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Indonesia's North Sumatra and Aceh provinces have been embroiled in a dispute over the control of four islands, but a video ...
The islands had been at the centre of a bureaucratic tug-of-war between Aceh – a special autonomous province with broader self-governing powers than other provinces – and North Sumatra after a ...
The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries has been aware of the news of the sale of an island in Anambas at least since ...
The recently resolved border dispute between Aceh and North Sumatra has reignited long-simmering territorial tensions in other parts of the country, highlighting an urgent need for a clear legal ...
Four Indonesian islands returned to Aceh President Prabowo Subianto announced yesterday that the small atolls will pass from North Sumatra to Aceh, putting an end to a long-standing dispute.
The conflict stemmed from an April ministerial decree by the Home Ministry, transferring ownership of the four islands, geographically closer to North Sumatra, from Aceh Singkil regency in Aceh to ...
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By bno - Jakarta Office In June 2025, Indonesia settled a long-running territorial dispute between two of its westernmost ...
Governors Muzakir Manaf (Aceh) and Bobby Nasution (North Sumatra) attended the meeting via video conference and signed an agreement formally recognising Aceh’s jurisdiction over the islands.