Place: West Aceh district

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Girl swept away by tsunami reunited with family 10 years on

The 14-year-old girl was separated from her family during the 2004 Indian ocean tsunami.

Fri, 08 Aug, 2014

Long skirt cover-up order in Aceh

IN A bid to implement Islamic law to the letter, Indonesia’s West Aceh district yesterday started giving away 20,000 long, loose skirts to cover up Acehnese women caught wearing tight jeans.

Fri, 28 May, 2010

Indonesian district to distribute long skirts to women in jeans

A devoutly Islamic district of Indonesia’s Aceh province is to distribute 20,000 long skirts to Muslim women as part of their ban on tight jeans.

Thu, 27 May, 2010