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Earthquake jolts Meulaboh

An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale jolted Meulaboh, Aceh Province, on Monday at 01.09 am local time. ...

Over 3.2 m voters to participate in Aceh gubernatorial election

Aceh province`s Independent Election Commission (KIP) said as many as 3,202,390 voters will take part in the ...

Aceh people remember devastating 2004 tsunami

The people of Aceh on Monday remembered the day exactly seven years ago that their province was devastated by ...

Thousands attend commemoration of tsunami disaster in Aceh

Thousands of local people in Lhoknga subdistrict, Aceh Besar, here on Monday attended the commemoration of tsunami ...

Aceh tsunami victim returns home after seven years missing

Wati, 15, a resident of Sangkis alley, Ujong Baroh village, Johan Pahlawan sub-district, Aceh Barat district, who went ...

After missing for seven years, tsunami victim finds way home

A 15-year-old girl who was considered lost in the tsunami that engulfed Aceh in December 2004 proves to be still alive ...

HIV/AIDS feared to remain major threat in 2012

During the past several years since the first case of AIDS/HIV was reported in Indonesia in 1987, people have been ...

Indonesia must be more peaceful in 2012

Commonly understood as the absence of hostility, peace is a state of harmony characterized by the lack of violent ...

NGO Forum condemns terror action in Aceh

The Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) forum in Aceh province which is popularly called "Forum LSM Aceh" condemned ...

UNESCO chief`s visit brings agency closer to indonesia

UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova made her first official visit to Indonesia from November 19 to 25 during which ...

news focus: Aceh`s Saman dance joins UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage

Aceh`s Saman dance, well-known abroad as "Thousand hands" dance, is something warranting a sense of national pride ...

Saman dance officially recognized by UNESCO

Aceh`s Saman dance has been officially included in UNESCO`s intangible world cultural heritage list, an official ...

Moderate earthquake jolts Saumlaki

An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted West Southeast Maluku (MTB) district town of Saumlaki at 6.21 ...

Minor quake jolts Aceh

An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale shook Sigli areas in Banda Aceh and Pidie Jaya, Aceh province on ...

Sabang tourism pins hope on new minister

The natural seaport city of Sabang on Weh Island in the western part of Aceh province which is rich in marine tourism ...