Annisa Nurul Aziza
Viral Video Of a Man Eating a Live Cat Sparks Outrage In Indonesia
An Indonesian man shocked netizens when he was filmed eating a cat in a Jakarta market, but there's more to the strange story.
In Indonesia, Muslim Youth are Turning to Their Clerics to Find Them a Wife
As religious conservatism increases in the country, more and more young people are choosing to marry early to avoid what Islam considers the sin of premarital sex.
Only Seven Families Are Allowed to Live in This 'Cursed' Indonesian Village
Residents of Pitu believe their land is sacred, allowing only their direct descendants to reside there.
Indonesian Prisoners Are Turning to Religion and Removing Their Tattoos
With tattoos considered forbidden in Islam, religious groups are converting Indonesian prisoners through free tattoo removal.
An Indonesian University Is Accepting YouTubers And Exempting Them From Entrance Exams
Content creators with 10,000 subscribers or more can skip an Indonesian university’s entrance exam.
An Herbal Plant From Southeast Asia Could Be Banned For Being As Addictive As Morphine
“Small quantities of kratom act as a stimulant like cocaine, but larger doses act similarly to opioids, like morphine and heroin.”
Terrorist Group Behind Bali Bombings Use Palm Oil Plantations to Fund Terrorist Activity
Jemaah Islamiyah remains a threat to the region even after Indonesian police captured numerous high-ranking group leaders, the latest being Para Wijayanto, who was involved in the 2002 Bali bombings.
I Self-Induced An Illegal Abortion With Pills I Bought Online
In Indonesia, abortion is illegal in most cases. So when young women like me get pregnant but are not ready to have a child, we are forced to seek out dangerous self-administered alternatives.
There’s Never Been a Pride March in Indonesia. Here’s Why Movements Are Shrinking
In recent years, it’s gotten harder for the LGBTQ community in Indonesia to amplify its voice. But they’ve found a creative way to keep advocating.
DC Comics Discovers it's Perfectly Legal for an Indonesian Company to 'Invent' Superman Chocolates
DC isn't the first company to learn this. Toyota, ASICS, IKEA, Polo Ralph Lauren, and Pierre Cardin have all lost legal cases to Indonesian bootleggers.
Riding Along With the People Saving Lives During the Jakarta Protests
The city's paramedics were stretched thin and fatigued, but still out there helping the injured.