Daming Sunusi, a high court judge in South Sumatra province who made controversial remarks suggesting women might enjoy rape, was passed over by a panel of lawmakers vetting new Supreme Court justices.

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Over the years, he has traveled to India, Sri Lanka, China, Ethiopia, Egypt, Sumatra and South Africa, spending weeks in a region doing three tastings a day, with 200 cups per tasting.

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In fact, until annexed by the Dutch in 1874, the sultanate of Aceh was a distinct and powerful state which at times controlled a large slice of Sumatra and channelled much of South East Asia's trade through its ports.

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The earthquake measured 8.6 on the Richter scale, occurred 434km south-west of Banda Aceh Province in Sumatra at 08.38 UTC.

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