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Indonesian Couple Publicly Flogged 100 Times For Having Sex Outside Marriage
Indonesia banned sex outside of marriage in its latest criminal code in 2022 but that law will not come into force until next year. The region started using religious law after it was granted special autonomy in 2001.
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Indonesian Women Trapped In Temporary 'Pleasure Marriages' With Tourists For Money
Young women from poor backgrounds in Indonesia are entering into short-term marriages with male tourists, primarily from the Middle East, in exchange for money.
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Indonesian Comedian Jailed For 7 Months For Blasphemous Joke
A court in Muslim-majority Indonesia has handed a comedian a seven-month prison sentence for blasphemy after he made a joke about the name Muhammad, a local legal official said Tuesday.
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Indonesian TikToker Jailed For Video Showing Her Reciting Prayer Before Eating Pork
In the video, she was seen uttering a prayer that translates to "in the name of God", before consuming pork skin.
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Indonesia To Ban Sex Outside Marriage, Live-Ins
Indonesia is expected to ratify sweeping changes to its criminal code on Tuesday, senior officials confirmed, in a legal overhaul that critics say could wind back hard-won democratic freedoms and police morality in the Southeast Asian nation.
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Indonesian DJ Faces Pornography Charges Over COVID-19 Bikini Protest
Indonesian police have charged a DJ with violating the country's controversial pornography law after the 28-year-old staged a street protest against COVID-19 movement curbs dressed in a mask and red two-piece bikini earlier this week.
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Singapore Detains 3 Indonesian Maids Over Allegations Of "Funding ISIS"
Singapore has detained three Indonesian maids without trial under tough security laws over allegations they donated funds to support the Islamic State (ISIS) group, authorities said.
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Wannabe Cop Arrested. He Broke The Law To Get Into Police Academy
An Indonesian man wanted to be a cop so badly that he broke the law trying to get into the police academy, authorities say. Now, the 20-year-old has been arrested and faces the prospect of years in prison for putting fake grades on his entrance application, police said.
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo Orders Officers To Shoot Drug Traffickers
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has instructed law enforcement officers to shoot drug traffickers to deal with a narcotics emergency facing the country.
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Indonesian Men Caned For Gay Sex Before Jeering Crowd
Two Indonesian men were caned Tuesday in front of a jeering crowd as a punishment for gay sex, in a first for the Muslim-majority country where there is mounting hostility towards the small LGBT community.
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Indonesian Men Face 80 Strokes Of The Cane For Act Of Homosexuality
Prosecutors in Indonesia's Aceh Wednesday recommended 80 strokes of the cane for two men accused of having sex in contravention of sharia law, the first such punishment of a gay couple in the conservative province.
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Tata, Adani Can't Raise Power Tariff In 5 States, Says Supreme Court
Tata Power and Adani Power cannot charge consumers more in the five states they supply power to, the Supreme Court ruled today, setting aside an order for compensatory tariff to the companies. This means in Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, there will be no hike in electricity bills.
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Indonesian Woman Screams As Crowd Cheers During Caning At Mosque
An Indonesian woman screamed in agony on Monday as she was caned in Aceh, the latest in a growing number of women to be publicly flogged for breaking the province's strict Islamic laws.
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Woman Screams In Pain During Caning In Indonesia As Crowd Cheers
A young woman screamed in pain as she was caned Monday in front of a jeering crowd in Indonesia's Aceh, the latest person to be punished for breaking the province's strict Islamic laws.
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Korean Palm Oil Firm Burns 50,000 Hectares Indonesian Rainforest: Report
A South Korean-owned company is cutting down primary rainforests for timber and then setting fires to clear the land to plant oil palm in apparent violation of Indonesian law, according to an investigation by environmental groups.
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Indonesian Couple Publicly Flogged 100 Times For Having Sex Outside Marriage
Indonesia banned sex outside of marriage in its latest criminal code in 2022 but that law will not come into force until next year. The region started using religious law after it was granted special autonomy in 2001.
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Indonesian Women Trapped In Temporary 'Pleasure Marriages' With Tourists For Money
Young women from poor backgrounds in Indonesia are entering into short-term marriages with male tourists, primarily from the Middle East, in exchange for money.
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Indonesian Comedian Jailed For 7 Months For Blasphemous Joke
A court in Muslim-majority Indonesia has handed a comedian a seven-month prison sentence for blasphemy after he made a joke about the name Muhammad, a local legal official said Tuesday.
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Indonesian TikToker Jailed For Video Showing Her Reciting Prayer Before Eating Pork
In the video, she was seen uttering a prayer that translates to "in the name of God", before consuming pork skin.
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Indonesia To Ban Sex Outside Marriage, Live-Ins
Indonesia is expected to ratify sweeping changes to its criminal code on Tuesday, senior officials confirmed, in a legal overhaul that critics say could wind back hard-won democratic freedoms and police morality in the Southeast Asian nation.
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Indonesian DJ Faces Pornography Charges Over COVID-19 Bikini Protest
Indonesian police have charged a DJ with violating the country's controversial pornography law after the 28-year-old staged a street protest against COVID-19 movement curbs dressed in a mask and red two-piece bikini earlier this week.
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Singapore Detains 3 Indonesian Maids Over Allegations Of "Funding ISIS"
Singapore has detained three Indonesian maids without trial under tough security laws over allegations they donated funds to support the Islamic State (ISIS) group, authorities said.
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Wannabe Cop Arrested. He Broke The Law To Get Into Police Academy
An Indonesian man wanted to be a cop so badly that he broke the law trying to get into the police academy, authorities say. Now, the 20-year-old has been arrested and faces the prospect of years in prison for putting fake grades on his entrance application, police said.
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo Orders Officers To Shoot Drug Traffickers
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has instructed law enforcement officers to shoot drug traffickers to deal with a narcotics emergency facing the country.
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Indonesian Men Caned For Gay Sex Before Jeering Crowd
Two Indonesian men were caned Tuesday in front of a jeering crowd as a punishment for gay sex, in a first for the Muslim-majority country where there is mounting hostility towards the small LGBT community.
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Indonesian Men Face 80 Strokes Of The Cane For Act Of Homosexuality
Prosecutors in Indonesia's Aceh Wednesday recommended 80 strokes of the cane for two men accused of having sex in contravention of sharia law, the first such punishment of a gay couple in the conservative province.
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Tata, Adani Can't Raise Power Tariff In 5 States, Says Supreme Court
Tata Power and Adani Power cannot charge consumers more in the five states they supply power to, the Supreme Court ruled today, setting aside an order for compensatory tariff to the companies. This means in Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, there will be no hike in electricity bills.
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Indonesian Woman Screams As Crowd Cheers During Caning At Mosque
An Indonesian woman screamed in agony on Monday as she was caned in Aceh, the latest in a growing number of women to be publicly flogged for breaking the province's strict Islamic laws.
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Woman Screams In Pain During Caning In Indonesia As Crowd Cheers
A young woman screamed in pain as she was caned Monday in front of a jeering crowd in Indonesia's Aceh, the latest person to be punished for breaking the province's strict Islamic laws.
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Korean Palm Oil Firm Burns 50,000 Hectares Indonesian Rainforest: Report
A South Korean-owned company is cutting down primary rainforests for timber and then setting fires to clear the land to plant oil palm in apparent violation of Indonesian law, according to an investigation by environmental groups.
