Your comments:
"Acting Culture and Tourism Minister Mohammad Nuh has issued a directive to deny entry." What does that mean? Why is the acting culture minister issuing immigration directives?

And what is a directive? Is it a personal opinion or a cast-in-iron official order? Is Nuh a Duh and just acting? It was never stated as to whether Miyabi would be doing nude scenes or not; I presume from the scant information about the film, not. So why is her appearance in a film being shot in Indonesia such a problem?

Culture implies evolution; I see M. Nuh and all the others who have a problem with her visit as being primitive, without culture. Therefore Duh Nuh is an actor.

A. A.
European Union

Oh my Goodness. She cannot come here to shoot a comedy film, because of her line of work in another country. Way to go Indonesia! I'd say go shoot the film in Japan then, or anywhere else but here for that matter.

Chris H.
Jakarta

I cannot decide who is more misguided - the students who think that Miyabi appearing in a comedy film will suddenly increase the pornography available in Indonesia OR the government who know-tows to every demand by radical and vocal Muslim groups.

The students should go to Glodok and see how much porn is for sale - it's not because of Miyabi but because of traders who understand their local customers. I read statements by the students that they fear she will "do pornography" while here in Indonesia.

No, she will likely behave very well while she is in Indonesia and I'm sure she will be charming. Her pornographic movies will still be available at the usual sources, probably filmed in Japan. You don't need to come to Jakarta to "do pornography"!

Mark Denesevich
US

I often watch porn, but I don't even know who Miyabi is. I am just wondering, how can FPI have better knowledge about a porn star than me?

Lianto Osa
Jakarta

Miyabi is a symbol of porn artist.

Abar
Jakarta

What Indonesian youths need right now are good role models and the visit of a porn star is sending the wrong message. Indonesia must respect the concerns of Muslims who view such blatant disregard for morality as offensive.

It is true that Indonesia has its own share of social promiscuity, but steps should be taken to address internal problems. And Maxima's efforts are not helping.

Dawud Farquhar
Singapore

No opposition

Your comments on the absence of strong opposition after the second and third largest parties - Golkar and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) also prefer to join President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's administration.

Your comments:
Golkar is responsible for the dark chapter of the country's history. What else is new?

Johan P.
Beijing

Following the election of Taufik Kiemas (the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle's patron) with the backing of the Democratic Party as the People's Consultative Assembly speaker, and the election Aburizal Bakrie as the chairman of Golkar, who vowed to bring his party closer to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the country's democracy is likely change its course.

With all major and smaller parties joining the government it means there will be no opposition. Without an opposition, the President's second term is unlikely to encounter obstacles in making laws and regulations.

In theory, a government without an opposition usually tends to be authoritarian, and the centralization system of government may recur as it did for three decades before the reform era. If this is repeated, Indonesia's good image under Yudhoyono's first term may be in danger, unless he really is committed to democracy as reflected by the ideal of his party.

Rusdi
Jakarta

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