Would an Opposition in the DPR help or hinde Indonesia's development and democracy?
Opposition ain’t bad for Indonesia
Is Trump the best thing to happen to America, and the World?
This idea, like Trump himself, seems preposterous. Here is a man who violates all form of political correctness, a racist, a misogynist, a racist, a pussy grabber....and the lost of deplorables goes on. As a result most people around the world, let alone Americans, woke up with the shit!-was-I-so-wasted-I-went-to-bed-with-THAT! expression the morning after the November 8... Continue Reading →
Najib and the PSYchology of BN persuasion
Unspun mudik-ed to his kampung in Malaysia for the Chinese New Year and was tickled pink by the desperate efforts of the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's attempt to shore up his support among the Chinese community for the upcoming national elections that must be held in the first half of this year. The... Continue Reading →
How the Foke solves traffic problems
Unspun thinks that critics are unnecessarily unkind to Jakarta Governor and gubernatorial candidate Fauzi Bowo, aka The Foke. The man is beleaguered by the problems of a huge megapolis that are not easy to solve but when confronted by a problem he wastes no time to rise to the occassion. Take, for instance, his resourcefulness... Continue Reading →
Therefore vote Fauzi Bowo
Because his political party, The Democrats, are as unimaginative and uncreative in problem solving as him Because under them the traffic jams in Jakarta would get worse since it is an inevitably Because they have no vision and no determination to improve living conditions in Jakarta beyond their own greed And they get surprised when... Continue Reading →
The difference between the court of law and court of public opinion
In a court of law Democrat Party Chief Anas Urbaningrum's argument that he should be presumed innocent until found guilty of corruption allegations makes sense. As he says he's not even been indicted and as such there is no need for him to step down from helping the Democrats. Then there is the court of... Continue Reading →
The movement to support sexy dangdut star Julia Perez
Today Unspun checked his Facebook invitations and found one by an old friend, an ex-journalist turned consultant. The invite was to join the 1 million Facebookers in support of sexy dangdut star Julia Perez's electroral bid for the Bupati's post of Pacitan (Gerakan 1.000.000 Facebookers Dukung Julia Perez Calon Bupati Pacitan). Unspun knows of many... Continue Reading →
Prolonging the death throes of a party
This in The Jakarta Globe online today: Taufik Kiemas, chief of the PDI-P’s consultative board, right, talking to Prabowo Subianto as chairwoman Megawati Sukarnoputri looks on at the party’s national meeting. (Antara Photo) Megawati Gets PDI-P Green Light The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle gave its chairwoman Megawati Sukarnoputri full power during its national leadership... Continue Reading →
Blog ban a sign of a more deperate Malaysian government?
They say if all you have is a hammer then all your problems start to look like nails. So it is with the Malaysian government. With Anwar Ibrahim now beating at the gates the Badawi government has gotten more desperate. First some low ranking lackey called Saiful was asked to try to frame Anwar by... Continue Reading →
Anwar’s victory or Umno’s defeat?
Some would say that there is no difference. What matters is that Anwar Ibrahim won the Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat with a resounding majority. And since elections are a zero sum gam, the Umno candidate lost the seat with an abysmal minority of votes. Either way you slice it Anwar wins.Not true. If Anwar won... Continue Reading →
What role did bloggers play in Malaysian polls?
The Barisan Nasional has suffered its most serious setback and humiliation in 50 years at Saturday's general election.The opposition has triumphed with unqualified success, capturing 5 key states and confining the BN win to a simple majority instead of its traditional two-thirds plus in Parliament.There is no question that bloggers played a part in the... Continue Reading →
Barisan routed in polls; what now?
The votes are still being counted but it now looks certain that the Barisan Nasional Government has been routed and will have at most only a simple majority in Parliament. The Opposition looks like they may capture four states. So what will happen next? The first question on many people's minds is whether there will... Continue Reading →
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