Original version

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

Newsday

Bulletins

News

Live news, business and sport from around the world.

BBC World Service Australasia

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

BBC World Service Online

BBC World Service schedule for American satellite radio and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

BBC World Service

BBC World Service South Asia

BBC World Service News Internet

BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule

BBC World Service West and Central Africa

BBC World Service East Asia

Newsday: 06/12/2022 05:06 GMT : Indonesia bans sex outside marriage

Magazines & Reviews

06/12/2022 05:06 GMT 

06/12/2022 05:06 GMT : Indonesia bans sex outside marriage

Indonesia bans sex outside marriage

BBC World Service - Newsday, Indonesia bans sex outside marriage

Legislation that outlaws pre-marital sex approved by Parliament

Civil society organisations say such morality policing by the state represents a major setback for the world's third largest democracy

Indonesia's parliament has approved new laws that criminalise sex outside marriage with a threat of imprisonment for up to a year. The law applies to Indonesian citizens and foreigners alike, including visiting tourists.

The United Nations is warning of a humanitarian crisis in Haiti where almost half the population is facing acute hunger. The Haitian capital, Port au Prince, is also threatened by a deadly resurgence of cholera, and armed gangs.

And American singer-songwriter, Billie Eilish, tells BBC 100 Women why she has struggled with impostor syndrome.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Newsday

06/12/2022 05:06 GMT : Indonesia bans sex outside marriage

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

About BBC World Service