Jakarta streets have long been used to contest & challenge state power: 74, 98, 2012, 24. The symbolic & political impact of demonstrations, including yesterday, will be greatly diminished however, once national government moves to Nusantara, a city designed by/for the powerful
Ian Wilson
2,163 posts
Senior Lecturer in Politics, Principle Fellow, Indo-Pacific Research Centre, Murdoch Uni. Indonesian politics. SEA social movements. Same handle on bluesky
Fremantle, Perth (WA)
Joined July 2014
- Imagine getting to the airport to catch a flight, and this ..😅Large crowds gathered at Sukarno-Hatta airport to greet Habib Rizieq Shihab. Video is not mine.
00:00 - Embarassing. Intentional misrepresentation for cheap political point scoring, and/or a stunning lack of knowedge of how the city is managed.Belum sebulan, Pak Heru gercep melakukan kembali normalisasi sungai-sungai di Jakarta. Inilah yang dinamakan kerja nyata. Bukan kerja pakai kata-kata.
- Selamat pagi dan good luck, Indonesia
- Wacana yg benarkan perilaku ini, dgn alasan bawa Rohingya itu 'kriminal', 'pemerkosa', 'ilegal' dll. sama dgn yg keluar dari mulut Trump, Wilders, Orban dan partai kanan di EU, US dan Australi. Kanan ekstrim berhasil meng-capture wacana global ttg krisis migran dan statelessnessMahasiswa di Banda Aceh memaksa membubarkan pengungsi Rohingya yg kebanyakan perempuan & anak-anak. Sampai ketakutan. Barbar! Apa bedanya kalian dg kelompok beringas tak berpendidikan? Almamater kalian itu simbol pendidikan tinggi. Tapi mental kalian biadab.
00:00 - 'Secara keseluruhan, dana yang dibutuhkan untuk ibu kota baru sekitar Rpp466 triliun-Rp486 triliun'. For some perspective, di 2021 anggaran kesehatan, di tengah krisis pandemi, adalah 169,7 triliun.
- One of the biggest failings of the Indonesian governments response to covid has been to prioritise 'the economy' over public health measures and infrastructure. Now, with infection and mortality rates spiralling it introduces a user-pay vaccination option. IncredibleMulai hari ini, perusahaan negara Kimia Farma resmi melayani vaksinasi berbayar bagi perorangan dengan tarif Rp 879.140 untuk dua kali suntik. Bisa memunculkan persepsi bahwa vaksin berbayar lebih bagus dari vaksin gratis. #korantempodigital #KoranTempo bit.ly/3e8bNt0
- From today's anti vaccination mandate protest in Perth. Indonesian friends may be surprised to learn that apparently your country was saved by ivermectin.... 🤷🏽♂️
- Indonesia's corruption perception index drops to lower than when Jokowi took office in 2014.
- Buku saya 'Politik Jatah Preman: ormas dan kuasa jalanan di Indonesia pasca Orde Baru' sudah dicetak ulang, dgn jilid keren yg baru, dan dapat dipesan langsung dari kawan baik di @marjinkiri marjinkiri.com/product/politi… #pamswakarsa #FPI #ormasterlarang #ormas #preman
- 'Democratic downslide'. Even Indonesia's Foreign Minister, Bu Retno, is saying it...
- Installed governor cancels funding for bike lanes allocated by previous elected administration, hands out free bikes named after himself to government functionaries... 🧐

















