U.S. adult magazine Playboy will publish its first issue of down-toned Indonesia version on April 7 despite widespread protest in the world's most populous Muslim country, a report said Wednesday.

Detikcom news website said local publisher PT Velvet Silver Media has informed subscribers about the April edition.

"Playboy staff (in Jakarta) said subscribers will receive the first issue on April 7," an unnamed subscriber was quoted as saying.

When contacted, the company's director Ponti Carolus was not available for comment.

Ponti has earlier said the local version would focus more on articles and not show nudity.

Top Indonesian officials, including Vice President Jusuf Kalla, have urged the publisher to drop its plan.

The government cannot ban the publishing of Playboy until it adopts the anti-pornography law, now is being cooked in the parliament.

Source: Xinhua