Bintang-drinking, bikini-wearing Australians are no doubt freaking out their holiday destination of choice — Bali, Indonesia — may no longer support their boozing habits.
On Thursday, a ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages with an alcohol content of above 5% was implemented in minimarts across Indonesia, according to the Jakarta Post. A few days before the new conditions came into place, two Islamic parties also put a bill to Indonesian parliament calling for a blanket ban on beverages with more than 1% alcohol.
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The bill was introduced to parliament by the National Development Party (PPP) and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), according to the Jakarta Post, and calls for jail sentences ranging from three months to two years for people caught consuming alcohol. Read more…
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