Prophet Cartoon by Anonymous Indonesian Blogger Sparks Controversy

I am grateful to wordpress.com which acted quick enough to close down the controversial blog on the Prophet cartoon comic strip written by –who else?–an anonymous irresponsible blogger. Otherwise, the Indonesia government would have closed down the entire Indonesia’s wordpress.com community as stated by Indonesia’s Communication Minister Muhammad Nuh:
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How Much America’s President Salary is

$400,000 a year. A lifetime retirement salary. Plus many other facilities. Compare that with Indonesia’s president salary.

Ten dead, 14 missing in Indonesia landslide

Ten people have been killed and 14 are feared dead after a landslide triggered by heavy rain crushed scores of houses in Indonesia

Three Bali Bombers Executed Today

Three Islamists sentenced to death for the Bali bombings which killed 202 people were executed by firing squad early Sunday (9 November 2008). Backlash feared? I don’t think so.

Barack Obama Biography

1959
Barack Obama’s father, Barack Obama Sr. is awarded scholarship from an American program offering Western educational opportunities. Age 23, Barack Obama Sr. leaves behind his pregnant wife, Kezia, and son. He arrives in US to study math and economics at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, as the first African student there.

1961
-February 2: Barack Obama Sr., 25, marries 18-year-old Ann Dunham, a white American he meets in a Russian-language class. The ceremony takes place at Maui where Ann Dunham is already three months pregnant with Barack Obama, Jr. She is unaware of Barack Obama Sr.’s first wife. The couple settles in Honolulu.
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Indonesia Passed Anti Porn Bill

The hotly debated anti-pornography law draft finally passed in Jakarta Indonesia on 30 October 2008 even though the law makers remain divided. Is it going to make Indonesia better or worse?

Aulia Pohan Named Suspect

The Corruption Eradication Commision (KPK) named on Wednesday former Senior Deputy Governor of the central bank Aulia Pohan–the besan [1] of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono– as the new suspect in the case of Bank Indonesia fund missappropriation.

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[1] Besan means in-law relationship among the parents of both bride and grooms.

Tsunami Did Happen 600 Years Ago in Indian Ocean

A massive Indian Ocean tsunami, similar in size to the behemoth that claimed a quarter of a million lives in December 2004, smashed into Thailand and Indonesia around 600 years ago, scientists believe.