World News / 14 December 2022
Foreigners free to get frisky in Bali
According to local officials, foreigners travelling to Indonesia won’t be affected by the controversial new extramarital relations ban. The new criminal code passed last week by Indonesia’s lawmakers was said to apply to citizens and foreign visitors and could see those caught bumping uglies outside of marriage jailed for up to a year. But with tourism contributing massively to Indonesia’s economy, government spokespeople say visitors “did not have to worry” about the new laws because charges must be based on police reports lodged by someone’s spouse, parents or children. And yesterday, Bali Governor Wayan Koster backed that, saying foreigners visiting or living on the island won’t have their marital status checked. “Bali is Bali as usual”, he said. So time to party, then…
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