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 […]
Bali struggles with ‘COVID-poor’ as Indonesian cases hit record
Malnutrition has long been a problem in the island’s east, but the collapse of tourism means more are now going hungry. Bali, Indonesia – Chronic malnutrition that has long afflicted […]
Jokowi wants ASEAN travel corridor by 2021
Ardila Syakriah Jakarta Jakarta / Fri, November 13 2020 / President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on ASEAN countries to swiftly implement a so-called travel corridor as part of the region’s efforts to restore an economy battered badly by the COVID-19 outbreak. At the 37th ASEAN Summit hosted by Vietnam […]
Last call?: Indonesia resumes deliberation of alcohol ban
The Jakarta Post Jakarta / Fri, November 13, 2020 / The House of Representatives resumed its deliberation of a controversial alcohol prohibition bill on Tuesday, after the bill had spent […]
Shared Ancestry: Religious Leaders Call for Solidarity in Abrahamic Faiths
BY :JAYANTY NADA SHOFA OCTOBER 28, 2020 Jakarta. Religious leaders call for stronger solidarity between the three Abrahamic religions – Judaism, Islam, and Christianity – amid the rising conflicts and […]
Bali could build a better kind of tourism after the pandemic
ASIA & OCEANIA Wednesday, 14 Oct 2020 By AGENCY A different approach may now be needed to save the tourism industry in Indonesia’s top destination, Bali. — AFP Relaxnews Covid-19 has […]
Indonesia’s constant battle against malaria amid pandemic Elly Burhaini
Faizal The Jakarta Post Jakarta / Tue, October 13, 2020 / Anopheles mosquito (Shutterstock/Somboon Bunproy) 0 SHARES Transmission of COVID-19 in Indonesia has continued unabated and expanded […]
Indonesian Muslim and union groups to fight new jobs law in court
Indonesian labor unions march on a main road towards the Presidential Palace during a strike to protest against the government’s labour reforms in a controversial jobs creation law in Jakarta, […]
Kalis Mardiasih’s bold, moderate Islamic interpretation of ‘hijrah’
BOOKS AQMARINA ANDIRA Jakarta / Tue, September 15, 2020 / 04:15 pm ‘Hijrah Jangan Jauh-Jauh, Nanti Nyasar!’ (Don’t Go ‘Hijrah’ Too Far, You’ll Get Lost!) by Kalis Mardiasih. (Shutterstock.com/Mojokstore) Born and raised […]
Christian pastor, soldier shot dead in Indonesia’s Papua
1 hour ago JAKARTA (Reuters) – A soldier and a Christian pastor have been shot dead in separate incidents at the weekend in Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua, amid a […]