World is keen to cash in on Indonesia boom
NZ keen to cash in on Indonesia boom Prime Minister John Key and Trade Minister Tim Groser are in the Indonesian capital A must-seize opportunity to cash in on Indonesia’s […]
The Law and Economics of Family Management
Source: Jakarta Globe Author: Pramudya A Oktavinanda I wonder how many people are aware of this, but our Legislative Board (DPR) is currently in the process of drafting a law on […]
Defining Street Children
The Jakarta Globe: Frequently at Sahabat Anak (Child’s Friend), people ask us, “Who is a street child?” A street child lives a complex life and as someone once remarked to […]
Cameron calls on Islam to embrace democracy and reject extremism
the guardian Democracy and Islam can flourish together, David Cameron will declare on Thursday as he uses a landmark speech in Indonesia to tell the Muslim world that it can reject a “dead-end choice” between extremism and dictatorship. In one of his most significant speeches on Islam, the prime minister will say that the world can […]
Indonesia quake explained: Why didn’t massive tremors cause a major tsunami?
Russian TV: A huge tsunami, triggered by a 9.0-magnitude quake, rolled onto Japan’s east coast in 2011. In 2004, tons of water crashed onto Indonesia following a 9.1 quake. But […]
Tsunami Warning for Sumatra Indonesia After Magnitude 8.5 Earthquake
The Jakarta Globe: Indonesia issued a tsunami warning Wednesday after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.5 hit waters off westernmost Aceh province. Said, an official at Indonesia’s Meteorology […]
Indonesia to OK UN Deal to Protect Migrant Workers
The Jakarta Globe: Indonesian migrant workers are a step closer to securing legal recognition of their right to protection after the House of Representatives agreed in principle to ratify an international convention on the issue later this week. At a hearing between House Commission IX and officials from the Foreign […]
Ring of Fire: An Indonesian Odyssey
The Jakarta Globe: Sandwiched between the Indian and the Pacific oceans and home to more than 1,000 ethnic groups and 300 distinct languages, Indonesia looks different to each person who […]
25 Indonesian maids on death row in Saudi—report
Global Nation: RIYADH—Twenty-five Indonesian maids are on death row in Saudi Arabia and 22 others have been pardoned and sent home, local media reported on Friday, adding that Jakarta will […]
Indonesia’s Floating Market: Pics
Jakarta Globe: Indonesia’s Floating Paradise: The River Markets of South Kalimantan Thousands of Indonesians travel to Thailand each year to see the renowned Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. Little do they […]
‘Global March to Jerusalem’ departs for Pakistan to join Desmond Tutu and other VIPs
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA; At least 27 Indonesian delegates departed for Karachi in Pakistan on Friday to join “Global March to Jerusalem (GMJ)”. From Pakistan, the convoy will travel by land then […]
Analysis: Bali attack plot shows Indonesia terror threat evolving
(Reuters) – A foiled plot by suspected Islamic militants to attack and bomb targets in Bali, including a bar popular with tourists, marks an escalation of the violent threat in Indonesia as […]
Indonesian Judge sentences Grandmother to 2 1/2 years in jail for stealing Casava, and …
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page A true court case in Prabumulih, Lampung, Indonesia, in 2011: A grandmother pleaded that she […]
Indonesia to have super express train by 2017
Plans to Build Indonesia’s First High-Speed Rail Line Gather Steam Plans to build Indonesia’s first “super-express” train are closer to becoming a reality as the Japanese government offers to foot […]
Indonesia: Mataram city governments admit denying Ahmadiyya rights as citizens
Ahmadiyya Times: REPUBLIKA: MATARAM – Deputy Mayor of Mataram H Mohan Roliskana admitted Ahmadiyah followers are not recognized as citizens. Ahmadiyah are still considered part of the West Lombok regency, West […]
‘No way in a thousand years will Indonesians accept the leadership of these men.’
With Hard-Liners Increasingly Cornered, All That Is Needed Is a Little More Rope Bramantyo Prijosusilo, Jakarta Globe: As calls for the disbandment of organizations that use religion as a mask […]
Indonesians told to reject religious intolerance
The Jakarta Post Indonesians are becoming more religious and, at the same time, intolerant of different religious identities, which threatens the basic foundation of pluralism in Indonesia, an international seminar […]
China impressed by Indonesia’s economic growth
The Jakarta Post, Beijing China finds Indonesia’s economic growth impressive, putting it on a fast track to become a prominent trading partner, officials say on Tuesday, just days ahead of […]
Our real problem is not intolerance, but a lack of common sense
Jakarta Post: Recent disputes on the construction of religious buildings, the prosecution of minority sects and the rejection of hard-line groups have resurfaced the discussion of tolerance. I argue that […]
Islamic groups demonstrate against liberal Muslims and Ahmadiyya
Indonesia must be “free” of liberal values, including liberal interpretations of Islam. That’s the message of thousands of Muslims who demonstrated against the Ahmadiyya minority faith and “liberalism” on Friday. […]