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Sex outside marriage among citizens, people visiting Indonesia banned

A couple watching television in bed. [Courtesy]

Indonesia's Parliament passed a long-awaited and controversial revision of its penal code Tuesday that criminalizes extramarital sex for citizens and visiting foreigners alike.

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