· August, 2006

Stories about Indonesia from August, 2006

Indonesia: Patient vs. Pharma

Indonesia anonymus relates a co-worker's experience on a visit to a doctor. The post talks about certain doctors favouring pharmaceutical companies sometimes at the expense of the patients.

30 August 2006

Indonedia: Independence Day

Jakarta Guru celebrates the Indonesian Independence day with his students.”Holidays for most but not is poor teachers, aaah, as we have to watch the sawn off savages click into overdrive....

18 August 2006

Indonesia: Iranian President's Blog

Unspun discoves that Iranian President Mahmood Ahmadinejad blogs too. The Iranian president was a recent guest in Indonesia and he was very well received there.

16 August 2006

Indonesia: Hungry Ghost Festival

Blogger Christine Susanna Tjhin, an Indonesian student in China describes the Hungry Ghost Festival. “The Ghost Festival is said to be the time when ghosts roam the world every year....

9 August 2006

Indonesia: Toilet with a View

Maya, an Indonesian blogger in France finds an open air toilet on an ancient wall by the Mediterranean sea and wonders if anyone ever uses it.

9 August 2006

Indonesia: Falung Gong in Jakarta

Indonesiamatters talks about a Falun Gong meditation session in Jakarta being broken up by demonstrators. Falung Gong supporters see Chinese hand in the disruption while some of the local traders...

8 August 2006

Indonesia: Political Party Launched

Indoensia Matters blogs the launch of a new left wing political party in Indonesia. “A main focus of Papernas is the struggle against “imperialism”, by which is seemingly meant the...

3 August 2006

Indonesia: Middle Income Country Status

Indonesia's Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) says that Indonesia is now a middle-income county. Blogger Indcoup says “But while BPS’s statement may boost the egos of some high-ranking govt officials...

2 August 2006