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The Interpreter
April 26, 2018
The responses from Indonesian politicians have been much stronger than elsewhere in the world. Threats have been made to block access to Facebook, while lawmakers have embraced the opportunity to confront the platform on other social media issues, including the spread of fake news and extremistÃâà...
Deutsche Welle
April 24, 2018
Setya Novanto was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday for his alleged role in the siphoning off public funds from a project to introduce electronic identity cards to Indonesia. Indonesian prosecutors allege 80 people, including legislators, officials and businessmen, used a $440 million (€360 million)Ãâà...
Business Standard
April 23, 2018
In Southeast Asia, for example, Indonesian politicians have singled out Chinese as being “not indigenous” and therefore as not really to be trusted. The Myanmar military and many Buddhist figures have justified the oppression of Rohingyas on (false) grounds that they are foreigners who should to “return”Ãâà...
The Straits Times
April 23, 2018
JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Several Indonesian politicians are vying to become the vice-presidential running mate of Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto. Last week, despite doubts that he would succeed in his bid due to potential problems in forming a coalition,Ãâà...
Jakarta Post
April 23, 2018
On the other side Indonesian politicians can be over eager to play the racism and colonialism cards, telling electors they are victims, their problems made by outsiders. Michael Bachelard spent three challenging years in the archipelago reporting for Fairfax Press. He was told by a President Joko “Jokowi”Ãâà...
Global Risk Insights
April 20, 2018
Indonesia's parliament recently passed a controversial legislative amendment that bans public criticism of the government. The law, known as MD3, highlights a growing problem with the lack of accountability for Indonesian politicians. It will harm the administration's reputation for tackling corruption, andÃâà...
Channel NewsAsia
April 4, 2018
JAKARTA: Hardline Islamic groups on Wednesday filed a blasphemy complaint against a daughter of Indonesia's first president, accusing her of reciting a poem insulting Islam and prompting fresh concerns over intolerance in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country. Sukmawati Sukarnoputri, aÃâà...
ASEAN TODAY
December 22, 2017
The Indonesian Constitutional Court rejected a petition to make gay sex illegal. But the gay community remains an easy target for Indonesian politicians. By Oliver Ward. Indonesia's downtrodden lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community scored a narrow victory in the IndonesianÃâà...
SBS
November 19, 2017
Setya Novanto. Doctors say Indonesian politician Setya Novanto can answer questions about the theft of public money (AAP). Indonesian authorities have arrested a politician who has long evaded questions over alleged role in theft of $US170 million in public money. Updated Updated 20 November 2017.
The Guardian
November 16, 2017
Indonesian politician who disappeared in corruption scandal found in hospital. Setya Novanto had reportedly been on his way to meet investigators when his car collided with an electrical pole. Top Indonesian politician embroiled in huge corruption case goes missing Ãâ÷ Kate Lamb in Jakarta. Fri 17 NovÃâà...
Coconuts
October 4, 2017
These are four other Indonesian politicians who have beaten corruption charges, despite seemingly strong evidence piled up against them: Former Bekasi Mayor Mochtar Muhammad. Mochtar Muhammad, the mayor of Bekasi, West Java, from 2003-2008, was accused of handing out bribes all over theÃâà...
