Sunday, May 19 2013, 01:49 AM

Expose

Ending the pervasive curse of ‘Papua currency’

Development in Papua, Indonesia’s most eastern and underdeveloped province, has been hampered by extremely expensive logistics costs caused by the…

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  • Beleaguered airline, often flying solo, connected far-flung cities

    Sardjono Jhony Tjitrokusumo is a former pilot for Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates. He became Merpati Nusantara Airlines’ president director in May 2010.

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  • Violent jihad gaining ground on campus

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    This is the second of two reports on the radicalism movement at universities. Radical groups propagating violence have infiltrated campuses to lure young and energetic students who may eventually begin…

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  • NII: The father of modern radical Islam

    Understanding the country’s violent jihadist movements that have triggered a string of terrorist attacks may not be possible without studying the outlawed Islamic State of Indonesia movement, known locally as…

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  • A young woman’s journey down campus conservatism

    Fatiyah, not her real name, is no terrorist. Nor will she become one. She wears a fully concealing hijab, yet fights what she perceives as the radical jihad movement on…

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  • Hard-liner groups on shopping spree at campuses

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    This is the first of two reports on the blooming Islamic radicalism at universities. Questions surround the potential of such conditions to propagate future religious violence and intolerance.

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  • College graduates are a new breed of terrorists

    Terrorism is attracting an increasing number of creative and intellectual university graduates who differ from its stereotypical adherents of Islamic boarding school (pesantren) students and preachers.

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  • Hard-line Islamic groups active on campuses

    Date Established: The organization was brought to Indonesia in the 1970s by pilgrims, Arab immigrants and Indonesians who studied in Egypt and the Middle East.

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  • China, RI destined for friendship

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    A number of Chinese and Indonesian officials and businesspeople have lauded Indonesian Ambassador to China Imron Cotan for successfully strengthening Indonesia-China relations since he arrived 10 months ago. The Jakarta…

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  • China says yes to religious freedom, but no to conflicts

    The Chinese government invited The Jakarta Post’s Ridwan Max Sijabat to China from April 18 to April 27. The following is his report of the trip:

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  • Guangxi becomes China’s gate to doing business in ASEAN

    Guangxi province in China, which borders Vietnam, is gearing up to attract more investors from Southeast Asian nations, and to expand its products to ASEAN markets.

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