Word: indonesianness
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...Munir's colleagues and family members are now focusing on the first leg of the trip, from Jakarta to Singapore. Apparently Munir moved from economy to business class, but the circumstances are unclear. The Indonesian government was slow to investigate, but following a vigorous campaign by Suciwati, the police announced that they have assembled a list of people to question, including Garuda flight attendants. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met Munir's widow last week and, according to Suciwati, promised to name an investigative team. Garuda Indonesia commercial director Bachrul Hakim told Tempo: "We will be completely open to any investigation...
...habit, Munir kept things to himself, Rachland says, especially when the matter was dangerous. Even in death, Munir hasn't escaped his enemies. On Nov. 20, someone mailed his wife a decapitated chicken along with a note reading: "Be careful!!!!! Do not connect the TNI [an acronym for the Indonesian armed forces] to the death of Munir. Do you want to end up like this?" Contacted by TIME, a spokesman for the armed forces said that they would welcome an early conclusion to the investigation as the public would then know that they had nothing to do with the case...
...Floating to Flores Your story on the discovery of the remains of a primitive tribe of tiny cave-dwelling humans on the Indonesian island of Flores [Nov. 8] reported that its elephants may have swum the distance that separated Flores from the nearest land when the sea level was at its lowest. Could they also perhaps have had a role in getting Homo floresiensis onto the island? As there is already evidence of elephant migration, who is to say that some early hominids didn't hitch a ride or two on the backs of those buoyant beasts? Alfred Winsor Brown...
...Setting The Record Straight Travel Advisory ? The Nov. 8 story on the discovery of the remains of a tribe of tiny cave-dwelling humans on the Indonesian island of Flores stated that Flores is 550 km west of Bali. It is east of Bali...
...That's a frightening thought, particularly given that regional security officials say there is little chance the growing trend of pirate attacks will be reversed anytime soon. While Singaporean and Malaysian authorities do their best to police their parts of the strait, in Indonesian waters pirates roam virtually unchecked, using the hundreds of islands and bays as bases and sanctuaries. Indonesia's navy, says a senior officer based on Sumatra's east coast, is "poorly paid, poorly equipped and poorly motivated. The government can't even pay our wages on time or in full, and often...