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Economics Report - Indonesias 'Technopreneurs' Help Fuel Economic Growth This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Indonesia has one of the world's fastest growing economies, expanding at a rate of six percent this year. Technology is helping
In the isolated Torajan valley, this is the season for death. Most funerals come after the rice harvest in late summer, early fall. For Torajans, funerals are their most important ceremony. After a person dies, months go by before the actual funeral.
Indonesia marks its 20th anniversary as a democracy this month. The country won its independence from the Netherlands in 1945. But, for 30 years, the military ruler Suharto led the country. He resigned in 1998 as a result of the Indonesian Reformasi,
Terrorism tied to Islamic fundamentalism seems to be on the rise in many parts of world -- from Yemen and Pakistan to southern Thailand and the Philippine island of Mindanao. But, in Indonesia -- a country that security experts worried might become a
A recent Pew survey shows that a majority of people in most Muslim countries hold overwhelmingly negative views of the United States. The one exception is Indonesia, where President Barack Obama lived as a boy. Despite the fact that President Obama h
Ahmadiyah woman followers walk outside An-Nur Mosque after prayers at Manislor village in Kuningan, West Java, Indonesia, 30 Jul 2010. The minority Islamic sect told followers Friday to prepare for war after rock-throwing mobs attacked one of their m
A man browses at pictures of Japanese porn star Maria Ozawa posted on a local Web site at a public Internet service in Jakarta (Sep 2009 file photo) The recent arrest of six people in Indonesia over a nightclub show is raising concerns among minority
U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Indonesia and Australia has been postponed a few days. But it is still generating excitement, particularly in Indonesia. Many Indonesians see the U.S. president as a native son because his mother married an Indo
Indonesia's Constitutional Court has reversed a law that gave the attorney general's Office the power to ban books. Rights activists and authors hail the verdict as a victory for free expression, but some officials say curbs on free speech are still
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Western leaders often hold up Indonesia as a role model. It's the third-largest democracy in the world, a majority Muslim country where religious coexistence is literally written into the founding documents. Lately human rights act
By Marianne Kearney Jakarta 05 April 2008 Indonesia's Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of a former pro-Jakarta militia leader, ruling that he did not commit gross human rights violations during East Timor's vote for independence in 1999. M
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 13 June 2007 Indonesian police have arrested one of the country's most-wanted Islamic terrorists, Abu Dujana, the alleged head of the military wing of the Southeast Asian terrorist network Jemaah Islamiyah. VOA's Nancy
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 12 May 2006 Suharto (file photo) Indonesia's attorney general has dropped a graft case against ailing former President Suharto, who is suspected of amassing billions of dollar
DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Indonesia Sets National Days to Protect Children From Polio By Karen Leggett Broadcast: Monday, August 22, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. Mo
By Marianne Kearney Kandari, Sulawesi, Indonesia 27 December 2007 The Orang Bajau or sea gypsies of Sulawesi in Indonesia have roamed the seas for generations, using their renowned sea-faring skills and simple implements to make a living. But their t
By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 16 November 2006 Students chat after practicing to chant verses of the holy book of Koran at Al Mukmin Islamic boarding school in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia (File photo) The U.S. launched an initiative in 2003 meant to bo
Indonesia's presidential election race has begun. Although many voters and political analysts in the country expect the popular President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to win re-election, there are concerns about the running mates of his main rivals. The
Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans is set to offer water management experience to the Indonesian government during his visit there. He is scheduled for talks with his counterpart Marty Natalegawa and says flooding issues are something both count
The 150-kilometer railway, linking the capital Jakarta with Bandung in West Java, is being built by a joint venture between an Indonesia consortium of four state-owned companies and China Railway. Chinese State Councilor Wang Yong, who attended a gro
Australia has a problem with boat people from Indonesia trying to enter Australia illegally. Many of these people come from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. They wait in Indonesia until they can find a boat which will take them to Australia. Recently, Aust