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Updates on Recent Stories

By aboutindo | Published: July 11, 2010
For those who follow this blog but don’t keep a close eye on Indonesian news, I thought now would be a good time to update you on developments concerning some of the more popular stories.  Starting with the most recent: Mental illness In my second story concerning the practice of pasung, or chaining of the mentally ill, I found [...]
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Peterporn: Lots of Threats, No Action So Far

By aboutindo | Published: June 24, 2010
After 12 hours, I’m still waiting to find out whether the police have acted on their promise to arrest Luna Maya and Cut Tari rather than defend their homes or arrest those making threats against their lives. If you’ve been following the story, you’ll know that there was a small demonstration of 1,000 (pitifully low turnout [...]
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Peterporn Scandal Development: Ariel Arrested

By aboutindo | Published: June 22, 2010
Police have decided to arrest Nazril ‘Ariel’ Irham for his part in the so-called Peterporn Scandal.  Under the recent anti-pornography laws, he is facing anything from 6 months to 9 years in jail and/or $US660,000 fine.  They are holding him for 24 hours  pending charges.  There is no word on whether they intend to charge his [...]
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Peterporn Sex Scandal

By aboutindo | Published: June 12, 2010
Indonesia has gone one step beyond in matters to do with sex scandals.  Sure, the West has plenty of variety.  We’ve had Paris Hilton (and many other) sex tapes, upskirts getting out of cars, nipple flashes, transparent clothing, costume malfunctions, girls kissing girls and I don’t know what else.  But Indonesia’s Peterporn scandal promises no less than 32 [...]
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