Sat, 11/21/2009 - 12:13 PM
The newly sworn in Army Chief Lt. Gen. George Toisutta said that the Indonesian Military (TNI) is to set up two new military commands in West Kalimantan and West Papua provinces in an apparent bid to...
Sat, 11/21/2009 - 12:12 PM
Indonesia has been able to transform itself into a very democratic country after the fall of Soeharto in 1998. But are we really democratic? Reality shows it is not easy as that, especially for those...
Fri, 11/20/2009 - 9:41 AM
In the post-Soeharto era, Chinese Indonesians are enjoying new freedom
to express their culture. Before, Chinese Indonesians experienced
discrimination under the New Order regime, and their culture...
Thu, 11/12/2009 - 10:16 AM
It is quite interesting to read in Santo’s article on Indonesia “A new
‘middle’ power” (The Jakarta Post, Oct. 31, 2009) that Indonesia has
been acknowledged as a new middle power in...
Sat, 11/21/2009 - 12:13 PM
Every time heavy rain pours for a few hours, traffic chaos will immediately follow in Jakarta because many roads turn into small ponds. It is just brief rainfall. And the situation is always much...
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