Public Relations as I think it should be
OK, let's get this out of the way: Unspun believes that voilence in retaliation for words is almost always not justified. Having said that, I cannot help but to think that Ade Armando and the society that has elevated him into a public icon of sorts has brought the violence upon themselves. Armando is of... Continue Reading →
There’s a hilarious scene in one of Jackie Chan’s Rush Hour series where he follows Chris Rock into a joint run by black brothers. Chris, being black, goes something like “Wassup Nigga” and gets a friendly reply. Then Jackie, who plays the role of a cop from Hong Kong who knows little about American culture... Continue Reading →
Even the usually mild-mannered Endy Bayuni was forced earlier this week to rant against the President and his team’s egregious handling of the Coronavirus outbreak in the usually tepid The Jakarta Post. He counseled seeking professional help instead of relying on amateurs for something as serious and critical as the matter staring us in the... Continue Reading →
There is something very strange about this story. Early this Police stopped 5 Jakarta City (DKI) ambulances on Jalan Gatot Subroto. In at least one they found rocks and petrol. They suspected that the ambulances were being used to supply rocks for throwing at police and fireworks, said Kumparan. Other news outlets said there was... Continue Reading →
This is an interesting development if you subscribe to the theory that the November 4 demonstration has upped the ante for Jokowi versus the Dark Forces. On short notice Jokowi meets with 2,185 soldiers to thank them for the military's role in keeping the peace during the November elections. He then tells them that if they can work... Continue Reading →
The video below that is well produced and catchy with a huge dose of humor is yet another reason why the incumbent Jakarta Mayor Fauzi Bowo is losing out big time in the popularity stakes to challenger Jokowi and his running mate Ahok. Joakowi supporters and his camp are proving very adept at using social... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
Forget Mafia Wars. This is infinitely more gripping. Besides it's a real conflict involving the institutions that have the whole nation agog over the past few days and easily accessible through your Facebook account. See how social media is being used -- either in a concerted way by organizations or spontaneously by individuals -- in... Continue Reading →
The following article in The Age has an interesting perspective about SBY's "enhanced" second term in office and its implications for cronism, long the bane of Indonesians. Can this be true? Indonesia's crony clean-out Eric Ellis July 15, 2009 MIGHT it just be that after President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's sweeping re-election, the era of Indonesia's... Continue Reading →
You could say Vice President Jusuf Kalla's goose was cooked when he first foolishly accepted Golkar officials' suggestion a few months ago that he should nominate himself as a presidential candidate.Once he swallowed this poison pill, some say administered by Surya Paloh, he was doomed, unless Golkar did so well at the polls that the... Continue Reading →
Malaysia today used the Internal Security Act to arrest kickdefella or Syed Azidi Syed Abdul Aziz (photo) who made his name in the Malaysian blogosphere first by designing spoof movie posters of government leaders, then went on to become a blogger for the opposition PAS and then recently courted controversy by f lying the Malaysian... Continue Reading →
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