Since January 1, the Banda Aceh Immigration Office has postponed the departure of 54 individuals suspected of attempting to ...

The sighting of the new moon for the commencement of Ramadan for Muslims in Malaysia will take place on Friday, Feb 28. The ...

Public caning for Shariah offences is carried out outside the confines of prison in a closed-door setting, Datuk Mohd Na’im ...

Riau Police are still continuing the investigation to uncover the crystal meth smuggling network of 90 kilograms brought into ...

The deportees were temporarily placed in a shelter in Dumai before being sent back to their respective hometowns.

Despite being embraced by the young, the country’s religious authorities have long viewed it as a potentially corrupting ...

Bank Indonesia (BI) says it is ready to adapt to changing economic policies in the United States under president Donald Trump ...

In Malaysia, some local councils have begun experimenting with controlled fireworks displays at public venues rather than ...

Four men were flogged in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province on Jan. 30 for engaging in online gambling, local officials said, the first public lashing of the year under the region's strict Islamic ...

More than 70 Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar have arrived at a tourist beach in Indonesia’s Aceh province. Local police chief Nova Suryandaru said a wooden boat carrying 40 men, 32 ...

landed in Indonesia's Aceh province after its engine broke down. The refugees, fleeing persecution in Myanmar, had set off from Bangladesh aiming for Malaysia. Authorities suspect human ...

PEREULAK, Indonesia (AP) — A rickety wooden boat carrying more than 100 Rohingya Muslims landed Wednesday in Indonesia as the northernmost province of Aceh continued to receive the refugees ...