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Earthquake of 6.3 magnitude strikes eastern Indonesia; no casualty reported
• 7 years agoA strong earthquake with a 6.3 magnitude struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, causing some damage to buildings and sending people running from their homes.
Watch: Record-breaking dance in Indonesia's Aceh promotes unity
• 8 years agoMore than 10,000 people turned out in Indonesia's Aceh on Sunday to stage a record-breaking song and dance performance stressing the need to conserve a threatened national park in the westernmost province.
Indonesia to deploy special taskforce to investigate LGBT activity, as human rights concerns rise
• 8 years agoPolice in Indonesia's most populous province plan to deploy a taskforce to investigate LGBT activity, a move likely to fuel concerns of a widening crackdown on the community in the Muslim-majority country
Indonesian men publicly caned for gay sex, defying Sharia law in Aceh province
• 8 years agoPublic caning has long been common for offences such as gambling and drinking in Aceh, which was given the right to implement sharia law in 2001
Indonesia earthquake: Death toll climbs to 97, hundreds of people injured
• 8 years agoAt least 54 people died and hundreds were injured after an earthquake struck off Aceh province on Indonesia's Sumatra island, local officials said.
Earthquake in Indonesia kills at least 18 people, dozens more feared trapped in rubble
• 8 years agoAt least 18 people died and dozens were feared trapped in rubble after a strong earthquake struck off Aceh province on Indonesia's Sumatra island.
Indonesia shocker: Non-Muslim woman whipped under Sharia for selling alcohol
Fp Staff • 9 years agoAn elderly Christian woman on Tuesday was caned dozens of times as a form of punishment in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province.
Earthquake of 7.8 magnitude hits off Indonesia, tsunami warning issued
Fp Archives • 9 years agoThe earthquake near Indonesia was centered under the ocean at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles).
Rohingya migrants: Life in temporary settelments in Indonesia
Fp Staff • 10 years agoRecently arrived Rohingya migrants settle into life in a temporary compound for refugees in Indonesia.
More than 700 migrants land in Indonesia's Aceh, says search and rescue official
Fp Archives • 10 years agoMore than 700 migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh were brought ashore to the east coast of Aceh on Indonesia's island of Sumatra on Friday, a search and rescue official said.