Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar announced the decision after receiving confirmation of the sighting of the moon in ...

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The Banda Aceh Public Order Agency and Wilayatul Hisbah (Satpol PP WH), or "shariah police", plans to intensify monitoring ...

Two men were publicly flogged in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province on Thursday after they were found guilty of sexual ...

The Acehnese capital's "sharia police" is planning to ramp up patrols and public campaigns to ensure compliance with Islamic ...

Two men were publicly flogged in Indonesia after they were found guilty of sexual relations by a court operating under strict ...

MUI says Ramadan fasting 1446 Hijri may see different starting dates among religious organizations, but all may celebrate Eid ...

Rich and developing countries hammered out a delicate compromise on raising and delivering the billions of dollars needed to protect species ...

College students were arrested last November after neighbours broke into their rented room and found them naked and hugging ...

Two young Indonesian men convicted of having a same-sex relationship were publicly caned on Thursday in Aceh province, ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Two men in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned Thursday after an Islamic ...