Showing posts with label Indonesian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Indonesian. Show all posts

Friday, March 06, 2015

Nigerian on death row in Indonesian writes goodbye letter to lover

A report said on Friday in Jakarta that a Nigerian facing execution in Indonesia for drug smuggling had written a heart-rending letter to say a final goodbye to his lover.

It said Raheem Agbaje-Salami, 42, was taken on Wednesday from a prison in East Java to a prison island off the southern coast of Java where he was due to be executed with nine other inmates this month.

In a letter submitted through the authorities, Agbaje-Salami asked his Indonesian girlfriend Angela Intan to be strong and have faith in God.

Friday, February 13, 2015

Muslims should not celebrate Valentine’s Day-Indonesian cleric

An Indonesian cleric on Friday said Muslims should not celebrate Valentine’s Day because it glorifies promiscuity.

The Head of Education at the semi-official Indonesian Council of Muslim Scholars, Anwar Abbas, said the sale of condoms in bags of chocolates gift raised concerns.