Stories about Indonesia from April, 2010
Southeast Asia: Good Governance Advocacy via Technology
As part of our Technology for Transparency research, Sopheap Chak offers a broad overview of the role of technology and grassroots, online communities in the movement for good governance in Southeast Asia.
Indonesia: Sumatra quake reporting with Twitter
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Aceh and South Sumatra in Indonesia early Wednesday morning. GV author Carolina Rumuat gathers disaster reports and twitter reactions from Indonesia.
Understanding an Indonesian address
Spektrum Pemikiranku blogs about how to read an Indonesian address.
Indonesia: Facebook users on the rise
Indonesia is the top country in the world which registered the highest growth in number of Facebook users last month
Indonesia: Former lingerie model enters politics
A former Playboy model in Indonesia is the official candidate of the administration in the local elections in an East Java regency. This candidacy caused a stir in the largest Muslim-majority country in the world. Bloggers and netizens react.
Indonesia: Sony versus Sony
Sony AK from Indonesia was threatened with a trademark infringement lawsuit by Japan’s Sony Corporation if he does not close his personal website whose domain name is www.sony-ak.com. This provoked an intense reaction from the local online community forcing Sony Corp. to drop the case
