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Heather Mack ordered to stay in jail pending trial

A federal judge rejected Mack’s request to be released pending trial. It would have been Mack’s first taste of freedom since her mother’s body was discovered in a bloody suitcase left outside a posh Indonesian resort in 2014.

Chicago Sun-Times

Brit couples still welcome in Bali despite out of marriage sex ban due to loophole

Indonesia's parliament passed a law yesterday making it illegal for unmarried couples to have sex outside of marriage - but the penal code tweak says only immediate relatives can report the suspected adulterer to police

Daily Mirror

How will Indonesia’s strict new sex laws affect tourists in Bali?

New ultra-conservative legislation was passed on Tuesday

The Independent UK

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Bali bomber’s release after just 10 years in prison sparks anger among families of the 202 victims

Indonesia says Umar Patek has been deradicalised and successfully reformed in prison

The Independent UK

Indonesian court clears ex-soldier of all charges in Papua rights abuse trial

An Indonesian court on Thursday acquitted a retired army officer in the fatal shooting of four teenagers in Papua in 2014, crushing hopes the military would be held accountable for alleged abuses in the country's restive easternmost region.

Reuters

Indonesia: Extramarital sex can land you in jail for up to 1 year!

In a latest development, Indonesia's Parliament has approved a new criminal code that bans anyone in the country from having extramarital sex. As per the reports, sex outside marriage will attract a jail term of up to a year as per the new laws. It will come into force at…

The Times of India

5.8-magnitude Earthquake Jolts Indonesia's Java Island

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's main island of Java on Thursday with no immediate reports of damage, less than a month after another quake in the same province killed more than 300 people. The quake struck at 07:50 am local time (0050 GMT) around 15 kilometers from the town of…

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Expert panel: Indonesia's new Criminal Code crosses private boundaries, is anti-democratic, and can easily jail people

Indonesian people may still remember the massive protest waves across the country in 2019.

The Conversation

Afternoon Update: explosive allegations about police conduct in Lehrmann case; new Bali travel advice; and King Charles’s first coins

Letter obtained by the Guardian reveals prosecutor’s extraordinary allegations

The Guardian - AU

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Indonesia - USGS

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Abepura in Indonesia on Thursday, United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

Bangkok Post

Australia wants Indonesia to monitor released bombmaker

Australia’s government says it is seeking assurances from Indonesia that the man convicted of making the bombs used in the 2002 Bali terrorist attacks would continue to be monitored after his release from prison

The Independent UK

Bali bomb maker Umar Patek released from Indonesian prison

Patek was jailed 10 years ago over role in 2002 attacks, which killed more than 200 people

The Guardian - UK

Lessons from Cianjur: earthquake-prone Indonesia does not have seismic mitigation plan

More than 340 people are dead or missing following a relatively small but shallow 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia.

The Conversation

Indonesian fisheries official criticises plan to auction pristine 100-island archipelago

Conservationists have already raised concerns about Thursday’s auction at Sotheby’s of development rights to coral atoll network

The Guardian - AU

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Al Jazeera

Indonesia releases convicted Bali bomber Umar Patek

Patek was serving a 20 year sentence for his role in the 2002 attacks that killed 202 people from 21 countries.

Wales Online

Indonesia sex ban set could affect British tourists in Bali

The new legislation outlaws sex before marriage and living with a partner before marriage

The Guardian - AU

Dfat updates travel advice for Indonesia: how will Australian tourists be affected by laws banning sex outside marriage?

Planning a Bali holiday? Here’s what we know about the new laws and what they mean for travellers and the LGBTQI+ community

The Guardian - AU

‘A little nerve-racking’: worry and scepticism in Bali over ban on sex outside marriage

Residents voice concerns over whether changes to Indonesia’s criminal code will hit the island’s vital tourism sector

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Reuters

Magnitude 6.1 quake rattles Indonesia's West Java -agency

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's West Java province on Thursday, the country's geophysics agency (BMKG) said, prompting residents in areas near the epicentre to flee their homes in panic.

Reuters

Release of Bali bomb maker 'difficult day' for Australians, says deputy PM

Indonesia's release of convicted Bali bomb maker Umar Patek will be a "difficult day" for Australians who lost loved ones and relatives in the attacks, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said on Thursday.

The Conversation

Indonesia's new criminal code isn't just about sex outside marriage. It endangers press and religious freedom

Indonesia’s controversial new criminal code was passed into law on Tuesday, replacing a clunky old code dating back to at least 1918. Lawmakers have tried for decades to replace it. In fact, the last time legislators tried in 2019, it triggered the largest public protests in Indonesia since the 1998…

ABC News

Stake in Indonesia's Widi Reserve islands up for auction by Sotheby's, but environmentalists have concerns

The Widi Reserve is a stunning, currently uninhabited archipelago in eastern Indonesia consisting of about 100 islands in a 315,000-hectare Marine Protected Area.

WEKU

Indonesia paroles the bombmaker in Bali's deadly 2002 attacks

An Islamic militant convicted of making the explosives used in the bombings that killed over 200 people was paroled after serving about half of his original 20-year prison sentence.

ABC News

Sex outside of marriage is not the only thing in Indonesia's new criminal code that's causing concern

While international attention has fallen on the ban on extramarital sex, others are concerned Indonesia's new criminal code could be used to silence government critics and civil liberties.

Evening Standard

Bombmaker behind 2002 Bali bombings released from prison after serving half of 20-year sentence

Indonesian authorities say he has been successfully reformed in prison

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