Mixed reactions loom over hope for possible change in US foreign policy on RI...

"The next US presidential election may have a tremendous chance in carrying out a more realistic foreign policy toward Indonesia in particular, in the Islamic world in general.Such high hope was raised by some Indonesian religious leaders in Indonesia amidst the ongoing...

Muhammadiyah: Thai govt should use soft power in dealing with the South

""We wish the Thai government would prioritize the soft power approach rather than hard power," Din Syamsuddin, Muhammadiyah central executive board chairman said here on Wednesday in a get together with a South Thailand delegation.The 38-member delegation represents various...

Amien Rais not interested in joining the 2009 presidential race

""I may not renominate myself in the 2009 general elections," Amien said after speaking in a symposium at the Surakarta Muhammadiyah University here Wednesday.Amien said he was still thinking of a new paradigm for...

Din Syamsuddin yet to decide whether to run for presidency

""It is important to know that I haven`t yet thought of being active in joining government affairs," he said. According to him not was not the right time for him to respond to issues on his nomination for...

Leader of Timor Leste`s Fretilin Party visiting RI

""He (Mari Alkatiri) just now also admitted that his party`s ideology was socialism and not all in his delegation were Moslems," he said. Tifatul further said that besides giving a lecture to Muhammadiyah (Islamic...

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