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Huge deployment of security forces planned for Jakarta rally
AFP, Published on 29/11/2016
» JAKARTA - Thousands of Indonesian security forces will be deployed at a rally this week against Jakarta's Christian governor to prevent a repeat of violence that marred a protest earlier this month, police said Tuesday.
Jakarta governor faces grilling over blasphemy allegations
AFP, Published on 22/11/2016
» JAKARTA - Jakarta's Christian governor was questioned by police Tuesday for the first time since being named a suspect in a blasphemy investigation seen by critics as a test of religious tolerance in Indonesia.
Jakarta governor named suspect in blasphemy case
AFP, Published on 16/11/2016
» JAKARTA - Jakarta's Christian governor was formally named a suspect on blasphemy allegations Wednesday, after claims that he insulted Islam sparked a violent mass protest by Muslim hardliners in the Indonesian capital.
Jakarta leader questioned after violent hardline demo
AFP, Published on 07/11/2016
» JAKARTA - Indonesian police Monday questioned Jakarta's Christian governor for allegedly insulting Islam, after the accusations sparked a violent mass protest by hardliners in the Muslim-majority country.
Indonesia leader postpones Australia trip after protests
AFP, Published on 05/11/2016
» JAKARTA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo has postponed a trip to Australia due to start Sunday after violence broke out at a mass rally against a Christian governor accused of insulting Islam, the government said.
Widodo cancels trip after Jakarta violence
Published on 05/11/2016
» JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo has postponed a visit to Australia after a huge protest by Muslims against Jakarta's Christian governor turned violent, with one death.
50,000 Muslim hardliners rally against governor in Jakarta
AFP, Published on 04/11/2016
» JAKARTA: A massive demonstration by tens of thousands of Indonesian Muslims against Jakarta's governor turned ugly late Friday as hardliners burned police cars and clashed with officers, who responded with tear gas and water cannon.
Police to lock down Jakarta for blasphemy protest
Published on 03/11/2016
» JAKARTA - Indonesian police are planning a massive show of force in the capital Jakarta on Friday to contain a much-hyped protest by Muslim hardliners against the city's popular governor that threatens to ignite religious and racial flashpoints.
Indonesian Islamic hardliners protest Christian governor
AFP, Published on 14/10/2016
» JAKARTA - Thousands of Muslim hardliners protested in Jakarta Friday demanding the Indonesian capital's Christian governor be executed for allegedly insulting Islam, as he faces an increasingly tight election race.
Plastic penalty
Asia focus, Published on 29/02/2016
» Indonesians have long taken plastic bags for granted as retailers are so generous in giving them away. But that may change now that shoppers at modern retail trade outlets in 22 cities have to pay for each plastic bag they use.