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About the IndonesiaMatters Website

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About the IndonesiaMatters Website. How do I contact Indonesia Matters? What would you like to ask? What is Indonesia Matters (IM) about? The site's primary themes are Indonesian politics, culture, religion and religious freedom issues. Additionally there are more light-hearted pieces on popular culture and current events. These are the most commonly discussed topics:. Foreign Relations and Policy. Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI). Partai Golongan Karya (Golkar). Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (PKS).

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Worldwide Press Freedom Index

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Worldwide Press Freedom Index. Dec 27th, 2006, in IM Posts. Indonesia's press freedom level remains fairly low. The World Wide Press Freedom Index, put out annually by. Reporters sans frontià res. Reporters Without Borders, is an attempt to measure the degree to which countries provide conditions for an independent media, freedom of information, and the safety of journalists. By 2003 the Second World Press Ranking saw Indonesia drop sharply to equal 110th out of 166 countries, with a score of 34.25.

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Marijuana Queen Clemency

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Jun 4th, 2012, in Featured. Grumblings about the frequent and now large remissions for Marijuana Queen Schapelle Corby. Australian Schapelle Leigh Corby. Sentened in 2005 to twenty years jail for trafficking 4.2 kg of marijuana into Bali, was recently granted a remission of five years by president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, which could see her released in 2017, or likely earlier. Other sour reactions to the Corby clemency came from Aboe Bakar Alhabsy, a Justice Party/Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (PKS) politi...

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Bali Raw: An exposé of the underbelly of Greater Kuta

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Bali Raw: An exposé of the underbelly of Greater Kuta. Jun 27th, 2012, in Featured. A good bloke in Greater Kuta; a review of the book "Bali Raw: an expose of the underbelly of Bali, Indonesia". Is a first person "expose of the underbelly of Bali, Indonesia", written by long term Australian resident of Kuta and surrounds Malcolm Scott, of which we received a review copy. Malcolm getting king hit in a nightclub and narrowly avoiding a further beating from the club security team;. Malcolm attempting to fin...

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Indonesians Like To Shop Online, But Not To Pay

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Online Shopping, Offline Payment. May 26th, 2012, in Business and Economy. Indonesians embrace online shopping, with some reservations. Indonesians are shopping online more frequently, especially through portable devices like smartphones. However, there is still plenty of room for growth. The value of internet-based sales in 2010 was $US230 million, only 0.1% of Indonesia's Gross Domestic Product. Some factors unique to Indonesia that make online shopping attractive to local consumers are:. Many of Indon...

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White Women and Indonesian Memories

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White Women and Indonesian Memories. Oct 1st, 2012, in Featured. On my way to work each morning I pass the symbols of U.S. global dominance, the Washington monument, the White House, and the Pentagon, the Potomac River, but I haven't felt more impotent and frustrated than the 8th grade. Obama. May be a rock star, but Brothers, over here and away from Jakarta, we're just middle-aged schmucks. Don't even think of asking for my number. Or is it the other extreme: Obese and longing for a first love, she wear...

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Changing Terminals at Jakarta Airport – Hints and Tips

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Changing Terminals in Jakarta. Transiting Jakarta and changing terminals is. If you know what you are doing. Which direction do you want to go? International (T2) to Domestic (T1/T3). There is a yellow inter-terminal bus, but for security reasons it can only pick up and drop off from the departures area on Level 2, so to board it you must go upstairs. After you clear customs, you have the choice of turning right (private cars) or left (taxis and buses). Turn left. Air Asia – domestic. NB Garuda and Merpa...

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Book a Train Ticket in Indonesia

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Book a Train Ticket in Indonesia. Mau Ke Mana has closed permanently as of 30 September 2015. More. Rianti on New Terminal 2 at Surabaya Airport. Jeff richardson on 30 Years On – “The Jakarta Incident”. Angela robertson on Garuda Website Woes. Katherine Kornei on 30 Years On – “The Jakarta Incident”. Elon on Is It Safe?

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Student Sex Videos

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Feb 15th, 2007, in IM Posts. The provincial backwaters of Java are awash with homemade student sex videos. Kediri - A sex video in circulation in the East Java town of Kediri, entitled "Reality Show Cah Uniska", reportedly features students from the Law faculty of the Islamic University of Kediri, (Universitas Islam Kadiri (Uniska) . The 3gp file lasting five minutes and 35 seconds is said to be in hot demand at VCD stalls, mobile phone dealers, and internet cafes in the normally sleepy country town.

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Nyepi in Bali

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Mar 5th, 2008, in IM Posts. Commercialisation of the Hindu festival of Nyepi in Bali and how Muslims should behave during it. Nyepi, the Balinese "Day of Silence", which falls this year on March 7th, marking Bali's Lunar New Year (Tahun Baru Saka 1930), is a day meant to be reserved for quiet, very quiet, self-reflection, and anything that might spoil attempts at such reflection, such as the lighting of fires, working, entertainment, travelling in vehicles, and even for some talking, is strictly forbidden.