Source: Associated Press By NINIEK KARMINI JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Muslim clerics called for a boycott of American products Sunday in Indonesia’s largest protest against President Donald Trump’s recognition of […]
December 12, 2017 Endy Bayuni The late Soeharto has become something of a poster boy for leadership as the nation searches for a president who can effectively deliver the […]
Tuesday, 12 December 2017, 8:56 am Press Release: Asian Human Rights Commission Human Rights Merely Acknowledged, Not Yet Protected in Indonesia On the occasion of international human rights day, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) observes the major human rights issues of concern in Indonesia. Impunity and a fragile criminal […]
Reuters International This content was published on November 28, 2017 Primary school children play outside their classroom as Mount Sinabung, active since 2010, erupts in the […]
Mount Agung in Bali erupted again on Tuesday (21/11), spewing volcanic ash 700 meters into the sky. (Photo courtesy of the BNPB) By : Telly Nathalia | on 8:53 […]
By : Dames Alexander Sinaga | on 1:33 PM November 18, 2017 Category : News, Religion Bogor. At least 8,000 people attended the start of the 2017 Special […]
Worshippers in Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, are set to go green with a new initiative that aims to establish 1,000 eco-mosques by 2020. (Antara Photo/Rahmad) By : […]
Source: BBC News A life-size model of Adolf Hitler used for “selfies” by visitors to an Indonesian museum has been removed. Pictures shared on social media show people grinning as […]
Source: Reuters By Ed Davies, Agustinus Beo Da Costa NUSA DUA, Indonesia, (Reuters) – When students at Indonesia’s prestigious Institute of Agricultural Studies swore an oath to support a caliphate in the […]
Source: Reuters By Tom Allard, Jessica Damiana 4 MIN READ JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday affirmed the rights of devotees of faiths outside the country’s officially recognized religions, […]
Reuters International This content was published on November 7, 2017 FILE PHOTO: A man poses with a smartphone in front of displayed Whatsapp logo in this illustration September 14, 2017. […]
By niniek karmini, associated press JAKARTA, Indonesia — Nov 7, 2017 Indonesia’s top court has overturned a law that denied recognition and legal rights to followers of indigenous faiths in a surprise advance for religious freedom in the world’s most populous Muslim nation. The Constitutional Court, in a unanimous ruling […]
Reuters International This content was published on November 7, 2017 1:31 AMNov 7, 2017 – 01:31 A group of protesters holds a Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia flag during a protest […]
Julia Duin Soon after the 9/11 attacks, my employers were looking for the next place where Islamic militants were hiding out and I proposed a trip to Indonesia, the world’s […]
Jakarta. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Monday (23/10) appointed Muslim leader Din Syamsuddin as a special envoy for interreligious and cultural affairs. Din currently chairs the Indonesian Ulema Council’s (MUI) advisory board. “Today Din Syamsuddin becomes the president’s special envoy for interreligious dialogue and cultural cooperation. He’s an expert,” President […]
Source: Reuters By Kanupriya Kapoor JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo swore in a former education minister as Jakarta’s governor on Monday, months after an election that opened up […]
Source: Reuters BY Scott Malone MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) – Since fleeing deadly violence in Indonesia two decades ago, Meldy and Eva Lumangkun built a life in suburban New Hampshire and […]
Source: The Guardian A new Tinder-like dating app for wannabe polygamists is courting controversy in Indonesia. Photograph: ayopoligami.com BY Kate Lamb in Jakarta A new Tinder-like dating app for wannabe polygamists is […]
Source: Associated Press By MICHAEL CASEY A federal judge on Tuesday put on hold the deportation of several dozen Indonesians in New England who had lost their bid to remain […]
Sep 18, 2017 Jokowi ally eyes West Java governor’s seat to champion diversity in Indonesia Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja Indonesia Correspondent In Purwakarta (West Java) He is a close ally of President Joko Widodo and known for promoting religious tolerance. Mr Dedi Mulyadi, 46, is also credited with helping to turn Purwakarta, a […]