Politics

Finally, YouTube Blocked in Indonesia

See the reactions from Indonesia’s blogoshpere:

YouTube Blocked in Indonesia.
Youtube Terakhir.
Welcome To The Dark Ages, My Friend (Youtube Is Officially Dead By Moron Government).
Good bye YouTube.
YouTube Diblokir.

Indonesian student slain in Virginia Tech shooting

Mourners scattered flowers over the grave of an Indonesian student buried Monday after he was gunned down in the Virginia Tech massacre in the U.S. Partahi “Mora” Lumbantoruan had been studying civil engineering when he was killed two semesters short of getting his doctorate.
He would have turned 35 this Thursday. Mamora was one of 32 […]

Indonesia’s political satire will remain on the air

An Indonesia minister fails to find humor in political satire. He even said it humiliates government institutions and provides a “negative political education” for the people. But on the other hand, by revealing this, I think the minister “has” a sense of humor, too…

Counterterrorism conference begins in Indonesia

JAKARTA — Government leaders and security chiefs from six Asia-Pacific nations will gather later on Monday to discuss ways to better fight terrorism and an apparent rise in Muslim extremism in the region, officials said.