Indonesia this week introduced new laws, including banning insulting state institutions, spreading views counter to the country's secular ideology, in addition to morality clauses.
The controversial new laws, which apply to Indonesians and foreigners alike, also ban insulting the president or state institutions and expressing views counter to state ideology.
The 5.6-magnitude quake struck in the afternoon in Indonesia's West Java province, causing significant damage to the town of Cianjur and burying one village under a landslide.
At the epicentre Cianjur, several homes and an Islamic boarding school were damaged. The national disaster agency has reported 14 deaths while a local official noted 300 injuries.
Islamic fatwas & world leaders being 'politically correct' by addressing climate change forums were among issues raised on 1st day of global religious summit in Indonesia Wednesday.
Indonesia's food and drug agency stated that the firms produced drugs using substandard raw materials. The country mainly imports raw ingredients for medicine from China & India.
Nearly 70 children had died from the same illness in Gambia after taking a paracetamol syrup. The WHO had 'potentially' linked their deaths to cough syrups manufactured in India.
Indonesia and FIFA agreed to form a joint task-force in the wake of the stadium tragedy, and as the country prepares to host the Under-20 World Cup next year.
The use of tear gas, a crowd-control measure prohibited by world soccer governing body FIFA, has come under scrutiny and police have said the decision to do so was being investigated.
Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities.
In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.
The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.
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