News that matters: Indonesia president Jokowi inks decree to ban radical groups

Also: Tan Cheng Bock appeals against court ruling on Presidential Election [] Email not displaying correctly? [View in your browser.]( 13 July 2017 [Asia Pacific]( [Indonesia president Jokowi inks decree to ban radical groups]( Indonesia has issued a decree allowing it to ban groups that oppose its official state ideology, in a move seen to target radical Islamists in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country. [( [Singapore]( [Tan Cheng Bock appeals against court ruling on Presidential Election]( SINGAPORE: Former presidential hopeful Tan Cheng Bock filed an appeal on Wednesday (Jul 12) against a High Court decision to dismiss his application contesting the legitimacy of the upcoming reserved Presidential Election. [( [Asia Pacific]( [Malaysian state introduces public caning for Islamic crimes]( KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian state controlled by a Muslim party on Wednesday (Jul 12) overhauled its Islamic laws to allow caning in public, prompting criticism that the move was against the constitution. [( [Singapore]( [Metro scion Ong Jenn jailed 2 years for attempted possession of drugs]( He was previously acquitted of initial, more serious charges of conspiring to traffic cannabis. [( OTHER STORIES [Singapore]( [Boon Tat Street stabbing: 69-year-old man charged with murder of son-in-law]( [CNA Insider]( [Commentary: Small state doesn’t mean a weak state]( [Asia Pacific]( [Cambodia bans sand exports after environmental group pressure]( [Asia Pacific]( [Rare 5.8-magnitude quake strikes off North Korea]( [Read more at channelnewsasia.com.]( Follow our news Experience news with our apps Add editor@newsletter.channelnewsasia.com to your address book to ensure that you receive our emails in your inbox. [Unsubscribe]( © 2017 Channel NewsAsia. All rights reserved. Selling, re-distributing or reproducing the information on these pages without prior permission from Channel NewsAsia is strictly prohibited. Channel NewsAsia shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.