Jakarta should also look at improving domestic economic opportunities to avert a brain drain, analysts say.
The physical ecosystem, laws and bureaucracy to support the country’s tech goals such as Nusantara are lacking, analysts say.
Siskaee, an adult content creator, was arrested over her alleged involvement in an adult film that was released online.
A celebrity recently quit a TV show after being rebuked for ‘dressing like a woman’, in a case LGBTQ activists say outlines the deep prejudice the community faces.
Vietnam currently has no controls on the sale and use of vapes or e-cigarettes. Bans in Singapore and Thailand are often flouted. Indonesia, conversely, legalised the devices – but imposes hefty taxes.
The Labour Party, made up of trade unionists, is looking to become the first centre-left party to enter Indonesia’s House of Representatives.
Rohingya refugees like Nur Azizah reach Indonesia after perilous boat journeys, but are unable to work and have to rely on support from international organisations.
Indonesia is keen to benefit from its young population, and its role as one of the largest suppliers of migrant workers is likely to ‘grow substantially’ in the future.
The presence of hikers at Marapi, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, reveals West Sumatra authorities had defied a years-long ban on visitors to the peak.
Fans’ disappointment over the choice of winner quickly escalated into accusations of racism in favour of the victor, who happens to be Chinese-Indonesian.
Indonesia has a history of first ladies facing ‘political misogyny’ in which they often bore the brunt of their husbands’ missteps, ‘failings’.
Suprianda was mauled to death last week while feeding his employer’s pet, which authorities suspect is a Sumatran tiger.
In Muslim-majority Indonesia, opposition towards Israel has segued into wider anti-Jewish sentiment, leading the tiny community fearing they could face ‘acts of hatred’.
The LGBTQ identity is viewed as “un-Indonesian and a Western import”, but Saskia Wieringa said that gender fluidity has been present in different indigenous societies throughout the Indonesian archipelago.
Some 121 ‘Israeli-affiliated’ brands have been named in a boycott list doing the rounds on Indonesian social media – as Malaysians have been quitting Singapore-headquartered Grab over a post made by the CEO’s wife.
Experts believe the ban will not last, given the economic heft of TikTok in Indonesia, and urged improving regulation instead.
Efforts by Jakarta, the world’s most polluted city, to address the issue reveal the divide between the reality of low-income drivers and the need for cleaner air.
A new book written by an Indonesian-Chinese has put a spotlight on “out-of-wedlock” children who grew up during an era when Chinese identity was suppressed.
As Western nations come under increasing pressure to return the spoils of colonial rule, experts query the readiness and safety of Indonesia’s museums to handle the items.
Denise Chariesta’s online posts asking for cash have led to a heated debate about babies born outside wedlock, in a nation where unmarried mums are stigmatised and millions of births go unregistered for fear of prejudice.
A man spoke out on TikTok about a religious group’s ban on his business – and found himself behind bars.
She won Indonesia’s Got Talent at age 8. Now, Putri Ariani is seeking to dominate the US version of the show, having already wowed Simon Cowell.
The crackdown could devastate Indonesia’s informal gig sector, which accounts for around 60 per cent of the country’s economy according to the World Bank.
In 2020-2021, the number of divorces in Indonesia increased by 54 per cent, with half stemming from incompatibility or adultery by one or both parties.
Much of the dark chapter around the sexual assault of Indonesian-Chinese women remains unspoken, 25 years after the May 1998 riots.
Indonesian employers are required to pay workers a bonus ahead of the nation’s biggest Muslim festival under a law that has been misused by some groups.
Robot-trading scams, bearing hallmarks of a classic Ponzi scheme, typically lure victims with celebrity endorsement and unusually high initial returns.
Uprooted by a calamity beyond their control, families affected by the ‘Lapindo Mudflow’ are now divided by petty rivalries in the fight to gain legal ownership of their land.
Kris-making faces death by a thousand cuts, including from rising costs and the passing of great smiths. Indonesia’s Mangmong Lembu Bara is hoping to reverse that trend.
False allegations of children being snatched by strangers are rife on social media, leading to a spate of vigilante action, some of it fatal, with mentally ill people often the target.
