JAKARTA, Aug 29, 2007 (AFP) - An Indonesian pop band has been forced to cancel performances in staunchly Muslim Aceh province, after local Muslim groups accused them of promoting promiscuity, police said Wednesday.

The five-man Nidji band performed in Banda Aceh on Saturday but had to cancel two other gigs after the groups complained that they had broken Islamic sharia law by not separating men from women, city police chief Zulkarnaen said.