Tag: Yogyakarta
Drop Western ‘mental maps’ for Asian new order, says Mahbubani
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Singaporean philosopher, former diplomat and academic Professor Kishore Mahbubani has warned the world is entering a global “Asian new order” and...
Indonesian universities ‘ban’ niqab over fundamentalism fears
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
A pair of Indonesian Islamic universities are pushing female students to ditch niqab face veils – with one threatening expulsion for...
Yogyakarta airport developers warned not to ‘steal’ people’s land
By Bambang Muryanto in Yogyakarta
Indonesia's National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has demanded that state-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura I consider human...
Students reject new Yogyakarta airport, condemn forced evictions
By Ristu Hanafi in Yogyakarta
Protesters and students from Indonesia's Alliance against the Kulon Progo Airport have again demonstrated in front of the PT Angkasa...
Walkout after Eid sermon turns into tirade against ‘blasphemer’ Ahok
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
There was an unusual sight during the 1438th Eid (Eid al-Fitr) prayers at the Wonosari Square in the Gunungkidul regency of...
Two killed, three injured in Yogyakarta copter crash
At least two crew members were killed and three others injured after an Indonesian army helicopter crashed in a village in the Yogyakarta district...