After giving up their arms, the latest step of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) was to sign a business agreement with Malaysia. Last Sunday, senior members of the movement gathered in Hotel Grand Seasons, Kuala Lumpur, wearing formal dress suited to a business dinner.

The meeting saw Nurdin Abdul Rahman, chief of the Aceh World Trade CentreGAMs new business bodysign a note of cooperation in ferry transport with ASDP (Angkutan Sungai Danau dan Penyeber