Smoking kills more than 27,200 Malaysians every year. In March 2017, Malaysia’s health ministry hoped to reduce that grim tally by floating a plan to … How tobacco industry donations cloud debates over cigarette controlsRead more
Indonesia
Posted inEconomics / Indonesia / News
Indonesia attack shines a light on controversial road project
Construction on a section of Indonesia’s Trans-Papua highway was suspended after at least 17 people were killed; conflicting reports state the victims were either contract … Indonesia attack shines a light on controversial road projectRead more
Posted inFascism / Indonesia / ToMl
Duterte Admits ‘Fascism’
President Rodrigo Duterte has terminated peace talks with the New People’s Army (NPA), the armed wing of the underground Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), … Duterte Admits ‘Fascism’Read more
Posted inDictatorship / Indonesia / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
Good and Bad Genocide
Coverage of the fall of Suharto reveals with startling clarity the ideological biases and propaganda role of the mainstream media. Suharto was a ruthless dictator, … Good and Bad GenocideRead more
Posted inGenocide / Indonesia / ToMl / USA Empire
US had detailed knowledge of Indonesia’s anti-communist purge
Declassified files have revealed new details of US government knowledge of and support for an Indonesian army extermination campaign that killed several hundred thousand civilians … US had detailed knowledge of Indonesia’s anti-communist purgeRead more
Posted inCorruption / Indonesia / News / Tax
Indonesian agribusiness giant APRIL outed in Paradise Papers
Indonesia’s second-largest pulp and paper firm routed billions of dollars through a network of offshore shell companies, likely to minimize its tax in the Southeast … Indonesian agribusiness giant APRIL outed in Paradise PapersRead more
Posted inDictatorship / Fascism / Indonesia / ToMl / USA Empire
U.S. Stood By as Indonesia Killed a Half-Million People
https://static01.nyt.com/images/2017/10/19/world/19indonesia-1/19indonesia-1-master768.jpg Detained members of a youth wing of Indonesia’s Communist Party in Jakarta in October 1965. Half a million Indonesians or more, many of whom … U.S. Stood By as Indonesia Killed a Half-Million PeopleRead more
Posted inDictatorship / Fascism / Indonesia / ToMl / USA Empire
52 Years After Fascist Genocide, Indonesians Scared of “Communist Ghosts”
It was once again a hot, muggy day in Jakarta. The air was full of pollutants, epic traffic jams blocking entire center of the city. … 52 Years After Fascist Genocide, Indonesians Scared of “Communist Ghosts”Read more
Posted inDictatorship / Indonesia / ToMl
Britain buries its bloody role in Indonesia
THE attempts to prevent a summit from going ahead in Jakarta on the massacres of 1965 show just how great a step was taken when … Britain buries its bloody role in IndonesiaRead more
Posted inCourt / Indonesia / News / Privatization / Water
Indonesian Supreme Court Terminates Water Privatization
One of the last acts of the Suharto dictatorship in 1997 was illegal privatization of Jakarta City’s water services. Finally the 20-year long legal fight … Indonesian Supreme Court Terminates Water PrivatizationRead more