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21 February 2012

Southeast Asia’s Three-Wheeled Vehicles

Written by Mong Palatino · Arts & Culture, History

Tuktuk, Beca, Kuliglig, Trishaw, Pedicab, Becak, Tricycle. These are the famous three-wheeled vehicles in the Southeast Asian region. They can be seen in the streets of urban centers but governments are trying to ban these ubiquitous pedicabs and motorized rickshaws in major throughfares.

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17 February 2012

Video Highlights: Video Advocacy and Recent Events

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Arts & Culture, Development

A selection of Global Voices' recent and interesting stories on video advocacy including indigenous rights and recent news from Latin America, East Asia and Sub Saharan Africa selected by Juliana Rincón Parra.

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14 February 2012

West Papua: A Different Side of the Independence Struggle through Video

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · War & Conflict, International Relations

A documentary video letter from a woman in West Papua to an Indonesian soldier echoes the stories of many other women in the area. In this case, she asks the soldier, who was once based in her village, to please write and return to meet his daughter.

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23 January 2012

Indonesia’s Teenage Thief and ‘Sandal Scandal’

Written by Mong Palatino · Human Rights, Protest

Thousands of Indonesian citizens deposited old sandals in front of police stations across the country to protest the beating of a 15-year old boy accused of stealing a pair of flip-flops owned by a policeman. Netizens react to the 'sandal scandal'

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3 January 2012

Southeast Asia in 2011: A Year of Protest

Written by Mong Palatino · Freedom of Speech, Disaster

#bersih, #bersih2, #bersihstories, #occupydataran, #campoutph, #walk4freedom, #sawangsawa. These are the protest hashtags of the year in Southeast Asia. Global Voices reviews several protest movements in the region in the past year that echoed the radical politics of Arab Spring and Occupy.

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29 December 2011

Indonesia: Activist Dies After Self-Immolation in Front of Palace

Written by Carolina Rumuat · Human Rights, Protest

Indonesian bloggers have been discussing whether activist Sondang Hutagalung, who burned himself to death in front of the state palace, is a hero or a reckless man.

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20 November 2011

China: United States Begins ‘Pacific Century', Online Nationalism Follows

Written by John Kennedy · War & Conflict, International Relations

As the US quickly asserts its position in the Asia-Pacific region, nationalist sentiment has leapt at similar speed from somewhat marginalized online communities to the top of China's largest blog portals.

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27 October 2011

Overview of Occupy Southeast Asia

Written by Mong Palatino · Freedom of Speech, Protest

‘Occupy’ protests are also spreading in Southeast Asia. Inspired by the global ‘Occupy’ movement, assemblies were organized this month in Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, and Singapore. Here is an overview of the 'Occupy' actions in the region and their online impact.

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19 October 2011

Indonesia: Yogyakarta Royal Wedding

Written by Carolina Rumuat · Arts & Culture, Travel

The Yogyakarta sultanate in Indonesia is celebrating the Royal Wedding of Princess Bendara and Prince Yuda. The happy event was live streamed through microblogs and other social media platforms for the entire world to see.

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26 September 2011

Indonesia: Suicide Bomb Blast at Protestant Church

Written by Carolina Rumuat · Religion, War & Conflict

A Protestant church in Solo, Central Java in Indonesia was hit by a suicide bomb blast on Sunday. Twitter users in Solo and elsewhere are extending their condolences and expressing their disappointment over this tragic event.

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Updates about Indonesia

5 February 2012

English

Leopold Sudaryono writes about the proposed reforms to Indonesia's juvenile justice system after numerous cases of children arrested and prosecuted of petty crimes were reported in the media

• Mong Palatino

1 February 2012

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What should be the common language in the Southeast Asian region? Thai, Bahasa Indonesia or Bahasa Melayu? Kaewmala discusses this issue.

• Mong Palatino

28 January 2012

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Google partners with Indonesian private and government sectors to bring 100,000 Indonesian small and medium businesses online by the end of 2012. The initiative is called Bisnis Lokal Go Online

• Mong Palatino

20 January 2012

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Hukumonline reviews the laws passed by the Indonesian Parliament in 2011

• Mong Palatino

28 December 2011

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Southeast Asia Indie aims “to unite and promote the great indie scenes in the Southeast Asian Region: Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.” It specializes in releasing free digital mp3 compilations and singles that include indie tracks from the region.

• Mong Palatino

24 December 2011

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EngageMedia uploads a video of the solidarity march which was organized to support 64 musicians who were detained in Aceh, Indonesia for being “punks” and “disturbing the peace.”

• Mong Palatino

14 December 2011

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Colson writes about the cost of corruption in Indonesia. In the past five years, it's estimated that $3.3 billion of government funds were lost to corruption.

• Mong Palatino

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Awis Mranani believes Indonesia should enhance and maximize the full potential of its cultural 'soft power' in order to gain more influence in the region and the world.

• Mong Palatino

4 December 2011

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ON|OFF 2011, formerly known as Pesta Blogger, is the biggest gathering of bloggers and social media enthusiasts in Indonesia. This year's event also gathered bloggers from Southeast Asian countries.

• Mong Palatino

30 November 2011

English

Indonesian netizen @donnybu posts on Slideshare a presentation about the social media situation in Indonesia, including the challenges faced by internet users as they campaign for greater internet freedom

• Mong Palatino

Comments on "Indonesia"

Indonesia: Lady Gaga's Concert Permit Denied

I think the correct notion is that the majority of Indonesians (considering our children under 5 yo. and senior citizens...
Well, maximum Indonesians may hate Lady Gaga. But still, the concert should not be banned in such a time, when...
@apri: then the Indonesians who hate gaga just simply don't go to the concert! concert was not planned to be...