Classic RI. The right hand not knowing a dicky bird what the left is doing.

readers may find it useful to know that the Indonesian for "moron" is pandir. strangely, nay, amazingly, it's not a word used often by Indonesians.

Jakartan (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian government regrets the decision of the US State of Minnesota to ban the use of biodiesel made of palmoil as of June 1, 2009 for environmental reasons, a minister said. Agriculture minister Anton Apriyantono said here on Thursday the Indonesian government regretted the regulation which was issued without prior information or notification to the World Trade Organization.

In what is fast becoming a “Tale of Two Letters,” 200 containers of beef are still impounded at Tanjung Priok port despite an order from the Coordinating Ministry for the Economy demanding their release. The impasse appears to stem from two different letters issued by the Indonesia Ulema Council (MUI), warning that slaughterhouses in Australia and New Zealand would have to satisfy additional requirements if they wished to retain their halal certificates.

A council tasked with taking care of special economic zone affairs in Batam, Bintan and Karimun will take over plots of abandoned land that belong to companies affiliated with former president Soeharto. The council plans to take over more than 19,000 hectares of land as allowed under the 1960 Law on Agraria, with plans to offer those areas to potential investors due to their strategic locations, council secretary Jhon Arizal said Tuesday.