Sell Beer Shares, Anies Urged
DKI Jakarta’s Regional House of People’s Representatives (DPRD) Chairman Prasetio Edi Marsudi has urged the DKI Jakarta Governor, Anies Baswedan,...
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What Rizieq Shihab’s Return Means for Indonesian Politics
Before going to Saudi Arabia for three years in 2017, Rizieq Shihab played an important role in Indonesia’s politics and...
Child-Beating Radical Cleric Released from Jail
A radical Islamic leader, notorious for his hate-fuelled rants against foreigners and minorities, has been released from jail early after...
Ahok Responds to Abdul Somad’s Comments about Cross
Jakarta’s former governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as Ahok, has responded to Muslim preacher Abdul Somad’s statement about the Christian...
Ahok: My Political Career is Over
“My political career has actually ended. The majority of religious people have labelled me as someone who defamed religion”, former...
Passengers Excited as Ahok Tries Jakarta MRT for First Time
Jakarta’s former governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama or Ahok, took a trip on Jakarta’s Mass Rapid Transit for the first time...
Basuki Tjahaja Purnama Released from Prison
The former governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, or formerly known as Ahok, was released from prison on Thursday morning,...
Basuki Tjahaja Purnama Asks Supporters to Call Him BTP Instead of Ahok After Prison Release
Former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama has asked his supporters to refer to him as BTP instead of Ahok after...
Ahok to be Released from Prison in January 2019
Former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, also known by Ahok who is serving a two-year jail term for blasphemy, will...
Ahok to Refuse Parole and Serve Out Prison Sentence
Former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, who is serving a two-year jail sentence for blasphemy, will refuse parole in hope...
Indonesian Supreme Court Rejects Ahok’s Appeal
Indonesia’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by the Christian ex-governor of Jakarta to review his conviction for insulting Islam,...
Ahok Has Filed for Divorce, Lawyer Confirms
Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama has taken legal measures to divorce Veronica Tan, his wife of 20 years, Ahok’s lawyer has...
Ahok Named in Top 100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy
Former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama has been included in the list of top 100 global thinkers of 2017 by...
One and Half Year Prison for Editor of Ahok Blasphemy Video
The Bandung District Court has sentenced Buni Yani, the man accused of uploading an edited video of a speech by...
Ahok to Stay in Mako Brimob Prison Amid Security Concerns
Former Jakarta governor Basuki ‘Ahok’ Tjahaja Purnama will not be moved to East Jakarta’s Cipinang Prison as initially planned but...
‘Ahok Effect’ Undermines Freedom of Expression Warns Activists
Support for former Jakarta governor Basuki ‘Ahok’ Tjahaja Purnama continues after he announced he will not appeal a two-year jail...
Ahok Drops Appeal In Statement Delivered By Wife
In an emotional press conference on Tuesday, May 23, the wife of jailed former Jakarta governor Basuki ‘Ahok’ Tjahaja Purnama...
Ahok Jailed for 2 Years in Blasphemy Case
Jakarta?s Chinese Christian governor Ahok will spend two years behind bars after the long-running blasphemy case wraps up....
Despite Lesser Charges, Ahok May Still Face Prison
Although Jakarta?s gubernatorial election has finally ended, the fact remains that Ahok must still battle it out in court if...
Police Confirm Upcoming Protest in Jakarta
The FUI has scheduled a large protest for March 31 regarding Ahok?s blasphemy case. Local police officers confirm, and advise...
E-KTP: One Identification Card, Big-time Corruption
Back in October, Fikrul Hanif, a history professor at a teacher’s college in Padang, West Sumatra, trudged to his local...