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14/04/2016

Antiterror squad reform
In light of the potential for human rights abuses perpetrated by special operations police officers, such as in the controversial death of suspected terrorist Siyono, activists have called on the police and the House of Representatives to evaluate the work and operational procedures of counterterrorism unit Densus 88. What do you think?

11/04/2016

Fighting to***co in court

An anti-to***co coalition is filing for a judicial review with the Supreme Court against a ministerial decree that seeks to double national cigarette production to 524.2 billion by 2020, which they say violates people’s right to health. What do you think?

07/04/2016

Opening the Panama Papers

The government has begun a probe into possible tax evasion through offshore company structures involving Indonesian businesspeople and corporations that were named in the so-called Panama Papers, a database of thousands of the world’s rich and powerful that was leaked to the public on Sunday. What do you think?

04/04/2016

Bribery in reclamation projects

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has arrested PT Agung Podomoro Land president director Ariesman Widjaja and slapped a travel ban on PT Agung Sedayu Group head Sugianto “Aguan” Kusuma in connection with the alleged bribery of a Jakarta legislative councillor to endorse bylaws that support the developer’s Jakarta north coast reclamation projects. What do you think?

01/04/2016

Indonesian-Chinese bilateral ties

Despite Indonesia’s tough diplomatic stance, the March 20 incident between Indonesian maritime patrol ships and Chinese coast guard vessels raises a serious question about Indonesia’s dispute-settlement capacity on issues surrounding maritime borders and resources, says Christopher Roberts, an associate professor at the Australian Defense Force Academy. What do you think?

30/03/2016

Freedom of worship and legal uncertainty

Hundreds of parishioners from the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) Yasmin and the Filadelfia Batak Church (HKBP Filadelfia) held Easter services in front of the State Palace on Sunday, despite the Supreme Court already having ordered the Bogor mayor and Bekasi regent to reopen the sealed churches in their respective areas. What do you think?

29/03/2016

Setback in pluralism
Claiming to have won the support of mainstream religious and social organizations in the country, the government has decided to officially ban the controversial Fajar Nusantara Movement (Gafatar), a move that had been anticipated but condemned by many as a setback to the country’s commitment to protecting minorities and tolerating diversity. What do you think?

21/03/2016

Overseas job fraud

Overseas employment is not always a good opportunity for Indonesians as workers have to remain wary of fraudulent practices plaguing offers to work in countries that can provide greater prosperity. The police revealed on Friday that they were investigating three separate cases of the illegal transportation of Indonesian workers to South Korea, the Netherlands and Turkey. What do you think?

16/03/2016

Transport conflict
Tensions have risen in Jakarta’s streets following the conflict between application-based and conventional modes of public transportation, while the government is still searching for solutions to address the “unfair business competition” that has arisen from the new technology. What do you think?

15/03/2016

Islam and democracy
According to Jeremy Menchik, a professor from Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, in his 224-page book Islam and Democracy in Indonesia: Tolerance without Liberalism, democratic values, such as freedom and equality, are basically common in secular states. However, beyond this, things become both unique and confusing for scholars who analyze Indonesia, because the country is also highly religious, a characteristic not generally found in secular states. What do you think?

11/03/2016

Delinquent taxpayer manhunt

The directorate general of taxation is planning to deploy its officers to the lowest level of neighborhoods (RT) and community units (RW) to hunt down delinquent taxpayers in a bid to double tax revenues from individuals this year. What do you think?

10/03/2016

Ban on products from Israeli settlement

The Islamic world has called on Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member countries and the international community to ban products from Israeli settlements to put pressure on Israeli to end its occupation of Palestinian land. What do you think?

10/03/2016

Summit on Palestine
Expressing unwavering support for Palestine, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said at the recent Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) conference in Jakarta that Indonesia would continue to back the Palestinian struggle for independence. What do you think?

04/03/2016

Support for homosexuality
Unlike other government officials and mass organizations representatives, Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin says Islamic leaders should not incite Muslims to expel le***an, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people from society because homosexuality is an illness. What do you think?

03/03/2016

Police recruitment review
Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) has urged the National Police to review their recruitment process following the harrowing revelation that an officer allegedly killed and mutilated his two young children. Similar call has been also frequently aired by other sides amid the police’s bad image in connection with officers’ involvement in gun assaults with soldiers, illegal drug cases and extortion of justice seekers. What do you think?

29/02/2016

RI as role model in counterterrorism
Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said recently that Indonesia was a role model for other countries with regard to successful counterterrorism efforts, indicated by the rapid response from the authorities in handling the Jan. 14 terrorist attack in Jakarta for which the Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility. What do you think?

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