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 ...

Indonesian bride Intan Azzahra and her groom, Zendhy Zaen, had a wedding fit for a prince and princess. The couple aren't technically royals, but that didn't stop them from throwing an extravagant ...

Indonesia’s parliament has raised the minimum age at which women can marry to 19, in a ruling which is expected to curb child marriage in the country. There was unanimous agreement on the revision to ...

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 teenage boy has married his 73-year-old lover in a remote village on Indonesia's Sumatra, officials said, after the unconventional couple threatened a double suicide if their match was thwarted. The ...

An Indonesian film has reignited public discussion about a unique marriage custom among the Bugis Tribe in Sulawesi Island where the groom gives Uang Panai’ or dowry to the family of the bride before ...

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 ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's parliament has revised the country's marriage law to lift the minimum age at which women can marry by three years to 19, a move welcomed by campaigners as a step toward ...

Indonesia has one of the world's highest numbers of child brides with one in four girls marrying before they turn 18 JAKARTA, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Indonesia's parliament has revised the country's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JAKARTA, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Indonesia's parliament has revised the country's marriage law to lift the minimum age at which women ...