Rural Indonesian women who get into short ‘pleasure marriages’ with tourists for US$500 condemned

There has been online condemnation of the practice of poor Indonesian women entering “quickie” marriages with rich overseas tourists to make ends meet. - Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock

JAKARTA: Poor young women in Indonesian villages are becoming temporary wives for male tourists in exchange for a bride price leading to online condemnation of the practice.

Puncak, in the country’s western region, is home to a village with plentiful supplies of rich Arabian flavours that attracts many tourists from the Middle East.