Indonesia Parliament

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  Indonesia Bans Sex Outside Marriage, Live-Ins By Unmarried Couples

  Indonesia's parliament approved Tuesday legislation that would outlaw pre-marital sex while making other sweeping changes to the criminal code -- a move critics deemed as a setback to the country's freedoms.

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  Indonesia Passes Law To Move Capital From Jakarta To Remote Borneo

  Indonesia's parliament has approved a bill to relocate the nation's capital from Jakarta to Kalimantan on Borneo, House Speaker Puan Maharani said on Tuesday.

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  Indonesian Woman Jailed For Reporting Harassment From Boss, Pardoned

  Indonesia's parliament approved an amnesty for a woman who was jailed after recording lewd phone calls from her boss in a case that has caused outrage and warnings that it could discourage victims of sexual abuse from speaking out.

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  Elections Close In Indonesia, Next President Should Be Clear Within Hours

  Polls closed in Indonesia on Wednesday in elections for president and parliament after a campaign across the sprawling equatorial archipelago that was dominated by economic issues but also marked by the growing influence of conservative Islam.

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  Indonesian Drivers Stage Violent Anti-Uber Protest

  Thousands of Indonesian taxi and motorised rickshaw drivers today blocked major roads in the capital Jakarta, attacked vehicles and rallied outside parliament, in a violent protest against Uber and other ride-hailing apps.

• Indonesia's Joko Widodo Seeks to Ease Fears Over Political Gridlock

  President-elect Joko Widodo on Friday sought to reassure Indonesians and foreign investors that his relationship with parliament over the next five years would be one of cooperation, not antagonism.

• Indonesian President-Elect's Principles Could Derail his Reforms

  Two weeks before he is due to take office, Indonesia's president-elect is refusing to compromise his principles by building support in parliament in exchange for plum jobs.

• Indonesians in Legal Challenge to Scrapping Local Polls

  Indonesian rights groups and concerned citizens mounted a legal challenge on Monday to parliament's decision to scrap direct elections for local leaders, a move criticised as weakening the country's young democracy.

• Indonesia's Parliament Puts an End to Direct Regional Elections

  Indonesia's parliament on Friday approved a measure ending direct elections for governors and mayors, a move president-elect Joko Widodo criticised as a "big step back" for democracy in the country.

• Indonesia's Parliament Puts an End to Direct Regional Elections

  Indonesia's parliament on Friday approved legislation ending direct elections for governors and mayors, a move president-elect Joko Widodo criticized as a "big step back" for the country.

• Indonesia Parliament Mulls Ending Direct Elections For Local Leaders

  Indonesian lawmakers are expected to vote this week on legislation that ends direct elections for governors and mayors, a measure critics say would weaken the country's democratic advances and encourage patronage politics.

• Indonesians vote for new parliament, stage set for presidential poll

  Indonesians voted for a new parliament on Wednesday in a poll expected to be dominated by the opposition Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-P), boosting the chances of its popular candidate in a presidential election three months from now.

• Indonesia to ban female MPs from wearing miniskirts

  Women's groups expressed outrage on Tuesday after Indonesia's parliament said it would draft rules banning female lawmakers from wearing "provocative" clothing such as miniskirts to work and claimed such dress invited rape.