Posts Tagged ‘indonesian media’
MUI Wags the Dog’s Tail Once Again!
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11 Feb 2009I have to hand it to the Majelis Ulama Indonesia aka the Indonesian Ulema Council – these guys really know how to make Indonesians sound even more stupid than we already have. First, they made a fuss about Yoga and decided to ban the sport since it had the “Om” chanting which they said, referred [...]
Not Our War To Fight For
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15 Jan 2009Watching the local television station has become such a bore for me lately – not that it hasn’t always been that way, except that these days the feeling has been intensified much more due to what’s happening in Gaza.
Yep, Gaza. As in; the war between Palestinians – or to be exact – Hamas, and Israel. [...]
Menjual Jiwa
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19 Aug 2008Saya seringkali melihat tayangan berita di televisi lokal yang akhir-akhir ini sedang marak menayangkan aksi heroik para polisi dan aparat keamanan menggerebek para pelaku PSK alias Pekerja Seks Komersial ataupun orang-orang yang dicurigai sedang melakukan perbuatan maksiat.
Terus terang saya geli melihatnya; setiap tahun, pada musim yang sama pula, tayangan berita seperti ini selalu muncul lebih [...]
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Am I Free?
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18 Aug 2008There was something interesting that I read in the newspaper a few days ago, regarding the Indonesian Independence Day, in which the author wrote that there was a reason why Indonesians always stick to the word Merdeka instead of Bebas when talking about being Independent.
Now we all know that Bebas is usually associated with freedom [...]
This Woman Kicks Ass
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11 Mar 2008A friend of mine e-mailed this to me. God bless him, as I am seriously the most ignorant person in the world when it comes to the news, especially local ones, that if someone as much as mentioned Siti Fadilah to my face I wouldn’t have a single clue had it not been for the [...]
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