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July 25, 2017 edition

SETYA Novanto is a fine example of the irony of democracy. The Golkar party chairman climbed the political ladder to the top through constitutional procedures including general and party elections. Albeit dogged by myriad scandals, he managed to hold on to his public position.

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July 18, 2017 edition

It is plain to see that the establishment of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Right-of-Inquiry Special Committee at the House of Representatives is an endeavor to weaken the commission. The committee members should abandon the rhetoric that they are trying to improve the KPK. The leaders of political parties should also put a stop to the pretense: seemingly criticizing the work of the special committee, or pansus in Indonesian, but allowing their members to join it.

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July 11, 2017 edition

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July 4, 2017 edition

The police should not use the Pornography Law to target Rizieq Syihab. Even if they have evidence of his intimate and racy chat with Firza Husein, a woman who is not his wife, the police should not be trying to use it to send the leader of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) to court.

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June 27, 2017 edition

News of former terror convicts now actively promoting deradicalization programs are indeed uplifting. These transformed terrorists are working hard to dispel the misconceived ideas that terror acts were a form of jihad.

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June 20, 2017 edition

Religious conservatism, in this case for Islam, has become a source of optimism and concern as of late. There is the view that the growing numbers of Qur'anic study groups at many offices and even shopping malls, the wide use of Islamic garb like the hijab, and the increase in the number of people going for the pilgrimage to Mecca are evidence of increased piety in society--in its most extant form. Many hold that worship of the Creator is a source of goodness. It increases patience, social cohesiveness, and the desire to do good towards others.

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June 13, 2017 edition

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