A Shariah Law official uses a rattan cane to whip one of two men convicted of gay sex in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. Reza Saifullah/AP ...

Two university students have been flogged 185 times with rattan sticks in Indonesia for engaging in same-sex sexual relations. An Islamic Shariah court in the conservative Aceh province sentenced the ...

the only Indonesian province that has enforced Sharia law for both Muslims and non-Muslims. It also criminalizes same-sex relationships. One of the men accused of instigating the relationship was ...

Two Indonesian designers also championing rattan are Abie Abdillah of Studiohiji and Alvin Tjitrowirjo of alvinT, both of whom exhibited their contemporary designs at Singapore Design Week last year.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian cruise ship Celestia has made it into the list of The World's Greatest Places of 2025 by ...