Stories About ‘Surabaya’

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

Teacher Sexual Assaults

Friday, September 5th, 2008, by Patung. 11 Comments

Cases of religious leaders and teachers abusing their authority and proximity to children.

Prophetic Ministry

Friday, September 5th, 2008, by Patung. 1 Comment

A prophetic ministries conference in Surabaya, East Java.

City Cost of Living Comparisons

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008, by Patung. 3 Comments

Making comparisons on city cost of living in Indonesian cities.

Learning Javanese Words & Phrases

Thursday, August 28th, 2008, by Purba Negoro. 12 Comments

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

Political Campaign Posters & Slogans

Saturday, July 26th, 2008, by Patung. 7 Comments

Results for the East Java election and photos of some political campaign banners, posters and slogans for each team.

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.

Gadis Cantik dari Surabaya

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008, by Patung. 4 Comments

Sandra Angelia, gadis yang melek politik dari Surabaya, memenangkan Miss Indonesia 2008 untuk Jawa Timur.

Islamic Syncretism Examples

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008, by Patung. 29 Comments

Examples of Islamic-Javanese religious and cultural syncretism.

Shopping Mall Churches

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

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

Hello Dolly! - In Praise of Lokalisasi

Friday, April 18th, 2008, by timdog. 39 Comments

The red light brothel district, or lokalisasi, of Dolly in Surabaya.

Bra Art

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

Women of Surabaya decorate their bras.

Google Maps Indonesia

Friday, March 21st, 2008, by Patung. 13 Comments

Google Maps view of Indonesia and East Java.

Female Genital Mutilation

Monday, March 3rd, 2008, by Patung. 398 Comments

Foreign efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation.

Barongsai, & Cultural Assimilation

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

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

Anti Communist Massacres

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

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

Surabaya Girls

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008, by Patung. No Comments

Girls and women in Surabaya, East Java, looking for romance and relationships.

Current Minimum Wage

Saturday, January 19th, 2008, by Patung. 18 Comments

An increase in the current minimum wage in Indonesia.

Bersekolah dengan Berbahasa Jawa

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008, by Patung. 3 Comments

Diwajibkannya berbahasa Jawa di sekolah-sekolah.

Javanese School Days

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008, by Patung. 22 Comments

The compulsory usage of Javanese language in schools.

Bencana Banjir

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

Ramalan malapetaka dan banjir untuk Indonesia.

Trans Java Highway

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

The Trans Java toll road or highway.

Tukul Arwana

Saturday, May 5th, 2007, by Patung. 35 Comments

Tukul Arwana of Empat Mata on Metro TV.

Illegitimate Children

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

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

Abu Dujana

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007, by Patung. 2 Comments

The hunt for terrorist Abu Dujana.

Dating Websites

Thursday, March 1st, 2007, by Patung. 37 Comments

Some Indonesian dating websites.

Security Forces

Monday, February 26th, 2007, by Ross. 12 Comments

The Indonesian security forces.

Valentine’s Day

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007, by Patung. 62 Comments

Demonstrations against St. Valentine’s Day.

Air Pollution

Sunday, December 17th, 2006, by Patung. 13 Comments

Air pollution in Jakarta and Surabaya.

Maria Eva

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006, by Patung. 144 Comments

Maria Eva, deeply religious woman and star of the Golkar porn flick.

Partai Kebangkitan Nasional Ulama

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006, by Patung. 8 Comments

Another new political party, the Partai Kebangkitan Nasional Ulama (PKNU), a split off from the PKB.

Animism

Saturday, November 4th, 2006, by Patung. 15 Comments

The government is considering making animism an official religion while some conservative Muslim clerics object.

Public Servants

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006, by Patung. 8 Comments

A large percentage of public servants in Indonesia are on the slow witted side, says a team of psychologists.

Dolly, Surabaya

Friday, August 25th, 2006, by Patung. 4 Comments

The denizens of “Dolly”, the red light district in Surabaya, East Java, are spreading the safe sex message.

NU Conference

Monday, July 31st, 2006, by Patung. No Comments

The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) have reaffirmed their committment to the secular state, among other goings-on at their national conference in Surabaya.

Evangelical Christianity in Surabaya

Wednesday, May 17th, 2006, by Patung. 3 Comments

A Christian foundation in Surabaya, East Java, reaches out to the masses.

No Frog Porn

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006, by Patung. 1 Comment

No Frog Porn.

Two Terrorists Arrrested

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

Two men in the East Java capital of Surabaya were arrested over the weekend for involvement in terrorist activities.

Protests in Surabaya, Bandung

Tuesday, February 7th, 2006, by Patung. 2 Comments

Protests in Surabaya, Bandung against the Muhammad cartoons.

Pogroms in East Java 1965-66

Tuesday, January 10th, 2006, by Patung. 6 Comments

The 1965-1966 pogroms in East Java.

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