Bagus Kurniawan, Yogyakarta – Scores of women activists in the East Java city of Yogyakarta commemorated International Women’s Day on Monday March 8 by calling for equality and freedom for Indonesian women.

Women are not just housewives. They are not second class citizens.

Kid: Dad... 6.7 trillion, how many zeros has that go in it?

Critics have responded to recent remarks by legislators who have labeled student protests against them as “brainless” by saying that they should be ashamed of their poor attendance record and performance and that it’s a “no-brainer” to expect to pass proper legislation if you’re not there to deliberate it.

Kid: Forgetting, forgetting the people again... thinking, just thinking about positions... (Adapted from the hit song Forget Forget Remember by the Grave Band)

Surabaya – During the colonial era communism flourished in Indonesia. One of the reasons was the behaviour of the native elite (elite bumiputra) who failed to defend the ordinary people. This however is unlikely to be repeated now.

A recent case in which a hospital was accused of denying a family the right to take home and bury the body of their deceased newborn baby because the parents could not meet their medical bill has highlighted the fact that hospitals are still discriminating against poor families who are entitled to free medical treatment.

Suits: Co-ali-tion. Sign: Vested interests

Man: Who said a coalition for the truth?!

Kid: And not for us right Dad?

On Friday February 19, there was something different taking place at the Army’s Special Forces or Kopassus headquarters in Cijantung, East Jakarta.

1st Man: You lookin’ for something?

2nd Man: His conscience.