No extramarital sex: Indonesia
As Indonesia tries to entice tourists back after the drop in travellers during the COVID-19 pandemic, the country's national tourism board has described the new criminal code as "totally counterproductive".
In Indonesia a law banning cohabitation and sex outside of marriage, which Indonesia defines as between a man and woman, comes into effect from January 2.
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It will apply to everyone including tourists, and offenders can be jailed for up to one year or fined ten million rupiah ($888).
But experts say it is unlikely to impact visitors because police can only investigate a suspected offender if a complaint is made by the person's spouse, child, or parent.
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