In a couple of weeks, Aceh will hold its second gubernatorial elections since the 2005 peace agreement that ended almost three decades of separatist war.
Aceh
Letter from...: Aceh Part II: the only Jew in the village
Jakarta may now control their lives but an independent streak still runs through the veins of the Banda Aceh province, with a growing number of writers, discussions of morality and pirated DVDs.
Letter from...: Banda Aceh
The morning was eerily silent as people made their way to the polling stations on Thursday, but by afternoon, the city of Banda Aceh was back to business as usual, writes Eleanor Kennedy.
