Sex before marriage banned for locals & visitors in Indonesia

Dec 7 2022

On Tuesday, Indonesia’s Parliament approved a new criminal code which bans sex before marriage for locals & foreigns alike, with a penalty of up to one year in prison.

The new law received support from all political parties and also prohibits cohabitation between unmarried couples. However, it will not come into effect for another three years to allow the implementation regulations to be drafted.

Despite unanimous approval in Indonesian parliament, the people’s response has been mixed, with the decision triggering protests in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta.

Critics of the law have called it part of the erosion of civil liberties in what considered the world’s third-largest democracy.

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Miss Croatia not afraid of being arrested for racy outfits at Qatar World Cup

Dec 7 2022

Croatia has had quite a World Cup journey so far but it seems like the fans in the stands are making as much noise as the players.

Nicknamed by some as the World Cup’s ‘sexiest’ fan, Miss Croatia Ivana Knoll has been catching the attention of locals and international visitors alike with her Croatia-branded outfits.

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While others have criticised the model for her ‘disrespectful outfits’, Knoll remains adamant on her approach, stating that she will never be afraid of being arrested for something like that.

“I was super angry because if I’m not a Muslim and if we in Europe respect hijab and niqab, I think they need also to respect our way of life, our religion and in the end me wearing dresses, bikinis because I’m Catholic from Croatia who is here because of the World Cup,” Knoll stated.

Despite this, she went on to reveal that she was surprised at the fact that no one was creating any problems and was allowed to wear anything she wanted, except in government buildings, which she accepted.

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Get a chance to visit the REAL Toblerone mountains with Costa Coffee

Dec 7 2022

If you didn’t know already, the golden mountain etched on the Toblerone bars is actually based an a real European mountain and this Christmas, Costa Coffee are giving you the opportunity to visit them!

That’s right, beyond some incredible weekly gifts like a GIANT Toblerone bar and a hand-painted Costa bauble, you can actually visit the real Toblerone mountains in Switzerland as part of Costa’s collaboration with Brittania Tours.

All you need to do is follow Costa Coffee on Facebook and Instagram and upload a photo of yourselves ‘sharing the love’ at any of their outlets on Facebook or Instagram – make sure you don’t forget to tag them!

The photo with the most likes will win the trip and the winner will be announced on Christmas Eve.

Get tagging!

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Portugal beat Switzerland to progress to quarter finals

Dec 6 2022

Portugal have beaten Switzerland with the help from young striker Goncalo Ramos who scored a spectacular hattrick to help his country progress to the quarter final.

Portugal went into the first half searching for a goal and that is what they got in the 17th minute from a powerful shot by Benfica striker Goncalo Ramos who put his name on the map after replacing Ronaldo in the line up.

The Portuguese managed to find another goal in the 33rd minute this time a header from a corner by experienced center back Pepe.

Ramos managed to get another goal under his name in the 50th minute to completely shut down any hopes of a Switzerland come back. The chaotic Switzerland defence led to yet another Portugal goal in the 55th minute this time scored by left back Raphaël Guerreiro.

Only two minutes later, Switzerland managed to get a goal back through defender Manuel Akanji slightly touching the ball from a well taken corner.

It was Goncalo Ramos’s night as in the 66th minute the fast striker scored his hattrick and managed to become the first player at this World Cup to score a hattrick and prove wrong all the doubts he had pre game for replacing a legend of the game in Ronaldo.

To place the cherry on the cake, AC Milan forward Rafael Leao scored a wonderful floating effort in the 92nd minute.

They will now focus on their important quarter final tie against underdogs Morocco who have just beaten Spain.

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