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Indonesia bill barring extramarital sex gets renewed debate
Published on 06/12/2022
» Indonesian lawmakers are forging ahead with plans to change the nation’s criminal code to effectively outlaw extramarital sex and increase penalties on women who have abortions as part of legislation that sparked violent protests when introduced in 2019.
Indonesia passes law to relocate capital to remote Borneo
Reuters, Published on 18/01/2022
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's parliament has approved a bill to relocate the nation's capital from Jakarta to a jungled area of Kalimantan on Borneo island, the planning minister said on Tuesday.
6 suspected supporters of Indonesian cleric killed in clash
Reuters, Published on 07/12/2020
» JAKARTA: Six suspected supporters of hardline Indonesian Islamic cleric Rizieq Shihab were killed in a clash with police on Monday, Jakarta police chief Fadil Imran told reporters.
Dream state
Asia focus, Published on 28/09/2020
» When Indonesian President Joko Widodo decided last year to pursue outlandish plans to build a new capital city in far-flung Kalimantan, advisers shook their heads in despair. But they were not surprised.
Jokowi set to win second term in Indonesia vote
Published on 17/04/2019
» Indonesian President Joko Widodo was poised to win another term running the world’s largest Muslim-majority country on Wednesday, even as opponent Prabowo Subianto signalled he would challenge the outcome.
Indonesia frees Christian politician jailed for blasphemy
Reuters, Published on 24/01/2019
» DEPOK, Indonesia: The popular former governor of Jakarta was released from jail on Thursday after serving a reduced two-year sentence for blasphemy against Islam, a case that exposed deep religious divides in the world's largest Muslim-majority country.
Islamists hold huge rally in Jakarta
Reuters, Published on 03/12/2018
» JAKARTA: Tens of thousands of Indonesian Muslims held a rally in Jakarta on Sunday led by hard-line groups who had agitated to remove the city's Christian governor, underscoring the growing influence of Islamist groups ahead of elections in 2019.
Plastic surgery scandal scars Indonesian politics
Reuters, Published on 10/10/2018
» JAKARTA: Hardline Islamists protested in Indonesia's capital on Wednesday over the investigation of an opposition activist who claimed that bruising on her face was caused by a politically motivated assault but later admitted that it was due to cosmetic surgery.
Making sense of Jokowi's second term bid
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 14/08/2018
» Do not let the state-of-the-art Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Terminal 3 and the slogan "Energy of Asia" for this month's Asian Games fool you about Indonesia's place in the world. It is just the beginning.
Wanted: a perfect pair
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 16/07/2018
» Indonesians are holding their breath as political bigwigs huddle behind the scenes with counterparts from other parties, traditionally allied or not, in a delicate game of matchmaking. Their goal: to create the ideal pairings of presidential and vice-presidential candidates for the 2019 elections.