muslim country that implements Islamic law, or Shariah.

Aceh's freedom fighters have been battling for the province's independence for nearly three decades. The Free Aceh Movement (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka, or Gam) was founded on 4 December 1976 by Hasan di ...