Source: Associated Press By STEPHEN WRIGHT PALU, Indonesia (AP) — The two flags hanging outside Anwar Ragaua’s house have gotten him police warnings but the wiry 50-year-old vows he’s not […]
May 24, 2019 – 16:15 By Tabita Diela and Fanny Potkin JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police arrested a man on Friday accused of creating an anti-Chinese disinformation campaign to […]
May 30, 2019 By Idrees Ali and Nilufar Rizki JAKARTA (Reuters) – Acting U.S. Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan met his Indonesian counterpart on Thursday as the United States looks […]
May 29, 2019 – 12:03 By Ed Davies and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities believe different groups coordinated plans to exploit political rallies last week to […]
Prabowo Subianto files lawsuit in constitutional court in Jakarta, scene of fatal clashes between protesters and police this week Staff and agencies Sat 25 May 2019 The defeated candidate […]
Sophia Huber Media management student and traveler Jakarta / Thu, May 16, 2019 The sound of drums beating and people “singing” awoke me at 2 a.m. I got up, […]
Source: JP The Indonesian Air Force has announced that it will participate in the country’s tradition of waking people up during the fasting month of Ramadan for sahur (predawn meal). Through its Twitter account @_TNIAU, the Air Force said jet fighter training would be conducted in several cities on Java Island, […]
Bambang NurbiantoThe Jakarta Post Jakarta / Thu, May 9, 2019 / 10:30 am President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (center), accompanied by a number of officials, looks at […]
EDITORIAL Editorial BoardThe Jakarta Post Jakarta / Sat, May 11, 2019 / A banner in front of the site of the planned construction of a Hindu […]
For These Muslims, Learning the Quran Starts With YouTube Source: New York Times By Joe Cochrane JAKARTA, Indonesia — Every year, as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan approached, Surya […]
Vela AndapitaThe Jakarta Post Jakarta / Tue, May 7, 2019 / 06:45 pm Hindus from Greater Jakarta pray at the Aditya Jaya Hindu temple in Rawamangun, […]
Marguerite Afra SapiieThe Jakarta Post Jakarta / Mon, April 29, 2019 / “The President has decided in the meeting to move the capital outside Java,” […]
Using the Islamic lens is the focus of Western analysis when it comes to assessing Indonesia’s political present and future. This limits proper understanding. By Philip Bowring, April 23, 2019 […]
Source: UCA News By Benedict Rogers, who is East Asia team leader at human rights organization CSW and author of ‘Indonesia: Pluralism in Peril — the rise of religious intolerance […]
Incumbent Indonesian president Joko Widodo talks to media about the result of a presidential election, during a press briefing in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Angie Teo. The Muslim Times […]
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 18, 2019 Incumbent Indonesian president Joko Widodo leaves after a press briefing in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 18, 2019 in this photo taken by […]
Unofficial ‘quick count’ results show incumbent president nearly nine points ahead Kate Lamb in Jakarta @_KateLamb Wed 17 Apr 2019 Joko Widodo shows his ink-stained finger after casting his […]
Vote on 17 April is world’s biggest direct presidential election with more than 800,000 polling stations set up Kate Lamb in Jakarta @_KateLamb Mon 15 Apr 2019 Women participate […]
Source: Reuters BY Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Kanupriya Kapoor GARUT, Indonesia (Reuters) – When Wawan Setiawan, a volunteer for Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s re-election campaign, goes door-to-door in this conservative part of […]
By Arys Aditya and Thomas Kutty Abraham April 13, 2019, Questions of faith have dogged president throughout his term Concerns over fake news have dominated election campaign Joko Widodo […]