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Lady Gaga Too ‘Pornographic’ for Indonesia

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Download The backlash against the flamboyant American pop star Lady Gaga has been brewing in Indonesia for months.

But tensions hit a new high this week after Indonesian police refused to issue a permit for her upcoming concert in the capital.

It’s believed mounting pressure from Islamic hardline groups was behind the police announcement – one that human rights groups say is a step back for the world’s most populous Muslim nation.

Kate Lamb reports from Jakarta.

آخری تازہ کاری ( پیر, 21 مئی 2012 09:36 )
 

Indonesia's Aceh Cracks down on Punks

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Download Authorities in Aceh, Indonesia, began a crackdown on punks last year.

65 punks were arrested after they held a charity concert that police said violated the province’s sharia law.

But as ABC’s Indonesia Correspondent, Matt Brown, reports the anti-punk campaign is not limited to the concert hall.

آخری تازہ کاری ( پیر, 14 مئی 2012 11:00 )
 

Marsinah Radio – Indonesia’s First Radio for Female Workers

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Download The International Labour Organisation last year reported that female workers in Asia are vulnerable to poverty and exploitation.

In Asia, women can earn 70 and 90 percent less than their male counterparts.

The ILO report also surveyed Indonesian factories.

At the state-owned enterprise, Kawasan Berikat Nusantara located in North Jakarta, there are 70 thousand female workers – or 90 percent out of its total workers.

But many women are not granted maternity leave or even paid the minimum wage.

Marsinah Radio, Indonesia’s first radio station for female workers, is teaching them how to fight for their rights.

Damar Fery Ardiyan meets the women behind the mic.

آخری تازہ کاری ( پیر, 07 مئی 2012 09:13 )
 

The Controversial Statue of ‘The Butcher of Banda’s’

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Download Was he a national hero – or a butcher?

Jan Pieterszoon Coen is one of Holland’s most famous historical figures.

He headed the Dutch East India Company in the early 17th century, when it controlled the so-called spice islands – in Indonesia today.

When the Banda Islands refused to sell their spices at a cheap price, Coen massacred them – and got his nickname ‘the Butcher of Banda’.

It’s 400 years since he first left Holland – and now his home town Hoorn has an exhibition about him.

But his legacy is on trial.

At the exhibition, visitors can join a playful lawsuit, to judge whether Coen is worthy of the town’s honour or not.

Esther de Jong travelled to the town and stood eye to eye with ‘The Butcher’.

آخری تازہ کاری ( پیر, 16 اپریل 2012 09:32 )
 

Aleta Ba’un, the Indonesian ‘Avatar’

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Download Aleta Ba’un is the hero of a new comic strip “Inspirations from Molo” – but her bravery in real life is far more impressive.

Molo is an indigenous community in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province.

They’re celebrated for winning massive fights against marble mining companies – and Aleta Ba’un is their strongest leader.

Timor island, where she lives, is rich in oil, gas, gold and marble – and it has 19 marble mines scattered across it. It’s  the province’s second largest source of income.

But the mines have polluted rivers and destroyed villages in Molo, the island’s greenest area.

Arin Swandari travels there to meet Mama Aleta, housewife-turned-activist.

آخری تازہ کاری ( پیر, 16 اپریل 2012 10:15 )
 
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