Indonesia's legislative arm has passed a new law that criminalizes sex before or outside marriage. People convicted of extramarital sex could face as much as one year in prison.
This law would also affect foreigners and tourists that came to visit the country. Some citizens of the country are protesting against this law. While others are seeing it as a welcome development.
This is one of the most foolish decisions ever. This will expose the largest profitable sector in the economy (tourism) to a decline to record levels. Of course, do not believe that this law will prevent people from having sex outside marriage, because this is human nature that cannot be restricted by customary provisions.
The most logical explanation for issuing such a decision is that Indonesia will receive support from one of the major Islamic countries, such as Saudi Arabia or Qatar, and it needed to prove that it is a real Muslim country, since Indonesia is the country with the largest number of Muslims around the world.