Word: indonesianness
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...Struggling with a multibillion-dollar debt, widespread unemployment and falling exports, the cash-strapped Indonesian government has refused to declare this year's flooding a national disaster, a decision that would require millions of extra dollars in relief money. The floods, however, are nothing short of a tragedy and have rapidly become a symbol of the government's incompetence and corruption. The numbers are staggering: 142 dead (57 in Jakarta), 385,000 displaced, damage estimated at more than $200 million, 80,000 people suffering from diarrhea, influenza and cholera, and only 265 doctors made available at government health posts...
...pick up the slack, delivering instant noodles, rice, medicine, blankets and clothing to thousands of the city's 12 million residents unable to return home. Belatedly, the Governor freed up $50 million in aid but few believe it will reach the needy. Nursjabani Kacasungkana, head of the Indonesian Women's Coalition, and 28 other organizations have accused local officials of misappropriating 40% of the city's flood-prevention funds and issuing building permits in violation of zoning regulations. "Unlike earthquakes and hurricanes, water can be managed if the proper steps are taken," says Nursjabani. "It's not like this...
...Abubakar: I came back because I am Indonesian and because I wanted to continue with my duty to establish [Islamic law] here. True Muslims must follow Islamic...
...Despite the growing list of allegations against Abubakar and Hambali, Indonesian officials have been circumspect in dealing with Abubakar, who recently moved back to Indonesia after 15 years. (Hambali, who is wanted by police in Indonesia and Malaysia, has disappeared). Recently questioned by police, Abubakar was released after two days and continues to teach at his religious school in the town of Solo. In an interview with Time, the soft-spoken 63-year-old vigorously denies any connection with a terrorist network. "I am not advocating the overthrow of any government," Abubakar says. "What I want...
...Just how effectively this system operates is made clear by a spokesman for the fundamentalist Free Aceh Movement, better known by its Indonesian acronym gam. Agreeing to talk only by telephone and refusing to give even a nickname, the 10-year veteran of the murderous struggle - his wife and three children have all been killed in the fighting - says that he regularly places orders with arms syndicates for hundreds of weapons: M-16 and AK-47 automatic rifles, handguns and ammunition. Tracing a well-worn route, the weapons are bought in Thailand, sent down to Malaysia and then carried...