Indonesia Highlights: Fear of Expression in Indonesia | Jakarta Re-Extends Lockdown | Indonesia’s Halal Industry Needs a Push

A survey conducted by the Indonesian Political Indicator (IPI) revealed the growing concerns of Indonesian citizens in expressing their opinions.

According to IPI’s Executive Director, as many as 21.9 percent of survey respondents agree that Indonesian citizens are increasingly fearful of sharing their thoughts while another 47.7 percent somewhat agree.

The overall takeaway from IPI’s survey is that the majority of the Indonesian public tend to agree or strongly agree that they are becoming increasingly worried about exercising the freedom of expression.

Burhanuddin explains that the survey ought to be alarming to the Indonesian government when its citizens find fear in voicing their thoughts particularly in the context of democracy.

The IPI survey was conducted via telephone September 24-30 with 1,200 respondents across Indonesia.

Source: https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2020/10/25/16305891/survei-ipi-696-persen-responden-setuju-publik-kian-takut-sampaikan-pendapat 

3. Indonesia’s Halal Industry Needs a Push

Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce, Rosan P Roeslani, underlined the necessity for Indonesia’s Halal standards to be better standardized to receive international recognition.

With the country aspiring to achieve its mission to become a global manufacturer of Halal products, Rosan suggested the importance of assessing how Indonesia’s Halal standards can be better accepted internationally.

Should more countries accept Indonesia’s Halal standards, the country benefits by having the ability to produce value-added Halal goods.

On Saturday, Indonesian Vice-President Ma’ruf Amin criticized Indonesia for not being a global leader in Halal goods production despite having one of the world’s biggest Muslim population.

In his critique, Ma’ruf explained that Indonesia is a consumer market of Halal products as well as a stamping machine for imported Halal goods.

Source: https://money.kompas.com/read/2020/10/25/131400326/kalah-dengan-malaysia-kadin-berharap-standar-halal-indonesia-bisa-diakui-dunia