Stories about Indonesia from January, 2007
Indionesia: Speeding up Economic Growth
Sarapan Ekonomy says cutting red tape is a sure fire way of accelerating Indonesia's economic growth in his post comparing the economies of China, India and Indonesia.
Indonesia: Movie on Bali Bombing
The Swanker talks about a new movies on the event related to the Bali Bombings of 2002 has just been released in Indonesia. The blogger says “In a majority-Muslim country, the importance of a frank portrayal of Islam's role in driving the terrorists to murder cannot be underestimated and certainly...
Indonesia: Adam Air Plane Crash Causes
Investigators are still trying to figure out the cause of the Adam Air's plane earlier this month. Indonesia Matters looks at the possible scenarios.
Indonesia: Bird Flu Update
Indonesiamatters looks at the latest updates on the spread of bird flu in Indonesia. There are fears that Bird Flu may flare up again in Asia with cases being reported from Thailand and Japan.
Barbados, Indonesia: Two views on drug smuggling
Barbados Free Press compares the attitude of the Indonesian authorities to drug smuggling with that of the authorities in Barbados, and concludes that the latter are sending mixed messages of major proportions.
Indonesia: Adam Air Crash
Unspun complains about the lack of crisis management training in Indonesia after observing the way the authorities handled the crash of an private airline plane. Relatives were given conflicting messages on the status of the plane by different parties. “The first rule of anyone handling a crisis-like situation is to...
Indonesia: Airplane Crash
Indcoup looks at the average age of the planes used by Indonesian airlines and remarks that the new year day crash of an private airline was a disaster waiting to happen.
