Postcards from Aceh

Tsunami mystery: Who is Meri Yulanda?

May 13, 2017Business, Finance & Economics

Presumed dead for seven years, a girl returns home in tatters.

Shariah law: Aceh’s morality police seek greater power

May 13, 2017Politics

Anarchy in Aceh: Criminalizing punk rock under Islamic law

May 13, 2017Lifestyle

Tsunami lessons learned

May 13, 2017Politics

Video: Aceh punks live at razor’s edge

May 13, 2017Lifestyle

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Video: A tsunami orphan returns home

May 13, 2017Business, Finance & Economics

But her homecoming is shrouded in mystery, as DNA tests reveal she may not be exactly who she says she is.

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