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View all search resultsThe regulation on mining licenses for religious groups challenges Indonesia's traditional separation of religious influence from state affairs by enabling a religious organization to engage directly in mining.
With Jokowi apparently emulating Soeharto by parceling out mining concessions to fulfill a long-standing promise to NU as other religious organizations resisting the temptation, it’s now up to the country’s largest Muslim organization to back out on moral grounds.
The government’s decision to grant state-owned mine concessions to religious groups has been met with criticism from former chairman of Muhammadiyah Din Syamsudin, who claimed the move caused more harm, especially to the environment, than benefit.
Tasked by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo with maintaining political and security stability after the 2024 elections, the new Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Hadi Tjahjanto held a meeting with the country's largest Muslim organization on his first working day on the job.
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