Stories About ‘Java’

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

Modern Day Javanese Girls

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008, by Patung. 5 Comments

Modern day Javanese girls showing off their underwear, and the position of Javanese culture today.

Sexy Dancing

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008, by Patung. 13 Comments

A troupe of sexy dancing girls has the otherwise sleepy town of Pekalongan hot and bothered.

Bibit–Rustriningsih

Monday, June 23rd, 2008, by Patung. 3 Comments

PDI Perjuangan candidates Bibit–Rustriningsih win the Central Java election.

Literary Parody

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008, by timdog. 26 Comments

Pramoedya Ananta Toer is given the literary parody treatment by Timdog.

My Friend the Fanatic

Friday, June 13th, 2008, by Patung. 134 Comments

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

FPI, Komando Laskar Islam & Munarman

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008, by Patung. 51 Comments

Arrests of dozens of Front Pembela Islam members in Jakarta, and forced closures of FPI branches in central and eastern Java.

PKS & Tifatul Sembiring

Monday, May 26th, 2008, by Patung. 1 Comment

PKS ideology, recent electoral wins, and the 2009 general and presidential elections with Tifatul Sembiring.

Purwakarta Church Burned Down

Monday, May 26th, 2008, by Patung. 99 Comments

A church is burned down in Purwakarta, West Java.

Group & Mass Weddings

Monday, May 19th, 2008, by Patung. 17 Comments

Marrying off old people and those living in sin, mass and arranged marriage ceremony season.

Islamic Syncretism Examples

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008, by Patung. 20 Comments

Examples of Islamic-Javanese religious and cultural syncretism.

Classic Literature Reading Lists

Monday, May 5th, 2008, by Guest Writer. 9 Comments

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

Treason Acts, Trials & Penalties

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008, by Patung. 3 Comments

The Indonesian state remains vigilant against acts of treason and the following trials and penalties.

Shopping Mall Churches

Monday, April 28th, 2008, by Patung. 89 Comments

People in West Java are flocking to the shopping mall churches to pray.

Impatient People

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008, by Patung. 27 Comments

Those people in West Java who are too impatient for the Ahmadiyah ban.

Ahmad Heryawan & Dede Yusuf

Monday, April 14th, 2008, by Patung. 13 Comments

A victory for Islamic parties in the West Java election, led by Ahmad Heryawan and Dede Yusuf.

Female Chastity Locks

Friday, April 4th, 2008, by Patung. 61 Comments

Chastity locks for female massage parlor workers.

Bra Art

Friday, April 4th, 2008, by Patung. 2 Comments

Women of Surabaya decorate their bras.

Internet Blocking & Regulation

Friday, March 28th, 2008, by Patung. 19 Comments

Government efforts to regulate the internet and block access to websites thought inappropriate.

Bashir on Martyrs & Maggots

Monday, March 24th, 2008, by Patung. 48 Comments

Some of Abu Bakar Bashir’s village musings have Australians outraged.

Google Maps Indonesia

Friday, March 21st, 2008, by Patung. 12 Comments

Google Maps view of Indonesia and East Java.

Female Genital Mutilation

Monday, March 3rd, 2008, by Patung. 266 Comments

Foreign efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation.

US Military Intelligence

Monday, March 3rd, 2008, by Patung. 6 Comments

American military intelligence agencies and how they gather information about Indonesia.

Communist Victory

Monday, February 4th, 2008, by Achmad Sudarsono. 30 Comments

What if there had been a communist victory in 1965.

Anti Communist Massacres

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

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

Current Minimum Wage

Saturday, January 19th, 2008, by Patung. 4 Comments

An increase in the current minimum wage in Indonesia.

Living in Jakarta

Sunday, January 6th, 2008, by Patung. 25 Comments

The guide to living in Jakarta.

Insults & Comebacks

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

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

Religious Intolerance

Monday, December 17th, 2007, by Patung. 16 Comments

Stories of religious intolerance in Indonesia, involving Islamic schools and mosques being attacked.

Flood Disaster

Thursday, December 6th, 2007, by Patung. 28 Comments

Doomsayers predict disaster for Indonesia as sea levels rise.

UFO Technology

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007, by Achmad Sudarsono. 62 Comments

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

Muslim Beliefs

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007, by Patung. 16 Comments

The validity or otherwise of different Muslim beliefs.

Mainstream

Monday, October 29th, 2007, by Patung. 7 Comments

Mainstream Islam groups Muhammadiyah and Nahdlatul Ulama clash in Banyuwangi.

Smelly Armpits

Sunday, October 28th, 2007, by Achmad Sudarsono. 29 Comments

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

Al-Qiyadah Al-Islamiyah

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007, by Patung. 80 Comments

Semi theocracy in Bogor and Padang, as the Al-Qiyadah Al-Islamiyah sect is banned.

Ramadan Fasting

Monday, October 8th, 2007, by Patung. 83 Comments

Video of an FPI raid on people not fasting for Ramadan.

Naked Student

Monday, October 1st, 2007, by Patung. 33 Comments

A student posing naked on the internet and death threats.

Rhoma Irama

Monday, September 24th, 2007, by Patung. 20 Comments

Rhoma Irama advises Indonesian Muslims to stop fighting each other.

Trans Java Highway

Saturday, September 22nd, 2007, by Patung. 8 Comments

The Trans Java toll road or highway.

Fundamentalist Mosque

Friday, September 21st, 2007, by Patung. 23 Comments

An fundamentalist Muslim mosque is attacked in Jember.

Wahidiyah

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007, by Patung. 8 Comments

The Wahidiyah movement is attacked in Tasikmalaya.

Batak Church Attack

Saturday, September 8th, 2007, by Patung. 56 Comments

A church in Tangerang, West Java is attacked.

Hijab Solidarity

Friday, September 7th, 2007, by Patung. 24 Comments

International Hijab Solidarity Day is marked in Semarang.

Humorous Sermons

Thursday, September 6th, 2007, by Patung. 4 Comments

Muslim preachers make too many jokes when giving sermons.

Live In Programs

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007, by Patung. 70 Comments

Muslim-Christian live-in programs in Indonesia.

PLTN Muria

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007, by Patung. 21 Comments

PLTN Muria, and nuclear energy in general, is haram too, for some.

Teen Virginity Tests

Friday, August 17th, 2007, by Patung. 68 Comments

Schoolgirl virginity tests for teens in Indramayu.

Sexy Dangdut

Friday, August 17th, 2007, by Patung. 14 Comments

Sexy dangdut dancing and singing in Cianjur for independence day.

Pasuruan Bomb

Thursday, August 16th, 2007, by Patung. 9 Comments

The bomb in Pasuruan.

Prostitution Emergency

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007, by Patung. 34 Comments

A State of Emergency needs to be declared in Bandung, because of prostitution.

Pantheism & Siti Jenar

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007, by Patung. 10 Comments

Pantheism survives on Java, although it sometimes needs police protection.

Javanese Terrorists

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007, by Patung. 52 Comments

The Javanese are more likely to become terrorists than other ethnic groups.

Dark Rooms

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007, by Patung. 7 Comments

Heresy in Banten usually occurs in dark rooms.

Bekasi Churches

Monday, June 18th, 2007, by Patung. 11 Comments

Illegal churches in Bekasi are urged to get their paperwork in order.

Dying Languages

Sunday, June 17th, 2007, by Patung. 14 Comments

From Tanatoraja to Javanese, the dying languages of Indonesia.

Bekasi Communism

Friday, June 15th, 2007, by Patung. 12 Comments

The re-emergence of communism in Bekasi.

Hardline Islam

Thursday, June 14th, 2007, by Patung. 10 Comments

Competing views about the current strength of hardline Islam in Indonesia.

Pasuruan Incident

Thursday, June 7th, 2007, by Patung. 12 Comments

Business and foreign interests in the Pasuruan shootings incident.

Long Skirts

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007, by Patung. 21 Comments

Dress rules for school uniforms for students in Tangerang.

Sunday School

Monday, June 4th, 2007, by Patung. 27 Comments

Sunday school lessons in Bandung are stopped and the pastor beaten.

Catholic Churches in Madura

Monday, May 28th, 2007, by Patung. 14 Comments

The Catholic minority and Catholic churches in Madura.

Village Field Trip

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007, by Patung. 10 Comments

President Yudhoyono makes a field trip to a village.

Handphone 3gp Sex

Sunday, May 20th, 2007, by Patung. 14 Comments

A 3gp handphone sex movie in Madura has clerics calling for tighter laws against pornography.

Rough Justice

Friday, May 18th, 2007, by Patung. 35 Comments

Rough justice for young love.

The Journey of Prophet Muhammad

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007, by Patung. 16 Comments

Cirebon is rocked by a Muhammad photo scandal, The Journey of Prophet Muhammad.

Islam Beliefs

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007, by Patung. 20 Comments

The “True Islam” group in Lebak are urged to return to true Islam.

Holy Books Mix Up

Monday, May 7th, 2007, by Patung. 12 Comments

A holy books mix up, insertion of pages of the Bible into copies of the Quran.

Illegitimate Children

Saturday, May 5th, 2007, by Patung. 19 Comments

There are no more “haram” or illegitimate children in Surabaya.

Kissing Women

Friday, May 4th, 2007, by Patung. 12 Comments

Kissing women tourists in Bali.

Islamic Caliphate

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007, by Patung. 17 Comments

Building a new Islamic Caliphate.

Wearing Jilbab

Friday, April 27th, 2007, by Patung. 30 Comments

Flag bearers on August 17th mustn’t wear the jilbab.

Shia Islam

Sunday, April 22nd, 2007, by Patung. 17 Comments

Pressure on Shia Islamic groups in Indonesia is growing.

Yogyakarta Special Zone

Friday, April 20th, 2007, by Patung. No Comments

It is not clear whether Yogyakarta is a Special Zone anymore.

Christianisation

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007, by Patung. 59 Comments

Christianisation in Indonesia.

Model Village

Friday, April 13th, 2007, by Patung. 4 Comments

Building an Islamic model village in Madura.

Islam is for Arabs

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007, by Patung. 62 Comments

Two men are arrested for saying Islam is for Arabs.

Anti Islam Video

Monday, April 9th, 2007, by Patung. 20 Comments

An anti Islam video in Batu, Malang, East Java.

Sex Slavery

Monday, April 2nd, 2007, by Patung. 19 Comments

Sex slavery in Indramayu, West Java and Jakarta, Indonesia.

Dopod U1000

Monday, April 2nd, 2007, by Patung. 2 Comments

The Dopod U1000 handheld mini notebook PC computer.

Central Java

Monday, March 26th, 2007, by Patung. 12 Comments

Central Java as the hotbed of Islamic radicalism and terror groups.

Indonesian Islamic State (NII)

Friday, March 23rd, 2007, by Patung. 60 Comments

The Indonesian Islamic State (NII, Negara Islam Indonesia) movement.

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