Stories about Indonesia from June, 2008
Indonesia: Plane crash
Five passengers who died in a plane crash in Indonesia were former colleagues of blogger Brian Lim.
Indonesia: Human Rights
Walking Contradiction uploads a document highlighting the human rights situation in Indonesia
Indonesia: Mud volcano
Mikhail Tsyganov blogs about the “largest mud volcano disaster in the world” in East Java, Indonesia
Indonesia: ‘Front Pembela Islam’
Ketelarebus from Indonesia writes that employing violence is not justified even for the sake of God.
Indonesia: Puzzling media coverage
Pelopor.nl thinks the media coverage on Indonesia today is “more often than not is not clarifying but rather puzzling.”
Southeast Asia: Series of unfortunate disasters
In the past month, natural disasters hit the Southeast Asian region claiming hundreds of thousands of lives and destroying billions of properties. Bloggers discuss the destructive cyclone in Myanmar, the China earthquake which was felt in Hanoi and Bangkok, two earthquakes in the Sumatra island and the strong typhoon in north Philippines.
Indonesia: Controversial sexy movie
Prince jake notes that while the fuel hike has claimed the highest attention in Indonesia, a controversial movie is also gaining national spotlight.
