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Indonesian district to ban condoms in convenience stores
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BELOPA, Indonesia (AFP) – A staunchly Islamic district in Indonesia plans to ban the sale of condoms in convenience stores in a bid to halt premarital sex, an official said on Tuesday (Nov 24), but activists criticised the move as misguided.
The local administration in Luwu on central Sulawesi island will soon send a notification to convenience stores, giving them a week to remove condoms from their shelves, district head Andi Mudzakkar said.
“We are concerned that premarital sex is on the rise among teenagers,” he told AFP from the district capital Belopa.
A week after the letters are sent, the government will raid the dozens of convenience stores in Luwu, and those caught violating the rule could be shut down, Mudzakkar said.
He said that he took the decision after noticing that condoms were sold openly in the stores and could be easily bought by youngsters.
Condom sales would still be allowed in the remote district in pharmacies but only for customers aged above 17, he said.
In many rural parts of the archipelago, convenience stores are the only retail outlets offering a sizeable range of goods.
Yakub Gunawan, an activist from the Red Institute, an NGO focusing on HIV, said the ban would not tackle “risky sexual behaviour”.
“The Luwu government should be promoting early sex education instead so teenagers will know how to be responsible and protect themselves,” he said.
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesian-district-to-ban-condoms-in-convenience-stores
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Ria Indonesia solves the problem with bans:Now in Luwu, South Sulawesi bans the sale of condoms http://bit.ly/1Hjxl1Z
Luwu in South Sulawesi
bans the sale of condoms
The local administration of Luwu regency in South Sulawesi has banned the sale of condoms over concerns about teenagers having casual sex.
Luwu regent Andi Mudzakkar said on Tuesday that the administration decided to ban retail stores from selling condoms to prevent local teenagers from buying them freely.
The Luwu administration will apply the policy to stores in Belopa, the capital city of Luwu, like Alfamidi and Indomaret. The administration will also conduct spot inspections to monitor compliance.
“If we find there are still stores selling condoms, we will confiscate the condoms and we may also revoke the store’s permit,” he said as quoted by tempo.co.
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