Stories about Indonesia from December, 2010
Malaysia-Indonesia Soccer Match Turns Into War of Words
Malaysia and Indonesia are the two finalists in the Asean Football Federation Suzuki Cup. Two twitter hashtags made it into the worldwide trending topics, ‘Hate Malaysia’ and ‘#loveindonesia’ as Indonesian netizens expressed their disappointment over the first game loss of their team
Wikileaks, Thaileaks, Indoleaks, Pinoyleaks
There are Wikileaks clones in Southeast Asia: Thaileaks from Thailand, Indoleaks from Indonesia and Pinoyleaks from the Philippines. These websites were established/revived this month to support the work started by Wikileaks and to expose secret government documents in their respective countries.
Indonesia: Football and nationalism
Multibrand blogs about the role of football in reviving nationalism in Indonesia.
Christmas Recipes in Global Food Blogs
Christmas means ‘coming home’ to many people - but if this isn’t possible, preparing a magic meal can be a consolation. Bloggers of many continents have shared their favorite holiday recipes. With these you can dream yourself back home or even visit a place, you’ve never been to before. Where are you celebrating Christmas this year and what are you serving?
Student condition in Indonesia
EngageMedia uploads a video featuring university students from Jakarta, Indonesia who talk about their education and the condition of students in Indonesia.
Indonesia: On whitening lotion promotion
elmefan3 criticizes the obsession of some Indonesians with whitening lotion products.
Indonesia: Flogging for extramarital kiss
Ross from Indonesia condemns the flogging received by a couple in Aceh after being caught of engaging in an extramarital kiss.
Indoleaks: Indonesia's version of Wikileaks?
Indoleaks was recently launched as Indonesia's answer to Wikileaks.
Indonesia: Protecting migrant workers
EngageMedia uploads a video about efforts to improve the protection of Indonesia's migrant workers