Students create a tool that turns cigarette smoke into oxygen Ainur Rohmah, The Jakarta Post, Bright ideas might come anytime, anywhere. After taking a closer look at some smoking rooms provided in public areas in Central Java’s Semarang, Hermawan Maulana, 16, and Zihrama Afdi, 17, high school students of SMA […]
Jakarta Post: Supreme Court chief Mahfud MD is telling the vesting German chancellor that the Indonesian Constitution gives people the freedom to be atheist or communists. Mahfud was answering Chancellor […]
The German Chancellor is on a visit to Indonesia to boost bilateral relations accompanied by a heavyweight business and trade delegation. It’s Angela Merkel’s first trip to Indonesia since 1995. […]
Indonesia’s Hizbolluh Indonesia Correspondent, Matt Brown, is packing his bags this weekend, and heading for the Middle East.This is his last assignment from Jakarta ,a story which has fascinated him since he read a few scant lines in a history book at the start of his posting, two and a […]
The Times of Israel: Indonesia to informally upgrade its relations with Israel via ambassador-ranked diplomat in Ramallah Israel and Indonesia already maintain quiet trade, tourism and security contacts; new envoy’s […]
The Jakarta Post: ‘We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools’: Boediono Vice President Boediono has called on the country to unite as a nation […]
The Jakarta Globe: June 1 is commemorated as Pancasila Day, the philosophical foundation of the Indonesian state that bridges the country’s diversity. Unfortunately today, there are some people who have […]
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Ulama or Muslim cleric have potential to promote immature Islamic industry in Indonesia. Nevertheless, not many of them are familiar or have knowledge about the industry. “Ulama […]
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – The UNHCR’s Representative in Indonesia, Manuel Jordao, believes on similarities between Islamic law and international law, especially on refugee rights. He said that in a book review, […]
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PONTIANAK – The West Kalimantan Provincial Capital of Pontianak is ready to host ASEAN Quran Reading Competition (MTQ) in July 2012. ………………. Meanwhile, West Kalimantan branch of Nahdlatul Ulama […]
Indonesia’s rise is the big story we’re missing Can Australia handle having a stronger, richer neighbour? AUSTRALIANS see Indonesia today through a kaleidoscope of negative images: Islamic terrorists, people smugglers, […]
by Paul Kokoski, TIME LIVE I commend Muslim protesters for causing Lady Gaga to cancel her Born This Way Ball in Indonesia (“Hardliners rain on Gaga parade”), yesterday. I COMMEND […]
The Jakarta Globe: In August 2002, a number of Islam-based political parties demanded the Jakarta Charter be included in the Constitution, which would mean that Muslims in Indonesia would have the obligation to live according to the prescriptions of Shariah law. The effort was supported by a large number of […]
“And the Ahmadiyya Muslim community is perhaps the most persecuted of all”. Benedict Rogers (East Asia Team Leader at Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Deputy Chair of the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission) Source: A Christian, a Muslim and an atheist sounds like the beginning of joke. Instead, it could the beginning […]
ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION – URGENT APPEALS PROGRAMME Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-086-2012 ——————————————————————— INDONESIA: Ahmadiyah members in Batam are threatened, ill-treated and illegally arrested with the acquiescence of the police ISSUES: Freedom of expression, freedom of religion, minorities, police negligence, arbitrary arrest & detention ——————————————————————— Dear friends, The Asian Human […]
Anyone who knows well of Indonesia and its Muslim communities should be familiar with the fact that the majority of Muslim women who wear hijab here do not do so […]
Ask Atheists, Christians, Shiites and Ahmadis: Indonesia Is No Model for Muslim Democracy Andreas Harsono | May 23, 2012 Source: Jakarta Globe. It is fashionable these days for Western leaders to praise Indonesia as a model Muslim democracy. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said: “If you want to […]
Editorial : Lying for the country The Jakarta Post | Wed, 05/23/2012 7:54 AM The trouble with Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa is that he has probably spent too much of time travelling abroad to really understand what’s going on in his own country. On Monday he said the government has […]
Editorial : Lying for the country The Jakarta Post The trouble with Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa is that he has probably spent too much of time traveling abroad to really understand what’s going on in his own country. On Monday he said the government has done enough to protect the […]
Ahmadiyah at the Bottom of Govt List for e-KTP Registration The Jakarta Globe: Mataram. The West Nusa Tenggara government put dozens of Ahamdiyah Muslims at the bottom of its list to register for an electronic identity card, known as e-KTP. Lalu Sajim Sastrawan, head of the province’s administration bureau, said […]