Mathias Hariyadi

Padang Islamic leaders launch a campaign against the construction of a shopping centre owned by James T. Riady, a Jakarta-based Protestant businessman, famous across the country for building malls that include stores, schools and hospitals.

In Klanten, Central Java, the MUI reignites the controversy over the fact that Islam is not taught in Catholic schools, a serious violation for the local head of the Islamist organisation. Last year, the same dispute broke out in Blitar and Tegal, subsiding eventually after Muslim parents defended the schools their children attended because of the quality of their teaching.

This is the appeal launched at the recent forum organized by Kaj Pukat, an Association of the Archdiocese of Jakarta which brings together business men. Politics is not just compromise and strategies, but daily management of the common good. CSIS scholar: as Catholics "we can not hide". Fears and uncertainties ahead of the 2014 presidential election.

Interior Minister Gamawan Fauzi wants governors and local administrators to cooperate with FPI members. Activists and members of civil society groups slam him for ignoring the FPI's deliberate acts of intolerance towards minorities. One lawmaker describes the minister as a "disoriented person", defines the FPI an "obstacle" to the law.

The parish of St Gabriel in East Jakarta is pushing a new form of retreat developed by a former priest. Hundreds of people want to sign up for the event, based on active participation. For organisers, community response has been greater than expected, full of "enthusiasm." A former journalist talks about his years in prison on blasphemy charges.

A $ 1.5 billion project capable of transporting 247 thousand people every day to and from the Indonesian capital . On paper for 25 years, work will now begin thanks to the initiative of the governor Joko Widodo . Today commuters take up to two hours to travel 20 km on the bus ; congested trains , passengers forced to climb on the roof.

The parish of Kalvari , in Cipayung , is being targeted in a campaign against the local Catholic community . Banners and signs with threatening slogans appear near the mosque. A parishoner: years of harmony and coexistence at risk. New attacks ( verbal ) also against the church of St. Bernadette .

Through his company, the 43-year-old businessman is paying € 250 million for 70 per cent of the Italian team. His goal is to win with a more "international team" and an Indonesian among its players. Ordinary Indonesians are astonished by the power and wealth of one of their tycoons.

A "celebration of faith" characterised by "simplicity" and a large participation was held for Mgr Yohanes Harun Yuwono. Thirty-two bishops and hundreds of priests took part in the event. Growing up in a mixed Muslim-Christian family, the new prelate learnt to live to together with others in a harmonious way. He is a great expert and scholar on Islam.

Over the weekend in East Jakarta a public seminar on the "power of prayer" to the Virgin Mary . In Central Java meetings dedicated to Mary, as "an effective path" to bring Christ to men . In Purwokerto the bishop celebrates a Mass attended by thousands of faithful. Last May, a hotel in Jakarta hosted prayer meetings for businessmen.

The Indonesian People's Alliance ( IPA ) raises the need for protectionist policies to protect local production. Not only key sectors, such as oil and energy , but also entertainment and leisure industry now in foreign hands . A result of the liberalization policies of President Yudhoyono .

Akil Mochtar charged with pocketing three billion rupees in bribes to "fix " the outcome of an election in central Borneo . Public shocked as confidence in the institutions collapses. President Yudhoyono speaks of a "legal" and " non-political " issue and calls for transparency , but corruption is rampant.