Religious Freedom Report

May 7th, 2006, by Patung, 12 comments

Indonesia remains on the “Watch List” in the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom report for 2006.

Jabir, alias Gempur Budi Prakoso

May 6th, 2006, by Patung, no comments

Jabir, alias Gempur Budi Prakoso.

Ratna Ani Lestari

May 5th, 2006, by Patung, 1 comment

The leader of Banyuwangi, Ratna Ani Lestari, has been accused of blasphemy.

Eighteen Regencies Sharia Bound

May 4th, 2006, by Patung, 2 comments

Syafi’i Anwar, of the International Centre for Islam and Pluralism (ICIP), remarks on the growing demand for sharia based law in provincial areas of Indonesia.

Prostitution In Tangerang

May 4th, 2006, by Patung, 10 comments

In Tangerang the carrying of make-up compacts and lipstick may land women in court on charges of prostitution.

32nd Worst Country In The World

May 3rd, 2006, by Patung, 1 comment

According to an organisation called the “Fund for Peace”, which you are unlikely to have ever heard of, Indonesia ranks 32nd worst in the list of failed states in the world.

MMI Show Support For Terrorist

May 3rd, 2006, by Patung, 1 comment

About fifty members of the Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI) visited the home of slain terrorist Gempur Budi Angkoro alias Jabir, killed by police in a raid on Saturday, to give their moral support to his family.

Bearers of Gifts

May 3rd, 2006, by Patung, no comments

The Partai Keadilan Sejahtera, PKS, is the bearer of gifts for both lowly schoolteachers and the Hamas government in the West Bank alike.

Bomb & Video Found

May 2nd, 2006, by Patung, no comments

The police counter-terror squad, Detachment 88, found a bomb almost identical to ones believed to have been used in the second Bali bombings that killed 23 people in October last year, during the raid on Noordin Mohammed’s hideout in central Java on Saturday.

Mosque Building in Papua

May 2nd, 2006, by Patung, no comments

Muslims in the town of Manokwari in Papua can’t get permission to build mosques, says a member of parliament.

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