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Indonesian President Joko Widodo has consolidated impressive power and popularity, but it remains unclear if he can successfully influence the outcome of Indonesia’s 2024 election.
When Edy Mulyadi, a journalist and small-time politician, hit the headlines in Indonesia last month for calling the location of its planned new capital city "a place where genies dump kids", he sparked a backlash from community groups in Kalimantan. But the resulting debate also revealed the extent to which tales of the supernatural pervade modern-day thinking across the archipelago...
Indonesian Radical Cleric Arrested for Violating COVID-19 Protocols 12/15/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On December 13, a firebrand Islamic cleric was detained by the Indonesian police for allegedly violating COVID-19 health protocols, holding events that drew thousands of followers. Habib Rizieq Shihab, leader of the radical Muslim group Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), was accused of organizing large gatherings in defiance of warnings by authorities to observe social distancing rules. Dozens of his supporters were tested positive after attending the super spreader event...
by Ati Nurbaiti The Islamist leader returned on 10 November from self-imposed exile in Saudi Arabia after being charged with “pornography” at home. He was taken into custody, seemingly for failing to respect anti-coronavirus regulations at his daughter's wedding. Tensions are growing with the government, which, however, is trying to avoid confrontation. Jakarta (AsiaNews) – Rizieq Shihab, the controversial leader of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI), began a 20-day police detention yesterday for violating anti-coronavirus health protocols. After the authorities failed to detain him on ot...