Indonesia going dry? (Nov 6 - 13)

Conservative lawmakers revive alcohol prohibition bill

Hello Coconauts!

Several outrageous events took place on the national stage this week, chief among which was the greater-than-expected turnout to welcome firebrand cleric Rizieq Shihab home from his self-imposed exile in Saudi Arabia (much more on that below).

Perhaps equally as foreboding for the landscape of Indonesia’s sociopolitical landscape, and for…