Symposium on Islam in Indonesia<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The New Zealand Asia Institute, Auckland University
\nand the Indonesian Embassy in New Zealand are scheduled to hold a
\nsymposium with the theme: \"Overlooking Indonesia: Openness,
\nReligious Harmony and Globalization.\"<\/p>\n
The embassy said in a statement on Tuesday that the one-day
\nsymposium would be held at Auckland University's conference
\ncenter on March 19.<\/p>\n
The symposium is aimed at improving understanding among New
\nZealanders about Islam and Muslims in Indonesia, and to help them
\ncomprehend Islam from economic, political, historical, cultural
\nand social perspectives.<\/p>\n
The symposium will features noted figures, including secretary
\ngeneral of the Association of Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals
\nMarwah Daud and former minister of religious affairs Tarmizi
\nTaher as speakers.<\/p>\n
It will also present academics and representatives from the
\nNew Zealand government, parliament, private sector and
\nnongovernmental organizations as speakers, including Tim Behrend,
\nEric van Reijn, Jim Veitch, Andrew Renton-green and David Kirsey.
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E-government to be developed<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: State Minister of Administrative Reforms Feisal Tamin
\nsaid here on Tuesday that his office would develop an e-
\ngovernment to help administrative efforts in both the central and
\nregional governments.<\/p>\n
\"The e-government is also popularly called government on
\nline,\" the minister said during a hearing with the government
\naffairs commission at the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n
The development of the modern system would be linked to all
\ngovernment organizations, especially public service institutions,
\nhe said.<\/p>\n
Through such a program, data and information could be accessed
\nand utilized by the public quickly, accurately and securely, he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Feisal said that the application of e-government would enable
\nall government organizations to do their jobs electronically,
\nthereby helping them speed up the decision making process.<\/p>\n
So far there had been 119 websites developed by government
\ninstitutions throughout the country.<\/p>\n
\"Out of the total, 52 belong to central government
\ninstitutions, seven to state enterprises and 60 to regency and
\nprovincial administrations,\" he added. -- Antara<\/p>\n
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Muslim lawyers to sue RP, Malaysia<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: A group of Indonesian attorneys known as the Muslim
\nDefense Team (TPM) has announced plans to sue the Philippine and
\nMalaysian governments for creating the false impression that
\nIndonesia is a hub for terrorists, and for naming Abu Bakar
\nBa'asyir as a member of the al-Qaeda terrorist network.<\/p>\n
TPM head Mahendradatta, who is also Abu Bakar's lawyer, said
\nhere on Monday that his group would also ask the Philippine and
\nMalaysian governments to restore his client's good name.<\/p>\n
However, he refused to reveal how much compensation his group
\nwould seek from the two countries, saying that he still needed to
\nconsult further with his counterparts.<\/p>\n
Malaysian police have named Abu Bakar Ba'asyir as a leader of
\na Muslim fundamentalist group believed to have links with Osama
\nbin Laden's al-Qaeda terrorist network, widely blamed for the
\nSeptember attacks against the U.S.<\/p>\n
Philippine police on the other hand, have also arrested Fathur
\nRohman Al Ghozi, an Indonesian believed to be a graduate of the
\nAl-Mukmin Islamic Boarding School in Ngruki, Sukoharjo in Central
\nJakarta, which was once led by Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, for possessing
\none ton of explosives.<\/p>\n
During questioning by Indonesian police on Thursday and
\nFriday, Abu Bakar Ba'asyir denied all the charges against him. --
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Chinese New Year holiday optional<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Chinese New Year, which falls this year on Feb. 12,
\nis not a national holiday, but an optional holiday, a religious
\naffairs ministry official says.<\/p>\n
\"Optional holiday means its implementation depends on
\nindividual discretion, whether to make it a holiday or not,\" said
\nthe Ministry of Religious Affairs' public relations chief Muhamad
\nKailani in Bandung, West Java, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The Chinese New Year has never been celebrated as a national
\nholiday in Indonesia, but confusion loomed after authorities
\nrealized that one calendar had marked Feb. 12 in red, signifying
\na national holiday, while most other calendars printed Feb. 12 in
\nblack, signifying a normal workday. The religious affairs
\nministry's statement is expected to end the confusion.<\/p>\n
Muhamad Kailani said Chinese New Year, or Imlek as it is known
\nin Indonesia, has become an optional holiday since 2001.<\/p>\n
Advisor to the Khong Hu Cu Religious Council Yansen D. said in
\nBandung, West Java, on Tuesday that declaring Imlek as an
\noptional holiday would suffice as it reflected the government's
\nsensitiveness to the aspirations of Khong Hu Cu followers. --
\nAntara<\/p>",
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