Latest Story / December 25, 2019

City in Aceh bans all New Year’s celebrations for being un-Islamic

A city in Indonesia’s Aceh province is banning all celebrations related to the New Year, saying Muslims do not commemorate the Gregorian calendar. The ban will be enforced on locals and tourists alike. According to The Jakarta Post, the ban would be imposed in Sabang City on Weh Island in Aceh, which is the only […]

November 21, 2019

The Queen sacks Prince Andrew: His career is over expert says

British newspapers today are abuzz with the sacking of Prince Andrew from Royal duties as a result of the Epstein scandal. The Daily Mail said that the Queen effectively sacked the Prince after discussing the Epstein scandal with Charles and summoning the distraught Duke of York. The Queen took drastic action to contain the fall-out from […]

November 2, 2019

Malaysian couple on trial in Norway for forcing a child to fast for 12 hours

A Malaysian couple living in Norway who lost custody of their children following an investigation by authorities relating to an allegation of abuse involving their child have claimed trial. The couple, Hairi Muhamad, 42, and Norliha Khamis, 42, got into trouble with the local authorities after one of their offspring complained to the authorities of having to fast for […]

October 29, 2019

Jokowi visits Papua after unrest, inaugurates bridge

Jakarta— President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo landed in West Papua and Papua on Sunday in his first visit to the restive region after violent unrest broke out in August. During the visit, he officially announced the completion of a 732-meter Youtefa Bridge in on Monday. It connects the provincial capital Jayapura and Muara Tami district. He also visited […]

October 29, 2019

Opposition weakened with Prabowo joining Jokowi’s cabinet: Analyst

A political science lecturer at the Muhammadiyah University in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Dr Ahmad Atang said Subianto Prabowo’s joining President Joko (Jokowi) Widodo’s cabinet has weakened the opposition in Indonesia. But he hoped the former opposition leader will add colour and bring expertise to the new government. Jokowi surprised the country and the entire region when he picked […]

October 22, 2019

Anti-corruption chief defends Jokowi on corruption eradication

In the speech made by President Joko (Jokowi) Widodo at the inauguration, there was no mention of corruption eradication in his inaugural address for the 2019-2024 mandate. Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Deputy Chairman Saut Situmorang had his own views. According to him, Jokowi’s speech should not be interpreted as pessimistic when it comes to eradicating corruption, […]

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