Jakarta Journo: One Click Away From Information Chaos
By Armando Siahaan | 11:18am Apr 2, 2012
Last Saturday, I received a rather disturbing chain message from a friend on my BlackBerry. It essentially said that in light of the government’s fuel price hike plan, there would be mass demonstrations on Friday, March 27 that would be as severe as the May 1998 riots.
Comment(s): 0 | Read more..
Jakarta Journo: More Task Forces Than Pornographers
By Armando Siahaan | 2:58pm Mar 19, 2012
From the corruption saga implicating Democratic Party politicos to the plan to cut fuel subsidies, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is facing a public relations crisis. To form a porn-hunting unit right now, can only add salt to his wounds. This is not about taking a stance on pornography.
Comment(s): 11 | Read more..
Jakarta Journo: Focusing on Hemlines Instead of Real Issues
By Armando Siahaan | 12:15pm Mar 12, 2012
Earlier this week, the House of Representatives revealed the possible implementation of a rather sexist policy that would ban women from wearing “improper clothing,” including miniskirts, at the House. One can’t help but speculate about the impetus behind the miniskirt ban.
Comment(s): 2 | Read more..
Jakarta Journo: Football, Taxmen, and Mobs in the Headlines
By Armando Siahaan | 11:42am Mar 5, 2012
It’s no longer a secret that enraging, depressing and frightening news is what makes us open and read a newspaper every day. There are three particular news items that have been bothering me lately: Football, corruption, and violence.
Comment(s): 0 | Read more..
Jakarta Journo: Angelina Sondakh’s Fall From Grace
By Armando Siahaan | 10:21am Feb 27, 2012
How do you change from an acclaimed Miss Indonesia to a nationally-mocked, shady figure? The answer is pretty simple: You enter this tiny little world called politics.
Comment(s): 1 | Read more..
Jakarta Journo: Lessons Learned From a Deadly Crash
By Armando Siahaan | 2:52pm Jan 29, 2012
What happened a week ago this morning was a tragedy. After a night of clubbing, a heavily intoxicated woman smashed into 12 people with a Daihatsu Xenia, killing 9 of them, including a 2-year-old baby.
Comment(s): 1 | Read more..
Jakarta Journo: Politicians Perfect the Art of Stealing
By Armando Siahaan | 12:12pm Jan 22, 2012
Minimarts are currently a popular target of armed robbery but the country’s biggest thieves are those who hide behind a politician’s mask.
Comment(s): 0 | Read more..
Jakarta Journo: Justice, Irony and the Sandal Scandal
By Armando Siahaan | 5:33pm Jan 15, 2012
If law enforcers would go after high-level corruption the same way they handled the kid who stole a pair of sandals from a police officer, just imagine how clean this country would be.
Comment(s): 0 | Read more..
Jakarta Journo: The Barbaric Face Of Indonesia
By Armando Siahaan | 4:29pm Dec 18, 2011
While most people in this country are saddened by the news of yet another woman raped in a public minivan, at least one comedian turned the horrific crime into a sick joke.
Comment(s): 2 | Read more..
Jakarta Journo: The Perils and Promise Of Our Garuda Boys
By Armando Siahaan | 5:16pm Dec 11, 2011
With the Indonesian Football Association, or PSSI, consumed politics, the only good news about football these days comes from the young Garuda Boys.
Comment(s): 0 | Read more..
OTHER BLOGS
Also a weekly column in the Jakarta Globe, Jakarta Journo takes an irreverent look at the main issues dominating the headlines in Indonesia.
Schweinsteiger, the Tragic Hero
Hijab, Misunderstood Symbol of Freedom
Being Led by Leaders With a Mentality of Metromini Bus Drivers
Which Kind of Health Insurance Policies Are Necessary?
SSJ100 Accident: Reflections After a Week
Indonesian Cuisine Enthralls in the Midwest USA's Food Festival
Great Sexpectations: The Danger of False Hope of a Budding Relationship
The Endless Effort of Women Survivors
Monkey Mail: No Red Light for Our Police
'Innofashion': Indonesia’s Fashion and Food Fusion Story Continues
@Sabrina I don't think education plays the biggest role here, certainly not unemployment. If parents instill the right values, a grown up m 7:14am | Hijab, Misunderstood Symbol of...
I spend most my adult live abroad and rarely back home to Indonesia .Reason that worth mentioning here what I remember back than non of my relative 8:17pm | Hijab, Misunderstood Symbol of...
@OVOxo: "It should NOT be the Women's responsibilities to change their clothing, but the Men to change their mindset." Oh, how I 6:36pm | Hijab, Misunderstood Symbol of...
i think we can't judge someone from what she wear or bring or believe. the problem is not about a religion but the people. 4:42pm | Hijab, Misunderstood Symbol of...
@SirAKB, well said.
