KUALA LUMPUR: Mercy Malaysia’s Norazam Abu Samah spent four years in Aceh after the 2004 tsunami helping in the rebuilding effort. Upon hearing that a 6.5-magnitude earthquake had struck Aceh ...

JAKARTA - Tun Daim Zainuddin, the former Malaysian finance minister, is remembered not only for his leadership in steering the nation’s economy through challenging times but also for his ...

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 end to the ...

At least 52 inmates escaped from an overcrowded prison in the westernmost Aceh province of Indonesia after breaking through ...

The group left Cox’s Bazar on Oct. 9, according to an Aceh police report, and intended to reach Malaysia. Some passengers on the boat had reportedly paid to be transported to other countries.

JAKARTA, March 4 (Bernama) -- Indonesia’s National Narcotics Agency (BNN) seized over 1.2 tonnes of illicit drugs and arrested 37 individuals in February as part of an ongoing crackdown on drug ...

Annabel Teh Gallop is Head of the Southeast Asia Section at the British Library.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A total of 51 inmates of Class II B Kutacane Penitentiary in Southeast Aceh Regency, Aceh Province, escaped on Monday afternoon, March 10, 2025. The Public Relations Officer of the ...

"For example, in Catur Harimau and Catur Perang, I interviewed elderly individuals in villages in Aceh and West Sumatra ... exist in both Malaysia and Sumatra or Java, Malay chess was also once ...