The collective frustration of Indonesians exploded into the storming of the DPR and the holding of hostages. Amber Cheng Yan Yu | Jakarta Post Politicians in the midst of an extended break were held at gunpoint by five armed assailants who promptly took them hostage in the Nusantra Building. Upon forcing the DPR into a room, protestors, the self-proclaimed Honourable People, continued holding lawmakers at gunpoint whilst ordering them to hand over the money stashed beneath th

Golkar’s proposed solutions for the Giant Sea Wall leave more questions than answers.   Amber Cheng Yan Yu | Jakarta Post After the unprecedented intrusion at the Parliamentary Complex, one would assume that lawmakers would have eliminated the option of eviction. In part, that is true. The term ‘eviction’ has been largely condemned by the council, but the idea of ‘relocation’ has been incorporated into the solutions of various parties.  Does this show that our representatives

A fisherman’s dramatic entrance at the DPR taught our representatives a lesson: Step out of your ivory towers and listen to the people.  Amber Cheng Yan Yu | Jakarta Post When a lone fisherman stormed the Parliamentary Complex today, the most pertinent question we must ask ourselves is not ‘how’, but ‘why’. After Nadim Penyet Supiah-to bin Ayam made his way into the building, he berated the House of Representatives with palpable frustration, which the present lawmakers found