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Muslim piety in Southeast Asia mirrors increased religious traditionalism in the Middle East​

Published
on
September 29, 2022
By
Dr. James M. Dorsey

Eighty-four per cent of the respondents in Malaysia and Indonesia said they prayed five times daily. Thirty-three per cent described themselves as more observant than their parents, 45 per cent said they were just as observant as their parents, and 21 per cent stated that they were less observant.

Religion’s increasing importance stroked with the polling in the Middle East where 41 per cent of 3,400 young Arabs in 17 Arab countries aged 18 to 24 said religion was the most important element of their identity, with nationality, family and/or tribe, Arab heritage, and gender lagging far behind. That is 7 per cent more than those surveyed a year earlier.

Muslim piety in Southeast Asia mirrors increased religious traditionalism in the Middle East

In a mirror image of recent polling in the Middle East, a just-published survey of Muslims in Southeast Asia suggests Islam’s central role

moderndiplomacy.eu

 

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AI implementation in Indonesia

 

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Scores of Indonesian fighters in Syria want to remain, militant says​

Some have joined the new armed forces and are keen to become citizens



Indonesian militant Abu Ukasyah watches the sunset while on patrol in Syria. He says scores of Indonesians who have been fighting in the Middle Eastern country want to stay there. (Photo from Abu Ukasyah)

AMY CHEW
April 21, 2025 12:22 JST

KUALA LUMPUR -- Scores of fighters from Indonesia who have chosen to remain in Syria to defend the transitional government helmed by former rebel leader President Ahmed al-Sharaa want to stay in the country long term, according to one militant from the Southeast Asian nation.

Going by the nom de guerre Abu Ukasyah, the 33-year-old father of three from East Java province, told Nikkei Asia in an exclusive interview that he had lived in Syria for nine years and was now part of the Syrian national armed forces.

Scores of Indonesian fighters in Syria want to remain, militant says

Some have joined the new armed forces and are keen to become citizens

asia.nikkei.com

 

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Prabowo Thanks Bill Gates for $159 Million Grant to Indonesia​

Jayanty Nada Shofa

May 7, 2025 | 10:59 am


American billionaire Bill Gates and President Prabowo Subianto meet at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on May 7, 2025. (Antara Photo/Galih Pradipta)


Jakarta. President Prabowo Subianto revealed that the Gates Foundation, the philanthropy founded by one of the world’s richest people, Bill Gates, had provided Indonesia $159 million in grants, most going to the health sector over the past years.


Prabowo is currently hosting Gates in Jakarta as the latter seeks to expand the foundation’s Southeast Asian presence. Prabowo thanked the American billionaire for his organization’s substantial financial support, including a Rp 1.3 trillion ($78.6 million) funding to tackle the infectious disease polio. Gates has worked with the state-run pharmaceutical firm Biofarma to produce polio vaccines that are also shipped to 42 other countries.


“I told the floor that you [Gates] have assisted us directly in direct donations of more than $159 million since 2009. Most of the [money] went to health … and especially vaccines,” Prabowo said in a room full of major Indonesian philanthropies and ministers.


About $119 million from Gates’ philanthropy had gone to backing Indonesia’s health sector. Gates rolled out a total of $5 million in grants to the agriculture sector, while the same amount of funding went to technologies, according to Prabowo’s estimates. The Gates Foundation is currently funding a malaria vaccine development with the trials set to take place in Indonesia. The Southeast Asian country also hosts some of the Gates Foundation’s tuberculosis vaccine trials.

“We look forward to a breakthrough in malaria and tuberculosis [vaccines], which I think will not be too far in the future,” Prabowo said.


Prabowo intends to give the technocrat the highest civilian award to recognize his commitment to humanitarian causes not only in Indonesia but also around the world. The awarding is set to take place in September when Prabowo flies to New York for the UN General Assembly. During the high-profile talks, Gates unveiled some new plans for Indonesia, including tools to address anemia among women.


“Indonesia is very serious about malnutrition. We have a number of proven tools, such as multiple micronutrient supplements, that pregnant mothers can take. … A lot of women have anemia. … The foundation also has an approach where you can just go in one time and get an infusion for the anemia. Over the next year or two, we will come up with a plan to roll that out in Indonesia,” Gates said.

Prabowo Thanks Bill Gates for $159 Million Grant to Indonesia

Prabowo plans to give Bill Gates the highest civilian award to recognize his commitment to humanitarian causes.

jakartaglobe.id

 

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Funny old TV drama series

A school in Indonesia get new German language teacher...

 

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De Facto First Lady of Indonesia is actually daughter of Soeharto, Titiek Soeharto.

 

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Albanese went to Prabowo private house in Greater Jakarta and see Prabowo cat, Bobby.

Dog you see on the picture belongs to Albanese and photographed in Australia.

 

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Brigitte Macron Joins Art Showcase for 75 Years of France–Indonesia Friendship Celebrations​

 

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Population reaches 286.6 million as of June​

Sunday, 13 Jul 2025

THE country’s population reached 286.6 million as of June, marking an increase of approximately 1.7 million people compared to December 2024, according to the latest report by the Home Affairs Ministry.

Teguh Setyabudi, director-general of population and civil registration at the ministry, said on Friday that population growth remains a vital foundation for national development planning.

He also noted that the male population currently outnumbers the female population by about 2.6 million.

This demographic trend, combined with the overall population increase, has prompted the government to enhance its population database in order to better support development strategies. — Xinhua

Population reaches 286.6 million as of June

THE country's population reached 286.6 million as of June, marking an increase of approximately 1.7 million people compared to December 2024, according to the latest report by the Home Affairs Ministry.

www.thestar.com.my

 

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Tomorrow Indonesia Independent commemoration will be quite interesting to see. This is the first one under President Prabowo administration. The event will go back to President Palace in Jakarta after last year took place in Nusantara (future capital), East Kalimantan.

9 horses belonging to Prabowo will also appear

 

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LIVE: Indonesia celebrates 80th Independence Day​

 

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Indonesian Air Force drop foods, medicines, etc to Gazan again

The drop took place on 17 August 2025, coincided with Indonesian Independence Day.

 

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Independence Day

 

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Indonesian AI researcher that has already worked in Google DeepMind project in London, UK, for 8 years.

Graduated from ITB (Institute Teknologi Bandung), Bandung, West Java. State owned STEM university (MIT version of Indonesia).