North Jakarta Prostitution

Aug 6th, 2006, by Patung, 4 comments

The north Jakarta branch of the Nahdlatul Ulama has issued an ultimatum to places which provide access to prostitutes and gambling.

Government Regulation of Religion

Aug 4th, 2006, by Patung, 10 comments

Indonesia scores poorly on an index of the level of government, and social, interference in religious affairs.

Papernas

Aug 3rd, 2006, by Patung, 23 comments

A new left wing political party has been launched, Papernas, the Partai Persatuan dan Pembebasan Nasional, National Liberation Party of Unity.

Peacekeepers for Lebanon

Aug 3rd, 2006, by Patung, 1 comment

The media, and apparently some politicians and generals, keep insisting, with much enthusiasm, that an Indonesian armed peacekeeping force will shortly be sent to Lebanon.

Noordin Top Hunt

Aug 3rd, 2006, by Patung, 3 comments

The hunt for Noordin M. Top in East Java.

Aceh as the Base

Aug 3rd, 2006, by Patung, 2 comments

The long march of militant Islam through the institutions, on the university campuses of Aceh, with some fearing that Aceh may be the springboard for groups such as the PKS to dominate other areas.

Morality Law for Depok

Aug 2nd, 2006, by Patung, 11 comments

While Depok heads down the road of instituting strict morality laws two candidates for mayor of Jakarta say sharia is not on the agenda for the national capital.

A Village in Maluku

Aug 2nd, 2006, by Patung, 2 comments

Waai village in central Maluku, destroyed in the sectarian war of 2001, rebuilds.

Adultery & Wilayatul Hisbah

Aug 1st, 2006, by Patung, 35 comments

As two people are caned for adultery in Aceh a report comes out claiming that women and the poor are victimised by sharia law in the province, enforced by the Wilayatul Hisbah.

Israel & Lebanon II

Jul 31st, 2006, by Patung, 16 comments

The middle eastern crisis and Indonesian reactions to it.

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