· January, 2006

Stories about Indonesia from January, 2006

Indonesia: Deaf Driving

31 January 2006

Indonesia Anonymous becomes curious about what effects the loud noise Indonesia's motorcycle rickshaws, a.k.a. “bajaj,” have on their drivers. It's called “noise-induced hearing loss.”

Indonesia: Property Rights

30 January 2006

Aco at Cafe Salemba discusses property rights as a way to comment on the current controversy in Indonesia over a local version of Playboy. The economist-blogger suggests that the magazine's...

Indonesia is discussing about blog

  30 January 2006

Discussion about Indonesian Blogs, attended by about 20 bloggers, only a fraction of the total estimated 10,000 Indonesian bloggers, the discussion take placed at Detikinet's office

Indonesia: Inner Circle

27 January 2006

Yosef Ardi begins a promising series of posts profiling the inner circle of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, beginning with “SBY”‘s seven official spokespersons.

Indonesia: Off Air

  25 January 2006

Jakartass comments on Indonesia's new broadcast law, which bans local radio stations “relay”-ing foreign news programs. “I cannot determine the reasoning behind the new Broadcast Law, although I suspect that...

Indonesia: Meaning of Peace

25 January 2006

I'm Your Huckleberry describes what “peace” means in the restive Indonesian region of Aceh: 24-hour city transportation (so no more curfews), people returning to work the paddies and coffeeshops open...

Indonesia: Removing Bad Air

23 January 2006

The Lucretius Plan catches malaria on the island of Flores, Indonesia. Finding little by way of Western medicine, he goes to a local healer who massages him to release the...

Indonesia: Lobby List

18 January 2006

Yosef Ardi imagines the wish list of U.S. business lobbyists currently visiting Indonesia, beginning with No. 1: “Boeing: Sell more airplanes to beat Airbus.”

Indonesia: All Mixed Up

17 January 2006

iSSueZ, a Friendster blog by a young Indonesian filmmaker, writes: “Whether we like it or not, we are not just Indonesians anymore. We’re a hybrid nation. We are the result...

Indonesia: Cleaning Up the President's Aura

13 January 2006

From Yosef Ardi: in the wake of the tsunami and the bird flu, Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono needs his aura cleansed (a second time) in a ritual to expunge...

Indonesia: Bomb in Sulawesi

2 January 2006

On the heels of a bomb explosion outside a store selling pork meat in Central Sulawesi, Dog Pundit discusses the latest development in troubled Muslim-Christian relations on the Indonesian island.

Indonesia: Jakartass’ Blog Awards

2 January 2006

Jakartass lists the Indonesian blogs he likes: “The newly gained democratic right of one man – one (secret) vote, coupled with access to free hosting of personal websites and reasonably...