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Indonesian Infotainment: Gossip Show Host Attempt to Defend Industry

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Ilham Bintang, often described as “the king of infotainment”, and celebrity gossip show presenter Fenny Rose have spoken out against the growing groundswell of criticism against their industry.
Fenny, host of RCTI’s ‘Silet’ (‘Razor’), also claimed that gossip shows — hugely popular in Indonesia with every television stations broadcasting at least two such programs daily — [...]

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Tifatul Hopes for Porn-Free Ramadan

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Communication and Information Technology Minister Tifatul Sembiring vowed to block access to pornographic Web sites ahead of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and warned that jail awaited those trying to access them.

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Indonesia Corruption Watch Seeks House Probe Into Police

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Disappointed by the National Police’s “half-hearted” investigation, Indonesia Corruption Watch on Monday said it would lobby the House of Representatives to start its own probe into suspicious bank accounts allegedly belonging to senior officers.

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Preserving Water Spring through a Traditional Ceremony

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Indonesia is a country rich in culture and civilization. Indonesia also blessed with many natural resources all around the country. Due to human activities, some natural resources are now in danger. In a village in Yogyakarta, there is a traditional ceremony annually held to keep the resources save. The people of Clapar held a ceremony [...]

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