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Also Try Indonesian Languages Lists Businesses in Indonesia (Indonesian Yellow Pages) Provides a directory and search engine for businesses. 8-02 Culture and Government in Indonesia (Indonesian HomePage) Provides comprehensive tourist information about Indonesia, in English, including a travel guide, government information, and lifestyle information. "Indonesians tend to speak indirectly. For example, if you offer an Indonesian if she wants to eat, she will say 'no.' Although, she is hungry. It is impolite to say 'yes' the first time you are offered something. You should ask many times to make sure that she is really not hungry." 8-02 Materials Awesome Library in Chinese (ArcNet) Provides online translations of the Web. (Requires Simplified Chinese font.) 7-02  Awesome Library in Indonesian (ArcNet) Provides online translations of the Web. 7-02 Awesome Library in Malay (ArcNet) Provides online translations of the Web. 7-02 Indonesian Version of Google Search Engine (Google.com) Provides searches of the Web in Indonesian. 7-02 News -08-11-05 Smoke from Indonesia Creates Crisis in Malaysia (International Herald Tribune) "Malaysia declared a state of emergency in two coastal cities on Thursday as smoke drifting across the Strait of Malacca from forest fires in Indonesia blanketed parts of peninsular Malaysia in a noxious haze, forcing schools to close and the country's biggest seaport to shut down." 8-05 -12-04-05 Indonesians Ask Why Muslims Turn to Bombs (ABC News) "Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim nation, but most people here practice a moderate form of the faith." "The Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist network first emerged in the early 1990s with the goal of creating an Islamic state across Southeast Asia. But it has been reinvigorated by U.S. foreign policy in Israel and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan." " 'They see themselves as fighting a new world battle. … They say, we can attack civilians anywhere, just as Americans attack Muslim civilians all over the world,' said Nasir Abbas, a key Jemaah Islamiyah operative until his arrest in 2003 on immigration charges." " 'In at least a couple of cases, it looks like they're going after the lowest common denominator, relatively simple village boys, and recruiting them with frightening ease and dizzying speed,' said Ken Conboy, author of several books on Southeast Asian terrorism." " 'Some of these young men don't have a deep knowledge of Islam and can easily be brainwashed into militancy,' he said. 'They are easily tantalized. Now it's our turn to teach them. Islam is not like that. Muslims are not allowed to attack if not attacked themselves.' " 12-05 10-05-05 Megawati Concedes Victory (Herald Sun) "A teary President Megawati Sukarnoputri yesterday urged Indonesia to accept the results of landmark polls that delivered a landslide victory to her former security minister, clearing his path to the presidency." But she still stopped short of admitting she lost. Her speech, made to mark Indonesia's armed forces day, was the closest to conceding defeat Mrs Megawati has come since official results released Monday declared Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono the victor of the September 20 elections." 10-04 Papers Borneo (EarthIsland.org) "Borneo is a large island in Southeast Asia. It is in fact the third largest island in the world, behind Greenland and New Guinea. The southern two-thirds of Borneo is controlled by Indonesia, and the northern one third by Malaysia...." 12-03 Indonesia (CountryReports.org) Provides a profile by topic, including Economy, Defense, Geography, Government, People, National Anthem, Lyrics and Related Links. Provides a map and a flag. 6-02 Indonesia (Library of Congress) Provides a history of the country, including culture, government, economy, and more. Also includes geographic information. 1-02 Indonesia (Lonely Planet) Provides information about the people, land, history, and culture. 7-02 Indonesia and Islam (The Times) Provides a short summary of the role Islam plays in Indonesian politics, especially as it applies to the United States. 10-01 Megawati Sukarnoputri (BBC News) Provides a profile of the president of Indonesia. 10-01 Qur'an in Arabic (IslamicCity.com) Provides the text of the Holy Qur'an in Arabic. Requires setting the browser to accept Arabic fonts in order to use. In Internet Explorer 5.0 right click on the IE icon and select Properties. Then Select Languages and pick Arabic. 6-02 Quran Searches (STG - Pickthall) Provides searches in the text of the Holy Qur'an by sura number and verse or by word. 6-02 Thalib, Munir Said - Biography (WorldPress.org) "Mourned throughout the world, Human Rights Watch deputy program director Joe Saunders led the eulogies for Munir in a press release following his death:" “ 'Munir was in a class by himself, he had an electric intelligence and an encyclopedic memory. In meetings, he was able to draw on a kaleidoscope of detailed fact and sharp analytical insight to present a clear image of what needed to be done.' ” 1-05

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