Yusman Roy in the LA Times

… of Mosque and State Wanes in Indonesia" dealing with the persecution, under blasphemy laws, of Yusman Roy, who sits in prison for the crime of having led prayers at his local mosque in the language of his country and people - Indonesian.

The writer, Richard C. Paddock, visited Yusman Roy in prison and interviewed him.

The government and the [Indonesian Ulema] council have been working together to suppress my ideas. But this will not stop me from doing what I believe.

Despite …

Comment by Carla: Mr. Yusman Roy, I’m Carla, from ADN …

Majelis Ulama

… to create and spread heretical forms of Islam, like Al Qiyadah Al Islamiyah, in order to destroy Indonesia, and done in cooperation with former members of the Islamic State Movement, Negara Islam Indonesia (NII). suaramerdeka

To combat the problem of heresy Ikhwan Syam said the MUI needed a lot more money, and he hoped the Department of Religion would not be stingy in handing out more cash. suaramerdeka

The previous day Ikhwan said the MUI in recent years had issued …

Arabic Only

… says NU boss Hasyim Muzadi.

Likely in reference to the recent release from prison of Yusman Roy in Malang, East Java, who was imprisoned for two years in connection with his use of Indonesian when leading Muslim prayers, Hasyim, the leader of Nahdatul Ulama (NU), urged the authorities to continue taking a tough stand against this type of heresy. Yusman has gone on record to say that he intends to continue the use of Indonesian in sholat. With this in mind Hasyim warns, …

Sholat in Indonesian

Yusman "Gus" Roy says he intends to continue conducting services in both Indonesian and Arabic after having been released from prison.

Roy was sentenced to two years imprisonment by a Kepanjen, East Java, court, because he advocated the use of Indonesian language, in addition to Arabic, during sholat, or prayers. The use of any language but Arabic is considered unlawful according to most …

Comment author: KH. Moch. Yusman Roy

Comment by KH. Moch. Yusman Roy: … Readers, I am Yusman Roy himself, who’s been …

Muazzez Ilmiye Cig

… go on.

While the blasphemy laws in Indonesia claim their fair share of victims, such as Yusman Roy and Lia Eden, 92 year old academics who make scholarly comments on the origins of the headscarf, or jilbab, are likely to be safe, assuming any such people exist in Indonesia. They are not so in Turkey.

The Australian reports: aust

An eminent 92-year-old Turkish archaeologist is to go on trial for inciting religious hatred because she angered Islamist circles with a …

Comment by Czeslaw: … to beat up and destroy your leader Mr Muhammad (Al-Amin). …

Tanah Runtuh Marches

… Rahmat Djindra, and Sudirman, all from the Tanah Runtuh group; and from Kompak: Fadli Barsalim, Yusman Sahad, Syakur, Farid Ma'ruf, Iswadi Maraf, Rusli, Tawil and Ifet. L6

Meanwhile on the 29th a memorial service took place for the one-year anniversary of the schoolgirl beheading case in which three teenage girls, Alvita Poliwo, Theresia Morangkir, and Yarni Sambue, were beheaded by Muslim militants. The sole survivor of the attack, Noviana Malewa, attended. Three of the seven …

Freedom of Religion Report

… complex. Following two separate incidents in February and March 2006 in which mobs burned or destroyed dozens of Ahmadiyya homes in Lombok, 182 residents began living in government-provided barracks with no viable plan for their return or resettlement. [ Ahmadiyah in Lombok ]
After the Government promulgated the Regulation on Building Houses of Worship in 2006, a revision of the 1969 decree, militant groups forcibly closed two churches without police intervention despite a two-year grace …

Strange Islam

… teachings could lead to unease and unrest in society. Hasyim Muzadi made note of the case of Yusman Roy in Malang, East Java, a man who was convicted of blasphemy because he led Islamic prayers in two languages, Arabic and Indonesian.

Yusman Roy, blasphemer.

Another case, in Purwokerto, which seems to be similar to the Lia Eden affair, witnessed a Muslim man claim to be the archangel Gabriel. The man, says Hasyim, has already been dealt with by the relevant …

Comment by Agusto: … will be destroyed by jihadist if we keep on lying …

Repressive Pornography Law

… from Singapore or a Jakarta hotel room but Paddock, who has previously written on the case of Yusman Roy, usually knows his stuff. He writes in the June 4th LA Times on the subject of " Conservatives in Indonesia Seeking More Repressive Pornography Law ", subtitled "Broad measure would outlaw behavior clerics deem to be an affront to Islam. The prospect has stirred moderates to organize opposition."

He introduces the topic of the RUU APP, the anti-pornography law, by discussing the …

Religious Freedom Report

… of violence. Members of these groups intimidate judges and local officials and vandalize and destroy buildings belonging to religious minorities, including Christian churches, Hindu temples, and Ahmadiyah mosques and religious centers. In September 2005, the Islamic Defenders' Front (FPI) organized protests and intimidated lawyers and judges during the trial of three Christian women who were being tried for allegedly "proselytizing" to Muslim children. Through the intimidation of …

Monarchy-Sultanate Form of Government

… have risen to prominence, but might their excesses not have been restrained had constitutional royalty been about? We don't know, but it's interesting to
speculate.

The atrocities of the Red Pemuda in Forties Sumatra indicate that the worst elements in post-independence Indonesia also recognised that the rajahs would be an impediment to the sort of ghastly society they wished to establish. To smear these martyred royals as collaborators makes little sense. They had to work with the …

Comment by Lairedion: … compare Javanese royalty with British or any other …

Atheist Threat

Young atheists on the internet, and eradicating atheism and communism in Indonesia.

Governor of North Sumatra, Syamsul Arifin , said on 8th October at an occasion marking Pancasila Day that all elements of the nation must continually fight against and eradicate atheist beliefs among the people.

Atheism, which seeks to erase Pancasila and which once threatened the nation in the guise …

Comment by timdog: … duty-bound to destroy all bules; they’re just waiting …

Popular Myths & Madura

… of Islamic, mystical and Majapahit associations and rampaged through Mataram, eventually destroying the capital. He was finally killed in Kediri, but he was not the last of the Madurese rebels. Half a century later Cakraningrat IV of West Madura – still supposedly a Mataram vassal – led another attack, and again destroyed the Mataram palace.

On a smaller scale Madurese were often mercenaries and key figures in low level rebellions throughout Javanese history.

This all probably …

Comment by jaka: … came from Sumenep, royal family. Ha! Wonder if they came …

US Financial Crisis

The US financial crisis opens the door for alternative economic models, like sharia finance.

The current crisis in the US and European financial and banking sectors is proof that the western capitalist model is a failure, says sharia economics expert Syakir Sula in Jakarta.

Syakir Sula

Syakir, former head of the Asosiasi Asuransi Syariah Indonesia (AASI), who is from Palopo, …

Comment by Patrick: … to Iran All destroyed that was built by man The many …

Perceptions of Current Threats

… for concern in Indonesia, despite 63 years of existence as a nation state, a survey finds.

Roy Morgan Research polled the top 16 provinces in Indonesia in July.
Of 2031 respondents asked:

If [they] feared the breaking up of Indonesia's unity

66% feared might happen

27% what they feared most

55% feared "another country provoking tension between different groups in Indonesia"

52% "breakdown of law and order or social harmony in Indonesia"

51% …

Comment by ultratupai: … Malaysia and destroy a la Aceh any Islamic militancy and …

What is Racism?

… Just like their Tempo and Jakarta Post- self-serving or self-aggrandising pulp fictions.

Comment by janma: … up to final level Royal College Music grading system, can …

Porn Laws in English

… in evidential documents

Electronic data which is implicated with current investigations destroyed or erased

Investigate, public petitioner, and competent authorities from all levels within the process within the jurisdiction has obligation of secrecy with seriousness above fervency, in spite of electronic data information which destroyed or erased.

Chap 6:

1. Destruction of offending materials with the object Porn from general petitioner

2. Destruction of Porn as …

Comment by Purba Negoro: … the Law is to destroy commercialization and spread of …

Wahidin Halim, Tangerang

… to hear, but they remain statements, not deeds, and deeds are what count when democracy is under threat.

Comment by Purba Negoro: … based on gotong royong which is “working together in …

Pornography Laws

… atau penyediaan jasa pornografi.

[rss]This is a post from the Indonesia Matters website.[/rss]

Comment by PrimaryDrive: … now 5 weeks to destroy your porns at home, in your …

The Perfect Woman

The perfect woman, and...other things, split from How to Get a Bule Man …

Comment by Andy: … President Arroyo knows and has said it many times …

Dutch War Crimes

… from survivors (Dutch-Indonesian-Sundanese). Streaming media, requires broadband internet access.

Comment by Patung: … Biru and Corduroy over the number of European deaths …

Beach Parties & Riding Pillion

Religious leaders in Aceh worry about what young people are getting up to before, during, and probably after, Ramadan.

Beach Parties

In late August leader of the Himpunan Ulama Dayah Aceh (HUDA), Tgk Faisal Aly, said he was very worried about the popular pre-Ramadan tradition of visiting the beach and other sites of interest, called minggu abeh .

He said it was a custom in Aceh, …

Comment by Ish: … devide and destroy indonesia. we know who behind …

Muslim Schools

Islamic boarding schools are under increasing pressure from radical elements, says Syamsir Siregar.

Continuing a recent talkative streak state intelligence boss (Badan Intelijen Negara, BIN) Syamsir Siregar said on 29th August that Islamic boarding schools, or pesantren, were highly susceptible to being infiltrated or taken over by radicals, people who would ruin the image of Islam …

Comment by Enigmatic: … tool to destroy Indonesia?

Neighbourly Affairs

Posts split from Dating …

Comment by Andy: … of my friends destroyed at least 10 of your losers in a …

Signs That Your Son is Gay

Ahmad Dhani's theories on how rock music can prevent your son becoming gay.

Rock musician Ahmad Dhani , or Dhani Ahmad, ex-husband of Maia , recently said that he was very concerned that his sons would one day become gay, particularly with the mass murderer Ryan case still on his mind, and because in Jakarta these days there were a lot of gays around, and:

Being gay is like being …

Comment by Achmad Sudarsono: … more lives destroyed (if we accept your premises), …

Islam vs Liberal Democracy

Perseus on Francis Fukuyama and whether Islamism will derail Indonesia's new democracy.

In a recent article, writing in reaction to Russia's recent "clobbering" of Georgia, the noted American political theorist Francis Fukuyama, best known for his work The End of History , tells us smh that

US dominance is slipping.

and the

Russian and Chinese model of authoritarianism …

Comment by janma: … subdue and destroy them? They’re maybe much wrong …

Learning Javanese Words & Phrases

Purba Negoro on the future of Javanese language, and learning some easy words and phrases.

Hello all,

Being a foreigner in Indonesia is indeed hard - but new friends are made instantly when you speak to them in their language - Indonesian. To an Indonesian it means a highly respected white values them enough to bother learning, what many Indonesians truly believe is a backward, …

Comment by Purba Negoro: … Ageng Buminegororoyo. I agree-we Javanese should well …

Feudal Ways & Culture

What Indonesia needs is to dump its old feudal ways and culture, says Soetrisno Bachir.

At a seminar discussing Indonesian culture in modern times Partai Amanat Nasional (PAN) politician Soetrisno Bachir attempted to answer the question:

Can Indonesia become a first rank country, able to compete with the world and provide prosperity for its people?

Bachir said this was unlikely …

Comment by Purba Negoro: … before destroying it. The Javanese peasantry …

Independence Day

… minorities to the needy majority Rakyat?

How to reapply ourselves to Pancasila and Gotong Royong?

Have we paid off our own guilty conscience to the Poor through hand-out rather than hand-up?

Have we betrayed our inner dignity and magnificent culture to the vulgar trappings of the petty urban bourgeoisie- the temporary and the facile: vanity, materialism, consumerism, coveting of mere trinkets and baubles?

Have we served ourselves, the Rakyat and our Nation for the benefit of …

Comment by Purba Negoro: … and destroyed materials. Hardly believable. …

Dedi Mulyadi

The MUI attempts to chase the regent of Purwakarta out of town, for a musical analogy.

On 7th August the regent of Purwakarta district in West Java, Dedi Mulyadi, gave a speech in which he compared the Quran to a musical instrument, the flute. Dedi was also supposed to have said that he believes the Quran should be interpreted allegorically or metaphorically, not literally.

In response …

Comment by Purba Negoro: … Targetng the Royalty in Java is like poking an …

Sheila Marcia & Roger Danuarta

Rather attractive young actress Sheila Marcia is caught with drugs, as is her boyfriend whatshisname.

Sheila Marcia Joseph, an actress originally from Malang, born in 1989, who has starred in such classic films as Hantu Jeruk Purut and Kereta Hantu Manggarai , was arrested on August 7th while said to be at a "drugs party" at the Golden Sky apartment building in Pluit, North Jakarta, …

Comment by Sheila: … more it will destroy you.. BUt when you find God, you …

Indigenous Flag Raising

More flag raising deaths and controversy, this time in Papua.

On 9th August to celebrate "International Day of the World's Indigenous People" (Hari Internasional Bangsa Pribumi) a rally was staged in Wamena at which the "Bintang Kejora" (morning star) flag of the West Papuan independence movement was raised, side by side with the with the United Nations and Indonesian flags in Sinabuk …

Comment by Matthew: … people, and every Royal Commission, Parliamentary inquiry …

Niwatakawaca, Rahwana, Cakil & Pasopati

… trail detected by China and Russia.

The LA Class submarines are:

designed to seek and destroy enemy submarines and surface ships; project power ashore with Tomahawk cruise missiles and Special Operation Forces
carry out Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance missions support Carrier and Expeditionary Strike Battle Groups; engage in mine warfare.

These submarines are very fast- but can be dangerous to themselves. In Jan 11, 2005 LA class USS San Fransisco struck an …

Comment by Enigmatic: … America can be destroyed (by the Chinese or anyone else) …

How to Catch Ms Bule

Perseus on white girls not going for Asian guys, and differences between white women and Indonesian women.

How to Catch Ms Bule

White girls (e.g. Australian girls) have a reluctance to date/marry Asian men. It is quite common to see a white guy with an Asian girl but less common to see a white girl with an Asian guy.

Why?

According to a blog discussion smh at the Sydney …

Comment by perseus: … War was to destroy Communism and make the world safe …

Death Row Inmates & Debate

… rather than quail before local abolitionist/fanatic rantings, endorsed by the EU, Amnesty and Al Qaeda. Let’s hope he makes the right decision.

Comment by Purba Negoro: … Lace, Raj and Viceroy Grand Vizier Lee Kwan Yew is now …

Indonesians vs. Jakarta Expats

… you think of any other differences between Indonesians and foreigners? Share them in the comments!

Comment by tomaculum: … They destroy Indonesian churches and attack …

Digital Divide

Indonesia still lags well behind its neighbours in proportion of people with internet access.

The General Manager of Telkom's Sumatera Division, M. Awaluddin, said in Medan on 30th June that the proportion of Indonesians who understood and used the internet was still very small compared to countries like Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, that the "digital divide" was still gaping.

In …

Comment by Harris: … like the infamous Roy Suryo want to censor and limit the …

Islamic Olympic Games

Hosting the Islamic Games in Serang is Banten Governor Ratu Atut Chosiyah's new obsession.

The Governor of Banten province, Ratu Atut Chosiyah , fresh from playing host to a national Quranic recital contest, the 22nd Musabaqah Tilawatil Quran Nasional (MTQN) in Serang, has a new, she says
obsession

to make Banten the host of the Islamic version of the Olympic Games, for the …

Comment by Janma: … by the RSPCI (Royal Society for Protection of …

World Peace Forum (WPF)

The World Peace Forum in Jakarta finds out the causes of terrorism and violence in the world.

An important meeting of the World Peace Forum (WPF) has been going on in Jakarta, having been opened by president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on June 24th and involving about 200 representatives of religious and cultural organisations from around the world.

Some of the participants include …

Comment by Jens Arni: … bound to destroy itself and seize to exist; picture …

Munir & Muchdi PR

Ross on BIN chief Muchdi's questioning by police over the murder of activist Munir.

The former deputy head of the country's spy service, BIN, has been taken into custody, apparently voluntarily, in connection with the murder of the rights activist Munir. He is presumably meant to be the brains behind Pollycarpus, the rather dim-looking Garuda pilot who is already behind bars for the …

Comment by Ross: … etc. Royalists/ conservatives/capitalists/ …

Literary Parody

… remain squatting like a huge naked emperor, casting a bloated shadow over all Indonesian literature.]

The End

Gili Trawangan Prison Island 2008.
Spoken – last night while off my face on magic mushrooms.
Written – this morning, while the hangover was kicking in.

Comment by Achmad Sudarsono: … - Arundhati Roy - Earnest Hemingway I bags …

Religion & Religiosity

Rima says religion and religiosity are to blame for much of Indonesia's, and the world's, troubles.

Why religion doesn't matter at all

Once upon a time, Indonesia was well-known in the world as a nation of peace, tolerance and religious pluralism. Other countries even made us their example, a country full of people with various religious beliefs, from various ethnic and language …

Comment by Patrick: … destroyed a religious shrine or converted …

My Friend the Fanatic

Sadanand Dhume's My Friend the Fanatic - Travels with an Indonesian Islamist .

My Friend the Fanatic - Travels with an Indonesian Islamist tells the story of Indian journalist Sadanand Dhume's journey across Indonesia and his meetings with political, cultural, and religious figures in 2004, and is written from the standpoint that the country is being torn between two forces, …

Comment by Shloka: … Aryans destroyed the decaying Indus Valley …

Good & Bad Citizens

Ross complains that the government is trying to restrict the activities of the wrong people, Ahmadiyah instead of Muslim militants.

Frozen Assets - good citizens in suspended animation

The decision last night to 'freeze' Ahmadiyah is sickening.

The FPI rants on, undeterred by the regime's 'too little, too late' incarceration of a handful of its most visible scum, a clearly …

Comment by Shloka: … footsteps can destroy all the Bali idols, right?

FPI - Laskar Kafir, dikuasai Mossad

Keterangan mengenai kekerasan FPI di Monas, menyalahkan korban, pemerintah dan persekongkolan asing.

Pimpinan Tim Pengacara Muslim (TPM), Mahendradatta, mengatakan bahwa insiden Monas terjadi karena pihak AKKBB dengan sengaja memprovokasi dengan melontarkan kata-kata seperti

FPI Laskar Kafir dan Laskar Setan

Provokasi lainnya termasuk fakta bahwa parade AKKBB ilegal, tanpa ijin …

Comment by tomaculum: … sendiri dan memproyeksikan apa yang (tidak) kita alami …

Blaming the Victim & Others

Explanations for the FPI violence at Monas, blaming the victims, the government, and foreign plots.

Ahmadiyah

Head of the Muslim Lawyers' Team (Tim Pengacara Muslim,TPM), Mahendradatta, says the Monas incident was caused by the AKKBB side making deliberately provocative speeches, saying such as things as

the FPI are Laskar Kafir (Infidels' Front) and Laskar Setan (Satan's …

Comment by Shloka: … temple was dertroyed by Hindu mobs. While I don’t …

Insiden Monas, FPI & AKKBB

Video tindak kekerasan Front Pembela Islam saat parade kebebasan beragama di Jakarta, dan tanggapan Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Video pemberitaan serangan Front Pembela Islam (FPI) terhadap Aliansi Kebangsaan Kebebasan Beragama dan Berkeyakinan (AKKBB) yang berkumpul di Silang Monas, Jakarta menandai peringatan hari Kesaktian Pancasila tanggal 1 Juni. Sekitar 200 orang anggota FPI …

Comment by Haddie: … Bergotong royong XD _____________ Ik ben een …

FPI & Aliansi Kebangsaan untuk Kebebasan Beragama

Video of the Front Pembela Islam attack on a religious freedom rally in Jakarta, and president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's response.

A video news report of the Front Pembela Islam (FPI) attack on a gathering of the Aliansi Kebangsaan Kebebasan Beragama dan Berkeyakinan (AKKBB) marking Pancasila Day on June 1st at Monas square, Jakarta. About 200 FPI men beat and struck about 100 AKKBB …

Comment by Janma: … the cry…. “Destroy the West! (but please wait till my …

Gereja Dibakar

Sebuah gereja dibakar di Purwakarta, Jawa Barat oleh penduduk setempat yang merasa diremehkan karena protes mereka atas pengalihfungsian bangunan tidak di tanggapi.

Gereja dibawah naungan Yayasan Abdi Karya (Yadika) di Desa Citeko, Kecamatan Plered, Purwakarta, Jawa Barat dibakar oleh penduduk setempat.

Bangunan tersebut sebelumnya digunakan sebagai pabrik genting dan telah mencapai …

Comment by Purba Negoro: … America- to destroy our nation and society from within. …

Purwakarta Church Burned Down

A church is burned down in Purwakarta, West Java by local people feeling slighted at the lack of response to their protests over its construction.

In Citeko village, Plered district, Purwakarta, West Java on 20th May a church run by the Abdi Karya Foundation (Yadika) was burned down in an attack by hundreds of local people.

The building had formerly been a tile factory and was in the …

Comment by Saipul: … churches being destroyed in one spurt like in 98, now we …

May 1998 Jakarta Riots

… of dominant discourse may lead to a better comprehension on what happened in those three days of atrocities.

Comment by kinch: … (not to mention royalty) have had a touch of the …

Miss Sandra Angelia

Politically aware young lady Sandra Angelia scores a crushing victory for East Java in Miss Indonesia 2008.

Miss Indonesia 2008

At the Jakarta Convention Center on the night of 13th May Sandra Angelia from East Java became Miss Indonesia 2008, chosen by a seven panel jury which included our hyper-nationalist politician friend from Golkar Yudhi Chrisnandi . Sandra was also chosen as …

Comment by Lucky: … like you can destroy indonesia… we are ONE… …

FPI Murder Incitement Video

Video of "firebrand" FPI/Front Pembela Islam preacher Ahmad Sobri Lubis advocating murder.

The speech about the Ahmadiyah sect given by Ahmad Sobri Lubis to a gathering of the Islam Defenders' Front/Front Pembela Islam (FPI) in which he makes several incitements to murder.

…

Comment by Deng Xiao Phing: … must let them destroy & killing each other one more …

Shopping Mall Churches

Church services in malls, people in West Java are flocking to shopping malls in order to pray.

"Indonesians seek salvation in shops":

Shopping malls in West Java are home to a growing number of Christian congregations. There are 10 in this mall alone.

Few of them want to talk publicly about why they are here, but off the record they admit it comes down to intimidation by Muslim …

Comment by rima: … are allocated by royal decree, but there are no training …

Modern Day Witch Hunt

… was no one left to speak out.

Stop the persecution of Jamaah Ahmadiyah members! Defend Ahmadiyah!

Comment by Muchamad Minako-sukamito: … mutilate, destroy has been the best tool for those …

Ahmadiyah (Nearly) Banned

A formal banning of the unorthodox Muslim sect Jamaah Ahmadiyah becomes more likely.

A Step Closer

Team Pakem (Badan Koordinasi Pengawas Aliran Kepercayaan Masyarakat (Bakor Pakem)), the body that oversees (unorthodox) religious activity in Indonesia, has recommended that all activities of the sect Jemaah Ahmadiyah Indonesia (JAI) be stopped and the JAI dissolved.

Wisnu Subroto of …

Comment by Shloka: … Mecca and destroyed the idols there. The Afghan …

Hello Dolly! - In Praise of Lokalisasi

Timdog enthuses over the brothel district of "Dolly" in Surabaya.

Hello Dolly! - In Praise of Lokalisasi

On the high ground among the graveyards and working class kampungs above the Banyu Urip canal is Surabaya's most notorious corner.

Mention the East Java capital to people anywhere in Indonesia and they are likely to rattle off a handful of associations: historical heroism, good …

Comment by timdog: … have burnt and destroyed brothels). In the article I …

How to Get a Bule Man

A new book giving advice to Indonesian women on how to find an expat man, How to Catch Mr Bule .

Published by Gramedia Pustaka Utama and written by one Erlinawati How to Catch Mr Bule provides tips and advice for Indonesian women on how to snare a foreign man for romance and likely marriage, and how to manage the relationship.

How to Catch Mr Bule.

The book discusses …

Comment by MbakAditya: … off of a Roll-Royce Merlin. Sexiness is something …

Islamophobia

The president continues his musings on religion, and islamophobia among Australians and Balinese.

Harmony

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, in a speech on 25th March marking Muhammad's birth, advised Muslims to avoid being excessive or extreme in the way they viewed their unity as a group, or their solidarity. tempo

[Feelings of] solidarity which are too exclusive or …

Comment by M. Nur: Kalau kalah Main kroyokan ni yeh malu deh …….. ahhh. …

Internet Porn Censorship, & Children

Areocam on whether the state or parents have the right and responsibility to prevent children's access to pornography.

Recent legislation to block access to online porn and the government's announcement last week of a "National Action Plan on Anti-Pornography Families" brings Areocam to discuss parental, as opposed to state, responsibility.

The Issue of Censorship or "Think of the …

Comment by areocam: … people and destroys families. Nicotine also causes …

Gosip Jalanan by Slank

The lyrics and music of Slank's song "Gosip Jalanan" (Word on the Street).

Slank, in the jungle.

Slank's "controversial" ditty "Gossip Jalanan", which, because of the second last verse, had parliamentarians in Jakarta threatening to sue him for besmirching the good name of the DPR. They dropped their plans after the arrest of Al Amin Nur Nasution .

Listen to the mp3:

…

Comment by ahmad dix: DPR must be destroyed, that department look like rats. …

Territorial Claims & Rights

Dewaratugedeanom asks what gives countries the rights to make territorial claims.

Some time ago I posted a comment under the thread " Fitna by Geert Wilders " concerning the question of territorial rights.

Although there were no reactions to this particular comment, the number of times the issue has come up as well as the intensity of the claims from some commentators in this …

Comment by Asulo: … have been destroyed by 50 years of Javanese …

Blocking Youtube & Myspace

The government and ISP's blocking of video sharing and social sites, and the reasons behind it.

The government, through the Information ministry, has required Internet Service Providers to block the following websites, where the anti-Islam short film Fitna can be viewed:

Youtube.com
Myspace.com
Liveleak.com
Rapidshare.com
Multiply.com
Video.Google.com
…

Comment by Jakartass: … Mr. Rent-a-quote, Roy Suryo.

Sexy Dewi Persik

… our support in a tangible but non-political way.

I don't know if all the dangdut videos destroyed by the FPI ratbags were paid for -I doubt it, given their general reluctance to recognise rights for any but their own fellow-undesirables - but we at least can be sure Dewi will benefit from our attendance in the bioskops.

And it would be nice if some box-office records were broken, demonstrating that she can draw crowds in excess of the turn-out for cretin fanatic rallies.

And for …

Curing Homosexuality

The hardline stand taken by Indonesian clerics against homosexuality wins applause from Ross.

A welcome display of solidarity between established Islamic, Catholic, and Protestant faiths appeared in the Jakarta Post with statements from leaders disassociating themselves from the fringe elements who declared that perversion is acceptable to their followers.

Ma'aruf Amin, chairman …

Comment by Murphy: … disaster destroyed their home world. I spent my …

Khofifah Indar Parawansa

On whether women, in this case Khofifah Indar Parawansa, are suitable for regional leadership positions.

On 28th March Suryadharma Ali of the Development Party, Partai Persatuan Pembangunan (PPP) announced the candidacy of Khofifah Indar Parawansa for the East Java governor's election in July.

Khofifah Indar Parawansa.

Khofifah is the head of the womens' wing of Nahdlatul Ulama, …

Comment by Teng: … power totally destroyed it from within. Like Lairedion …

Jalan Jaksa Under Threat

Ross fears that Jalan Jaksa in Jakarta is going to suffer re-development.

Jalan Jaksa at Risk?

Last month I had a chat with an expat on Jalan Jaksa who told me he'd seen plans to develop the famous little street, including a huge hypermarket on its corner with Jalan Wahid Hasyim.

I should state at this point that the talk occurred during my once-a-week afternoon visit, when - …

Comment by MbakAditya: … Rabbi, though Roy’s Hair would know about that in …

Sandra Dewi

… purportedly showing her naked. On March 18th 2008 Sandra held a press conference and produced Roy Suryo, technology expert extraordinaire, to say that the photos were faked.

All round expert Roy Suryo.

At the press conference Sandra cried and said maybe it was just a horrible test for her, and remembered that Jesus was whipped and crucified because people had said false things about him too.

Sandra said her faith was very important to her and that God favoured her, when she …

Easter Militancy & Mayhem

Easter celebrations in Indonesia, a service in Bogor is broken up, mayhem in Atambua, everywhere else humdrum.

Illegal Service in Bogor

On the 22nd an Easter celebration at the Yohanes Baptista Catholic parish in Parung, Bogor, was broken up by a group of people claiming to be from a Muslim clerical organisation.

The 200-odd parishioners had set up a tent on the 6000 meter plot of …

Comment by timdog: … the country/destroyed the country (usually at the …

Youth Groups & Activists Running Amok

Boisterous youth groups in search of alcohol and the attractions of Batam.

There is a quote in the film " Ayat Ayat Cinta ",

Sabar dan ikhlas. Itu adalah Islam! (Patience and sincerity. That's what Islam is!)

There may be plenty of people who manage to live up to this, as far as is humanly possible, these people don't appear to be among them:

The Sport of Sweeping in Solo …

Comment by Lairedion: … as they do not destroy the nature balance they shall not …

Fitna by Geert Wilders

… could be a possible date. For anyone interested bookmark www.fitnathemovie.com in your favorites.

Comment by Shloka: … of idols as destroying one’s bad qualities. This is a …

Nyepi in Bali

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, …

Comment by Lairedion: … drain, being destroyed by greed. Yeah, but this is …

Literature Commissar

… nature. Tempo informs us that

Lekra was also influential in campaigning to destroy independent publishers, such as the one that dared to deliver "Dr Zhivago", plus Islamic publishers too.

In 1962, the respected Muslim writer Hamka was insulted, demonized and jailed for 3 years in Sukabumi. Mochtar Lubis, one of the 1995 protest signatories, had his Indonesia Raya newspaper closed down and spent some 9 years behind bars for his opposition to the Reds.

Pramoedya …

Female Genital Mutilation

Foreign efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation.

United Nations

On February 27th ten United Nations agencies pledged to engage in a renewed effort to eliminate female genital mutilation (FGM), or female circumcision , within a generation.

UN Deputy Secretary General Asha-Rose Migiro said:

If we can come together for a sustained push, female genital mutilation can vanish …

Comment by justin et: … the exception of royalty and the loaded Brits in Dubai, …

Regional Arms Race

Australia's regional hegemonic aspirations and Indonesian defence procurements.

Australia

Rahmad Nasution, the Canberra Bureau Chief of Antara, writes that Australia has ambitions to attain regional military supremacy, most clearly evidenced in its efforts to persuade the United States to sell its most technologically advanced plane, the F-22 Raptor, which currently by law the US …

Comment by Aluang Anak Bayang: … buildings or the royal residential palace of the royal …

Barongsai, & Cultural Assimilation

The assimilation of Chinese into Indonesian society, and rules for celebrating Chinese New Year.

Chinese New Year/Imlek and Cap Go Meh 2559

Since the year 2000 public celebrations of Chinese New Year in Indonesia have been legally permitted however in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, the mayor of the town issued a special decree, No 127/2008, forbidding any staging of barongsai and …

Comment by Aluang Anak Bayang: … are related to the Royal families. The best one can get …

Airline Blacklist

The EU airline blacklist and whether President Yudhoyono will visit the Netherlands.

A story from "De Volkskrant", 13th February 2008, a Dutch daily newspaper:

Indonesia cancels state visit

Amsterdam - Indonesian authorities have cancelled preparations of a state visit by president Yudhoyono to the Netherlands because the national airline Garuda is not allowed to land on Schiphol …

Comment by Moi: … as well sue the royal Javanese families of radens for …

Jewish Conspiracy

Whether Valentine's Day is a Jewish conspiracy.

West Sumatra

Buya Mas'oed Abidin, the chairman of the West Sumatra branch of the Indonesian Clerics' Council (Majelis Ulama Indonesia, MUI) complained on 12th February that the celebration of Valentine's Day was proof that Indonesia was more and more subject to foreign, global culture .

We have to stop it, it's not appropriate in …

Comment by Goobers: … do anything to destroy the one true religion for all …

Study in Australia

Indonesian students in Australia often have a bad time.

Friendless

A study by Monash and Melbourne Universities claims that Asian students studying abroad at Australian universities suffer very high levels of isolation and loneliness.

200 students from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, China, and India were surveyed with 67% of female and 62% of male respondents saying they often …

Comment by Purba Negoro: … girl- she is a royal! Her sari- finest silk, she is …

Rise of Islam

The West always tries to destroy Islam in Indonesia.

Professor Dr H Muslim Nasution, MA, a lecturer at Jakarta State Islamic University (UIN), in a discussion at Medan, February 1st, on the future of Islam, said that currently there were two regions that had the capability to lead the world Islamic community into the future, they being:

the Indian sub-continent
South-east Asia, comprising Malaysia, …

Comment by sputjam: … or german, and destroy rainforest in the billions of acres …