LEMBAR, Indonesia, Oct 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - F ifteen minutes into their first date, Indonesian teenager Helma Yani received a marriage proposal from a boy she had just met. He spirited ...

Here comes the bride — or maybe not. A woman in Sarawak looks set to miss her own wedding on Friday (April 19) because she was unable to catch her flight to Singapore. "I'm going to get married in ...

After 10 years of resistance from conservative lawmakers, the Parliament in Jakarta, Indonesia, recently passed a "sexual violence law." Activists worry that it won’t be enforced in remote areas, such ...

A video from an Indonesian wedding has gone viral on social media, showing a tense moment during a photo session when the bride forcefully intervenes as the groom’s alleged ex-girlfriend approaches ...

A full-blown drama unfolded at a wedding celebration in Indonesia after the groom's ex-girlfriend tried to kiss him on the hand right in front of the bride on the stage. The viral video shows a ...

Elders say the kidnapping is part of an elaborate courtship ritual requiring consent from both parents, but is now widely abused to justify early marriages LEMBAR, Indonesia, Oct 31 (Thomson Reuters ...

In Indonesia, 'bride kidnapping' tradition fuels child marriage despite new ban The government raised the marriage age for girls from 16 to 19 in September, but rights groups fear deep-rooted ...