Monday, June 30, 2014

Soccer Match Monday: Indonesian Indecisiveness

Must be why they never make the tournament. 

Indonesia’s tobacco industry lax on using graphic labels

Indonesia has a long history of delaying tobacco regulations — the graphic warnings are part of health regulations that passed five years ago — and it is one of the few countries that has not joined a World Health Organization tobacco treaty. The order has taken years to reach President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s desk, and he still has not signed it. He will leave office in October after elections next month.

Still smoking in Indonesia. 

They took action in extra time, though:

"8 Indonesian soldiers guilty in killings" Associated Press   September 06, 2013

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian military court sentenced eight soldiers from an army special forces unit to up to 11 years in jail Thursday for their involvement in the execution of four prisoners to avenge the murder of a fellow soldier.

Twelve well-trained troops wore masks as they broke into Cebongan prison in Yogyakarta province, on the main island of Java, on March 23, seeking out four men being held on charges of killing another member of their special unit, known as Kopassus.

After torturing and forcing several guards to open the jail cell, they shot the inmates with automatic weapons and destroyed surveillance cameras.

The case sparked a national outcry among Indonesians demanding that the military not be allowed to operate with impunity. In a rare acknowledgment of military abuses, the government issued a statement after the attack, promising justice would be served.

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Maybe you want to scroll a cigarette now?