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Jakarta, NU Online Religious Affairs Minister Maftuh Basyuni has criticized the country's Muslim clerics for their involvement in politics, saying it could put Islamic education at risk. Maftuh said the involvement of clerics in politics could erode their moral standing and that of pesantren, or Islamic boarding schools, which he said had long been moral beacons in Muslim society.
Jakarta, NU Online President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono must come to a plenary of the House of Representatives (DPR) to answer himself the interpellation rights of legislators, Andreas Pareira, Commission I member of the House, said here on Friday. "Foreign Affairs Minister Hassan Wirajuda’s statement at a working meeting with the House Commission I recently did not answere the substance of the government’s stance in supporting the United Nations Security Council’s Resolution 1747 which imposed additional sanctions on Iran," Pareira said.
Pekalongan, NU Online The caretaker of the Roudlatut Tholibin Islamic boarding "Pesantren" school, Rembang, Central Java, KH Mustofa "Gus Mus" Bisri would assemble ulema and clerics of pesantrens throughout Indonesia. The purposeful forum would be held on 22 May ahead at Pesantren Al Mubarok, SeMedono, Pekalongan, was initiated by the most-respected ulema such as Habib Luthfy bin Ali Yahya, KH Mahfudl Ridlwan, and KH Dimyathi Rois.
Jakarta, NU Online The House of Representatives has announced plans to officially question the government over its decision to support the UN resolution imposing sanctions on Iran for its nuclear program. The agreement was reached on Tuesday following a lobbying session among faction leaders in the midst of a House plenary session presided over by House Deputy Speaker Muhaimin Iskandar.
Jakarta, NU Online The office of Vice President Jusuf Kalla is working on a defense strategy in response to slander charges recently filed by former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid. Gus Dur filed slander charges against Kalla over remarks made at a public student forum in Cibubur, East Jakarta, on April 9.
Jakarta, NU Online An organization affiliated to Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the Rabithah Ma’ahid Islamiyah (RMI NU), is to organize a meeting of leaders of Islamic boarding schools (pondok pesantren) across the country to discuss "the threat of transnational ideology," a spokesman said. Abdul Adhim, vice chairman of RMI NU, said here Wednesday the conference would be held at the Pondok Gede Hajj Dormitory on May 18-21.
Banda Aceh, NU Online At least 266 hectares of forests in Nanggeroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) Province were damaged in the 2005 - 2006 period, an non-governmental organization official said here on Monday. The state news agency reported. Tisna Nando of the Indonesian Flora and Fauna (FFI) organization said that the forests were damaged partly as a result of the rehabilitation and reconstruction process of Aceh after it was hit by an earthquake-triggered tsunami in 2004.
Abu Dhabi, NU Online Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, Sunday on a two-day visit to hold talks with senior UAE officials. President Ahmadinejad is visiting the UAE upon an official invitation of the UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan.
Jakarta, NU Online The National Sidoarjo Mudflow Mitigation Team (BPLS) has announced plans to try a new -- and expensive -- method to stop the mud that has been gushing from a gas exploration well in East Java for the past year. The BPLS hopes that by using the inverted pressure produced by the mud that is already above ground it will be able to plug the well.
Caracas, NU Online Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez accused some media organizations, which hide behind the freedom of expression to spread fear among the people, of carrying out media terrorism. In recent days, some crazy people from radio stations and newspapers run by the oligarchy and some sectors that do not want changes in the country are trying to spread panic among citizens, the Venezuelan president said.
Yogyakarta, NU Online Chief Executive Officer of Singapore’s National Arts Council, Lee Suan Hiang, is interested in studying notes of ’gamelan’ (Javanese traditional orchestra). "We want to bring the gamelan notes to Singapore to be used by our artists," Lee said when attending a gamelan show at the Indonesian Arts Institute in Yogyakarta on Friday.
Jakarta, NU Online Indonesian experts will introduce new technic to stop mudlflow from gas field owned by PT Lapindo Brantas in Porong district, Sidoarjo regency, East Java after they failed to stop it with giant concrete balls. They will use counter weight technic by constructing double dams near the mouths of the mudflow center with the hope that the mud will gradually stop flowing, said Public Works Minister Djoko Kirmanto after meeting with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Friday.
