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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Landfills in Indonesia: Open Dumping

Landfills in Indonesia: Open Dumping

The past few days I have been traveling to some cities in Indonesia to visit landfills there. If you don’t understand what a landfill is, it is a piece of land or a site that is used for the disposal of waste material by burial. In many poor countries around the world, landfills are not [...]

The Case of Manohara Odelia Pinot

The Case of Manohara Odelia Pinot

Finally, Manohara Odelia Pinot (18) reported 8 names to the police for committing physical abuse towards her in the Kelanten Kingdom, Malaysia. One of her lawyers, Hotman Paris Hutapea, explained this in the press conference after Manohara had undergone a four-hour questioning at the criminal investigation agency at the police headquarters in South Jakarta on [...]