Irwandi Yusuf & Muhammad Nazar

Dec 16th, 2006, by Patung, 4 comments

Former separatists Irwandi Yusuf & Muhammad Nazar of GAM have won Aceh’s gubernatorial election.

Erwin Arnada

Dec 16th, 2006, by Patung, 18 comments

The trial of Playboy editor Erwin Arnada.

Hand Amputation

Dec 16th, 2006, by Patung, 77 comments

It is proposed that thieves in Aceh have their hands amputated.

Papuan Mission

Dec 15th, 2006, by Patung, 13 comments

The men of the 521 battalion from Kediri are marching off to Papua bringing guns, condoms, and religious tracts.

Transsexual Marriage

Dec 9th, 2006, by Patung, 7 comments

A cleric who married a female to male transsexual and a woman was attacked by enraged Muslims.

Insulting the President

Dec 8th, 2006, by Patung, 12 comments

Some of the laws against insulting the president were quashed by the Constitutional Court.

Striptease in Jambi

Dec 8th, 2006, by Patung, 5 comments

Jambi police are keeping an eye out for striptease shows on New Year’s Eve.

Flawed Democracy

Dec 7th, 2006, by Patung, 47 comments

Indonesia ranks 65th in the 2006 Democracy Index, a flawed democracy.

Religion of Peace

Dec 7th, 2006, by Patung, 125 comments

Muslim extremists and radicals misunderstand Islam, says a senior cleric, it is a religion of peace.

Terrorist Resurgence

Dec 6th, 2006, by Patung, 16 comments

The former state intelligence chief worries that ex-terrorists may return to their violent ways, and that Arabs are operating in Poso, Central Sulawesi.

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