Interesting news and stories translated into English from Indonesia and the Indonesian-language internet.
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The arrest of an Indonesian serial killer revealed that he used the Facebook social networking service to find, lure, and eventually murder 2 young girls.10 -
Indonesian netizen reactions to a news story of a wok factory owner who confined, beat and tortured his employees to work long hours under poor conditions. -
Indonesian netizen views on the rising trend of buying expensive luxury items such as Hermes bags (priced similarly to a Toyota Avanza car) for social status. -
Translated Indonesian netizen reactions to doctors complaining that they are mistreated, underpaid, and that Jakarta bus drivers earn twice as much as they do. -
After honking at a car that had broken down in her lane, a Transjakarta female bus driver suffers cuts to her face when her window is struck with a wheel wrench. -
Indonesian netizens speculate on the cause of Lion Air’s plane crash near Bali, an airline that just recently spent billions buying new planes from Airbus . -
Indonesian airline Lion Air purchased hundreds of Airbus aircraft worth US$24 billion, potentially saving France's economy. Netizens ask not make our own planes? -
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Translated netizens reactions to the proposed introduction of a new criminal law against witchcraft, which could imprison black magic users for up to 5 years. -
Indonesian netizen reactions to ‘Java Heat’, starring Hollywood actors Mickey Rourke and Kellan Lutz, being leaked online before its April 2013 release date. -
Mixed responses from Indonesian netizens after another death under the new Jakarta Health Card (KJS) scheme, this time a teenage girl denied care at 4 hospitals. -
infamous but wealthy Indonesian attorney Hotman Paris Hadiahi buys a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder supercar to reward his son for graduating from Kent University. -
Indonesian netizen reactions to a Makassar school that charges a fee to use the restroom, forcing many children without money to defecate in the classrooms. -
Translated Indonesian netizens reactions to a mother in Jakarta who drowned her own 9-year-old son because his penis was too small after being circumcised. -
Hopes by the government to start construction ahead of schedule to combat city flooding are met with support and worries of corruption by Indonesian netizens. -
Translated Indonesian netizen reactions to a list of facts unique to Indonesia that Indonesians can take pride in and boast to the rest of the world. -
Indonesian netizens criticize the lack of government support and funding for an Indonesian team winning 3rd place in international snow sculpture competitions. -
Translated Indonesian netizen reactions to reports and statistics indicating growing numbers of Indonesian nationals are taking up Singaporean citizenship.
