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Will Religious Tolerance Continue In Indonesia?
Jakarta - Violence against Christians in Indonesia frequently makes news headlines. However, acts of violence targeting Christians should not obscure the fact that the vast majority of Indonesia's Christian communities live and worship free from fear and interference in a... »
Major Political Parties Head For Showdown
Golkar and PKS legislators have described Bank Century bailout in 2008 as a stark example of the SBY administration's corrupt practices. Vice President Boediono (then Central Bank Governor) and Finance Minister Sri Mulyani say that the bailout was necessary to prevent the financial system from collapsing. The indications are that Golkar and PKS have no inclination to relent and that SBY's Democratic Party intends to push back. »
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. »
American Conservatives Take Advantage of Jakarta's Obama Statue Controversy
The motive behind the Indonesians' Facebook move is increasingly lost in the din, with conservative voices from America trying to co-opt the talking points on both a similar Facebook page (named in English after the original Indonesian page) and the traditional media. »
Three Indonesians Fight To Stem A Rise In Suicide
We should know that if the story comes from Japan, it is by no means news. But it has come from Jakarta, and it has to do with an increase in the number of suicides committed by residents of Indonesia's sprawling capital of Jakarta. Alarmed by a rising number of reported suicides in Jakarta--from 89 in 2008 to 102 last year--three Jakarta residents, all were psychology majors, met to discuss ways to help suicide-prone people. »
Gus Dur, Our Champion Of Religious Tolerance
Gus Dur departure is a huge loss for the nation. No other person is as well-respected as Gus Dur politically or culturally for championing religious tolerance and democracy. Gus Dur had no reluctance to state publicly to his fellow Muslims - Indonesia's dominant majority - that tolerance and equal rights for minorities are prerequisite for progress. »
