Reading most of the responses to an article “Overcoming Islamophobia in
the United States,” (The Jakarta Post, Mar. 27, by Achmad Munjid,
Philadelphia, PA) reminds me of the word culture.
As many Indonesians welcome Earth Hour on Saturday evening, state
electricity utility PLN has asked its customers not to simultaneously
switch off their electricity, saying it may suddenly shut down…
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport officers have reportedly foiled an
attempt at smuggling pythons on a flight heading to Dubai, airport
operator PT Angkasa Pura II said Saturday.
The magnitude 8.9 earthquake and resulting tsunami that struck parts of
Japan have undoubtedly increased our awareness about the potential for
disasters. It also marks a time for serious reflection…
On Wednesday, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono criticized WikiLeaks
during his address before an audience at an international security
meeting in Jakarta.
Your comments on the suspension of the executive board of the Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) by the government following the volatile dispute in the recent congress of the association:
I have lived in Indonesia for seven years now, and I have often been
bemused to see youths in swastika T-shirts, and public minivans
decorated with swastikas.
When the BRIC countries — Brazil, Russia, India and China — along with
Germany abstained from the UN’s vote on the no-fly zone over Libya a
week ago, they were…
