December 27, 2016 edition
There is a new phenomenon in Indonesia's terrorism movement, specifically within the ISIS sector: female suicide bombers. New recruits are obtained, among others, by marrying women and conditioning their children to become terrorists at a very early age.
The new method was revealed in the process of capturing Nur Solihin's group in Bekasi. Before capturing him, the Police Anti-Terrorism Unit known as Detachment 88, first arrested Dian Yulia Novi in Bekasi. Dian, 27, who has worked in Oman and Taiwan, was to become a suicide bomber.
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Indikator Politik's (Political Indicator) survey conducted from November 15 to 20 shows Basuki Tjahaja Purnama's (Ahok) electability and popularity declining significantly. In May, Ahok's popularity was still at 38 percent. Now, according to the survey, his popularity has taken a tumble to 19.4 percent. Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono is currently leading, while Anies Baswedan, who occupies third place, trails the incumbent with a two-percent gap.
Ahok's indictment for blasphemy has seriously affected his electability. According to the survey, although respondents are satisfied with his performance as governor, some might still choose to vote for Agus or Anies. This was also reflected in last week's Tempo.co poll.
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