Interesting news and stories translated into English from Indonesia and the Indonesian-language internet.
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Indonesian netizens embarrassed and incredulous by rampant theft of toilet paper, light bulbs, even water faucets in Jakarta's Soekarno Hatto Airport restrooms.6
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Authorities in Indonesia are disturbed after a high school student expressed satisfaction instead of remorse after stabbing to death another youth in a brawl.
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Indonesian netizen reactions to a school teacher who slapped a young boy and scribbled on his forehead with a marker because he wouldn't sing in front of class.
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Indonesian netizens object to the Malaysian government asking permission to adopt Songket Palembang traditional clothing as the traditional dress of Malaysia.
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Netizens criticize Indonesia's Peoples' Representative Council members using public funds for 'comparative study trips' to China, Brazil, Germany, and Japan.
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Netizens aren't impressed with Indonesia's counter-terrorism squad Detachment 88's blunder of raiding the wrong house after ambushing an alleged Solo terrorist.
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Fear of further conflicts between Christianity and Islam after a picture of Jesus was found deliberately slipped inside a Muslim pilgrimage book in Indonesia.
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Indonesian netizens excited that the Miss World 2013 beauty pageant will be hosted in Bali and Jakarta, but worry about bikinis and Islamic conservatives.
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Muslim Indonesians shut down American fast-food restaurants McDonald's and KFC in Tasikmalaya city in protest of the Anti-Muslim film 'Innocence of Muslims'.
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Mixed Indonesian netizen reactions toward Dahlan Iskan, a high ranking public official, being seen cleaning the dirty public restroom at an airport by himself.
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A former Indonesian cyclist who won silver & gold medals for his country at the South East Asia Games now lives in poverty pulling a rickshaw to feed his family.
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A young Indonesian man claiming to be a Binus University student arrested for six minimarket robberies says online video game 'Point Blank' was his inspiration.
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While people around the world have been adopting iPhones and Android devices, Indonesians are still crazy about their Blackberry smartphones, until now.
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The head of a huge Indonesian prostitution ring that served businessmen & government officials turned out to be a 27-year-old young woman named Yunita aka Keyko.
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The government turns a blind eye as residents of Grinting village increasingly choose to 'work' as beggars in the cities, making millions, over honest employment.
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In another case of vigilantism in Indonesia, a man in Jakarta died after being brutally beaten by his neighbours for allegedly stealing Rp 200,000 (USD 20).
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Indonesian netizen reactions to the successful sale of locally made weapons (assault rifles and military vehicles) to some countries known for armed conflicts.