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Rape, terror and death at sea: How a boat carrying Rohingya children, women and men capsized

Rape, terror and death at sea: How a boat carrying Rohingya children, women and men capsized
world news
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 12:34 pm IST

Rohingya refugees return to the sea

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Ethnic Rohingya disembark from their boat upon landing in Ulee Madon, North Aceh, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.
world news
Published on Dec 17, 2023 02:09 am IST

5 unmarried couples whipped in public in Indonesia for behaving amorously

An Indonesian woman is whipped by a member of the Sharia police in public in Banda Aceh on March 20.
world news
Updated on Mar 20, 2019 06:47 pm IST

How Indonesia has been ravaged by earthquakes and tsunamis time and again

The worst affected area was the Pandeglang region of Banten province in Java, which encompasses the Ujung Kulon National Park and popular beaches, the disaster agency said. Of the deaths, 33 were in Pandeglang.
world news
Updated on Dec 23, 2018 12:45 pm IST

‘LGBT behaviour’ a term? An Indonesian city plans to fine residents for it

The regulation is the latest example of a rise in government and public hostility toward the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in the world’s largest Muslim-majority country.
world news
Updated on Nov 30, 2018 07:07 pm IST

Indonesia oil well explosion death toll climbs to 21

Damaged caused by fire from a burning illegal oil well is seen in Ranto Peureulak, Aceh Province, Indonesia April 25, 2018 in this photo taken by Antara Foto.
world news
Updated on Apr 26, 2018 10:56 am IST

Fire at illegal oil well kills 18 in Indonesia, many in hospital

Indonesian fire fighters battle to extinguish a fire at an illegal oil well in Peureulak on April 25, 2018.
world news
Updated on Apr 25, 2018 06:25 pm IST

In Indonesia, couples caned in front of crowd for public shows of affection

People use their mobile phones to take pictures as a Sharia law official whips a woman who is convicted of prostitution during a public caning outside a mosque in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
world news
Updated on Apr 20, 2018 12:08 pm IST

Four detained in Indonesia’s Aceh for alleged gay sex, face 100 lashes

Secular Indonesia is predominantly Muslim but ultra-conservative Aceh is the only province to follow sharia, or Islamic law, and criminalise gay sex.
world news
Updated on Apr 03, 2018 05:48 pm IST
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