Stories About ‘Indonesians’

The following stories talk about the subject ‘Indonesians’.

Mr P & Miss V: Sex Advice

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009, by Patung. 20 Comments

SeksTales of Mr P and Miss V, the frank and explicit sexual advice on news websites.


Prita Mulyasari & Digital People Power

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009, by Lairedion. 63 Comments

Prita MulyasariBlogs and social networks are helping Indonesians to become more vocal and to fight for free speech.


Smiling People, Smiley Faces

Monday, May 18th, 2009, by Patung. 55 Comments

Indonesians are officially the most smiley and pleasant people in the world, in shops.


Online Time Wasters – Social Media

Thursday, May 14th, 2009, by Patung. 18 Comments

Indonesians are tops for online time wasting, or are just very virtually sociable and friendly.


Women, Power & Politics

Monday, May 11th, 2009, by Ross. 57 Comments

More women politicians is what is needed, some say.


Indonesian Names

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009, by Patung. 28 Comments

Names. How many do Indonesians have?


Freedom of Choice in Religion

Monday, March 16th, 2009, by Patung. 44 Comments

Indonesia's unique interpretation of human rights in respect of freedom of choice in religion, and secularism.


Presidential IQ & IQ Score Averages

Monday, February 23rd, 2009, by Patung. 21 Comments

Intelligence tests for presidential candidates, and how do Indonesians fare in world IQ rankings.


Accidents Waiting to Happen

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009, by Patung. 32 Comments

Whether nuclear power is suitable for Indonesia, or are Indonesians too absent minded to manage it.


Causes of Disunity

Friday, February 6th, 2009, by Patung. 258 Comments

Another East Timor in Papua, lack of development in the province, and racism by other Indonesians towards Papuans.


Bule Mualaf or Islam Revert

Saturday, December 20th, 2008, by Patung. 541 Comments

A teenage Australian girl from sunny Queensland finds Islam in Lampung and becomes a revert.


Diabetes and Obesity

Thursday, December 4th, 2008, by Guest Writer. 55 Comments

Purba on eating habits and foods of Indonesians, prevalence of diabetes and obesity.


Barry Soetoro

Thursday, November 6th, 2008, by Guest Writer. 272 Comments

Purba on Barry Soetoro aka Barack Obama's Indonesian connection.


Bali Culture

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008, by Guest Writer. 43 Comments

Questions about Balinese culture from Rayner.


Popular Myths & Madura

Friday, October 3rd, 2008, by timdog. 30 Comments

Timdog on popular stereotypes about Madura and the Madurese, and the rumoured sexual prowess of the women.


Perceptions of Current Threats

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008, by Guest Writer. 26 Comments

Purba Negoro on perceived threats to national unity.


The Perfect Woman

Saturday, September 13th, 2008, by Patung. 54 Comments

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


Miserable People

Thursday, September 11th, 2008, by Patung. 67 Comments

UnhappyWhether westerners and expats in Indonesia are viewed as miserable and unfriendly people.


Proper Etiquette for Ramadan

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008, by Guest Writer. 37 Comments

Ramadan etiquette for unbelievers, by Purba Negoro.


Feudal Ways & Culture

Thursday, August 28th, 2008, by Patung. 10 Comments

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


Subversive Groups & Patriotism

Thursday, August 14th, 2008, by Ross. 14 Comments

Ross questions the motives of Islamic groups' sensitivity over Papua.


Death Row Inmates & Debate

Friday, July 25th, 2008, by Ross. 60 Comments

Ross sees sinister motives behind renewed debate over the death penalty.


Indonesians vs. Jakarta Expats

Monday, July 14th, 2008, by Guest Writer. 104 Comments

HansHans takes a pictorial look at differences between Indonesians in Jakarta and their western guests.


Maftuh Basyuni

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008, by Patung. 11 Comments

maftuh basyuniMaftuh Basyuni on irreligious young Indonesians, and the building of SE Asia's biggest Quran learning centre.


Malaysia – RI Relations

Friday, June 20th, 2008, by Guest Writer. 15 Comments

Sidik Syamsidik says Indonesia gets upset with Malaysia a lot, but the Malaysians don't pay attention.


Euro Cup 2008

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008, by Lairedion. 37 Comments

Lairedion on the Euro 2008 football championship, and the Indonesian connection.


Religion & Religiosity

Monday, June 16th, 2008, by Guest Writer. 302 Comments

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


My Friend the Fanatic

Friday, June 13th, 2008, by Patung. 137 Comments

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


Single Indonesian Women

Monday, May 19th, 2008, by Guest Writer. 107 Comments

Therry Therry says overseas educated Indonesian women are faced with prejudice back at home and poor choices on the men front.


May 1998 Jakarta Riots

Friday, May 16th, 2008, by Guest Writer. 128 Comments

Spew looks back on the May 1998 riots and the issues of mass rapes, anti-Chinese sentiment, and how the rioters came to be judged.


Conspiracy Theories

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008, by Patung. 31 Comments

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


Classic Literature Reading Lists

Monday, May 5th, 2008, by Guest Writer. 14 Comments

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


Islamic-Western Civilization

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008, by Guest Writer. 23 Comments

FaturFatkhuri says Muslim and Christian civilization have much in common.


Modern Day Witch Hunt

Monday, April 21st, 2008, by Guest Writer. 46 Comments

Rogue Wan sees sinister forces behind the anti-Jamaah Ahmadiyah witch hunt.


Examples of Human Rights Hypocrisy

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008, by Guest Writer. 36 Comments

Sylvester sees power-mongering and the profit motive behind the West's hypocrisy over human rights.


How to Get a Bule Man

Monday, April 14th, 2008, by Patung. 364 Comments

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


Blocking Youtube & Myspace

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008, by Patung. 41 Comments

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


Siti Fadilah Supari

Monday, April 7th, 2008, by Patung. 40 Comments

Siti Fadilah Supari, struggling for Islam and Indonesia against the hegemonic bules.


Ketika Cinta Bertasbih

Friday, April 4th, 2008, by Patung. 27 Comments

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


Curing Homosexuality

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008, by Ross. 79 Comments

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


Battle of the Islam Movies

Monday, March 31st, 2008, by Patung. 53 Comments

The battle of the Islam movies, Ayat-Ayat Cinta and Fitna, and which gives a better picture of Islam.


Film Ayat Ayat Cinta

Monday, March 10th, 2008, by Patung. 90 Comments

The Islamic romance film "Ayat Ayat Cinta", political Islam, and pesantren prodigies.


List of Indonesian Billionaires

Friday, March 7th, 2008, by Patung. 35 Comments

The world's billionaires, and which Indonesians are among them.


Fitna by Geert Wilders

Friday, March 7th, 2008, by Lairedion. 409 Comments

Lairedion on the gathering storm over Geert Wilders' upcoming anti-Islam film "Fitna".


FGM

Monday, March 3rd, 2008, by Patung. 435 Comments

Foreign efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation.


Admiral Cheng Ho Film

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008, by Patung. 10 Comments

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


Barongsai, & Cultural Assimilation

Monday, February 25th, 2008, by Patung. 54 Comments

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


Airline Blacklist

Monday, February 18th, 2008, by Lairedion. 26 Comments

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


Jewish Conspiracy

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008, by Patung. 106 Comments

Whether Valentine's Day is a Jewish conspiracy.


Celebrity Jailbirds

Monday, February 11th, 2008, by Ross. 6 Comments

Celebrity thugs and murderers in prison and on TV, Enrico Guterres, Theo Toemion, and the "lovely" Lidya Pratiwi.


Media Self Censorship

Monday, February 11th, 2008, by Patung. 46 Comments

President Yudhoyono asks the media to not report inappropriate news stories.


Study in Australia

Friday, February 8th, 2008, by Patung. 89 Comments

Indonesian students in Australia often have a bad time.


Rise of Islam

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008, by Patung. 38 Comments

The West always tries to destroy Islam in Indonesia.


Neo Colonialism in Bali

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008, by Guest Writer. 47 Comments

Patronising neo-colonialist attitudes by westerners in Bali.


Communist Victory

Monday, February 4th, 2008, by Achmad Sudarsono. 32 Comments

What if the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) had taken over in 1965.


The Indonesian Way of Death

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008, by Ross. 11 Comments

The Indonesian way of death is too graphic for some.


Military Men

Monday, January 28th, 2008, by Patung. 11 Comments

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


Blog Rank Widgets/Buttons

Friday, January 25th, 2008, by Patung. 4 Comments

Ranking widgets for blogs in the Top 100.


Israeli Palestinian Conflict

Friday, January 25th, 2008, by Patung. 29 Comments

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


Anti Communist Massacres

Friday, January 25th, 2008, by Guest Writer. 66 Comments

The nature of the massacres of 1965-66.


Global Recession

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008, by Patung. 22 Comments

The effects of a global recession on Indonesia.


Persecuted Church

Monday, January 21st, 2008, by Patung. 59 Comments

Why there are so many attacks on churches in western Java.


Current Minimum Wage

Saturday, January 19th, 2008, by Patung. 17 Comments

Minimum wage rates for 2008 throughout Indonesia.


Suharto & the People

Friday, January 18th, 2008, by Achmad Sudarsono. 88 Comments

Suharto: Let the People Speak, Please Help Indonesia Matters do an informal poll.


Pedophiles

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008, by Guest Writer. 83 Comments

Iqhbal Sukokiman takes on the tough issue of Australian pedophiles in Indonesia.


Soft Islamization

Sunday, January 13th, 2008, by Patung. 11 Comments

The experts say soft Islam is sweeping the country, not hard Islam.


State Ideology

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008, by Guest Writer. 22 Comments

Does Pancasila mean anything to Indonesians?


Insults & Comebacks

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007, by Achmad Sudarsono. 61 Comments

Achmad's Christmas Tips on Insulting People.


Ojek Ride

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007, by Guest Writer. 12 Comments

An ojek ride from hell.


Tourist Attractions

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007, by Guest Writer. 3 Comments

The morality drive in parts of Indonesia is scaring off foreign tourists.


Indonesian Houses

Monday, December 3rd, 2007, by Guest Writer. 22 Comments

Some of the pitfalls in owning an Indonesian house.


UFO Technology

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007, by Achmad Sudarsono. 112 Comments

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


The Youth of Today

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007, by Janma. 22 Comments

Janma wonders about the spirit of nationalism among young people today.


Smelly Armpits

Sunday, October 28th, 2007, by Achmad Sudarsono. 31 Comments

Achmad says Indonesians have a body odor problem.


Metro TV Xin Wen

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007, by Ross. 63 Comments

Ross on Metro TV's Chinese-language news service, Xin Wen.


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