Jakarta – Indonesian lawmakers rammed a far-reaching anti-pornography law through parliament Thursday despite howls of protest by artists and religious minorities who say it threatens n

Irwan Firdaus, Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament passed a bill banning pornography Thursday, ignoring opposition from lawmakers and rights groups who worry it will be used to justify att

Wasti Atmodjo, Denpasar – At least 110 participants from 15 Asian countries grouped under the Kartini Asia Network (KAN) will discuss various gender issues, including the current contro

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Most factions in the House of Representatives are pushing for the controversial pornography bill to be passed Thursday, despite a threat by the Indonesian Democr

Irawaty Wardany, Jakarta – Lawmakers deliberating the controversial bill on pornography will meet Monday to decide whether to pass or delay it until after the House of Representatives e

Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – Hundreds of people grouped under the Anti-Pornography Generation Alliance staged a rally at the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) governor's office Friday in suppor

Dicky Christanto, Bali – As many as 30 people from the Bali People's Component (KRB) organized a silent protest against the pornography bill at Sanur Beach on Thursday.

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – Two contentious issues have once again held up deliberations of the presidential election bill, leaving the way open for legislators to pass the bill through a v

Jakarta – At least 500 Muslims from an Islamic party marched through the Indonesian capital on Thursday to push legislators to pass a controversial anti-pornography bill.

Villagers from Julah in Tejakula, Buleleng, tow (see photo) a pregnant cow behind a boat into open sea as part of a local traditional ritual.

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has decided to postpone the deliberation of the anti-pornography bill until late November, with two groups still at odds over the b

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' special committee debating the controversial pornography bill will allow tourists to wear bikinis at tourist resorts in a bid to

Dicky Christanto and Luh De Suriyani, Denpasar – More than 5,000 people from various occupations, religions and organizations stormed Denpasar's main thoroughfares Saturday with one goa

Denpasar – Thousands of protesters rallied on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali on Saturday to demonstrate against an anti-pornography bill denounced by critics as a threat to natio

Jakarta – The Huria Batak Protestant Church followers say the pornography bill is "not needed" to maintain Indonesians' morality.

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Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – Responding to mounting public criticism, the House of Representatives has begun revising several contentious articles of the pornography bill, which is schedu

Dicky Christanto/Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika has said the House of Representatives should modify existing laws to regulate the sex industry instead o

Denpasar – Hundreds of people protested Tuesday in the Indonesian resort island of Bali against a proposed anti-pornography law.

Slamet Susanto and Blontak Poer, Yogyakarta, Surakarta – Hundreds of residents in Yogyakarta and Surakarta staged separate rallies Monday in protest against the deliberation of the porn

Bramantyo Prijosusilo, Ngawi, East Java – Just as observers were commending the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) for distancing itself from the exclusive Islamism it is often associated w

Ida Indawati Khouw, Jakarta – If lawmakers working on the pornography bill had taken the time to study the criticisms of the draft law found in so many academic papers, newspaper articl

Rohman Taufiq, Surabaya – Hundreds of people from the East Java Civilian Community Network (JMSJ) and other NGOs protested against the draft pornography bill yesterday (21/9).

Muchus Budi R., Solo – Scores of artists in the Central Java city of Solo went to the Surakarta Regional House of Representatives building today to hold a symbolic action using palm lea

Bagus Kurniawan, Yogyakarta – Scores of residents in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta held an action today opposing the enactment of the Draft Anti-Pornography Law.

Triono Wahyu Sudibyo, Semarang – Scores of activists from the Cental Java Network for the Protection of Women and Children (JPPA) demonstrated against the Draft Anti-Pornography law in

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – Activists, including religious and public figures, will meet Sunday amid candlelight to commemorate the International Day of Peace Vigil, during which they wi

Andra Wisnu, Sanur – Executives of the Association of the Indonesian Tour & Travel Agencies (ASITA) and tourism businessmen in Bali announced their rejection of the proposed pornogr

Dicky Christanto, Denpasar – An estimated 5,000 Balinese flocked to the local legislative council building here on Wednesday, demanding legislators' support in rejecting the pornography

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – As debate rages over a proposed bill to ban pornography in the country, House of Representatives legislators said Wednesday they were open to public opinions o

Desy Nurhayati, Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) and other hard-line Islamic groups may not be able to present the pornography bill as a "Ramadan gift" as the House of Repre

Dicky Christanto, Denpasar – Golkar officials in Bali have declared their opposition to the pornography bill, saying they accepted the risk of taking up a different position from their

Denpasar, Indonesia – Thousands of Balinese in traditional outfits rallied on the Indonesian holiday island Wednesday against an anti-pornography bill derided by critics as a threat to

Andra Wisnu, Denpasar – The much debated pornography bill may hurt Bali's tourism if it is passed, posing the risk of possible violent conflicts while a degradation of Balinese culture

Denpasar – Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika on Monday stated the proposed bill on pornography, which is at the heart of a heated controversy on the island, should accommodate the local

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – Civil society groups and two House of Representatives factions are claiming the pornography bill currently before the House violates deliberation procedures a

Abdul Khalik and Dicky Christanto, Jakarta, Denpasar – Civil society groups and several regions are voicing strong opposition to the controversial pornography bill as legislators rush t

Jakarta – A coalition of women's groups has refused a bill on pornography, saying it would restrict women's freedom of expression.

Luh De Suriyani, Denpasar – Scores of senior Bali officials and community figures on Thursday said they would reject the seemingly inevitable passage of the controversial pornography bi

Dian Kuswandini, Jakarta – Winning Muslim support and refining the image of corrupt lawmakers ahead of next year's elections are motives behind the effort to pass an anti-pornography la

Jakarta – An Indonesian Islamic party is hoping an anti-pornography bill that has been in parliament for over three years will be passed within a few weeks as a "Ramadan present" for Mu

Abdul Khalik, Jakarta – A power play within the House of Representatives has ensured the legislative body will pass the pornography bill, which critics deem a threat to citizens' privac

Dian Yuliastuti, Jakarta – Head of Internet Rental Centers in Indonesia (Awari), Irwin Day, has that the money in circulation being spent on pornography has reached US$3.075 million per

Kuala Lumpur – The youth wing of Malaysia's opposition Islamic party on Thursday slammed an upcoming concert by an Indonesian songstress, saying her hip-swivelling dance moves were "too

A protest prompted Miss Universe 2007, Riyo Mori, to cut her Bandung trip short Saturday.

Jakarta – The government's plan to extend the ban on polygamy is being blown out of proportion by those who oppose it, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says.

Jakarta – The editor of the Indonesian version of Playboy went on trial accused of publishing "indecent" material in the first issues of the adult magazine in the world's largest Muslim

Hera Diani, Jakarta – The government's plan to extend the ban on polygamy for civil servants to cover all state officials could end up helping in the fight against corruption, a promine

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – An alliance of NGOs filed a lawsuit Wednesday with the Central Jakarta District Court against the House of Representatives over a bill they say endangers t

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