One Step Forward... Two Steps Back
The DPR is preparing the passage of the Pornography Bill. Though already revised and shortened compared to the previous draft, some of the articles are still contentious. The definition of pornography, for instance, is open to many interpretations. If endorsed, it could allow people to take the law into their own hands.
September 30, 2008
THEY came from various parts of Surakarta. Last Monday, carrying palm-leaf ribs with shallots and chili on their tips, around a hundred artists affiliated with the Solo Celebrates Pluralism (Sorak) flocked to the Surakarta City legislative council. “If these sticks are bound together, they can be used for cleaning so that they create pure spotless minds,” said Suprapto, the caretaker of Lemah Putih artist troupe, Solo. As a symbol to ward off
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