However, the Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) suspected the action against Radio Era Baru was made after political pressure from the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta.

Your comments:

I support Radio Era Baru which has reported the real fact in China bravely. But why our government wants to follow the communist regime? I think the crime will be punished by the law of universe. Nobody can get away.

Ming Chun
Bandar Lampung

The suppression of the radio is a form of oppression of press freedom in Indonesia. And it must be resisted! The Indonesian government should not be subject to the intervention of China's communist government.

Metaball
Denpasar

No surprise to me if the Chinese regime did such things. The communist regime seems to be afraid of everything because their rule over the last six decades was and is based on lies so anything speaks out the truth - will naturally be suppressed.

When necessary, even involving their diplomatic corps. Though surprise to me, that Indonesian authorities didn't take a clear stance against such foreign intervention. Only for sake of AFTA or ...?

I think we should carefully think it over and over again, the fact that the current regime in Beijing no longer gets broaden support from their own people and how to position the relationship between the two countries wisely in near future.

Revata
Jakarta

Legalizing prostitution--Feb. 19, p. 9

The Batam municipal administration has warmly welcomed a proposal by the Batam municipal council to collect 10 percent in tax from prostitution as part of efforts to boost the locally generated revenue (PAD). The municipality, through the Batam Social Services Office, has proposed to the city council to first legalize the status of the prostitution center in Batam in order to collect tax.

Your comments

What on earth is this government thinking? They still cannot manage the abundant resources given to them, and now they are trying to legalize unlawful activity.

Even society without religion knows that this type of activity has way more degrading effects than positive ones.

Coolden
Balikpapan

How will the police and the bureaucrat make money if prostitution is legalized? They make more money now everywhere in Indonesia.

John Ralph
Jakarta

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