Parliament had been expected to pass a sweeping overhaul of the penal code, much of which mirrored Shariah. President Joko Widodo said it needed “further study.”
Author: RICHARD C. PADDOCK and MUKTITA SUHARTONO
As Amazon Smolders, Indonesia Fires Choke the Other Side of the World
Thousands of fires, most of them set to clear land for plantations that make palm oil, created thick clouds of smoke that disrupted air travel and sickened people.
Indonesia’s Capital Is Sinking, Polluted and Crowded. Its Leader Wants to Build a New One.
President Joko Widodo proposed stripping Jakarta of its status as the country’s capital and relocating to the island of Borneo. Construction could begin as early as 2021.
Indonesian Woman Jailed for Recording Boss’s Harassment to be Given Amnesty
The nation’s Parliament approved amnesty for Nuril Maknun, whose case threw a rare spotlight on sexual harassment in Indonesia.
For Recording Her Boss’s Lewd Call, She, Not He, Will Go to Jail
An Indonesian school employee who recorded her boss making lewd comments must serve six months in prison for distributing indecent material, the Supreme Court ruled.
In Indonesian Election, President Joko Widodo Leads in Voting Returns
Mr. Joko is being challenged by Prabowo Subianto, the former general he defeated five years ago.
Escort Who Said She Had Tapes of Russian Meddling to Be Deported From Thailand
Anastasia Vashukevich of Belarus said she had 16 hours of audio recordings that could shed light on Russian meddling in the 2016 United States election.
She Recorded Her Boss’s Lewd Call. Guess Who Went to Jail?
A bookkeeper’s ordeal has become a very public example of Indonesia’s failure to protect women from sexual harassment.
Gunmen Said to Kill 31 Construction Workers in Remote Indonesian Province
The workers were brought in to build a major highway in Papua Province. The police blamed separatists, but clan violence is also a problem there.