Accepting the Pope’s invitation, the bishops promote social initiatives under the motto "do good to others." These include insurance funds to cover funeral expenses and to support needy students. Many baptisms scheduled for Easter Vigil.
The targeted sites are no longer accessible via Indonesian servers because they contained "false teachings" of Islam. After years of doing nothing, the government took direct action against online radicalism.
Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, 30 and mother of two, will be executed in the coming days. In 2010 she was arrested because caught at the airport with 2.6 kg of heroin. The young woman was exploited as a courier and was unaware of the contents of the bag. The Supreme Court recently rejected the last appeal for a pardon.
Gen. Haiti, Chief of police, has approved the use of hijab throughout the force. So far it was used only in Aceh, the only province where sharia is law. Satisfaction among members of the pro-Islamic parties. PKS politician: "Apex of a long battle."
At the end of this year, Indonesians will go to the polls in 8 provinces, 26 regencies and 170 districts. The country's Catholic bishops support "strong, smart and responsible" Catholic candidates to promote the Church's message and values in society.
A video showing children, age 8 to 11, undergoing military training is currently being vetted by military intelligence. In it, a boy is seen declaring himself ready for "holy war" to "annihilate the enemies of Allah." Syria is now the battleground for Indonesian extremists. The father of one of the girls recently arrested in Turkey commits suicide.
Army to hold a series of military exercises in the city of Central Sulawesi. The official reason is "to ensure security for September regatta". In fact they want to target terrorist movements, led by jihadist leader Santoso, active in the area. Indonesian Minister: army will restore law and order.
The group included three families from the province of East Java. Initial reports indicate that those arrested were mostly women and children who had entered Turkey as part of an organised tourist group in order to reach husbands and fathers who had joined the Islamic State group.
According to the latest figures from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 229 Indonesians are in Malaysian and Saudi prisons for capital crimes. Most could be decapitated for drug trafficking or murder. Minister Marsudi calls on the new president Widodo to show that Indonesia stands by its citizens in these situations.
The appointment of former General Gunawan as national police chief is at the centre of the dispute. The commission's former leaders were forced out. The general's file has been moved to the Office of the Attorney General and to the police. Many fear that the investigation will be a whitewash, undermining the fight against graft.
Civil society and corporate groups as well as international organisations try to reconcile ethics and business interests in order to boost cooperation, and address common problems and interests. In doing so, they can uphold UN standard for business practices.
About 200 people attended celebratory event for the victims of the 1965 violence. Police and thugs disrupt the meeting and attack participants. Indonesian activist: "one person left unconscious ". Criticism of President Jokowi’s failure to defend freedom of thought and speech.
Subscribe to the newsletter to receive verified news, analysis and insights from Asian countries every week.
Subscribeto the newsletter
