March 14, 2017 edition
During a meeting between President Joko Widodo and King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud at the Bogor Palace in West Jawa last week, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia agreed to 11 memorandums of understanding (MoU). "One of the 11 MoUs signed was on the Saudi Fund Contribution to the Financing of Development Projects valued at US$1 billion," said Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, after the meeting of the two leaders.
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The House of Representatives' (DPR) Gerindra faction initiated an inquiry to investigate the Home Ministry's refusal to remove Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama from office, despite his status as a defendant in a religious defamation case. We propose a special committee for an inquiry into theAhok Gate' case, in relation to the misuse of authority of the Criminal Code and Law No. 23/2014 on Regional Governance," said Gerindra Party deputy chairman Fadli Zon said, two weeks ago.
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February 14, 2017 edition
THE government has proposed standardizing Friday prayer khatib (preachers or persons delivering sermons) to the House of Representatives (DPR). The proposal, said Minister for Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin, is based on reports about certain preachers who might pose a threat to the unity of the muslim community. "We could use the most moderate standards," said the minister.
Lukman said Friday sermons would be used to discredit people, undermining the sermon's essential function to provide religious counsel. "This can potentially create disunity, especially in the midst of Indonesia's diversity," he said.
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