Jakarta. Attorney General HM Prasetyo has justified his decision not to detain Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama on blasphemy charges, saying it was in the public interest no to do so ahead […]
Source: Jakarta Globe Jakarta. Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama will face court on Dec. 13 in a high profile alleged blasphemy and harassment case, a court spokesman said […]
Source: Associated Press By ALI KOTARUMALOS and STEPHEN WRIGHT Local shout slogans during a rally in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016. Thousands of… Read more JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Tens of thousands of Indonesians rallied in the center of the capital Jakarta on Sunday, calling for tolerance and unity […]
Source: Reuters International By Kanupriya Kapoor and Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – When Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama had some of the capital’s sprawling slums levelled this spring, Muslim […]
Source: Associated Press By STEPHEN WRIGHT and NINIEK KARMINI JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — At least 200,000 conservative Muslims rallied peacefully in the Indonesian capital on Friday in the second major protest against its minority Christian governor, who is being prosecuted for alleged blasphemy. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, a political […]
Source: https://m.google.com/app/basic/stream/z135dhva2kvmh31qz04cidtwtm2gufswju00k By overseas overseas Ahmadiyah in Indonesia Sukarno embraced it, Gus Dur and MUI mengharamkannya release him. A man face down covered in blood. Dying helpless. As yet satisfied, some violent people who stood around a bamboo splinter banged again. Plaque!! A blow on the back of the poor man’s head […]
Source: Time By Yenni Kwok Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, the governor of Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, is set to face blasphemy charges in court, the Indonesian Attorney General’s Office (AGO) told journalists Wednesday. […]
Source: Time By Stephen Wright Protests by conservative Muslims against Jakarta’s Chinese Christian governor are putting religious and racial fault lines in the spotlight JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The capital of […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 – 1832), the most celebrated philosopher of Germany, once said: “As often […]
Police finish Ahok probe as Dec. 2 rally looms Source: The Jakarta Post By Callistasia Anggun Wijaya and Agnes Anya Jakarta | Sat, November 26, 2016 | 07:49 am The […]
Ahok’s purported crime was to question the political motivations behind an edict by Islamic conservatives that the Koran forbids Muslims voting for non-Muslims. Times of Ahmad | News Watch | US Desk Source/Credit: The Australian By Amanda Hodge | November 19, 2016 As Jakarta’s Christian, ethnic Chinese governor fights for […]
Source: Reuters Indonesian police on Monday arrested five people in connection with a suspected militant attack on a church that killed one infant and injured three. Police said they were […]
Source: Jakarta Post Meanwhile, the Ahmadiyah community, an Islamic sect regarded as heretical by mainstream Muslims in Indonesia, said that they would not take part in Friday’s demonstration. Aryudi Prastowo, head of Ahmadiyah’s East Jakarta and Bukit Duri branch, said on Thursday that they would respect Ahok as the legitimate […]
Source: CNN By Euan McKirdy (CNN) Thousands of protesters waving flags are marching through Jakarta demanding the ouster of the city’s governor, who has been accused of blasphemy against Muslims. […]
Grasberg mine in the Indonesian province has been a source of untold wealth for its owners, but local communities say it has brought poverty and oppression The delta of West Papua’s Aikwa river, on Kamoro tribe land. Papuans claim tailing sediment from the mine has suffocated the fish and shrimp […]
Bambang MuryantoThe Jakarta Post Yogyakarta | Mon, October 31, 2016 | Vandalism: Books are seen scattered through the ruins in a corner of Ahmadiyah congregation’s Al Kautsar Mosque following mass rioting on Sunday in Purworejo village, Kendal, Central Java. (Courtesy of Ahmadiyah congregation/File) Leaders of Ahmadiyah Muslim communities from Indonesia […]
October 14, 2016 Indonesian protesters demonstrate against Jakarta’s Christian governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as “Ahok”, in Jakarta on October 14, 2016 (AFP Photo/Goh Chai Hin) More Thousands of Muslim hardliners protested in Jakarta Friday demanding the Indonesian capital’s Christian governor be executed for allegedly insulting Islam, as he faces […]
Volcanic material from the eruption of Mount Barujari is seen from Bayan, Lombok Island, Indonesia. The volcano erupted without warning on Tuesday afternoon, delaying flights from airports on the islands of Lombok and Bali. Photo: AP This is the latest in reckless tourist behaviour which has caused several deathsw all […]
Indra BudiariThe Jakarta Post Jakarta | Sat, October 8 2016 Religious minorities are continuing to struggle to find appropriate places to worship in Jakarta even though the capital is seen as the most tolerant city in the country. Pressure from intolerant groups is ongoing and the city administration often finds […]
Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia to mount joint air patrols to guard against common threats Image Credit: AP U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, left, and Delfin N. Lorenzana, right, Republic of the Philippines, Secretary of National Defense pose for a group picture after the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) […]