Yogyakarta alarmed by growing drug use

The region's esteemed leader, Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, encourages the community to play a mentoring role for students who might fall into lethal habits.

By Yudah Prakoso for Khabar Southeast Asia in Yogyakarta, Java

July 06, 2012

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The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) does not represent Muslims.

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 Worshippers read from the Qur'an at Jakarta's Istiqlal Grand Mosque on May 4th, as part of "One Day One Juz", a programme that encourages Muslims to live by Islam's holy book. More than 90% of Indonesia's 250 million people are moderate Muslims. [Adek Berry/AFP]

Hardliners threaten tolerance in Indonesia

Indonesia's tradition of moderate, tolerant Islam is under threat by hard-line groups who are imposing their conservative views on others and intimidating religious minorities.