Oh my! Where's the love? Indonesia says no to Valentine's Day


A policewoman escorting a woman after she was detained in a raid at a hotel in Makassar, where she was caught in a room with a man that is not her husband. Indonesia wasn't feeling the love for Valentine's Day as authorities arrested frisky couples in one city, scolded stores over prominent condom displays and warned students they would be reprimanded for amorous activities. - AFP

MAKASSAR: Indonesia wasn't feeling the love for Valentine's Day on Friday (Feb 14) as authorities arrested couples in one city, scolded stores over condom displays and warned students they would be reprimanded for amorous activities.

Makassar on Sulawesi island doled out some tough love with raids at hotels and guest houses on Thursday evening which netted about two dozen unmarried offenders, including a German national.

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