The election of Halimah Yacob - a woman of ethnic Malay Muslims as President of Singapore mid-September, was overwhelmed by some secular circles in Indonesia who used this news attacking Muslims in order to accept being led by a minority. Malaysia is a Muslim country that has a long history with Singapore in terms of friction of Malay and Chinese racial identity. On September 11th, Halimah Yacob was declared as the only eligible candidate to become president without a vote.

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The Balfour Declaration will mark its 100^th anniversary on November 2, 2017, the establishment of the Jewish entity in Palestine. The British pledge to establish a ‘Jewish national home’ in Palestine is being celebrated and condemned as a divisive anniversary approaches.

Despite the pressure, protest and rejection from many circles, through a vote held on Tuesday, October 24, the House of Representatives finally approved Perppu No. 2, 2017 on mass organizations into Law.

The enactment of Perpmas Ormas into Law shows the realization of politics of bargaining, eliminating rational politics.