Mathias Hariyadi

The country's largest Islamic organization has said that "it is not morally right" to take land from those who do not have a certificate of ownership. The document is essential in Indonesia, but has so far remained the preserve of the rich.

The booster will be administered to people over 60 and those at risk. It will be free of charge. The region around the capital is the most affected by the Omicron variant.

Heavy rains have led numerous rivers to break their banks flooding entire areas of the province. In recent days, Sumatra (three children dead and 32,000 displaced) and North Aceh have also been hit. Unregulated deforestation and illegal logging at the origin of the floods,.

The archdiocese is set to implement a four-year youth programme in its 67 parishes via an online campaign designed to involve more and more people. For Card Suharyo, concrete actions can restore value to human dignity.

Worried that possible domestic shortages might cause blackouts, the Indonesian government banned coal export for 2022. Businesses complain that will have huge costs.

Yahya Cholis Staquf was elected during the 34th national conference in Lampung, Sumatra. He is 55 years old and the son of a religious leader who was a former member of the NU and the elder brother of the Minister for Religious Affairs. Msgr Agus, a friend of Staquf who accompanied him on a visit to the Vatican, expresses his happiness. Staquf was attacked over a trip to Israel and meeting with Netanyahu.

The local Catholic community has obtained the Izin Mendirikan Bangunan, the document required to build new places of worship. For years, Christians in the capital have gathered in parish halls and faced protests from Muslims.

The death toll has risen to 40. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has rejected the accusations. Caritas is working to provide food and drink to thousands of displaced people.

The Civil Defence Department reports that 98 people were injured and about a thousand displaced, but the toll is likely to rise. Rescue operations have been hampered by smoke, ash and lapilli. The bridge connecting Lumajang and Malang collapsed, isolating many villages. Caritas on the ground to bring aid.

A Capuchin friar leads a group of volunteers in distributing aid to the hardest-hit areas of the Kapuas Hulu district. The rains, fed by the Niña, show no sign of letting up. Among the causes of the floods is the progressive deforestation in the area over the last decade. Entire forests have been uprooted to make room for palm plantations.

The trio’s parents say that their children have had to endure a climate of discrimination and marginalisation at the SD Negeri 051 elementary school in Tarakan, North Kalimantan. The school, which claims that the students flunk because the refused to salute the flag and sing the national anthem, is offering the students an alternative path to complete their primary education.

The country’s constitutional court calls for amendments to the omnibus law adopted during the pandemic to promote investments by cutting read tape. Trade unions joined in protest against the law. Some 2.92 million people enter the workforce every year in Indonesia.