Questions tagged [indonesia]
Questions relating to the government or politics of the Republic of Indonesia
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What is the difference between a BRICS member and a BRICS-bank member?
As far as I understand, Bangladesh and Indonesia are members of the BRICS Bank. However, they are not members of the BRICS alliance.
What advantages would Bangladesh and Indonesia be missing out on as ...
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Why didn't Indonesia and Bangladesh receive BRICS membership during the August 2023 BRICS summit?
Why didn't Indonesia and Bangladesh receive BRICS membership during the August 2023 BRICS summit?
What criteria did they fail to fulfill as opposed to the other six countries that received membership?
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Why does Indonesia have a Hindu national emblem when the country is 86% Muslim?
National emblem of Indonesia
The Wikipedia article says that --
Garuda, the disciples carrier or vehicle (vahana) of the Hindu god Vishnu, appears in many ancient Hindu-Buddhist temples of ancient ...
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Why do many countries not allow the free market to distribute vaccines?
I live in Indonesia.
In Indonesia, the government prohibits the private sector from distributing vaccines, as far as I'm aware. So the government distribute vaccines, and the process is extremely slow....
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Why Indonesian legislators uses unnecessarily complex language to prohibit sex with someone under 18?
I asked this question in law Stack Exchange
Basically, rather than simply prohibiting all sex with anyone under 18, the laws prohibit
Every one who deliberately commits violence, or threat of ...
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Do Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh, or Indonesia consider overpopulation to be a problem? [closed]
Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi said that overpopulation was, along with terrorism, the two real threats to Egypt, and took countermeasures in 2017.
https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/40295/What%E2%80%99s-...
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Does Indonesia restrict chicken wings import under the pretext of halal certification?
I couldn't find the link on the
Americans do not like chicken wings enough. The consumption is far less than production. That's because the chickens are injected with so many hormons on their wings.
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Does Prabowo really have any reasonable reason to believe he is winning?
Quick counts clearly says that Jokowi wins by BIG margin. By 9%
Yet Prabowo insists that he get 60% of the vote.
Is he blatantly lying?
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/world/loser-prabowo-...
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How does Indonesia's unofficial presidential election tally finish with "head-snapping" speed?
The NPR News item and podcast In Indonesia, Joko Widodo Secures Another 5-Year Term As President quotes Indonesian president Joko Widodo, and continues:
"Let us reunite as family. Let us strengthen ...
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Why do laws prohibit possession and usage of narcotics separately?
In Indonesia there is article 112 that prohibits the possession of narcotics, this carries a minimum sentence of 4 years. Then there is article 127 which prohibits using narcotics, which carries a ...
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Why does Jokowi intend to release Abu Bakr Baasyir from prison? [closed]
Jokowi intends on releasing Abu Bakr Baasyir, a suspected terrorist charged with involvement in the 2002 Bali bombings and the 2003 Marriot Hotel bomb attack:
“Today I want to announce President ...
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How come Jokowi Build Far More Roads than Other Previous Presidents? [closed]
Jokowi followers claim that Jokowi build many more TOL roads than previous presidents.
The roads are also build at "fair price" rather than inflated corrupt price.
Some people are discussing this. ...
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How many votes does a political party in Indonesia need to have a seat in parliement?
I've heard that the parliamentary treshold is 2%.
However, it doesn't seem to make sense to me. There are around 500 people in DPR in Indonesia.
So parliamentary treshold should be 100%/500 =.2%
My ...
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How did Prabowo make his money?
Prabowo, one of the presidential candidates in Indonesia is very rich.
Some say he is corrupt or effectively corrupt. He's a general, not a businessman. Also generals are prohibited from doing ...
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Why does Indonesian identity card religion include only 6 religions?
According to Wikipedia, Indonesian identity card includes religion of the person:
The card requires identification with one of the six officially
recognised religions in Indonesia: Islam, ...
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What percentage of Indonesians want secularism, libertarianism, or capitalism?
What percentage of Indonesians want secularism, libertarianism, or capitalism?
Are there any surveys or statistics looking into that?
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Why is there no secular/liberal/libertarian parties in Indonesia?
In the US, the Libertarian Party has few seats because of the winner-takes-all election.
However, in Indonesia, there is no winner-takes-all election.
You can go to the local DPRD (regional ...
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Why less educated people tend to vote Jokowi? [closed]
This article says that Jokowi base is uneducated people.
May be it's a bit controversial. However, Jokowi improves Indonesian corruption perception index. He also deregulate most sectors. He made ...
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How did Agus affect Ahok's election?
Agus, Ahok, and Anies were Jakarta gubernatorial candidates.
Some say that Agus wasn't a serious candidate. He was there to help Anies win.
Basically, the gubernatorial election is done in 2 stage. ...
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