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Facebook Is Changing The World
The online social media have changed the way many people obtain information. Let's take the case of Prita Mulyasari, a mother of two who was taken to court by Jakarta's upscale Omni Hospital on defamation charges for writing to friends about mistreatment by the hospital. She was jailed for three weeks awaiting trial. A Facebook page enlisted in a few weeks close to 150,000 members in support of her. »
Indonesia Should Seriously Consider Delaying Free Trade With China
Indonesian industries whose livelihood depends heavily on domestic markets point out that they already face insurmountable competition from cheap Chinese items. They have legitimate reasons for the call to delay free trade with China: (i) They have been hampered by infrastructure bottleneck; (ii) China has kept its currency's value low against the US dollar. »
Will Indonesia Work On Its Promise To Cut Carbon Emissions?
Without much fanfare (partly because of last year's earthquake), Indonesia pledged to cut its carbon emissions by 26% from business-as-usual levels by 2020. This is to occur primarily by curtailing deforestation. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) made the pledge at climate change talks in Bangkok and U.S. last year. But doubt lingers. »
No Money For Healthcare: Money For War
Any U.S. troop increase in Afghanistan is likely to be bad news for Indonesia. As repeatedly shown in the past, any U.S. military enforcement in a foreign land, especially in a Muslim region, raises anti-US sentiment in Muslim-majority Indonesia. In debating healthcare reform, many members of the U.S. Congress are eager to call themselves fiscally responsible legislators. However, when it comes to sending additional troops to Afghanistan, these very same politicians have stayed mum about excessive war spending. »
