to any man wh says that aceh is unsafe to visit for foreigners, its total crap.

I am a dutchman who is living in Banda aceh with my acehnese wife and I can tell you for suer that all parts of aceh can be traveled well

From Jakarta Post today:
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Peace monitors leave Aceh as province teeters on verge of war

BANDA ACEH, Aceh(JP): - More than 50 international peace monitors withdrew on Monday from Aceh province where a ceasefire in the separatist war is close to collapse.

The group -- 43 Thais, eight Filipinos and one Norwegian -- flew out of Banda Aceh airport aboard a C-130 military aircraft, AFP reported.

David Gorman of the Henry Dunant Centre (HDC), an international mediation group, said the monitors would stay at Medan in neighbouring North Sumatra or in Jakarta for the time being.

Many more troops, with rifles ready, were seen patrolling the provincial capital Banda Aceh on Monday -- the last day of a government deadline for the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) to announce it is shelving its independence demand and will start disarming.

Fresh troops have been pouring into the province in Sumatra island in recent days in expectation of a military offensive.

What evidence can you give us?

I don't know if one should believe you or the INDONESIAN EMMBASSYS and other Indonesian Govenment BIROKATIE.

I'm an Indonesian as well and had find out many possible information conserning the security issue in Aceh and was told that traveling to Aceh has been banned for securuty reasons.

Is one supose to go to Aceh and foolishly believe that they are completely save? Who's going to be responsible if something happened? YOU?

Consider, Consider...... This matter is a serious thing. S E C U R I T Y !!!!!!!!!

I hope you stay safe in Aceh my friend!! There is a big question over travel to the entire country which is.. i think is all wrong! However i`m not sure i would visit Aceh at this moment in time! Are there still any travellers visiting Aceh that you know of??? How many and what nationalitites? I would be interested to hear more details!

I have friend from acheh, and she say everything is ok, for ACHENES...for Foreign? NOT SURE.

But if you`re an adventurer, its ok. Go There.

more about acheh just go this link: http://acehpost.com/

OH, i believe you're just being too nervous...Aceh is a nice City and I've been there last sept-october 21 and we had a lot of fun, especially serving the Acehnese...i'll returning to aceh early next year to volunteer in community development and in livelihood program...let us not just visit aceh to enjoy it, let visit aceh and help the people...o bye he way i am Filipina

Hi scalpel444,
Very interested to read about your involvement in helping in Aceh.
Would you mind emailing me at pamelajoyfuge@hotmail.com and let know how you were able to get involved in such projects.
I will be in Indonesia in June/July next year and hope to be able to get up to Aceh.
Thanking you in advance.  Pamela (Australia).