Word: indonesia
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...21st century," White House aides repeat, in various iterations, with some frequency. On Friday night in Tokyo, Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes went so far as to call Obama, "the first Pacific President that the U.S. has had" - a reference to Obama's childhood years in Hawaii and Indonesia. (See pictures of the first eight months of Obama's diplomacy...
While the abandonment of the children depresses her, Herlina thinks it is better that they stay in her care. Their biological mothers are often married and have other children, she says, and the husbands who stay in Indonesia while the women work abroad are often not the type to welcome another man's offspring. It is rare for a biological mother to contact Herlina after giving away her child. Normawati agrees that many men are "sensitive" about such issues. "If the migrant worker takes her baby [to raise herself], three things could happen," she says. The first is the most...
...release last week of the detained KPK members reflects a small step forward in the country's effort to fight widespread graft in Indonesia, but also the long struggle ahead. The police freed Chandra Hamzah and Bibit Samad Rianto, both currently nonactive members of the KPK, after more wiretapped recordings were aired on national TV that implicated members of the police and prosecutors in an alleged attempt to frame the men. "So far it is the credibility and image of the police and the attorney general's office that have taken the biggest hit," says Danang Widojoko, coordinator...
...tape conspiring with legal authorities to set up the KPK, has yet to be charged. "Why hasn't Anggodo been arrested?" asks Yanuar Rizky, an independent analyst and columnist writing on economic issues. "It looks as if you have to be close to the powers that be in Indonesia if you want to be safe...
...rally summed feelings up nicely) and is motivating people to take to the streets. "In terms of numbers the protests won't be like 1998 against [former President] Suharto but in terms of pressure it could get just as big," says Eep Saefulloh Fatah, a political analyst from PolMark Indonesia, referring to massive protests that brought down the corrupt Suharto regime. "[SBY's] credibility is at stake and will take a serious hit if he ignores the independent team's recommendations." The team's findings will be announced this week, but time is clearly not on his side...