Stories About ‘Sumatra’

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

Digital Divide

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008, by Patung. 6 Comments

The digital divide in south east Asia, Indonesia still lags well behind its neighbours in internet access.

Forbidden Love in Cheap Hotels

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008, by Patung. 31 Comments

Police raids on courting and adulterous couples in cheap hotels, forbidden love.

Conspiracy Theories

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008, by Patung. 30 Comments

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

Political Isms

Friday, May 9th, 2008, by Patung. 15 Comments

List of the various political isms, neo-liberalism, capitalism, imperialism, and colonialism, and materialism.

Syamsul Arifin & Gatot Pujo Nugroho

Friday, April 18th, 2008, by Patung. 1 Comment

Syamsul Arifin and Gatot Pujo Nugroho win the North Sumatra election.

Konspirasi Yahudi

Saturday, February 16th, 2008, by Patung. 8 Comments

Hari Valentine dan hubungannya dengan persekutuan Yahudi.

Jewish Conspiracy

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008, by Patung. 105 Comments

Valentines Day, as a Jewish conspiracy theory.

Communist Victory

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

What if there had been a communist victory in 1965.

Kontes Kecantikan Miss Indonesia

Friday, February 1st, 2008, by Patung. 18 Comments

Perlombaan kecantikan Miss Indonesia di Palembang dituduh menyebarkan sipilis.

Miss Indonesia

Friday, February 1st, 2008, by Patung. 22 Comments

The Miss Indonesia 2008 beauty pageant in Palembang.

Current Minimum Wage

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

An increase in the current minimum wage in Indonesia.

Cannibal Stories

Sunday, December 30th, 2007, by iamisaid. 9 Comments

Stories of cannibals and cannibalism in Sumatra and Papua.

Religious Intolerance

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

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

Travel Horror

Sunday, December 9th, 2007, by iamisaid. 17 Comments

A travel horror story set in Sumatra, Indonesia.

Bencana Banjir

Thursday, December 6th, 2007, by Patung. 1 Comment

Ramalan malapetaka dan banjir untuk Indonesia.

Flood Disaster

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

Doomsayers predict disaster for Indonesia as sea levels rise.

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.

Sex Cinemas

Thursday, September 20th, 2007, by Patung. 25 Comments

Sex cinemas, and how non-Muslims should behave during Ramadan.

Islam & Pork

Saturday, August 11th, 2007, by Patung. 111 Comments

Pigs and pork eating and touching in Islam.

Heretic Outreach

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007, by Patung. 168 Comments

The government reaches out to heretics.

VCD & DVD Porn Movies

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007, by Patung. 10 Comments

Policemen go looking for VCD and DVD porn.

Partahi Mamora Halomoan Lumbantoruan

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007, by Patung. 26 Comments

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

World’s Tallest Statue

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007, by Patung. 20 Comments

A statue of Noah has North Sumatra on the brink of religious war.

Pentecostal Church

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007, by Patung. 4 Comments

A Pentecostal church in Bangka island, Bangka-Belitung.

Massage Parlor

Monday, April 16th, 2007, by Patung. 2 Comments

Fine art in Pekanbaru loses out to a massage parlor.

Polygamous Marriage

Friday, March 9th, 2007, by Patung. 22 Comments

A polygamous man is imprisoned for unlawful polygamy.

Islamic Textbooks

Thursday, March 8th, 2007, by Patung. 7 Comments

The Padang government wants school religious textbooks to be more Islamic.

Sumatra Earthquake

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007, by Patung. 27 Comments

At least 70 people have died in an earthquake in West Sumatra.

Fertility Rates

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007, by Patung. 4 Comments

The decline of fertility rates in Indonesia and the effects.

True Islam

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007, by Patung. 8 Comments

An Islamic scholar explains about true and false Islam.

Muslim Clothing

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007, by Patung. 51 Comments

An example of a Muslim dress code and clothing law from West Sumatra.

Medan Girls

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007, by Patung. 4 Comments

Dating girls and women in Medan, North Sumatra.

PP 37

Monday, January 29th, 2007, by Ross. 11 Comments

The PP 37, a new law granting pay rises to parliamentarians.

Hizbut Tahrir

Thursday, December 28th, 2006, by Patung. 144 Comments

Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI).

Poligami Award

Sunday, December 17th, 2006, by Patung. 57 Comments

Poligami Award for Aa Gym.

Striptease in Jambi

Friday, December 8th, 2006, by Patung. 5 Comments

Jambi police are keeping an eye out for striptease shows on New Year’s Eve.

Gamawan Fauzi

Tuesday, December 5th, 2006, by Patung. 4 Comments

Combating sin is the top priority for West Sumatra governor Gamawan Fauzi in 2007.

Javanese North Sumatra

Sunday, November 26th, 2006, by Patung. 8 Comments

It’s time for a Javanese to become governor of North Sumatra, some say.

Islamic Laws in Padang

Friday, November 17th, 2006, by Patung. 26 Comments

The Padang government enforces an “Islamic” dress code for students and forbids women from going out at night alone.

Sharia Complaints

Thursday, October 26th, 2006, by Patung. 14 Comments

The Communion of Churches in Indonesia (PGI) recently held a seminar in which participants voiced their complaints about creeping sharia in the provinces.

Christian Radio Gets Nod

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006, by Patung. 1 Comment

A Christian radio station in North Sumatra wins a license to operate, in spite of the pessimism of its owners over the prospects of doing so.

Samaritan’s Purse

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006, by Patung. No Comments

The Samaritan’s Purse group are not welcome in North Sumatra.

No Bakso in Ambon (& Padang)

Thursday, September 28th, 2006, by Patung. 25 Comments

The law in Ambon city enforces respect for Muslim customs as bakso may not be sold during the daylight hours.

Jamiyatul Islamiyah

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006, by Patung. 2 Comments

Theocracy in action in West Sumatra as the city government of Padang teams up with the Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI), and the mob, to close down a mosque belonging to the Jamiyatul Islamiyah.

House-Church Burning

Saturday, September 9th, 2006, by Patung. 25 Comments

A house used as a church in Aceh was burned to the ground by a mob.

Female Circumcision

Thursday, August 31st, 2006, by Patung. 115 Comments

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

Salaried Holy Men

Sunday, August 20th, 2006, by Patung. 9 Comments

Muslim clerics in West Sumatra are to be provided with a salary by the provincial government.

Lebanese Jihad

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006, by Patung. 16 Comments

The plans of some militant Muslims to go to fight in Lebanon and the government’s and others’ reactions to them.

MP’s Denounce Sharia Laws

Wednesday, June 14th, 2006, by Patung. 2 Comments

Pressure on the existence of sharia type laws in the provinces grows as fifty-six members of parliament in Jakarta demand their annulment.

Certificates in Quran Understanding

Friday, May 26th, 2006, by Patung. 4 Comments

Students wishing to enter junior high schools in Padang, Sumatra, must in future provide a certificate that proves their ability to read and write in Arabic.

Eighteen Regencies Sharia Bound

Thursday, May 4th, 2006, by Patung. 2 Comments

Syafi’i Anwar, of the International Centre for Islam and Pluralism (ICIP), remarks on the growing demand for sharia based law in provincial areas of Indonesia.

Mystical Islam in Medan

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006, by Patung. No Comments

The Babur Ridho religious school in Medan, north Sumatra, is accused of deviant, mystical, Islamic teachings.

Condom Vending Machines

Tuesday, March 7th, 2006, by Patung. No Comments

A proposal by the government Family Planning body to install two condom vending machines in west Sumatra province has met with the stern resistance of the local branch of the Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI), Indonesian Ulema Council.

Padang, Sumatra Sharia Laws

Thursday, February 9th, 2006, by Patung. 1 Comment

Sharia laws in Padang, Sumatra.

Creeping Sharia Draws Protests

Wednesday, February 1st, 2006, by Patung. 4 Comments

Creeping sharia in Indonesian draws protests.

Transvestite Contest

Saturday, December 31st, 2005, by Patung. 12 Comments

A transvestite contest causes a stir in Sumatra.

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