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Category Archives: Politics
Indonesia Proves Democracy, Islam Can Coexist, Foreign Minister Says at Global Forum in Poland
Indonesia has moved from an authoritarian state to one of the world’s largest democracies, proving Islam and democracy can coexist, the foreign minister has said. More than 10 years after the fall of the Suharto dictatorship, Indonesia had transformed into … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Religions: Islam
Tagged Democracy, Indonesia, Islam, Poland, Politics
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Obama signs Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON – PRESIDENT Barack Obama warned Iran on Thursday it faced mounting pressure and isolation, as he signed tough new US sanctions he said would strike at Teheran’s capacity to finance its nuclear programme. The measures, on top of new … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Politics, Religions: Islam
Tagged economy, Iran, Nuclear, Obama, Politics, Sanction
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Does Killing Unemployment Benefits Kill The Economy?
The House of Representatives failed to pass a bill to extend unemployment benefits for out-of-work Americans until November. The number of people that would be covered is over a 1.5 and increases by at least 100,00o a month. About 5.2 million people get federal unemployment benefits now. Continue reading
President Ford Approved Warrantless Domestic Surveillance
While the country was embroiled in a national debate over excessive government surveillance in 1974, President Gerald Ford authorized the Federal Bureau of Investigation to conduct warrantless domestic surveillance, according to a classified memo recently obtained by the Center for Investigative Reporting. Continue reading
Posted in History, Law, Politics
Tagged Gerard Ford, history, Law, Politics, privacy, surveillance, USA
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ACLU Study Highlights U.S. Surveillance Society
By: David Kravets Welcome to the surveillance society. That’s what the American Civil Liberties Union concluded Tuesday with a report chronicling government spying and the detention of groups and individuals “for doing little more than peacefully exercising their First Amendment … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Law, Politics
Tagged ACLU, Ethics, Law, Politics, privacy, surveillance
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Google changes tack in Chinese censor row
Google says it will stop automatically redirecting Chinese users to an uncensored site in Hong Kong a day before its government licence expires, following official complaints. Continue reading
You May Hardly Read This Week’s Tempo Magazine
By: Venda Hot news in Indonesia is Tempo weekly magazine, a prominent and reliable Indonesian magazine, issued this week’s edition with the headline “Fat Bank Accounts of Police Officers‘ and suddenly some mysterious men reportedly bought 30,000 copies to prevent … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Crime, Politics
Tagged Corruption, fat bank accounts, Indonesia, police, POLRI, Tempo magazine
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Rights Team to Probe Hard-Liners
The National Commission for Human Rights said on Monday that it would establish a special team to investigate allegations of attacks carried out by hard-line Islamic groups, as lawmaker file charges against militants who broke up their meeting in Banyuwangi, East Java. Continue reading
Caucus Tells SBY to Get Tough on Islamic Hard-Liners
A group of lawmakers are demanding action be taken to shut down the hard-line Islam Defenders Front. ‘We’re asking the president to keep his word, that the country will not bow to vigilantism. He is the one who could end this movement,’ said Eva K Sundari, who initiated a petition through the House of Representatives’ Pancasila Caucus. Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Religions: Islam, Terrorism
Tagged Caucus, FPI, Indonesia, Islam, Islamic Defenders Front, Terrorism
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China grapples with growing labor discontent
Hardly a day has gone by this year without news coming from China of mass protests, labor strikes or violent attacks. In a country where strikes and protests are taboo, these are bold, desperate actions by Chinese angry over low wages, land-grabs, abuse from officials, corruption, worsening pollution and other bread-and-butter issues. Continue reading
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