Word: indonesianness
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...hand, might argue that Indonesia's most famous fugitive was taking a mid-afternoon nap in the two-story home in suburban south Jakarta, confident that he faced little chance of serving anything but a nominal jail sentence. Whatever the source of his serenity, the youngest son of former Indonesian President Suharto was discovered Nov. 28 seemingly asleep, lounging in a T shirt and shorts...
...Indonesian upper-crusters have joined the masses in their fondness of Indlish. "Gue tadi lunch meeting sama boss," says a Jakarta businesswoman--who had a lunch meeting with her boss. In the Philippines, Tagalog and English form Taglish, which is widely used by politicians and lawyers...
...considering a legal challenge to a new presidential decree evicting more than 4,000 white farmers from their land. INDONESIA Mysterious Death The unexplained murder of separatist leader Theys Eluay sparked unrest in the province of Papua, formerly known as Irian Jaya, as suspicion grew of involvement by the Indonesian military. The chairman of the Papuan Presidium Council was found dead in his crashed car after being kidnapped on his way home. Eluay had recently rejected an Indonesian offer to grant the province a degree of autonomy though not full independence. CHINA AIDS on the Agenda More than...
...During the campaign Lee described Chee as a cheat, liar and fraud backed by "foreign manipulators." But it was Chee who was threatened with a lawsuit, after he alleged on Oct. 28 that Goh and Lee had secretly lent $10.6 billion to former Indonesian President Suharto. That charge implied that the Prime Minister and Senior Minister were "dishonest and unfit for office," lawyers representing Goh and Lee said, according to local newspapers. Chee backed down almost immediately and issued two statements of apology, which were deemed "insincere" and "half-hearted" by senior ruling party officials. A third apology read...
...INDONESIA Drowned The Indonesian government called a regional meeting to discuss the refugee problem after 374 refugees, most of them Iraqis, drowned in a 19-m boat bound for Australia. Only 44 people were rescued from the water. Australian Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock asked Indonesia to extradite an Egyptian he claimed was responsible for the people-smuggling operation...