Jakarta Informer

A court in Jakarta has upheld an Indonesian government ban on the Australian feature film Balibo, saying it could incite political tensions. The film Balibo shows Indonesian Special Forces murdering five Australian-based newsmen during Indonesia’s invasion of East Timor in 1975. The account contradicts Indonesia’s official explanation that they were accidentally killed in crossfire. It [...]

Recently, actress Febby Febiola caught a university student videotaping her in a public toilet. According to Febby, while using the toilet , she saw a cellphone being held above the cubicle wall. She screamed and immediately banged the next cubicle. She later called the security. According to the police, the man appeared to be drunk. [...]

Singer Kelly Clarkson won her fight against Jakarta’s cigarette company Djarum that was sponsoring her gig in Indonesia. The sponsorship of the company for the event has now been canceled. Kelly Clarkson was under pressure to cancel her 29th April concert as posters of the cigarette brand would promote smoking but she has refused to [...]

Do you play games? Do you have a Playstation 3? Then you probably heard of the next big game coming to the Playstation, the 3rd part of a saga – God of War 3. The highly anticipated God of War III will soon be released worldwide, in most European territories on March 17, Australia and [...]

Two discotheques in West Jakarta have been shuttered for not meeting the government’s fire safety standards following Friday night’s deadly blaze in Medan. “We have been inspecting entertainment venues since Saturday and so far we have sealed two places in Hayam Wuruk and Pangeran Jayakarta,” Arie Budhiman, the head of the city’s culture and tourism [...]