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The Indonesian Labor Ministry has temporarily suspended deployment of Indonesian housemaids to Kuwait. The decision was implemented in Jakarta by the Indonesian Ministry of Labor at least until the issues of some 600 runaway housemaids are resolved.We are sad to issue this decision, but it is for the greater benefit of our workers," said Indonesian Ambassador to Kuwait and Bahrain, Faisal Ismail, as he spoke with the Kuwait Times yesterday about the new development. "The Ministry of Labor in Jakarta implemented the order in mid-September. We currently have around 600 runaway housemaids at our embassy. They have issues that need to be resolved, and although the government of Kuwait has been very helpful, until their concerns are resolved we have to temporarily suspend deployment," said ambassador Ismail. "We shall enforce the order and we'll do our best to help our compatriots resolve their cases in Kuwait.Ismail said more improvements when it comes to their work...

Indonesia has suddenly woken up to the fact that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, elected as a reformer in 2004, could be on his way to amassing a political coalition that could rival the stranglehold on power once enjoyed by former President Suharto before he was ousted from office in 1998. Yudhoyono, who will be sworn into office next week for his second term, has assembled his power through elections and coalition-building, not the application of raw force used by Suharto. But the results are impressive. His elevation to possible near-unanimous sway also conjures up a long Javanese tradition in which the people expect their leader to reign rather than rule. With his quiet ways and consensus-building Javanese style, Yudhoyono already reminds some observers of Suharto, who was often liked to a Javanese king for his combination of mysticism and ruthlessness. Both men were also army generals before rising to political power. All eyes are now on the jostling for cabinet posts. Yudhoyo...

About 70 people held a joint prayer at the memorial on the site of the blasts in Kuta, Bali's main tourist strip where Islamist extremists detonated two bombs targeting packed night-spots in 2002.Memorial organiser Hayati Eka Laksmi, whose husband was killed in the blasts, said the service was an opportunity to "send a message for a peaceful Indonesia".People from 22 countries died in the massive explosions, including 88 Australians. The anniversary came days after police killed two militants in the latest raid against Islamist networks blamed for Bali bombings and other attacks across the mainly Muslim archipelago. Gatut Indro Suranto, who was only metres away from one of the bombs but somehow survived, said it was high time the Indonesian government cracked down on Islamists who glorified "holy war" and suicide bombers."To prevent such horrible incidents from happening to others, I think the government should focus its efforts on the recruitment of suicid...

Similarities in culture, language and religious customs should make Indonesia and Malaysia good neighbors. But long-running spats over everything from territorial boundaries to cultural ownership of culinary dishes, dances, instruments and even Malaysia's national anthem have over the years hampered ties. The staking of claims over each other's culture came to a colorful head this Friday when the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognized batik, a wax-resistant dyeing technique, as part of Indonesia's distinct cultural heritage. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called for a party to celebrate the announcement and asked all Indonesians to wear their best batik garbs. The Indonesian government expects UNESCO's recognition to add a measure of protection to batik, despite the lack of any legally binding measures. By claiming the recognition, Indonesia agrees to take measures to promote and safeguard the tradition of bat...

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A forensic pathologist said on Wednesday that an examination of the body of the terrorist mastermind Noordin M Top, who was killed during a raid in Central Java last month, indicated that he had been sodomized at some point in his life."There is an anomaly in Noordin's anus because it is shaped like a funnel," said Mun'im Idris, a forensic pathologist from the University of Indonesia. "It indicated that somebody had sodomized him."Mun'im was part of the team of experts that conducted the autopsy on the body of Noordin, a Malaysian-born terrorist sought for a string of attacks carried out across the country in the name of Islam. It is unclear why Mun'im released the information. Badaruddin Ismail, a spokesman for Noordin's family in Malaysia, told the Jakarta Globe that he accepted the allegation but insisted it remained unclear as to when the sodomy took place when he was a child or as an adult. "I don't know about his private life so I ...