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Carolina Rumuat

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Carolina is an Indonesian freelance feature writer and Lingua Bahasa Indonesia translator, based in Casablanca, Morocco.

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29 December 2011

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

Written by Carolina Rumuat · East Asia

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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19 October 2011

Indonesia: Yogyakarta Royal Wedding

Written by Carolina Rumuat · East Asia

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 · East Asia

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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16 July 2011

Indonesia: Minister Revives Plan to Control Social Media

Written by Carolina Rumuat · East Asia

Indonesia's IT and Communications Minister has said that social media sites like Twitter and Facebook must be strictly controlled since they can be used to destabilize the government. His statement generated a lot of reactions, especially from netizens.

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14 May 2011

Indonesia: Blog Reactions to Bin Laden's Death

Written by Carolina Rumuat · East Asia

Surprisingly, Osama Bin Laden's death wasn't received with much fanfare in Indonesia, the most populous Muslim majority country. There were hardliners who paid tribute to Bin Laden but they were a minority. Here are some blog reactions in Indonesia.

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14 February 2011

Indonesia: Attack on religious minorities

Written by Carolina Rumuat · East Asia

Ahmadiyah followers were attacked by a mob in Indonesia resulting in several deaths. Netizens are asking the government to protect religious minorities

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