As a child, Mr Suryakenchana Omar would often eavesdrop on his parents speaking in Javanese from his bedroom. “As soon as they realised I was awake, they would switch to Malay,” said the 44-year-old director of a training firm. Mr…
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Indonesian police have arrested nine suspected Islamic State supporters who were allegedly preparing terror attacks for later this month. Police said members of the terrorist cell may have been planning a New Year’s Eve attack in Jakarta. In a series…
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An Islamic transgender boarding school has been reopened in the city of Yogyakarta on the Indonesian island of Java, it’s reported. The school, known locally as a Pesantren Waria, was the first of its kind in the country and first…
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