Word: indonesianness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...This is not a lap dance in Las Vegas, but a revered Balinese custom known as the joged bumbung, or bamboo dance. Yet it is one of hundreds of traditions across the Indonesian archipelago that could be banned under legislation being deliberated by the national parliament. The bill, which is supported by several Muslim parties, would render illegal any behavior or images that might be considered sexually provocative. Women who bare their shoulders or legs, or artists who use nudity in their work, could be prosecuted for indecency and fined up to 2 billion rupiah (about $220,000) or even...
...average price of a VCD is 5,000 rupiah, or about 55?). Racy programs are aired on late-night television, and one daytime soap even featured an episode in which schoolchildren watched porn videos in a group, then disappeared in pairs soon after. And the first issue of an Indonesian edition?albeit seminude?of Playboy magazine is scheduled to be published on April 7. All this has sparked a backlash from Indonesians worried about the country's moral direction. "The availability of pornography has reached alarming levels," says Juniwati Masjchun Sofwan, head of the Committee to Eradicate Pornography, an independent...
...apparent. He was awkward and inexperienced in such matters. His diplomatic pitch was often prepared for domestic consumption. When he thought aloud about U.S. power and Australia's role in the region, he got stuck with the "deputy sheriff" badge. He'd take the bait of Asia's demagogues; Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri refused to take his call. Now, he's an active summiteer, sought out for counsel, clear about Australia's interests and values...
...GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE INDONESIAN PRESIDENT. DO YOU FEEL THAT THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE RELATIONSHIP LAGS A BIT BEHIND THE LEADERS'? Yes and no. There were times when the relationship at a government level lagged behind. That's not only with Indonesia. When Mahathir (Mohamad) was the Prime Minister of Malaysia, the people-to-people relationship was a long way ahead of the government relationship. There are 250,000 Malaysians who are alumni of Australian universities...
...WHAT ABOUT THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE (IN COLLABORATING WITH INDONESIAN POLICE EVEN AFTER SCOTT RUSH'S FATHER CONVEYED HIS CONCERNS TO THEM)? I think the criticism of the AFP is quite unfair. I'm very sympathetic, as we all are, with the parents of young people who get caught up with this drugs thing. It must be a terrible prospect to think your son or daughter is going to spend the rest of their life in an Asian jail, or indeed any jail. But nobody can seriously say they haven't been warned...