The True Story of Indonesia’s US-Backed Anti-Communist Bloodbath
BY MICHAEL G. VANN The massacre of the Indonesian left in 1965–66, backed by Washington, was one of the great crimes of the twentieth century. A new generation of scholars […]
Sharia law draws rave reviews in Indonesia’s Aceh
With little public criticism, unhappiness with controversial Islamic edicts comes mostly through subtler channelsKatharina Reny LestariKatharina Lestari and Abby Seiff, Banda Men and boys crowd Banda Aceh’s Great Mosque for […]
Parents struggling to keep kids focused during online learning
Nina A. Loasana The Jakarta Post / Wed, January 20, 2021 Online learning can be done from anywhere, at anytime as long as you have internet access.(Shutterstock/File) Many parents across […]
Declassified US document reveals Indo-Pacific strategy. But where is Indonesia?
Abigail Rose McCall The Jakarta Post Brisbane, Australia / Wed, January 20, 2021 The continuity of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is likely to depend on stability in […]
Hotel collapses, at least three dead in Indonesia quake
Residents inspect earthquake-damaged buildings in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Jan. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Rudy Akdyaksyah) Short Url https://arab.news/c47u8 The magnitude 6.2 quake early Friday was centered 36 kilometers south […]
Amnesty Indonesia: Enforcing Vaccination is Against Human Rights
Translator: Ricky Mohammad Nugraha Editor: Mahinda Arkyasa 14 January 2021 TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia strongly criticized the controversial statement issued by deputy minister of law and human rights […]
Indonesia: Road To Harmony Means Removing Radical Potholes – OpEd
Members of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) hold a protest in Jakarta in 2017. (Photo: Konradus Epa/UCA News) January 13, 2021 UCAN By Siktus Harson Indonesia’s most notorious hardline group, […]
Indonesia could be Asia’s next Islamic Finance Hub
Fauziah Rizki Yuniarti – Jakarta / Tue, January 12, 2021 A Bank Mandiri Syariah employee serves a customer on Sept. 3, 2020 at the Islamic lender’s Central Jakarta office. (JP/Wendra […]
Will the Deal of Century include Indonesia?
International January 9, 2021 Over the past half a century, presidents of the United States have regularly assured American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) at annual meetings of Washington’s commitment […]
INDONESIA: 62 Missing as Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 Loses Contact Over Java Sea
A man holds debris suspected of coming from Sriwijaya Air flight 182 that has lost contact above the sea near the Thousand Islands, off the coast north of Jakarta, on […]
Opinion: Indonesia potentially set to take on China and claim leadership of ‘moderate’ Islam
Source: WION Written By: James M Dorsey Indonesia has walked a fine line in escalating tensions between the United States and China, including its refusal to speak out on the plight […]
Understanding Muslim-friendly tourism
Irwandi Jaswir – Selangor, Malaysia / Fri, January 8, 2021 Kangkong Halal Tourism Town aims to become Mataram’s new religious tourist destination other than Hubbul Wathan Islamic Center Mosque (pictured). […]
Radical Indonesian cleric linked to Bali bombings will be told of Islamic State’s ‘faults’, his son says
Abdul Rohim, the son of Jemaah Islamiah co-founder Abu Bakar Bashir, says father was a ‘victim’ for believing in teaching of Islamist extremists But a former counterterrorism police general warned […]
Conversion to Ahmadiyya in Indonesia: Winning Hearts through Ethical and Spiritual Appeals
Sojourn: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia JOURNAL ARTICLE Ahmad Najib Burhani Sojourn: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia Vol. 29, No. 3 (November 2014), pp. 657-690 (34 […]
Indonesia: Jokowi’s new religious affairs minister a challenger to growing radicalism
Marchio Irfan Gorbiano The Jakarta Post PREMIUM Jakarta / Sat, December 26, 2020 Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) youth wing GP Ansor chairman Yaqut Cholil Qoumas (left) holds a press briefing in […]
Indonesia: New religious affairs minister vows to protect Shia, Ahmadiyah
Source: News Desk The Jakarta Post Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, the newly appointed religious affairs minister, has promised to uphold the rights of the Shia and Ahmadiyah minority religious groups and […]
Indonesia: Government Urged to Guarantee Halal Status, Safety of Sinovac Vaccine
Translator: Antara Editor: Petir Garda Bhwana 20 December 2020 A staff member works on coronavirus serology tests at the laboratory in Pertamina Central Hospital amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak […]
INDONESIA: Jokowi Decides Covid-19 Vaccine Is Free for All
BY :LENNY TRISTIA TAMBUN, NOVY LUMANAUW DECEMBER 16, 2020 Jakarta. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has decided that the Covid-19 vaccine would be free of charge for all Indonesians, amending the […]
Hard-line Indonesian cleric held on suspicion he broke coronavirus restrictions
Rizieq Shihab, the leader of Indonesian Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), who has resided in Saudi Arabia since 2017, greets people as he arrives at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang near […]
Indonesia: Jokowi creates country’s first Hindu State University
The Jakarta Post Jakarta / Mon, February 3, 2020 Hindus in Bali pray during the Galungan Festival at Pura Jagatnatha Temple, Denpasar, Bali Trio Anggono President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has […]