Investing in Indonesia: The Promise and the Peril
The Huffington Post. The buzz among foreign investors in Southeast Asia today is much about Myanmar and Cambodia, among the last frontier markets remaining in this part of the world. […]
Indonesia president in UK
Indonesia president attends state banquet hosted by the Queen The Queen has paid tribute to the “common values” shared between Indonesia and Britain at a state banquet for the Indonesian […]
Mosque vandal suspect faces triple charges
The Jakarta Post: Islam Defenders Front (FPI) member, Muhammad Asep “Utep” Abdurahman, the main suspect in the destruction of the Ahmadiyah An-Nasir mosque in Bandung, West Java, last Thursday, faces […]
The highest Islamic authority has slammed attack on Ahmadiyah mosque in Bandung
FPI’s Latest Ahmadiyah Attack Riles Even MUI The Jakarta Globe: The country’s highest Islamic authority has slammed a hard-line group for attacking an Ahmadiyah mosque in Bandung on the eve […]
Police arrest Ahmadiyah mosque vandal
The Jakarta Post: Bandung Police have arrested M. Asep Abdurahman, aka Utep, an Islam Defenders Front (FPI) member, and named him a suspect of Thursday night’s attack on the Ahmadiyah […]
Editorial: Religious Tolerance Needs Legal Backing
The Jakarta Globe: The Islamic Defenders Front has been allowed to take the law into its own hands far too often. On the eve of Idul Adha, dozens of members […]
FPI Attacks Ahmadiyah Mosque on Eve of Idul Adha
The Jakarta Globe: Bandung. The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) on Thursday night inflicted damage on a mosque run by Ahmadiyah devotees in Astana Anyar, Bandung. Dozens of FPI members passed […]
English and Indonesian Children
Teaching Indonesia’s children by Adhityani Putri, Indonesian children may soon no longer be taught English in primary school. Musliar Kasim, the deputy education and culture minister, reasoned that teaching English […]
Indonesia: Religious harmony is a must, but how?
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Headlines | Sat, October 20 2012, 11:52 AM President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono underlined the importance of the roles played by leaders and religious figures in solving various conflicts taking place across the country. “As the head of state, I invite and urge leaders and religious […]
Indonesia: Govt urged to resolve NTB Ahmadiyah humanitarian issue
The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has urged the central government and the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) provincial administration to begin the resolution of humanitarian issues faced […]
Indonesia’s Pancasila Classes to be Reintroduced in Schools
As of the next academic year, the government will reinstate Pancasila courses in Indonesia’s elementary and high schools in a desperate attempt to halt violent behavior and the loss of […]
Mistaken for Monkey, Indonesian Migrant Worker Shot Dead by Malaysian Employer
Source: Jakarta Globe: Kuala Lumpur. An Indonesian migrant worker from East Nusa Tenggara was shot dead by an employer who mistook the man for a pig-tailed macaque stealing fruit from his mango tree. According to Antara news agency, 39-year-old Kaniseus Leu from Lembata island died after his 71-year-old employer shot […]
Indonesia Aims to be Islamic Fashion Powerhouse
AKARTA–A new breed of designers is seeking to blend Islamic modesty with cutting-edge style to turn Indonesia into a global center of Islamic fashion. The idea may seem like a […]
President SBY to attend Manggarai Church centennial jubilee
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono plans to attend Manggarai`s Catholic Church`s centennial jubilee in West Flores District on October 18-19. REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KUPANG – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) is expected to […]
Pilgrims brave illness to perform haj
Four days before leaving for the haj pilgrimage, retired private school teacher, Harun MS bin Umar, was still lying in a bed in Labuhan Ruku Hospital in Batubara, North Sumatra. […]
Her ‘Crime’ Was Loving Schools
The NewYork Times: by Nicholas D. Kristof. Twice the Taliban threw warning letters into the home of Malala Yousafzai, a 14-year-old Pakistani girl who is one of the world’s most persuasive advocates for girls’ education. They told her to stop her advocacy — or else. […]
Why You should Outsource to Indonesia
Whether you like it or not, we are now doing business in a boundless world; the Internet has made geographical location irrelevant when it comes to get things done. You […]
Indonesia’s last nomadic sea gypsies
Wakatobi, Indonesia – They have lived on the sea for centuries, but overfishing now threatens the unique culture of the nomadic ocean dwellers known as the Bajau Laut. Found on […]
Circumambulation or Tawaf e Kaaba: Why it is “Anticlockwise?”
This is an interesting video about the harmony of circumambulation (Tawaf e Kaaba) to our universe. Circumambulation is the act of moving around a sacred object. In Islam, circumambulation is […]
A Peacefully Islamic way to counter denigration
Republica: Denigration towards Islam and its sacred symbols surprisingly has positive impact for Muslim. Really? Yes, indeed. Such act brings more awareness and love of Muslim towards the Prophet Muhammad. […]