The polemics surrounding the Ajinomoto issue have grown. President Abdurrahman Wahid says the super-season ing is halal (permissible by Islam). But the Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) is determined to stick to its decision declaring the product haram (forbidden by Islam). Meanwhile, thousands of Ajinomoto factory workers are on the verge of losing their jobs and Japan might even cancel its Rpl.3 trillion investment. What are the political and economic impacts of this complicated situation?

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