Banda Aceh – If you happen to pass an alleyway in the Banda Aceh's Kuta Alam area at night, don't be surprised if you bump into beautiful, flirtatious and scantily dressed "women".

Ignoring Aceh's sharia laws, which enforce strict dress codes on women, the transvestites emerge after 11 p.m. and hang out in the area until dawn. Many have been seen openly soliciting passers-by on Jl. T. Hasandek, Antara reported Friday.

"They don't seem to be aware of sharia," an annoyed resident, Abdurrahman, said. "They make a lot of noise in the middle of the night when people need to rest." Banda Aceh sharia enforcement office chief Nasir Ilyas said he was aware of the problem. "We will act when the right time comes," he said.