Stories About ‘Indonesians’

The following stories are tagged with the term/s or name/s ‘Indonesians’.

May 1998 Jakarta Riots

Friday, May 16th, 2008, 40 Comments

The May 1998 riots in Jakarta and other Indonesian cities, mass rapes, anti-Chinese sentiment, and how the rioters came to be viewed.

Conspiracy Theories

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008, 20 Comments

Conspiracy theories among opinion leaders in Sumatra, Zionist and British conspiracies.

Classic Literature Reading Lists

Monday, May 5th, 2008, 9 Comments

Indonesians are being denied much of the country’s greatest literature, for political reasons.

Islamic-Western Civilization

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008, 18 Comments

Islamic & Western Civilization, and Muslims and Christians, have much in common.

Modern Day Witch Hunt

Monday, April 21st, 2008, 46 Comments

A plea to defend Jamaah Ahmadiyah against a modern day witch hunt.

Examples of Human Rights Hypocrisy

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008, 33 Comments

Power-mongering and the profit motive behind the West’s examples of hypocrisy over human rights

How to Get a Bule Man

Monday, April 14th, 2008, 136 Comments

A new book helping Indonesian women to find a white man, How to Catch Mr Bule.

Blocking Youtube & Myspace

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008, 41 Comments

Block Youtube.com, Myspace.com and other video sharing and social sites.

Siti Fadilah Supari

Monday, April 7th, 2008, 29 Comments

Siti Fadilah Supari, minister for Health.

Ketika Cinta Bertasbih

Friday, April 4th, 2008, 8 Comments

The film Ketika Cinta Bertasbih and not hurting the feelings of religious minorities.

Curing Homosexuality

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008, 71 Comments

The stance of Indonesian clerics against homosexuality and about curing it.

Battle of the Islam Movies

Monday, March 31st, 2008, 53 Comments

The Battle of the Movies, Ayat-Ayat Cinta and Fitna, which gives a better picture of Islam?

Film Ayat Ayat Cinta

Monday, March 10th, 2008, 59 Comments

The Islamic romance film and novel Ayat Ayat Cinta by Habiburrahman El-Shirazy.

List of Indonesian Billionaires

Friday, March 7th, 2008, 5 Comments

A list of Indonesian billionaires.

Fitna by Geert Wilders

Friday, March 7th, 2008, 282 Comments

The gathering storm over Geert Wilders anti-Islam film Fitna.

Female Genital Mutilation

Monday, March 3rd, 2008, 137 Comments

Foreign efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation.

Admiral Cheng Ho Film

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008, 8 Comments

Yusril Ihza Mahendra, Admiral Cheng Ho film star, legal theorist, and presidential aspirant

Barongsai, & Cultural Assimilation

Monday, February 25th, 2008, 54 Comments

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

Airline Blacklist

Monday, February 18th, 2008, 25 Comments

President Yudhoyono’s visit to the Netherlands, and airline maintenance problems.

Jewish Conspiracy

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008, 104 Comments

Valentines Day, as a Jewish conspiracy theory.

Celebrity Jailbirds

Monday, February 11th, 2008, 6 Comments

Thugs and murderers, celebrity jailbirds, Enrico Gutierres, Theo Toemion, and the lovely Lidya Pratiwi.

Dating Site Name

Monday, February 11th, 2008, 13 Comments

Choosing a name for a dating site.

Media Self Censorship

Monday, February 11th, 2008, 46 Comments

Media self censorship in Indonesia, a self-censored media.

Study in Australia

Friday, February 8th, 2008, 84 Comments

Indonesian students studying abroad in Australia.

Rise of Islam

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008, 37 Comments

The west feels threatened by the rise of Islam in Indonesia.

Neo Colonialism in Bali

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008, 42 Comments

The effects of tourism in Bali, neo-colonialist attitudes among western tourists.

Communist Victory

Monday, February 4th, 2008, 30 Comments

What if there had been a communist victory in 1965.

The Indonesian Way of Death

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008, 6 Comments

The Indonesian way of death is too graphic.

Military Men

Monday, January 28th, 2008, 11 Comments

Military men in politics and whether the Indonesian people are ready for democracy.

Blog Rank Widgets/Buttons

Friday, January 25th, 2008, 4 Comments

Ranking widgets and buttons to show the rank for blogs.

Israeli Palestinian Conflict

Friday, January 25th, 2008, 27 Comments

The Israeli Palestinian conflict, and Indonesia’s relationship with Israel.

Anti Communist Massacres

Friday, January 25th, 2008, 66 Comments

The nature of the anti-communist massacres in Indonesia of 1965-66.

Global Recession

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008, 18 Comments

News on the current global economic recession, preparing for and surviving a recession, how recession proof is Indonesia.

Persecuted Church

Monday, January 21st, 2008, 58 Comments

Why there is so much church persecution in western Java.

Get Paid to Click on Websites

Monday, January 21st, 2008, 4 Comments

Some easy ways that Indonesians make money on the internet.

Current Minimum Wage

Saturday, January 19th, 2008, 4 Comments

An increase in the current minimum wage in Indonesia.

Internet Users Statistics

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008, 2 Comments

The number of Internet users in Indonesia, internet usage statistics.

Soft Islamization

Sunday, January 13th, 2008, 11 Comments

Indonesia is undergoing soft Islamization.

State Ideology

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008, 22 Comments

Whether the state ideology Pancasila means anything to Indonesians.

Insults & Comebacks

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007, 61 Comments

Tips for insulting someone, and appropriate comebacks, by Achmad.

Ojek Ride

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007, 11 Comments

Riding an ojek in Indonesia.

Tourist Attractions

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007, 3 Comments

The tourist attractions of Indonesia, or Batam, are being closed down as a result of religious fervour.

Indonesian Houses

Monday, December 3rd, 2007, 21 Comments

Some of the pitfalls in owning an Indonesian house.

UFO Technology

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007, 61 Comments

Achmad worries that Indonesia’s U.F.O. technology will be lost to foreigners.

The Youth of Today

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007, 22 Comments

Questions about the youth of today in Indonesia and their sense of nationalism and purpose.

Smelly Armpits

Sunday, October 28th, 2007, 29 Comments

Indonesians have a body odor problem, in particular, smelly armpits.

Metro TV Xin Wen

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007, 61 Comments

Metro TV’s Chinese-language news service, Xin Wen.

Kampung Girls

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007, 38 Comments

Ross wonders about Ramadan, lazy rich women, and why kampung girls are the best.

Aceh Abominations

Monday, August 6th, 2007, 10 Comments

Ross asks whether the government is willing to bring some Muslims into the 21st century.

Presidential Scandal

Saturday, July 28th, 2007, 19 Comments

A presidential scandal involving Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Starting a Political Party

Saturday, May 19th, 2007, 17 Comments

How to start a political party.

Partahi Mamora Halomoan Lumbantoruan

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007, 25 Comments

One Indonesian, Partahi Mamora Halomoan Lumbantoruan, was killed in the Virginia Tech massacre.

Jimly Asshiddiqie

Thursday, April 5th, 2007, 14 Comments

Constitutional court head Jimly Asshiddiqie on harmonising Islamic law and Indonesian law.

Dopod U1000

Monday, April 2nd, 2007, 2 Comments

The Dopod U1000 handheld mini notebook PC computer.

Permadi & Yuddy Chrisnandi

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007, 30 Comments

Permadi & Yuddy Chrisnandi claim that diseases are spread by foreigners.

Dating Websites

Thursday, March 1st, 2007, 26 Comments

Some Indonesian dating websites.

Security Forces

Monday, February 26th, 2007, 12 Comments

The Indonesian security forces.

Overseas Workers

Saturday, February 24th, 2007, 1 Comment

Hope For the Helpless? Overseas Workers Ordeals, by Ross.

Top 100 Websites

Sunday, December 17th, 2006, 11 Comments

The top 100 websites viewed from Indonesia.

Palm Treo 750

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006, No Comments

The Palm Treo 750v smartphone on the Indonesian market.

Terrorism, Poverty & Islam

Friday, October 6th, 2006, 44 Comments

Poverty is the cause of terrorism, says a former Muhammadiyah chairman, not Islam.

Multi and Mono Cultures

Saturday, September 30th, 2006, 5 Comments

Multi-culturalism, or what Indonesians might call pluralism, is often spoken of as key to Indonesia’s make-up and stability.

Rebekka Zakaria, Eti Pangesti & Ratna Bangun

Saturday, September 16th, 2006, 18 Comments

Rebekka Zakaria, Eti Pangesti & Ratna Bangun in prison for running a Christian kindergarten in which some Muslim children attended.

Female Circumcision

Thursday, August 31st, 2006, 112 Comments

The Ulema Council, Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI), says female circumcision is necessary for Muslims.

Personal Pronouns

Monday, July 10th, 2006, 2 Comments

The pronouns of bahasa Indonesia, both standard Indonesian language forms and slang and colloquial forms.

General Suharto

Wednesday, July 5th, 2006, No Comments

Some interesting works on Mohamed Suharto, or Soeharto, former president of Indonesia including some works of biography.

Nasir Abas on Jamaah Islamiyah

Sunday, February 12th, 2006, 2 Comments

An interview with Nasir Abas on Jamaah Islamiyah.

Youth Political & Religious Affiliation

Monday, February 6th, 2006, 6 Comments

A study of youth political & religious affiliation.

Indonesian Newspaper Website Publishes Cartoons

Saturday, February 4th, 2006, 2 Comments

Indonesian newspaper Rakyat Merdeka’s website publishes the Muhammad cartoons.

Prophet Muhammad Cartoons

Wednesday, February 1st, 2006, 4 Comments

The infamous Prophet Muhammad cartoons.

Pogroms in East Java 1965-66

Tuesday, January 10th, 2006, 6 Comments

The 1965-1966 pogroms in East Java.

Wooden Animal Carvings

Wednesday, January 4th, 2006, No Comments

Huge range of hand crafted wooden animal carvings from the finest exporters of Indonesian handicrafts.

Persecution of Christians

Friday, December 23rd, 2005, No Comments

Religious persecution in Indonesia.

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