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Indonesia passes law banning sex outside marriage – BBC News
Indonesia’s parliament has approved a new criminal code that bans anyone in the country having sex outside marriage, including foreigners. Under the new laws unmarried couples can be jailed for up to a year for having sex. They are also banned from living together – an act for which people could be jailed for up to six months. The new laws won’t come into effect…
Australians ‘horrified’ as Indonesia releases Bali bomb maker on parole
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube The bomb maker responsible for the deadly attacks in Bali in 2002 was released on parole on December 7, 2022, after serving part of his 20-year sentence. Indonesian authorities said Umar Patek, a former member of an al-Qaeda-linked group called Jemaah Islamiah, was ‘successfully reformed’ in prison. The bombings killed 202 people in Kuta Beach, 88…
Tourists reconsider Bali travel after Indonesia bans sex outside marriage
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Travellers and businesses on the Indonesian island of Bali have voiced concern about possible harms to the country’s pandemic-hit tourism industry after parliament passed new laws banning extramarital sex and cohabitation. The new criminal codes, which also ban insulting the president, were approved on December 6, 2022, and are scheduled to come into effect in three…
Indonesia on high alert as Mount Semeru volcano erupts – BBC News
Indonesia’s Mount Semeru volcano erupted on Saturday, sending ash billowing into the sky and sparking evacuations on the country’s main island, Java. Authorities raised the volcano’s warning status to the highest level, meaning its activity had escalated. While no injuries have yet been reported, nearly 2,000 people were evacuated from the area around the volcano. People have been urged to keep at least 8 km…
Deadly earthquake rocks Indonesia
A deadly earthquake shook Indonesia’s main island of Java, damaging dozens of buildings and sending residents into the capital’s streets for safety. The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 5.6 quake on Monday was centred in the Cianjur region in West Java province at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles). – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us…
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