President Joko Widodo has signed to amend the 2002 child protection law by adding chemical castration as a punishment for the offenders. This law has been designed to enforce a decrease in the recent rising number of sexual crimes caused against the children. This decision was taken for the strict sentences after a string of high profile sex/murder crimes of children rose recently.
This year Ubud food festival kicked off on 27th and ended on 29th May. It was an event to witness as not just locals but tourists from all around the world thoroughly enjoyed it. As the theme was to go local, hundreds of artists showed their talent which not only included the local chefs but international culinary iconic celebrities took part as well and wooed the crowd.