Indonesia

Magazine articles on politics and society in Indonesia.

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TIME Asia January 31, 2008 Wimar Witoelar	The Suharto Effect Because the late Indonesian president Suharto did both good and evil, his memory is blurry. As a result, Indonesia lacks self-confidence and self-respect. That, more than anything else, is the legacy he leaves.
TIME Asia January 2, 2008 Jason Tedjasukmana	The Daily Show, Indonesia-Style Dreaming Republic, loosely modeled on U.S. news parody The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, is one of the most highly anticipated programs on Indonesian television each week, with a viewership in the tens of millions and spanning all social strata from politicians to parking-lot attendants.
TIME Asia December 19, 2007 Jason Tedjasukmana	The Mod Squad One of the sweetest sounds in underground music today pays homage to Indonesian film scores and pop acts of the 1960s.
TIME Asia November 22, 2007 Maria Bakkalapulo	Jakarta: Where Punk Lives Long after the punk movement petered out elsewhere, it took hold for the first time in Jakarta in the mid-1990s -- the music's belligerence perfectly echoed the hostility many young people felt toward the authoritarian regime of then President Suharto. It's still going strong today.
TIME Asia August 9, 2007 Joshua Kurlantzick	How Indonesia is Winning Its War on Terror Indonesian officials believe they have turned a crucial corner in fighting radical Islamic terrorism. This is good news for Indonesia, and the rest of the world.
TIME Asia July 12, 2007 Jason Tedjasukmana	Indonesian Art: The Undercutting Edge Indonesia's artists represent extraordinary value in comparison to the record-breaking sums trading hands at Asian art auctions these days.
TIME Asia June 28, 2007 Jason Tedjasukmana	Indonesia's Guitar Warrior A Muslim pop star hopes to to wean millions in Indonesia away from extremist Islamic views.
TIME Asia March 29, 2007 Bryan Walsh	The Battle for an Avian Flu Vaccine Scientists can once again track the H5N1 virus as it mutates, but companies can't use it to make a vaccine without Indonesia's permission. Further negotiations will be needed, but for now, Indonesia's intransigence has made the rest of us take notice of essential global health inequalities.
Geotimes March 2007 Kathryn Hansen	Deadly Quake Shakes Sumatra A shallow, magnitude-6.4 temblor shook Sumatra, killing at least 70 people.
TIME Asia February 22, 2007 Hannah Beech	Why Indonesia Matters The world's most populous Muslim nation is in the throes of a religious revolution. What does the future hold for Indonesia?
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