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Cemeteries to Die For

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The business of luxury cemeteries is growing in Indonesia. Today, the Indonesian upper middle class have several options of exclusive real estate to choose from for their final resting place. These cemeteries are far from the image of burial sites as a frightening space. Herein, we will talk about two of such cemeteries. [continue reading]

FPI Spokesperson Munarman

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Munarman is a widely known name in the circles of Indonesian human rights activists. He is very popular, but not in a good way. Munarman was once a human rights activist but he then made a 180-degree turn and became the spokesperson of the notorious Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), the notorious community organization responsible for countless acts of violence. [continue reading]

Data On-shoring: Is the Government Prepared?,

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The Indonesian government obligates companies providing services to the public to have its data center in Indonesia. The mandate is stated on Government Regulation Number 82 of 2012 on Electronic System and Transaction (henceforth GR 82/2012) for the purpose of law enforcement and protection. But are they ready to enforce what they’re asking for? Yosef Ardi News spoke to the spokesperson of the Ministry of Communications and Informatics, Gatot Dewa Broto, yesterday (Mar. 11) to get the answer. [continue reading]

Our Phone Rights

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The federation of international consumer rights groups, organized under Consumers International picked “Fix Our Phone Rights!” as the theme for 2014 World Consumer Rights Days (to be celebrated in Mar. 15). Our instant reaction to this was, “We have phone rights?” Let’s see what Consumers International is campaigning for this year and why they matter. [continue reading]

Deputy Chief Badrodin Haiti

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The chief of the national police Sutarman has appointed commissioner general Badrodin Haiti as the new deputy chief to replace Oegroseno, who retired in Feb. 2014. Badrodin was picked out of other three-star police generals including Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan, the chief of Police Education Institution, and Comr. Gen. Anton Bachrul Alam, the General Supervision Inspector. [continue reading]