It seems that the rumour of the next Sultan of Yogyakarta has slowly been answered. On Tuesday (May 5), Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X has renamed his eldest daughter Gusti Kanjeng Ratu (GKR) Pembayun to be GKR Mangkubumi Hamemayu Hayuning Bawono Langgeng ing Mataram. Last year, an insider of Yogyakarta Sultanate told us that Sultan HB X would pass his throne to his eldest daughter GKR Pembayun. The succession plan, however, triggers family feud and controversies in Yogyakarta. [Continue reading]
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The Debate on the Hate Speech Website Blockade
NewsroomThe Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and their aggressive propaganda over the internet have alarmed the Indonesian government. The Government patrols the internet and actively seek to block propaganda websites. At least 22 websites were reportedly listed for the blockade. But controversy came to surface ever since the news came to public attention. The debate has centered on freedom of expression. [Continue reading]
A Wake Up Call for Education Minister
NewsroomLast week, Indonesians were shocked by the revelation that several public school textbooks contain hardline religious teachings. We obtained a copy of “Pendidikan Agama Islam dan Budi Pekerti” and noticed the second paragraph of page 170 stating, “Yang boleh disembah hanyalah Allah SWT dan orang yang menyembah selain Allah Swt telah menjadi musyrik dan boleh dibunuh”, which in English means, “Only Allah SWT should be worshiped and those worshiping Allah SWT perform idolatry and can therefore be killed.” [Continue reading]
Environmental Group Filed A Pretrial Request Against West Java Police
NewsroomThe West Java branch of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) and the Bandung Legal Aid Foundation (LBH Bandung) filed a pretrial request against the West Java Police at the Bandung District Court on Friday (March 13). The pretrial request addresses the termination of investigation onto the galena illegal mining practice in Bogor reserved forest area. [Continue reading]
Thanks To Haji Lulung
NewsroomThe 2015 Jakarta city budget dispute between Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama and the Jakarta city councilors have captivated Indonesian netizens for the past few weeks. Topics such as racial slurs made against the Governor, and the mysterious appropriation for the procurement of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) flooded online discussion forums. But the one topic that went viral and dominated the Indonesian social media universe had to do with the controversial United Development Party politician Abraham “Lulung” Lunggana in the conflict. [Continue reading]
The Silly Debate over Jokowi’s Suit Etiquette
NewsroomPresident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo went to Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam and the Philippines for his first round of bilateral state visits. The President discussed a number of crucial issues—migrant worker issues, business investments, maritime cooperation, and trading in border areas. But rather amusingly, those issues were not the subject of scrutiny of Jokowi’s loyal haters. They’d rather to criticize Jokowi’s sartorial know-how. [Continue reading]
Fabricated Public Protests
NewsroomEver since its glory days in 1998, mass public protests have become a common sight in Indonesia, especially in Jakarta. As time passes by, protests over-taking the streets lost their grandeur and influence. For it has become somewhat of a common knowledge today that public protests can be fabricated, all for the sake of money. [Continue reading]
General Retirement Activity: Roesmanhadi & Raden Suroyo Bimantoro
NewsroomFollowing our series on police general’s retirement activity, today we are looking into Gen. (ret) Roesmanhadi and Gen. (ret) Raden Suroyo Bimantoro, both are former Chiefs of the National Police (POLRI). [Continue reading]
General Retirement Activity: Bambang Hendarso Danuri and Jusuf Manggabarani
NewsroomThe Indonesian government forbids active members of both the Indonesian military (TNI) and the Indonesian police (POLRI) to be involved in business and also political activities. But it is common for these law enforcement officials to enter into business upon retirement. They are typically appointed members of a company’s board of commissioners/directors. This morning, we will focus on the retirement activities of Bambang Hendarso Danuri and Jusuf Manggabarani. [Continue reading]
General Retirement Activity: Timur Pradopo and Nanan Soekarna
NewsroomThe Indonesian government forbids active members of both the Indonesian military (TNI) and the Indonesian police (POLRI) to be involved in business and also political activities out of fear of conflict of interests. But it is common for these law enforcement officials to enter into business upon retirement. They are typically appointed members of a company’s board of commissioners/directors. This morning, we will focus on the retirement activities of two retired POLRI generals: Timur Pradopo and Nanan Soekarna. [Continue reading]
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