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Muhammadiyah Bans Smoking, Calling it 'Suicide'
Jakarta Globe
The decision was reached after the fatwa body convened a meeting in Yogyakarta on Sunday. Aside from issuing the ban on smoking, Muhammadiyah, the nation's ...

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Constitutional Court chief reports gratuities to KPK
Jakarta Post
One of them is a 66-gram gold placard from the Indonesian Islamic University in Yogyakarta. Mahfud also reported Rp 20 million (US$2100) he received when he ...
Court chief reports gratification to KPKJakarta Post

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Jakarta Globe

My Jakarta: Darman, Musician
Jakarta Globe
The 34-year-old talks about how committed he is to his craft, the importance of practice and how Jakarta compares to the place he calls home, Yogyakarta. ...



Grim reality check on Int'l Women's Day
Jakarta Post
Poets and women's activists in Yogyakarta celebrated with readings of literary works. Entitled “[Not] Just Reading”, the event presented both young poets, ...

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New York Times

Under Indonesia's Surface, an Intricate Quilt of Faiths
New York Times
Buddhist monks inspected a ninth-century Hindu temple recently unearthed at the Islamic University of Indonesia in Yogyakarta. ...

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Muhammadiyah needs 'pengayom' leader
Jakarta Post
Muhammadiyah's Yogyakarta branch chairman Agung Danarto voiced these expecations in response to questions on Amien's recent statement he would resign from ...



Reuters

Kevin Rudd asks Indonesian President to show Bali Nine, Schapelle Corby compassion
Herald Sun
... the five Australians who died in the 2007 Yogyakarta plane crash; and the embassy trade officer killed in last year's Marriott Hotel bombing.
Time for new spirit of trustSydney Morning Herald

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High maternal mortality rate remains a big challenge
Jakarta Post
A lack of awareness and limited numbers of specialists are responsible for the country's high maternal mortality rate, especially in Yogyakarta and Riau, ...



Book piracy rampant in Yogyakarta; publishers lose Rp 10b
Jakarta Post
Publishers in Yogyakarta claim rampant book piracy in the region has led to annual losses exceeding Rp 10 billion. "We are aware of *piracy* practices but ...
Indonesian province suffering from book piracylondon Book Fair

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Jakarta Post

Karmela Kartodirdjo: Keeping it real
Jakarta Post
In Yogyakarta, people are really calm. They're so Javanese. In Makassar it's different. They're so excited and they always want to take close-up pictures. ...


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