JAKARTA — Apit Abdullah does not believe in Santa Claus. That is not surprising, considering that he is 18 years old. But Apit, a Muslim, was wearing a red Santa hat at the cafe where he works, inside the largest…
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JAKARTA — Indonesian police early on Thursday (Dec 15) nabbed a woman believed to have instructed a female would-be suicide bomber to launch a foiled attack on the Presidential Palace, as a senior Indonesian Cabinet Minister declared that the government is…
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Indonesian police have used tear gas and water cannon to subdue protesters as thousands of hard-line Muslims marched against Jakarta’s governor. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, a Christian, is the first ethnic Chinese to hold the governor’s post in the capital of…
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