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

When natural gas was discovered in 1971, the Acehnese grew resentful of the enormous wealth from their land and jobs going to the central government in Jakarta or foreigners.

Acehnese women have contributed to post-conflict and tsunami development. However, existing policies have not covered what they need, and even tend to discriminate against them.

Acehnese women sidelined from decision-making, despite past tragedy and conflict Aceh still has a long road ahead in embracing women as contributing members of society at all levels, including in ...

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is ...

An Indonesian ulema has appealed to the people of Aceh to uphold human values in responding to Rohingya refugees' presence in the province.

The BBC News website profiles the Free Aceh Movement (Gam), which has been battling for Aceh's independence for the last three decades.

The Hikayat Aceh is a 17th century indigenous history of the former sultanate of Aceh, which is located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. Written in Malay in the Arabic script, ...

The university students’ attack on Rohingya refugees in Banda Aceh points to an escalating anti-immigrant sentiment among the Acehnese that needs to be addressed.

More than 200 ethnic Rohingya came ashore in Indonesia's Aceh province late on Tuesday, taking total arrivals of members of the Myanmar Muslim minority to more than 1,000 for the week, a leader of ...