Word: yogyakarta
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...Most of the news about Indonesia that reaches the U.S. comes from the cities of Java - Jakarta, Surabaya, Solo and Yogyakarta - where demonstrations are held frequently outside US consular facilities. This is where extremist groups generally issue their threats, warning that Americans and foreigners will be "swept" out of the country by Islamic groups. The problem has been not so much the threats themselves as the government?s lack of response to them. Instead of condemning the intimidation, the government seems to first avoid making any comment and then, when pressed, to assure people that the extremists are far more...