Soekarno “We shake the heavens and rock the earth, that we may live not only on ¢2.50 a day.”

SBY “You may read of small radical groups. But mainstream Indo will always be moderate and tolerant.”

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How do Indonesians feel about the Obama statue in Jakarta

How do Indonesians feel about the Obama statue in Jakarta

As you have most likely heard, Jakarta now has a life size statue of Obama as a boy lifting up some butterfly and watch it fly away. The perfect little angel child. Sort of the image that comes to mind when hearing that Lincoln never told a lie as a kid (yeah ok). It always [...]