Many working women hope Jakarta will reverse night-time restrictions and give them back their freedom of movement. Activists in Indonesia are voicing their opposition to a partial curfew imposed on women earlier this month in Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh province. The provincial government says the new rule, which mandates that females working or visiting nightspots must return home by 11pm, is meant to protect women from sexual harassment and prevent them from being overworked. But opponents of the regulation say the curfew not only takes away the basic freedom of movement but repre