The Latest Breaking News from Aceh province

Couple publicly caned in Indonesia after kissing on TikTok livestream

The law allows up to 100 lashes for ‘morality offences’

The Independent UK · Jul 2

Men charged with hugging and kissing are among group publicly caned by Indonesian Islamic court

Two men in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province have been publicly caned after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them of violating Islamic law

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2025

Islamic court in Indonesia sentences 2 men to public caning over sexual acts

An Islamic court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province has sentenced two men to public caning, 80 times each, for what the court deemed were sexual acts: hugging and kissing

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2025

Students in Indonesia protest the growing numbers of Rohingya refugees in Aceh province

Students in Indonesia’s Aceh province have rallied demanding the government drive away Rohingya refugees arriving by boat in growing numbers as police named more suspects of human trafficking

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2023

Tensions rise as two more boats with over 300 Rohingya land in Indonesia

Since November, more than 1,500 refugees have arrived in Indonesia’s Aceh province, triggering anger among the locals.

Al Jazeera · Dec 10, 2023

Boat with 69 Rohingya arrives in Aceh

LAMPANAH, Indonesia: A boat carrying 69 Rohingya Muslims landed in Aceh province of Indonesia on Thursday, the United Nations refugee agency said, the latest in a wave of arrivals as hundreds flee desperate conditions in Bangladeshi refugee camps.

Bangkok Post · Feb 16, 2023

Boat with 185 Rohingya refugees lands in Indonesia's Aceh

JAKARTA: 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 desperate conditions in refugee camps in Bangladesh.

Bangkok Post · Jan 8, 2023

Over 100 Rohingya refugees arrive by sea in Indonesia's Aceh province

Over 100 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar arrived by boat on the shores of Indonesia's Aceh province in the early hours of Sunday, an NGO group at the scene said.

Reuters · Mar 6, 2022