Comments on: Will Indonesia sell its women soon?

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 06:35:50 +0000

So far it doesn’t seem to be legislation yet and I hope it never will become. Keep your fingers crossed!

By: Fungi

Fungi — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 02:35:48 +0000

Hi guys..does anyone know if this law has come threw yet?
Thanks

By: Timmy

Timmy — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:48:13 +0000

They cant be serious….They will have their women and the rate of un married ladies will surely increase. I can never pay to marry someone i love. They better think twice.

By: Callum

Callum — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:06:25 +0000

This is pure extortion, cannot even imagine any government interfering in marriage. I guess marriages are not made in heaven any more, it is made by being rich and stupid enough to shell out 55K.

By: Helen

Helen — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 07:47:14 +0000

Hi Guys, I am shocked to read about this and am faced with a dillemma. My 28 yr old son has been dating an Indonesian girl who is here in Australia on a student visa. They have just become “unofficially” engaged after 6 months together. My husband and myself are very sceptical about the whole thing, as she has not informed her parents who are in Indonesia and she is very unforthcoming about telling them anything at all. She is “pushing” to get married ASAP, and although she tells us she is a Christian, we very much have our doubts.If they got married here by a celebrant, then went to Indonesia to live, where doews my son stand with all this? I am genuinely cocerned about this, thanks in advance for any feedback.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:46:26 +0000

Abdul, the law is not in place yet, so far it looks like November, if ever. If you get married before a law like the one above becomes reality, you should be safe in theory. The rest is all speculation. It’s not even clear, if they judge a foreigner by his passport/religion or color of skin. If you want to avoid all troubles, marry her before or later in Singapore or anywhere abroad with more relaxed rules. Still, there is always a chance, that you will have issues, if they backdate the legislation or go after existing marriages also. Nobody know for now. Good luck and a happy marriage anyway!

By: Abdul

Abdul — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:33:13 +0000

i’m an asian muslim and i’m planning to marry my indonesian girlfriend. will i be affected by this new law ?

By: Jocelyn

Jocelyn — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:43:17 +0000

Obviously, this is a little outrageous. Its hard to think that there are places in the world who can still implement something like this.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:05:47 +0000

AJHInter, I agree with you! But you should be fine, as it looks like that law would come into effect only in November or December, if at all. Worst case, just don’t register your marriage here then. Although I heard that in some parts of Java and other islands also, it’s made more difficult for ‘unmarried’ couples to be together in public, live in the same room or even sit together in a taxi. But there we go again, fanatical thinking and actions can probably be found everywhere, if you look for it hard enough….

By: AJHInter

AJHInter — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:52:38 +0000

I have been married to an indonesian girl for 1 year now, and we have not registered in Indonesia yet I hope I will not be effected by this new law. My wife and her family are well looked after and such laws should not be permitted in Indo sometimes its hard to understand muslim fanactical thinking.