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Newsday: 06/12/2022 07:06 GMT : Indonesia’s sex ban delayed for three years

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06/12/2022 07:06 GMT : Indonesia’s sex ban delayed for three years

Indonesia’s sex ban delayed for three years

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Sex outside marriage will be an offence punishable by up to one year in prison

New law banning pre-marital sex will be implemented after three years following protests

Indonesia's parliament has approved new laws that criminalise sex outside marriage with a threat of imprisonment for up to a year. Couples will no longer be allowed to live together before marriage. But in the wake of protests by civil society groups, it has emerged that the new laws will be implemented after three years.

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.

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