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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. »
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. »