http://www.acehfeature.org/ Peutroek Nyang Keubit, Ta Jaga Damee id chain_loader@yahoo.com Copyright 2010 http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/719/Women-in-Aceh-Parliament http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/719/Women-in-Aceh-Parliament April 2009 legistative Election provide bigger opportunity for women to participate in politics. However, only a handful succeeds in becoming Member of the Parliament. 2009-11-13 http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/718/The-President:-Victims-Version http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/718/The-President:-Victims-Version After receiving the blessing from President Habibie, starting today, the Indonesian Military (Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Indonesia/ABRI) revokes the Military Operation Zone (Daerah Operasi Militar/DOM) status from Aceh and will immediately withdraw its non-organic troops in September this year. Aceh is declared as a relatively safe zone 2009-11-13 http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/717/The-Politics-of-Hush-Hush-in-Aceh http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/717/The-Politics-of-Hush-Hush-in-Aceh Rumor has it that Aceh charges its struggle for independence once again. Nobody knows who starts this rumor. Any political decision made based on this rumor would be fatal. 2009-11-13 http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/716/The-Ideal-Leader http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/716/The-Ideal-Leader Boats float around Banda Aceh's fishery port of Lampulo. Under the scorching sun, fishy smell lingers in the air. People pass by each other on the street. Nearby, under a tree, a man sits cross-legged on top of a 3-meter fish net he is fixing. He is wearing a white shirt and black pants. He wears his wristwatch on his left hand. Every now and then he smiles and hums. His name is Sofyan Effendi Hasanuddin. He spends 20 years working as a fisherman. 2009-11-13 http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/715/Stoning-in-Aceh http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/715/Stoning-in-Aceh IN the post conflict post disaster Aceh, people are now dealing with Islamic Shariah. Some argue that the Shariah is an integral part to Aceh's local philosophy of life and local culture which circle around this almost 15-century-old religion. Some challenge the notion. 2009-11-13 http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/714/Politics-is-Hot-in-the-Cold-Mountain http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/714/Politics-is-Hot-in-the-Cold-Mountain Aceh Party or PA wins in the militia basis of Central Aceh and Bener Meriah. Tension arises as the Election approaches. Some of the former Free Aceh Movements guerillas and militias however are now business partners. 2009-11-13 http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/713/Mega-Pro-in-Aceh http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/713/Mega-Pro-in-Aceh JUNE 25 2009 afternoon, one o'clock. The day is blazing hot. I and a friend from the university walk through the streets of Banda Aceh. All the way, we look to presidential election banners in our rights and lefts. 2009-11-13 http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/712/Deny-Thy-Name-or-Dissolve-Thyself http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/712/Deny-Thy-Name-or-Dissolve-Thyself Due to failure to meet Electoral Threshold (ET) in the 2009 Election, five Aceh local political parties will face elimination. 2009-11-13 http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/711/And-the-Winner-is...-Number-39 http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/711/And-the-Winner-is...-Number-39 Before the Election, a number of local parties including PA, were intimidated. A number of witnesses however testified that PA was behind the intimidation. 2009-11-13 http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/710/Aceh-Young-Voters http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/710/Aceh-Young-Voters HERMAN is busy flipping through the pages of the newspapers. He is looking for news on presidential election. He looks grouchy. Swear words flow from his mouth. 2009-11-13 http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/709/Didong http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/709/Didong SALIMI is a ceh. Ceh is a term for a vocalist of Didong, a Gayo oral tradition of storytelling which comprises the art of literature, voice and dance. 2009-10-28 http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/708/Elections-in-Aceh:-A-Long-and-Winding-Road http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/708/Elections-in-Aceh:-A-Long-and-Winding-Road LEGISLATIVE election in Aceh is done. Aceh Party (Partai Aceh), popularly known as PA, is the winning local party. It is established by former supporters of Free Aceh Movement. 2009-10-28 http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/707/Political-Ads http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/707/Political-Ads This is a very hot Monday. The heat of the sun stings my skin. I and a friend go to an internet cafe. Check some email. Browse some websites. Chat. 2009-10-28 http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/706/The-President:-Local-Party-version http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/706/The-President:-Local-Party-version After April 2009 legislative election is over, Aceh is now ready to welcome another election - a presidential one. Three pairs of candidates - president and vice president to be - will each formulate their winning strategies and tactics. In Aceh, teams supporting the candidates are warming up their engines as well. Many cadres from local parties join the bandwagon. 2009-10-28 http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/705/Those-Who-Do-Not-Win http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/705/Those-Who-Do-Not-Win It is a quiet canteen. My skin feels the heat of the day. It was two o’clock in the afternoon. Zulfahmi is nowhere to be found. I wait for him patiently. He was one of the candidates who fail to secure a seat as members of the local Parliament in the last April 9 2009 legislative election. 2009-10-28 http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/704/Big-Debates-in-Small-Screen http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/704/Big-Debates-in-Small-Screen It was dark, 19:00 local time. Yusmar Yunus is all eyes and ears – all aims to the television set in front of him. He is watching the debates of the candidates for the 2009-2014 President of Indonesia in one of the national television stations, Trans TV. 2009-10-17 http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/703/Public-Clinic-Turns-into-a-Military-Post http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/703/Public-Clinic-Turns-into-a-Military-Post A new military post is established to maintain the security of general election, but creates terror for local residents. 2009-09-26 http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/702/Intimidations-Before-Election http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/702/Intimidations-Before-Election In the eve of 2009 General Election, cadres and legislator candidates from participating political parties in Aceh experience intimidations and terrors. One of them dies but the Election Observer Committee and the Police have yet to reveal its culprit. 2009-09-26 http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/701/Children-in-Political-Campaigns http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/701/Children-in-Political-Campaigns Children are not allowed to participate in campaigns. But in practice, many children do so. The Election Law and Child Protection Law have different age limits. 2009-09-26 http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/568/When-Renggalis-Fragrance-is-not-as-Good-as-Seulanga http://www.acehfeature.org/index.php/site/detailartikel/568/When-Renggalis-Fragrance-is-not-as-Good-as-Seulanga Demands for the establishment of Aceh Leuser Antara (ALA) province have an ethnic group background. This region is Indonesia's militia base that resist against Free Aceh Movement. 2008-03-03