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Dear tourists: No, you won’t be jailed for having sex with your unmarried partner in Bali
Yes, Indonesia this week almost passed a draconian revision to the country’s criminal code (a bill referred to in local media by the abbreviation RKUHP), that would have criminalized insulting the president and strengthened the country’s blasphemy laws, among many other controversial articles.
Read more: Dear tourists: No, you won’t be jailed for having sex with your unmarried partner in Bali
Prosecutor demands Romanian national be sentenced to 1 year for alleged ATM skimming
A prosecutor at the Denpasar Court yesterday demanded that Alexandru Boarta, a 32-year-old Romanian national who was arrested in March for attempting an ATM skimming scheme on the island, be sentenced to 1 year in prison.
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Strong 6.5 magnitude quake strikes eastern Indonesia: USGS
A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit off the remote Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia Thursday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.
The quake struck about 37 kilometers northeast of Ambon in Maluku province at 8:46 am local time, at a depth of 29 kilometers, according to the US Geological Survey.
Read more: Strong 6.5 magnitude quake strikes eastern Indonesia: USGS
IDR700 million regional budget cut threatens trash collection operation in Bali’s Karangasem regency
Trash collection services might soon run into problems in Bali’s Karangasem regency as the local environmental agency says they’ve recently faced a IDR 700 million (US$50,000) cut to their budget.
Wayan Sandi, who heads the trash and waste collection department at Karangasem regency’s Environmental Agency (DLH), told Tribun-Bali yesterday that the budget cut might impact trash collection services during the last two months of 2019.
‘Stay composed’: Bali gov’t urges tourists and tourism operators not to fret about proposed criminal code changes
The Bali Provincial Government has issued a statement emphasizing that the current draft revisions of Indonesia’s criminal code (RKUHP) has not yet been passed and urging both tourists and tourism operators on the island to continue activities as usual.
Indonesian lawmaker says foreigners ‘need not worry’ about RKUHP article on extramarital sex
A lawmaker from the House of Representatives (DPR) claimed yesterday that foreigners visiting Indonesia “need not worry” about articles criminalizing sex outside of marriage contained in the draft revision to Indonesia’s criminal code (RKUHP), highlighting that charges can only be made by immediate family members of those involved.
