Two men are in a police cell because of their liberal interpretation of Islam.
Residents of Pattimura in Ambon, Maluku have surrendered large amounts of weaponry to the authorities.
A couple of cases of religious deviancy and the consequent responses of ordinary people and the authorities.
A Christian foundation in Surabaya, East Java, reaches out to the masses.
Summary of recent reports on terror and related activity over the last week.
Articles from the world’s press increasingly focus on the lack of moderation in Indonesia and Indonesian Islam.
Possibilities for defence industry cooperation with China are being explored.
It’s difficult to know what goes on in the province of Papua but some information does get out from time to time. Two recent events shed some light on the situation there.
The Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia, MMI, have issued a “summons” to the police, claiming there is a witch-hunt against the Muslim community.
Escaped mental patient and president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, visited Jakarta today and was warmly received by the leader of moderate Islam, president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia.
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