The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Floods that hit Pondok Labu, South Jakarta, on Sunday, are by no means over as the rainy season is expected to peak in January-March, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) says. More floods are anticipated in the area because Pondok Labu is not only affected by […]
‘Religious Tolerance Bill’ would only entrench discrimination, critics say. By: Sarah Page Compass Direct News Members of a church in Bogor, West Java, are determined to continue meeting outside their sealed building each Sunday until they are granted freedom to worship inside it, despite a ban on street meetings issued by […]
By Prashanth Parameswaran Under President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Indonesia has emerged as a success story in many ways. It has waged a resilient campaign against terrorism, achieved the third-highest economic growth rate among G-20 countries and demonstrated dynamic leadership within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Moreover, this political […]
“The rise in personal wealth in Indonesia has been stunning since the year 2000” VIVAnews – It is estimated that the number of millionaires in Southeast Asia doubled compared to last year. Singapore is at the first place, followed by Indonesia and Malaysia. The three countries have an estimated 190,000 […]
MAKKAH, 26 Dhul Qadah/24 Oct (IINA)- A total of 43 Indonesian pilgrims have died in Saudi Arabia this year, with most of the deaths caused by vascular diseases, the government says. According to Indonesia’s Religious Affairs Ministry’s Integrated Hajj Computerized System (Siskohat), this year 34 Indonesian pilgrims have died from […]
The freedom of worship is central to the foundations of any modern nation. All Indonesians must have equal protection under the law if we are to take our rightful place alongside other developed nations. Economic growth alone does not define the true standing of a country. How it treats its […]
Major Step Forward for Waste Dumping Ban More than 170 countries have agreed to fast-track the implementation of a ban on the export of hazardous and toxic waste to developing countries, thanks to an Indonesia Swiss initiative. The agreement on the early entry into force of the proposal, which is […]
We’re not safe living anywhere: Ahmadis The Jakarta Post, Bekasi The imam of the Al-Misbah Ahmadiyya mosque in Jatibening, Bekasi, recently called on members not to congregate for Friday prayers for safety reasons following an official ban on Ahmadiyya religious practices in Bekasi. Rahmat Rahmadijaya, the imam, said, “It’s up to them if they want […]
Bogor. Hundreds of men from a local Muslim hard-line group occupied the roadway in front of the GKI Yasmin church on Sunday, forcing congregation members to hold their service a kilometer away from their sealed building. The churchgoers have been staging prayers on the sidewalk outside their church for more […]
NGOs protest genetically engineered crop regulation The Jakarta Post A group of NGOs advocating agricultural issues are calling on the Agriculture Ministry to revoke its new regulation that allows cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMO). The Executive Director of the Indonesian Center for Environmental Law, Henri Subagiyo, said in a […]
Hans David Tampubolon, The Jakarta Post, The Bekasi municipality has officially banned the religious practice of the Ahmadiyah sect on Thursday, a move pluralists deemed as the legitimation of a violation of the spirit of the Constitution. The head of the Bekasi Agency for State Unity, Politics and Community Protection, Agus Dharma, said that the issuance […]
Saudi tight-lipped over death penalty for RI workers The Jakarta Post, Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa says the government of Saudi Arabia had remained silent on the fate of two Indonesian migrant workers facing the death penalty there. Earlier, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sent a letter to Saudi authorities, requesting an […]
Fairy tale wedding: Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Bendara (center) is held aloft by her new husband, Kanjeng Pangeran Haryo Yudanegara (right), and his uncle, Gusti Bendoro Pangeran Haryo Suryodiningrat (left) at Yogyakarta Palace on Tuesday. Reuters/Beawiharta Yogyakarta’s iconic street, Jl. Malioboro, was flooded by some 40,000 onlookers hoping to catch a […]
Indonesia’s legislature is considering a tolerance bill aimed at reducing tensions between the Muslim majority and minority religions about such issues as building houses of worship and converting members to a different faith. But human rights groups worry the bill would actually have the opposite affect given the rise in […]
An interview with Zaenuda Ikhwanul Aziz from (the secretary of the legal committee of the Indonesian Ahmadiyah congregation (Jamaah Ahmadiyah Indonesia – JAI) is published by the Asian Human Rights Commission regarding the situation faced by Ahmadis in Indonesia.. How do you feel about what is happening to the Ahmadiyah […]
We are writing to raise our concerns about intimidation, threats and violence against several Ahmadiyya communities at the hands of certain religious groups and organizations, as well government officials in the province of West Java. These include attacks on the property of Ahmadiyya members, closure or takeover of Ahmadiyya places […]
KUALA LUMPUR: The Indonesian Finance Ministry is targetting a $500 million 5-year global sukuk issuance this year, an official told reporters at an Islamic finance forum here on Monday. “We are looking for the benchmark tenor, but we hope to have longer (tenures),” Dwi Irianti Hadiningdyah, deputy director of Islamic Financing for the ministry’s debt […]
And so, as it happens time and again, there appears to be yet another diplomatic spat looming over the horizon between Malaysia and Indonesia. The cause of it, this time round, is a dispute over border-land markers somewhere in East Malaysia/Kalimantan that appear to have been moved by persons yet […]
They live in a world of plenty, but one in seven will go hungry today Enough crops can be grown to feed the planet. But spiralling grain prices, stock market speculation, climate change and corrupt and failing governments have left almost a billion people facing starvation. Amid the democratic euphoria […]
Indonesia is looking to ramp up its production of South Sea pearls to 7 million tons from 5.7 million tons in 2010, and says it has the potential to produce up to 20 million tons a year. The country is only using about 28 percent of its pearl cultivation potential […]