The Papua Problem: Seeds of Disintegration
By Yanto Soegiarto | 8:40am Aug 18, 2011
The summit conference of International Lawyers for West Papua held earlier this month in Oxford, England, should not be regarded by Indonesia as merely a focus group discussion.
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By Yanto Soegiarto | 10:12am Jun 28, 2011
The recent execution of Indonesian maid Royati binti Sapudi in Saudi Arabia has sparked anger and deep sorrow in her home country. The public has blamed the government of not doing enough to protect migrant workers.
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The PSSI Quagmire: Bench Looms for Indonesia
By Yanto Soegiarto | 9:43am May 26, 2011
Friday’s Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) debacle showed the inability and failure of the officials to carry out a crucial vote that would chart the future of football in the country. An emotional Lt. Gen (Ret.) Agum Gumelar slammed the gavel, breaking it into two parts, as he halted the congress amid a bitter deadlock even before the FIFA statutes were read as a preliminary opener of the congress.
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Intelligence a Shield Against Islamic Hard-Liners
By Yanto Soegiarto | 9:57am May 10, 2011
When Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie rose to power after Suharto’s exit in 1998, he immediately installed his confidante Lt. Gen. Zaini Azhar Maulani as head of the powerful National Intelligence Coordinating Body (Bakin). Habibie thought Zaini could revive the spy agency to support his policies. But alas, Zaini failed to play the role of his predecessors in curbing the rise of hard-line Islamic ideals. The fall of Suharto also saw the collapse of intelligence as the economic crisis at that time stripped funding, leaving Bakin a lame duck.
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Political Madness and Presidential Ambitions
By Yanto Soegiarto | 3:10pm May 4, 2011
They say two is alright but three is a crowd. More than that is a mess. So what on earth is Tommy Suharto doing? Is he seriously out to establish a new political party to run for the presidency?
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By Yanto Soegiarto | 12:03am Apr 25, 2011
Two things members of the House of Representatives just won’t stop from doing: building a new Rp 1.13 trillion luxurious office building, and making expensive comparison study trips abroad.
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@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.
