Stories about Indonesia from May, 2007
Indonesia: China Wants Indonesian Radio Station Closed
Unspun links to a Koran Tempo story that has China asking Indonesia to close down a radio station for airing banned group Falun Gong's teachings. Indonesia has one of the more free media and press in the region.
Indonesia: Saying Thanks in Indonesia
Sarapan Ekonomi starts of a debate on his blog by posting findings of a linguistics expert. The expert says that some Indonesians do not thank people whom they consider to be from a lower social group.
Indonesia: Water Privatization
The Indonesia Law Reporter takes the discussion from his newspaper article on water privatization online on his blog. “What I said on that article was that privatization carries legal risks, in simpler terms, the state's controlling power toward water will significantly reduces if water services is privatized. The article did...
Indonesia: Mixing Religion and Politics
Indonesia Matters looks at the debate in Indonesia on religious leaders entering politics.
Indonesia: Dalai Lama's Secret
Indonesia based blogger and public relations expert Unspun admires the PR skills of Dalai Lama and asks his client to emulate them.
Indonesia: Creative Commons in Indonesia
The Indonesian Law Reporter looks at existing copyrights law in Indonesia and asks if Creative Commons license is applicable in Indonesia?
Indonesia: Deforestation Record
Indonesia Matters talks about Indonesia's entry into Guinness Book of World Records. “Indonesia is the world champion in deforestation.”
