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  • Indonesia to close down all red-light districts by 2019

    Indonesia to close down all red-light districts by 2019

    Indonesia plans to close down all red-light districts in the country by 2019, media reports said on Wednesday.The plan, under the supervision of the Indonesian Social Affairs Ministry, looks to shutting down a total of 168 such prostitution zones in the country, Efe news agency reported.

    While 68 red-light areas have already been closed down, the remaining will be closed down in the next three years, said Social Affairs Minister Khofifah Indar Parawasan.The ministry offers programmes for the social rehabilitation of women trapped in the sex trade.According to Unicef, 30 percent of sex workers in the country are minors.

    Prostitution is widespread in the Indonesian archipelago, flourishing mainly in big cities such as Jakarta, Surabaya and Bandung and tourist destinations like Bali and Riau, the last being a hub for visitors principally from Singapore.Theoretically, prostitution is legal in the country as it is not classified under any law in Indonesia — however, the police tends to penalise it by including it among offences related to indecency or outrage to public morality.

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  • Singapore male youth burn more money shopping online than women

    Singapore male youth burn more money shopping online than women

    About 5 in 10 say they spend more than $100/month. Singapore male youth spend more than women on online purchases, according to Singapore Polytechnic’s survey of 816 youth aged 15 to 35. About 5 in 10 (50.6%) males say they spend more than $100 per month on online purchases, compared to about 4 in 10 (41.3%) women.

    On the other hand, the survey revealed that women shop online more often. About 2 in 10 (20.4%) female respondents browsed for products and services online daily, compared to 14.5% of male respondents.

    More males (29%) also purchase from stores that stock limited edition items, compared to 32.5% of women. Meanwhile, female respondents (47.6%) purchase from online stores they liked or are subscribed to on social media, compared to 32.5% of male respondents.

    For male youth, the most popular purchase categories include apparel, technology, and movies. Meanwhile, young women’s top purchase categories include apparel, beauty, and travel.

    The survey also showed that Singapore youth prefer to keep their online shopping habits private. Almost 6 in 10 (59.5%) indicated that they shop online to purchase items without their friends or family knowing, while 57.9% do so to keep their identity private. Also, more male respondents (61.8%) agreed that they shop online as it gives them privacy, compared to women (54.1%).

    It was also revealed that young shoppers were more receptive to special online deals, peer influence and social media. Celebrity endorsements appeared to be the least effective sales strategy, as only 11.4% of respondents purchased from stores endorsed by their favorite celebrity.

  • Indonesia’s Muslim women hail female-only motorbike taxis

    Indonesia’s Muslim women hail female-only motorbike taxis

    Female motorbike taxi drivers in headscarves zig-zag through heavy traffic in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, the latest two-wheeled transport service for women making a dent in the male-dominated world of ride-hailing apps in the Muslim nation.

    A flurry of new motorbike taxi options have in the past year appeared in the metropolis of 10 million, led by popular service Go-Jek, giving Indonesia’s growing middle class a greater choice of transport to get through some of the world’s worst traffic jams.

    The services — many inspired by ride-sharing app Uber and accessible on smartphones — are a challenge to traditional motorbike taxis in Indonesia, known as “ojeks”, which are ubiquitous but have drawn criticism with their dishevelled, dangerous drivers and unpredictable pricing.

    Several services with women drivers entered the market in 2015 after years of growing piety in Indonesia, which has the world’s biggest Muslim population, and amid heightened safety concerns following reports of attacks on women by male motorbike taxi drivers.

    Popularly known by its nickname “Ojesy”, it is the service that aims most clearly at devout female passengers, requiring its drivers to be Muslim women wearing headscarves and loose-fitting clothes.

    Ojesy drivers can currently only be hailed by a phone call or through mobile messaging service WhatsApp, but the service is also developing an app that was being tested out this month.

    The service, which began in Indonesia’s second-biggest city Surabaya in March before expanding across the main island of Java, only accepts female passengers or children.

    Calls have been growing for heightened security after reports of women being stalked and harassed by male motorbike taxi drivers, while the rape of a young woman in India by an Uber driver last year also added to safety concerns about ride-hailing services.

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