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BANGKOK — A dramatic story of survival and rescue off the western coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province has put the spotlight again on the plight of ethnic Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar ...
The Culture and Tourism Office of Aceh province has said that it will optimize international flights from Banda Aceh to ...
KUALA LUMPUR: Mercy Malaysia’s Norazam Abu Samah spent four years in Aceh after the 2004 tsunami helping in the rebuilding effort.
An international human rights group has criticised Malaysia for its treatment of people fleeing fighting in the Indonesian province of Aceh. Thousands of would-be refugees have entered Malaysia since ...
A boat with 185 Rohingya refugees landed on the shores of Indonesia's Aceh province on Sunday, a local disaster agency official said, following hundreds who arrived late last year fleeing ...
About 250 Rohingya refugees crammed onto a wooden boat were turned away by locals off the coast of Aceh province.
The Sabang Free Trade Zone and Free Port Authority (BPKS) in Aceh is strengthening maritime tourism diplomacy with ASEAN ...
BANDA ACEH: Two young Indonesian men convicted of having a same-sex relationship were publicly caned today in Aceh province, prompting calls by Amnesty International for the government to put an ...
While many are familiar with Daim’s role during Malaysia’s navigation of the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis, few are aware of his behind-the-scenes contributions in Aceh, a region at the ...
More than 500 Rohingya refugees originally from Myanmar landed on the shores of Indonesia's Aceh province on Sunday, the fourth wave of arrivals this week, a local UNHCR official said.
They were aiming for Malaysia after leaving Myanmar but were stranded in Aceh waters. In March, 114 Rohingya refugees were also found on a beach in neighboring Bireuen district.