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Aceh unveils new female flogging squad
National 4 months ago

Aceh unveils new female flogging squad

Aceh says it's trying to follow Islamic law, which calls for women to whip female perpetrators....
Aceh says women's football 'forbidden' unless all-female
Politics 10 months ago

Aceh says women's football 'forbidden' unless all-female

Indonesian sports authorities are attempting to revive the sport among women in the country by formi...
Don't ask girls out: North Aceh calls on women to stay home at night
National 10 months ago

Don't ask girls out: North Aceh calls on women to stay home at night

The local administration said it would consider turning the request into a regulation after delibera...
Aceh legislature mulls easing polygamy restrictions
National 10 months ago

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Aceh legislature mulls easing polygamy restrictions

The draft bylaw stipulates that men can apply to a Sharia council for a permit to marry an additiona...
Ulema Council supports Aceh’s plan to legalize polygamy
National 10 months ago

Ulema Council supports Aceh’s plan to legalize polygamy

The legalization of polygamy, he said, would be the best solution for suppressing nikah siri (marria...
Transgender teenager from Brunei seeks asylum in Canada
SE Asia 1 year ago

Transgender teenager from Brunei seeks asylum in Canada

Back home, family and friends sometimes asked if she was gay. It was an alarming question in the Sou...
Equal justice in Brunei
Editorial 1 year ago

Equal justice in Brunei

On April 3, Brunei sparked global controversy with the confirmation of reports that it had adopted a...
Virgin Australia cuts staff deal with Brunei airline over Sharia law
Business 1 year ago

Virgin Australia cuts staff deal with Brunei airline over Sharia law

The company, Australia's second-biggest airline after Qantas, sent an email to employees explain...
France urges Brunei to drop stoning law for adultery, gay sex
World 1 year ago

France urges Brunei to drop stoning law for adultery, gay sex

The new penal code under strict Sharia law, to come into force in the tiny southeast Asian sultanate...
Self-criticism over sharia urgently needed in Aceh
Opinion 1 year ago

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Self-criticism over sharia urgently needed in Aceh

An anticorruption NGO, MaTa, recently revealed there was widespread corruption in Aceh involving Rp ...
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