Activists are challenging Indonesia's new criminal code, which outlaws sex outside marriage and the insulting of top ...

After decades of debate, Indonesia replaced the Dutch colonial-era criminal code. The government calls it “more humane, modern" for the country’s justice system, with alternatives to prison. Human ...

New research shows how modern technical standards, combined with broader regulatory and grid reforms, are essential to ensure system reliability in the Indonesian electricity system as renewable ...

Indonesia’s long-delayed overhaul of its criminal justice system took effect last week, with the government hailing the “historic” change that would usher in a “more humane” era of law enforcement, ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesia on Friday began enforcing its newly ratified penal code, replacing a Dutch-era criminal law that had governed the country for more than 80 years and marking a major ...

The 345-page Indonesian Penal Code, known as the KUHP, was passed in 2022. It criminalises sex outside marriage, applies to citizens and foreign visitors, and reintroduces penalties for insulting the ...

JAKARTA – Civil groups in Indonesia have warned that the newly enacted Criminal Code (KUHP) and Criminal Law Procedures Code (KUHAP) can undermine civil liberties and risk pushing the country towards ...

JAKARTA — Indonesia on Friday began enforcing its new penal code, replacing a Dutch-era criminal law that had governed the Southeast Asian country for more than 80 years and marking a major shift in ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia on Friday began enforcing its newly ratified penal code, replacing a Dutch-era criminal law that had governed the country for more than 80 years and marking a major ...